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| Friday Aug 09, 2024 |
On this day, August 9, in 2021, The First Call debuted. The publication has come a long way in the three year since, and it still has a long way to go. Normally this spot is reserved for some type of factoid, but today we simply want to say "Thank you." We appreciate your readership, engagement, questions and suggestions — and even complaints — because they all help make The First Call better.
IN THIS ISSUE
> TFC Inbox: How Olympic golf can be improved | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What changes, if any, would you make to the Olympic golf competition?
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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The First Call readers offer suggestions on what would make the men's and women's competition more enticing for players and viewers
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> Why Scottie Scheffler will win $8 million without playing this week
[Joel Beall | Golf Digest | Read]
> Swiss surprise in Olympic golf as Morgane Metraux takes the lead
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> Topgolf Callaway announces "formal strategic review" of Topgolf
[John Barba | MyGolfSpy.com | Read]
"What's another word for Thesaurus?"
International Olympic Committee: Women's Golf Competition
Site: Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.
Television [ET]: Today, 3 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Saturday, 3 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
PGA Tour: Wyndham Championship
Site: Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Television [ET]: Today, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
PGA Tour Champions: Boeing Classic
Site: The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, Snoqualmie, Washington.
Television [ET]: Today-Sunday, 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
USGA: U.S. Women’s Amateur
Site: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Television [ET]: Today, 3-6 p.m. (Peacock); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Putting his best foot forward
Sqairz CEO Bob Winskowicz takes on the golf footwear category and discusses his company's emergence with co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
The tale of Carne Golf Club's comeback
General manager Fiona Togher and club chariman Gerry Maguire talk with host Ann Liguori about how the western Ireland club took a beating during the pandemic and now is thriving
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
DRIVER$: 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]
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
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