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| Monday Aug 29, 2022 |
Some weeks apparently are better than others. To start the week, Rory McIlroy announced a partnership with Tiger Woods and industry executive Mike McCarley to form TMRW Sports. A day later the new company launched TGL, a series of Monday night golf events in collaboration with the PGA Tour, to begin in 2024. The 33-year-old, who has become one of the PGA Tour's staunchest advocates in the battle with LIV Golf, capped off the week by rallying from six strokes back on Sunday to win the Tour Championship and the $18 million paycheck. He also became the first player to win a trio of FedEx Cup titles.
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> Question of the Week: From 1987 through 1997, the Tour Championship was played at seven different venues. Since 1998, 22 of the 25 Tour Championships have been played at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia. Would you like to see the PGA Tour move its Tour Championship around the country? If so, which course.
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"Humility is clearer-eyed than ego — and that’s important because humility always works harder than ego."
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Each May, Desert Mountain’s three-week stretch of tournaments in Scottsdale, Arizona, is not just a test of golfers' skill, but the staff's logistical acumen
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OCTOBER
11-13: Golf Inc. Strategies Summit, Kiawah Island, S.C. | Info
NOVEMBER
6-9: International Association of Golf Administrators, Point Clear, Ala. | Info
JANUARY
23-25: Golf Business Conference, Orlando, Fla.
24-27: PGA Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
FEBRUARY
6-9: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
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