A BANNER YEAR — AGAIN

➡️ According to the National Golf Foundation, rounds played in the U.S., through June, have been ahead of or even with every year month in 2025, which set the all-time record. At the year's halfway mark, play is about 4% ahead of this same period a year ago. The NGF reports that the pre-pandemic era record for rounds was set in 2000, but then was topped in 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

POLL OF THE WEEK

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Heading into the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs, who is your choice for Player of the Year?
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

PREDICTING THE FUTURE
How do you envision professional golf looking in five to 10 years?
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Last week: If you have ever made a legitimate hole-in-one, share your story. Where did it happen, how did you feel and what was the celebration? If you have had more than one, share your favorite. | Read

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Hally Leadbetter | Andrew Wantuck: (Un)Serious business
Guests: Hally Leadbetter and Andrew Wantuck, co-founders of Better Co. and consultants on Netflix's "The Hawk."
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🎧 GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Jason Birnbaum: An instructor's POV on an emerging PGA Tour star
Guest: Jason Birnbaum, director of instruction, Manhattan Woods Golf Academy in West Nyack, New York.
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➡️ Separating schlock from substance in golf entertainment
Kevin Van Valkenburg | Fried Egg Golf | Read

➡️ 'Club without a course' launches Northeast Ohio golf chapter
Tim Botos | Canton Repository | Read

➡️ Scorched golf courses across England as heatwave takes toll — in pictures
Marc Aspland | The [London] Times | Read

➡️ Michael Block walks off course at senior event, is DQ’d
James Colgan | Golf.com | Read

➡️ Lexi Thompson announces she's pregnant with first child
Beth Ann Nichols | Golfweek | Read

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED LISTINGS

▪️Assistant Golf Professional
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Silver Lakes
Glencoe, Alabama | Info

▪️Manager, Rules and Competition
LPGA
Daytona, Florida (Remote) | Info

▪️Golf Instructor and Coach
Trump National Golf Course
Rancho Palos Verdes, California | Info

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▪️ Buffalo Groupe Job Openings

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SEPTEMBER
29 – October 1: Golf Inc. Strategies Summit, Hilton Head, South Carolina | Info

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