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Of the 296 respondents to The First Call | Extra poll question "Which of the last five decades on the PGA Tour is the best?" 53% chose the period 2000-2009. That was followed by 2010-2019 (14%), 1980-89 and 2020-present (13% each) and 1990-1999 (7%).
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What were your impressions of the 2025 PGA Championship?
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"There is no influence like the influence of habit."
PGA Tour: Charles Schwab Challenge
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Course: Colonial Country Club.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
PGA of America / PGA Tour Champions: Senior PGA Championship
Site: Bethesda, Maryland.
Course: Congressional Country Club (Blue).
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (NBC).
LPGA Tour: Mexico Riviera Maya Open
Site: Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Course: El Camaleon Golf Club at Mayakoba.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1-2 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, noon to 1 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 1-3 p.m. (CBS).
European Tour; Soudal Open
Site: Antwerp, Belgium.
Course: Rinkven International Golf Club.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 7-11 a.m. (Golf Channel), 11 a.m. to noon (NBC Sports app); Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Sunday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel).
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MAY
21: IAGTO European Convention, Gran Canaria, Spain | Info
21: AGM, webinar, 4 p.m. ET, "Retail Touch Points." Speaker: Patti Biro, Patti Biro and Associates | Info
27 – June 3: Women's Golf Day | Info
28: AGM, webinar, 4 p.m. ET, "The Real Impact of One." Speaker: Rita Goodroe, Business coach | Info
JUNE
17-19: North America Golf Tourism Convention, Birmingham, Alabama | Info
24-25: NGCOA Multi-Course & Resort Operators Retreat, Monterey, California | Info
JULY
28-30: PGA Buying Summit, Frisco, Texas | Info
OCTOBER
6-7: Golf Business Network Instructing Summit, Palm Desert, California | Info
14-15: Golf Business TechCon 2025, Frisco, Texas | Info
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