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Announced: By the PGA Tour and CJ Group, that The CJ Cup will be played at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina, Oct. 17-23. The tournament name will be changed to The CJ Cup in South Carolina. The tournament was launched as Korea’s first official PGA Tour tournament in 2017 and was played for three consecutive years before being relocated to the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Introduced: By Bloodline Golf, its Bloodline T8 Milled mallet putter, the next model in the brand's line of stand-up putters. The T8 has the largest footprint of all Bloodline models and was designed with maximized stability.
Introduced: By SkyGolf, its new wearable technology, the LX2 GPS Smart Watch. The LX2 comes with SkyCaddie’s no-annual-fees Go Play plan and is preloaded with over 35,000 of SkyGolf’s ground-verified, error-corrected maps. The LX2 provides accurate and dynamic distances to the front, center and back of a green along with fairway and layup targets.
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LIV Golf Invitational: Portland
Site: Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, North Plains, Oregon.
Streaming: Today-Saturday, LIVGolf.com, Facebook, YouTube.
PGA Tour: John Deere Classic
Site: TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois | GCSAA Fact Sheet
Television: Today, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
European Tour: Horizon Irish Open
Site: Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown, Ireland.
Television: Today, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
JULY
13-14: LPGA Leadership Academy, Liberty Corner, N.J. | Info
19-20: LPGA Leadership Academy, Gainesville, Va. | Info
26-27: Multi-Course and Resort Operators Retreat, Charleston, S.C. | Info
AUGUST
1-2: LPGA Leadership Academy, Newcastle, Wash. | Info
JANUARY
23-25: Golf Business Conference, Orlando, Fla.
24-27: PGA Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
FEBRUARY
6-9: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
To submit events for the calendar, please include the event name, date, location and informational link to info@firstcallgolf.com.
