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Thursday Jul 25, 2024 |
The Olympic Games Paris 2024 are underway, and the men's golf competition is queued up for next week. In preparation for the Games, seven Olympians will compete in this week's 3M Open before heading to Paris: Rafael Campos (Puerto Rico), Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Belgium), Emiliano Grillo (Argentina), Matti Schmid (Germany), Alejandro Tosti (Argentina), Erik van Rooyen (South Africa) and Kevin Yu (Chinese Taipei).
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?
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> Before Brooke Henderson became Canada's winningest golfer, then-teenager Sandra Post blazed the trail
[Beth Ann Nichols | Golfweek | Read]
> Jon Rahm says he'll push LIV to have links event ahead of future Opens
[Evin Priest | Golf Digest | Read]
> Now that the 2024 men's major season is over, we ask — are they packed together too tightly?
[Nick Rodger | Golfweek | Read]
> LIV Golf lightens lobbying as congressional focus shifts to PIF
[Daniel Libet | Sportico | Read]
"There is nothing so stable as change."
PGA Tour: 3M Open
Site: TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
LPGA Tour: CPKC Women's Open
Site: Early Greg Golf Club, Calgary, Alberta.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
LIV Golf League: LIV Golf United Kingdom
Site: JCB Golf and Country Club, Rocester, England.
Television [ET]: Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (CW Network, tape delay).
PGA Tour Champions: Senior British Open
Site: Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland.
Television [ET]: Today-Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel).
U.S. Golf Association: U.S. Junior Amateur
Site: Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Television [ET]: Friday-Saturday, 2-4 p.m. (Peacock), 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. (Golf Channel, tape delay).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
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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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.