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For all of Scottie Scheffler's brilliance these last few years, he has yet to win a FedEx Cup title. Nor has he won a Playoffs event since making his debut during the 2019-20 season. The past two seasons, Scheffler has arrived at the Tour Championship as the FedEx Cup leader, but ultimately finished T2 and T6, respectively. Scheffler's best finish in a Playoffs event has been T2 (2023 BMW Championship, 2022 Tour Championship).
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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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PIF-backed league is embodying the 'If a tree falls in an empty forest and no one is around ... ' question. An example is Brooks Koepka's playoff win over Jon Rahm — did anyone see it or care?
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Nippon Shaft: Max McGreevy won his second Korn Ferry Tour event of 2024, the Magnit Championship, using Nippon Shaft’s N.S.Pro Modus3 Prototype S flex shaft in his irons.
Vineyards Country Club: Private Naples, Florida, club is honored as the Best Golf Course to do Business in Gulfshore Business' 12th Best of Business poll. The Best of Business poll reflects the opinions of its readership, who cast their votes via an online survey. The poll spans 30 categories with Vineyards Country Club named the top choice for conducting business on the golf course.
Presidents Cup: International Team Captain Mike Weir announces Japan’s Shigeki Maruyama as his fifth and final captain’s assistant for the 2024 Presidents Cup, which returns to The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Canada, Sept. 24-29. Maruyama joins fellow captains assistants Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman, Geoff Ogilvy and Camilo Villegas, who were announced in April. Maruyama competed in the Presidents Cup in 1998 and 2000, compiling a 6-2-0 record, including a 5-0-0 performance in the former, when the International Team defeated the U.S. Team in Australia, 20.5-11.5.
> Catriona Matthew, the LPGA's most decorated Scot and a bona fide 'supermum,' will bid farewell at the Old Course
[Beth Ann Nichols | Golfweek | Read]
> Trump National Golf Club saves $257K a year through a tax break by claiming to have 12 goats
[William Westhoven | Morristown Daily Record | Read]
> Castle Pines, at an altitude of 6,200 feet, presents a unique challenge, and even math, in determining club selection
[John Strege | Golf Digest | Read]
> Joe Sawaia finally experiencing USGA Championship as a player
[David Shefter | USGA.org | Read]
"A guru gives us himself and then his system; a teacher gives us his subject, and then ourselves."
PGA Tour: BMW Championship
Site: Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colorado.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, noon-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2-6 p.m. (NBC).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
LPGA Tour / Ladies European Tour: AIG Women's British Open
Site: St. Andrews (Old Course), St. Andrews, Scotland.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (USA Network); Saturday-Sunday, 7 a.m.-noon (USA Network), noon-2 p.m. (NBC).
European Tour: Danish Golf Championship
Site: Lubker Golf Resort, Aarhus, Denmark.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 7 a.m.-noon (Golf Channel); Saturday, 6:30-11 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6-11 a.m. (Golf Channel).
PGA Tour Champions: Ally Challenge
Site: Warwick Hills Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Television [ET]: Friday, 10 p.m.-midnight (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Saturday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
Korn Ferry Tour: Albertsons Boise Open
Site: Hillcrest Country Club, Boise, Idaho.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Talking Lydia Ko: Olympic gold, LPGA Hall of Fame
Longtime golf writer Ron Sirak joins host Ann Liguori to discuss the 27-year-old New Zealander's recent double accomplishment at the 2024 Paris Olympics
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DRIVER$: 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
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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]
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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