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Japan's Hideki Matsuyama had never won a FedEx Cup Playoffs event until Sunday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. It seemed like only a matter of time for the 32-year-old, though. His latest finish was his 11th consecutive inside the FedEx Cup top-50, the longest active streak on the PGA Tour.
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IN THIS ISSUE
> How A. Putnam 'intertwines' founder's passions | Read
> 'Golf Innerview with Ann Ligouri' podcast: Ron Sirak, PGA of America's Lifetime in Journalism Award winner, on Lydia Ko| Listen
> Design Notes: Tom Doak ponders 2nd course for Cape Kidnappers | Read
> The First Call | Extra: 08.17.2024 | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Do you believe the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, which backs LIV Golf, will ever reach an agreement? If, yes, what would be the time frame?
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There are aspects of the Tour's postseason that The First Call readers like and others, well, not so much
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Talking Lydia Ko: Olympic gold, LPGA Hall of Fame
Longtime golf writer Ron Sirak joins host Ann Liguori to discuss the 27-year-old New Zealander's recent double accomplishment at the 2024 Paris Olympics
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
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]
> Hideki Matsuyama avoids collapse and rallies to win FedEx Cup playoffs opener
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> Brooks Koepka wins LIV Golf Greenbrier in a playoff over Jon Rahm
[Associated Press | Read]
> American Lauren Coughlin wins Women’s Scottish Open and locks up spot on Solheim Cup
[Associated Press | Read]
> Jose Luis Ballester becomes 1st Spaniard to win US Amateur, fending off Iowa’s Noah Kent
[Dave Campbell | Associated Press | Read]
> Ken Tanigawa wins Rogers Charity Classic in Calgary for 3rd PGA Tour Champions title
[Associated Press | Read]
> Jordan Spieth’s season is over and he plans surgery on his left wrist
[Doug Ferguson | Associated Press | Read]
> When LIV’s cash advantage is spent — which might be soon — what leverage does it have left?
[Eamon Lynch | Golfweek | Read]
> How Greece (yes, Greece!) is becoming a golf paradise
[Larry Olmsted | Golf.com | Read]
"Believe and act as if it were impossible to fail."
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Jeff Mingay refurbishes Canada’s Cutten Fields; Ernie Els sets sail on South Africa’s Zimbali Lakes
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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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