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Social media platform TikTok has announced a content partnership with the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and R&A. TikTok claims #Golf has generated more than 27 billion views to date, and this deal will bring content that includes player highlights, instructional tips and behind-the-scenes access to the various tours. Also, LIV Golf member Ian Poulter has launched his own personal content channel on Recast, a Scotland-based streaming platform for live and on-demand sports content. Poulter has already started sharing content of his practice sessions and highlights from the first two LIV Golf events.
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> Question of the Week: The R&A decided last week not to invite two-time British Open champion Greg Norman, CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf, to its Celebration of Champions. The R&A believes Norman might be a distraction to the proceedings. Do you agree with the decision?
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Announced: By the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, that Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Paul Lawrie have been named honorary members of the club. Woods won the British Open three times (2000, 2005 and 2006), while McIlroy and Lawrie won in 2014 and 1999, respectively.
Announced: By the PGA Tour, that Billy Andrade, who has enjoyed a 35-year career on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions, has been named the 2022 recipient of the Payne Stewart Award presented by Southern Company.
The Payne Stewart Award is presented annually to a professional golfer who best exemplifies Stewart’s steadfast values of character, charity and sportsmanship. Andrade will be honored on Aug. 23 in conjunction with the Tour Championship.
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Royal and Ancient Golf Club: British Open
Site: St. Andrews (Old Course), St. Andrews, Scotland | GCSAA Fact Sheet
Television: Today-Friday, 1:30 a.m. to 4 a.m. (Peacock), 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. (USA Network), 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Peacock); Saturday, 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. (USA Network), 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. (USA Network), 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (NBC).
PGA Tour / DP World Tour: Barracuda Championship
Site: Tahoe Mountain Club (Old Greenwood), Truckee, California | GCSAA Fact Sheet
Television: Today-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel).
LPGA Tour: Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational
Site: Midland Country Club, Midland, Michigan | GCSAA Fact Sheet
Television: Today-Friday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).
JULY
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
OCTOBER
11-13: Golf Inc. Strategies Summit, Kiawah Island, S.C. | Info
NOVEMBER
6-9: International Association of Golf Administrators, Point Clear, Ala. | 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.
