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Of the 153 respondents to The First Call's poll question "Should LIV Golf players be allowed to represent their respective Ryder Cup teams?" 54% percent chose "No."
IN THIS ISSUE
> World’s largest junior golf event returns to The Home of American Golf | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Which of the four 2023 majors did you enjoy the most?
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 city and state of residence. Read responses to last week's question.
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More than 2,200 players from 55 countries and all 50 states will be in Pinehurst, North Carolina, for the annual U.S. Kids Golf World Championships
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Bald Head Blues: Named the official on-course apparel partner of LIV Golf League's Smash GC. In addition to team members Jason Kokrak and Chase Koepka sporting the beach and lifestyle brand on-course, the team apparel line will go live for sale in merchandise tents at LIV Golf Greenbrier. Items will become available for sale online at BaldHeadBlues.com and Shop.LIVGolf.com in the coming weeks.
NBC Sports, St Andrews Links Trust: Announce the inaugural St Andrews Links Collegiate, to be held at the historic Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, Oct. 23-25. The three-day event will feature men’s and women’s golf teams from Georgetown University, the University of North Carolina, the University of Notre Dame and Vanderbilt University with two days of stroke play on the Jubilee Course followed by a day of medal match play on the Old Course. NBC Sports will present live coverage on Golf Channel and Peacock in the United States. Sky Sports will provide coverage in the U.K.
> Yasir Al-Rumayyan, R&A's Martin Slumbers secretly met during 2023 British Open
[Adam Woodard | Golfweek | Read]
> Brooks Koepka's automatic spot for the Ryder Cup is very much in jeopardy
[Shane Ryan | Golf Digest | Read]
> LIV's world ranking fate still in flux; sources say competitive 'integrity' in question
[Dave Shedloski | Golf Digest | Read]
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PGA Tour: 3M Open
Site: TPC Twin Cities, Blaine, Minnesota.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
LPGA Tour / Ladies European Tour: Amundi Evian Championship
Site: Evian Resort Golf Club, Evian-les-Bains, France.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 5-7 a.m., 9:30-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 5:30-11 a.m. (Golf Channel).
PGA Tour Champions: Senior British Open
Site: Royal Porthcawl Golf Club, Porthcawl, Wales.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 7-9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon (CNBC), noon to 2:30 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 8:30 to noon (CNBC), noon to 2 p.m. (NBC).
BEHIND THE GOLF BRAND
Meet 'The CEO of Golf'
Social media influencer Remec Carlson joins host Paul Liberatore to discuss the growth of his platforms that focus on instruction and on-course content
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Colin Burns' career of service in golf is recognized abroad
Former Winged Foot GM and current COO of The Apogee Club joins host Ann Liguori to discuss highlights of his 30-plus year career in golf
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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]
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico | Info
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JULY
26-27: GCBAA Summer Meeting, Lake Geneva, Wisc. | Info
AUGUST
19-22: African American Golf Expo and Forum, Louisville, Ky. | Info
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