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Of the 849 respondents to The First Call | Extra poll question "Keegan Bradley is already an assistant captain for the 2024 U.S. Presidents Cup team, should he also be one of Jim Furyk's captain's picks?", 67% said yes. On Tuesday morning, Furyk did add Bradley as a captain's pick.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
By winning the Tour Championship, Scottie Scheffler became the first player to win seven times on the PGA Tour since Tiger Woods in 2007. Was Scheffler's feat diminished by the the absence of Jon Rahm, Brooks Koepka and other top LIV Golf players?
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Presidents Cup: International Team Captain Mike Weir and U.S. Team Captain Jim Furyk finalize their respective 2024 team by each selecting six players to round out their 12-player team. Weir selected South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Canada’s Corey Conners, Taylor Pendrith and Mackenzie Hughes, South Korea’s Si Woo Kim and Australia’s Min Woo Lee. This marks the first time in Presidents Cup history in which three Canadian players will compete for the International Team. Furyk selected Keegan Bradley, who was chosen as an assistant captain earlier, Sam Burns, Tony Finau, Brian Harman, Russell Henley and Max Homa. The Presidents Cup returns to The Royal Montreal Golf Club in Montreal, Sept. 24-29.
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DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Industry legend Barney Adams looks forward
Adams Golf founder, former executive remains an innovative thinker about equipment and the state of the game, which he discusses with co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Talking Lydia Ko: Olympic gold, LPGA Hall of Fame
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