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Newly minted U.S. Women's Open champion Allisen Corpuz is playing this week's Dana Open. And while the Sylvania, Ohio, event is not a major, Corpuz might wish it were. Corpuz is one of only four players to make the cut in the first three women's majors of 2023, and the only one to finish top-15 in each. Corpuz is also a combined 19-under par in the trio of majors, 10 strokes better than Hyo Joo Kim.
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> PGA/LPGA Professional Spotlight: Gail Graham | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are your expectations for this year's British Open at Royal Liverpool?
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GAIL GRAHAM
Director of Instruction, Esplanade Golf and Country Club
The First Call: What made you want to pursue a career in golf?
Gail Graham: As I progressed through amateur and college golf, I saw so many of my peers making it on the LPGA Tour. I thought I would give myself five years to see what I could accomplish. That was 35 years ago.
TFC: What advice do you have for someone considering a career in golf?
GG: If you love the game, then working successfully in the game comes with the realization that your passion will guide you. If you choose to play, you will want to surround yourself with the right people to support your efforts so that you can focus on playing the game. If you are an instructor, then work hard to ensure you know how to communicate well with your students/clients and build strong relationships with them. Invest time in learning everything you can about the game — watch other instructors teach, read articles and books to support your teaching philosophy and be a student of the game.
> Latest salute to Mary Bea Porter-King: Allisen Corpuz's win at Pebble Beach
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> Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth say PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan has to earn back trust
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> Scottie Scheffler: Lack of clarity surrounding Tour-PIF deal 'worrisome'
[Rex Hoggard | Golf Channel | Read]
> American golfers Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas part of 49ers group in Leeds takeover
[Reuters | Read]
"A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward."
European Tour / PGA Tour: Genesis Scottish Open
Site: The Renaissance Club, Gullane, Scotland.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel), noon to 3 p.m. (CBS).
PGA Tour / European Tour: Barbasol Championship
Site: Trace Golf Club (Champions), Nicholasville, Kentucky.
Television [ET]: Today-Sunday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
LPGA Tour: Dana Open
Site: Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay), Saturday, 8-10 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
PGA Tour Champions: Kaulig Companies Championship
Site: Firestone Country Club (South), Akron, Ohio.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 1:30-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
A current perspective on golf course design, renovation challenges
American Society of Golf Course Architects president Brit Stenson joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to discuss preserving the past, but also moving forward
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Why the 2023 U.S. Women's Open feels different
Longtime golf journalist and LPGA historian Steve Eubanks joins host Ann Liguori to discuss this year's historic championship
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes
THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
Lie + Loft combining golf, art and the outdoors
Founder Luke Davis joins host Kelly Okun to talk about where he gets his inspiration and accomplishments along his golf journey
[Listen | More 'The Competitive Edge' 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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