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Of the 309 votes cast for The First Call's poll question "Was Keegan Bradley the right choice to be the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup captain?", 65% voted "Yes."
IN THIS ISSUE
> International's Pines: Same name, but a very new look | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are your thoughts on the 2024 British Open that was won by Xander Schauffele?
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 the city and state of residence.
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Instead of making a series of tweaks and upgrades throughout the Bolton, Massachusetts, course that opened in 1956, Coore & Crenshaw rerouted the entire layout
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Troon: Selected to manage Brookside Golf Club, a 36-hole municipal facility in Pasadena, California. Indigo Sports, a Troon company, will manage the golf operations, agronomy, retail, food and beverage, and sales and marketing.
Troon: Selected to manage The University Club of Milwaukee, a member-owned club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Troon Prive, the private club operating division of Troon, will manage club operations, agronomy, food & beverage, and membership marketing.
BallenIsles Country Club: The West won the 11th BallenIsles Junior Cup, 13.5-4.5, at the Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, club. The two-day, Ryder Cup-style tournament was played July 20-21 on the club’s East Course and featured the area’s top junior golfers, ages 18 years and younger.
American Society of Golf Course Architects: Names Hunki Yun as executive director of the ASGCA and ASGCA Foundation. An award-winning journalist and a long-time staff member and administrator with the United States Golf Association, Yun will begin his new role Sept. 1, taking over for Chad Ritterbusch, who served in the role for 20 years and will remain involved as Executive Director Emeritus.
> Americans are on a roll again in the major championships
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> Xander Schauffele is now in the conversation with Scottie Scheffler for best year in golf
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> PGA Tour winner and popular broadcaster Mark Carnevale dies unexpectedly at 64
[Tod Leonard | Golf Digest | Read]
"Progress was all right. Only it went on too long."
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
The tale of Carne Golf Club's comeback
General manager Fiona Togher and club chariman Gerry Maguire talk with host Ann Liguori about how the western Ireland club took a beating during the pandemic and now is thriving
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Golf’s renaissance woman
NGCOA president and PGA Master Professional Cathy Harbin joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to discuss her involvement in all facets of stewarding golf’s evolution and participation surge
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Reimagining how distressed golf courses can survive, then thrive
Get Golfing sales manager Nick Darby joins host Colin Weston to discuss how the nonprofit is revolutionizing the golf experience
[Listen | More 'The ModGolf Podcast' episodes]
JULY
29-31: PGA Buying Summit, Frisco, Texas | Info
30-31: Multi-Course and Resort Operators Retreat, Monterey, California | Info
AUGUST
24-27: African American Golf Expo and Forum, Palm Beach, Florida | Info
SEPTEMBER
30-October 2: Golf Inc. Strategies Summit, Hilton Head Island, S.C. | Info
To submit events for the calendar, please include the event name, date, location and informational link to info@firstcallgolf.com.
