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Looking for a player with a home-field advantage for this week's U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club? There are currently six PGA Tour events based in California (Fortinet Championship, The American Express, Farmers Insurance Open, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Genesis Invitational and the Barracuda Championship). Here is the list of the most PGA Tour top-10 finishes in the state of California since the start of 2021-22 (last two seasons): Max Homa, 5; Jon Rahm, 4; Patrick Cantlay, Jason Day, Maverick McNealy, Will Zalatoris, Sahith Theegala and Collin Morikawa, 3. All six Americans on that list were born in the state of California. Five of the six Americans, except for Will Zalatoris, also went to college in California.
IN THIS ISSUE
> TFC Inbox: It's U.S. Open week and expectations are high | Read
> Design Notes: Ernie Els breaks ground at Mexico’s Oleada | Read
> PGA Professional Spotlight: Tim Watson, Beacon Hill Country Club | Read
QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK
Who do you believe are the winners and losers from the recent PGA Tour-PIF deal announced last week?
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 to the question about the PGA Tour-PIF deal and the question about this week's U.S. Open.
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The year's third major should be enough to put the PGA Tour-PIF deal on the back burner and The First Call readers are excited by the prospects
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"To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation."
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Rees Jones buttons up a renovation at Florida’s The Preserve at Ironhorse; Martin Hawtree to design the second course at Scotland’s Trump International Golf Links
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TIM WATSON
Assistant Golf Professional, Beacon Hill Country Club
The First Call: What is the best advice you have received on your career path?
Tim Watson: Write everything down. When you get very busy during the warmer months, you will be told things in passing from members/guests that you will most definitely forget. PGA Professional Brian Dahmer said this was the most important thing about being a golf professional. During the summers, my Reminders app on my phone is filled up.
TFC: Do you have a preferred style or philosophy for teaching golf?
TW: My main philosophy when teaching golf is mental. As I have progressed through the years as a professional, I have realized more and more that this game is all mental. Bogey golfers fear a miss on a golf shot, while professionals focus on the positives. Of course, there are physical aspects of the golf swing that oftentimes has to be improved, however, a short term remedy to peoples' struggles are between the ears.
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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JULY
25-27: GCBAA Summer Meeting, Lake Geneva, Wisc. | Info
AUGUST
19-22: African American Golf Expo and Forum, Louisville, Ky. | Info
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