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Scottie Scheffler has been a model of consistency this PGA Tour season, totaling 11 top-10 finishes, which is three more than Max Homa, Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele. But a deeper dive will show that in his last 14 starts, which include wins at the Players Championship and WM Phoenix Open, he has finished no worse than T12.
IN THIS ISSUE
> 'Behind the Golf Brand' podcast: How On Point Golf has grown so rapidly | Listen
> TFC Inbox: Brooks Koepka's growing legacy is complicated | Read
> PGA Professional Spotlight: Katie Dahl | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
June 9 will mark the anniversary of the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event. Since then, more players have jumped from the PGA Tour, two (Cameron Smith and Brooks Koepka) have won half of the four majors played, and the league still does not receive world ranking points. How have your opinions of LIV Golf changed, if at all?
Send replies on this question or other topics and questions you would like to have asked to shall@buffalogroupe.com. For a response to be published, you must include your first and last name, along with city and state of residence. Read last week's responses.
BEHIND THE GOLF BRAND
How On Point Golf has grown so rapidly
Founder Briston Peterson joins host Paul Liberatore to discuss his company's wild ride as a manufacturer of three-dimensional ball markers
[Listen | More 'Behind the Golf Brand' episodes]
DRIVER$
How the USGA is managing equipment innovation
Co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein provide an inside look at the USGA’s equipment standards department
[Listen | More 'Driver$' episodes]
THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
Former college coach launches Fore Hire to continue supporting women golfers post-graduation
Host Kelly Okun interviews founder and CEO Courtney Trimble about her learnings as a golfer and how her experience can now help others
[Listen | More 'The Competitive Edge' episodes]
Black Desert Resort Golf Course: Ivins, Utah, course is named the future host of a yet-to-be-determined LPGA Tour competition in 2025. Tom Weiskopf, in collaboration with architect Phil Smith, designed the par-72 course.
USGA: Announces Jupiter Hills Club, in Tequesta, Florida, as the host site for two USGA championships — the 2027 U.S. Mid-Amateur and the 2032 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur. This will be the third and fourth USGA championships held at the course, which was designed by George Fazio and opened for play in 1970.
Golf Coaches Association of America, Nicklaus Companies: Extend their agreement to honor the top NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and NJCAA golfers with the Jack Nicklaus Award presented by Workday. This year's winners will be named at this week's Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.
Fred Haskins Award: Texas Tech senior Ludvig Aberg receives the 2023 Fred Haskins Award, which recognizes the most outstanding male NCAA Division I college golfer for the 2022-23 season. Aberg, the top-ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Rankings and No. 2 in Golfstat and Golfweek rankings, received a record number of votes.
Panther National: Announces the forthcoming completion of its new Design and Sales Center, set to open later this summer in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The center will serve as a hub for the Panther National team to lead homeowners through bespoke design selections for all Max Strang Signature Estate home purchases. In addition, the new Design and Sales Center will also serve as Panther National’s real estate and membership sales offices.
> 'Sample' PGA Tour schedule for 2024 showcase stretches of full-field and designated events
[Rex Hoggard | Golf Channel | Read]
> How Paige Spiranac took a life she never wanted and turned it into golf’s largest social media empire
[Allison Glock | Golf Digest | Read]
> Jack Nicklaus believes the PGA Tour has 'guys who play golf for the game' compared to LIV
[Bob Harig | Sports Illustrated | Read]
> A year later, LIV Golf is fitting into golf landscape as an island
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
"As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live."
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While winning a fifth major further cemented the 33-year-old's reputation among the game's greats, the fact he jumped to LIV Golf muddies the water for some readers of The First Call
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KATIE DAHL
Director of Instruction, West Bay Club
The First Call: What is your favorite instructional tip to share with a golfer?
Katie Dahl: Learn a purposeful pre-shot routine. It will help you to be more consistent and to perform well under pressure.
TFC: What is the best advice you have received on your career path?
KD: One of my mentors, Rick Smith, encouraged me to really study the swings of top professionals. To learn the similarities, differences, and the matchups that allow these players to excel even though they each have somewhat unique motions. He also taught me that good teachers explain but great teachers inspire.
PGA Tour: Memorial Tournament
Site: Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, Ohio.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6 p.m. (CBS).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
LPGA Tour: Mizuho Americas Open
Site: Liberty National, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 5-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 5-7:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
DP World Tour: Porsche European Open
Site: Green Eagle Golf Club, Hamburg, Germany.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 7-11 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
PGA Tour Champions: Principal Charity Classic
Site: Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa.
Television [ET]: Friday, 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Saturday-Sunday, 2:30-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
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JULY
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AUGUST
19-22: African American Golf Expo and Forum, Louisville, Ky. | Info
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