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This week's RBC Canadian Open will feature 21 Canadian players — seven who are active PGA Tour members and three who have won on Tour this season (Mackenzie Hughes, Sanderson Farms Championship; Adam Svensson, The RSM Classic; and Corey Conners, Valero Texas Open). The 21, though, will be playing for something no one else in the field is eligible to win — the Rivermead Cup, which is awarded to the low Canadian professional.
IN THIS ISSUE
> The day after: Putting the PGA Tour-PIF deal into context | Read
> TFC Inbox: PGA Tour's surprising deal with Saudi Arabia's PIF strikes a nerve | Read
> The big reveal: PGA Tour, DP World Tour, PIF unite | Read
> Say what? Reactions to the seismic PGA Tour, PIF deal | Read
QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK
1. What are your thoughts on the PGA Tour's deal with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the principle backer of LIV Golf, that was announced on June 6?
2. What are your expectations for the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club, June 12-18? Thoughts on the course, potential favorites, other topics?
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.
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Sorting through the various questions associated with the new agreement is going to take time, but the first step is moving past the shock and awe
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Readers of The First Call have plenty to say about the pro game's landscape-changing agreement that was announced on June 6
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Nippon Shaft: Rose Zhang played N.S.Pro 850GH shafts in her irons (5-PW) to win the Mizuho Americas Open in her first professional start.
Berenberg: Agrees to a multiyear partnership with two-time Masters champion Jose María Olazabal, who will wear the Berenberg name on his cap and play in the Berenberg Invitational in GlenArbor, New York.
> PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan on 'owning his hypocrisy', lack of transparency, 9/11 family concerns
[Adam Schupak | Golfweek | Read]
> Golf’s meritocracy means no guarantees for rich schedule
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> The path back and the way forward are both murky roads for PGA Tour and LIV players
[Rex Hoggard | Golf Channel | Read]
> PGA-LIV merger raises more legal questions than ethical ones
[Stephen L. Carter | Bloomberg | Read ($)]
> 'We're not going anywhere': Greg Norman tells LIV Golf staff that the league will continue
[Bob Harig | Sports Illustrated | Read]
> PGA golf merger is Saudi Arabia’s biggest soft power win yet
[Matthew Martin | Bloomberg | Read ($)]
> Jack Nicklaus is going back to work on the 16th hole at Muirfield Village
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> Jack Nicklaus says PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger 'good for the game of golf'
[Tom D'Angelo | Palm Beach Post | Read]
> Rory McIlroy speaks to media before RBC Canadian Open
[PGATour.com | Watch]
"It’s hard for me to not sit up here and feel like a sacrificial lamb."
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The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the main backer of LIV Golf, reach a deal that ends litigation and seeks to "to unify the game of golf"
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News that the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF, the principle backer of LIV Golf, had brokered an agreement caught the golfing world by surprise, but not without a response
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PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open
Site: Oakdale Golf & Country Club, Toronto, Canada.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2:30-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 5:30-7:30 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, 1:30-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-6:30 p.m. (CBS).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
LPGA Tour: Shoprite LPGA Classic
Site: Seaview Golf Club (Bay Course),Galloway, New Jersey.
Television [ET]: Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 2:30-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
DP World Tour, Ladies European Tour: Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed
Site: Ullna Golf & Country Club, Stockholm, Sweden.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard
PGA Tour Champions: American Family Insurance Championship
Site: University Ridge Golf Club, Madison, Wisconsin.
Television [ET]: Friday 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Saturday, 8:30-10:30 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Sunday, 8-10 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
Korn Ferry Tour: BMW Charity Pro-Am
Site: Thornblade Club, Greer South Carolina.
Television [ET]: Today, noon to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 8:30-10:30 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Sunday, 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Michelle Wie West on role of host for LPGA's Mizuho Americas Open
Former U.S. Women's Open champion joins host Ann Liguori to talk about serving as host for the new Mizuho Americas Open, life after her playing career and the need for more progress on Tour
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
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]
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