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Scottie Scheffler entered this week's Tour Championship as the No. 1 seed, thus started the opening round at 10-under par thanks to the Starting Strokes format first implemented in 2019. He didn't lose the FedEx Cup in the first round, but his 1-over 71 at East Lake Golf Club opened the door for a wild weekend. Collin Morikawa, Viktor Hovland and Keegan Bradley all passed Scheffler on the leaderboard and share the lead at 10 under, a shot ahead of Scheffler. It's the first time the No. 1 seed did not hold at least a share of the first-round lead since the new format began.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Given the potential for fan disruption, similar to what occurred with Max Homa at the BMW Championship, should live betting be allowed during PGA Tour events?
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.
Leaderboard: A USGA-connected social golf app built for on-course games and wager-tracking, launches on the Google Play store. The release makes Leaderboard’s platform, first launched on iOS in summer 2022, available to all US-based golfers. Golfers can invite any of their friends to track any number of group games from the first tee, and add them to golf group chats that feature leaderboards and on-course content. The app also supports stroke-play scorekeeping and stat tracking, along with posting a Handicap Index.
> 'Part of having a golf course in the wash.' Some California desert courses weathered Hilary better than others
[Larry Bohannan | Palm Springs Desert Sun | Read]
> 'Tiger Effect' didn't produce a wave of Black pro golfers, so APGA Tour tries to do it
[Dan Wolken | USA Today | Read]
> Paul Casey has no regrets, but it doesn’t mean he won't miss playing in the Ryder Cup
[John Huggan | Golf Digest | Read]
"In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on."
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South Carolina’s Long Bay restores the greens at its Jack Nicklaus design; Fry/Straka team with Paul Azinger to create Florida’s Miakka
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PGA Tour: Tour Championship
Site: East Lake Golf Club, Atlanta, Georgia.
Television [ET]: Today, 1-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-7 p.m. (CBS); Sunday, noon to 1:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1:30-6 p.m. (CBS).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
LPGA Tour: CPKC Women's Canadian Open
Site: Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Television [ET]: Today, 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7-10 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
European Tour: D+D Real Czech Masters
Site: Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, Czech Republic.
Television [ET]: Today, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 6:30-11 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard
PGA Tour Champions: The Ally Channlenge
Site: Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club, Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Television [ET]: Today, 9:30-11:30 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Saturday, 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 1:30-4 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
Korn Ferry Tour: Albertsons Boise Open
Site: Hillcrest Country Club, Boise, Idaho.
Television [ET]: Today, 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Saturday, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Sunday, 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Adaptive golf: Welcoming golfers with disabilities
Co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein look at the National Alliance for Accessible Golf with executive director Dave Barton
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
THE MODGOLF PODCAST
ClubFace-Golf creates an engaging space for like-minded golfers
CEO Paul McEldon joins host Colin Weston to share how his team envisions the 'Facebook for golfers'
[Listen | More 'The ModGolf Podcast' episodes]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
The rising star that is golf in Ireland
Alison Metcalfe, vice president, Tourism Ireland, joins host Ann Liguori to share the best ways to plan and book an Irish golf trip, and why it's such a hot spot
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
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