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Billy Sampson is, by profession, the director of instruction at Old Tabby Links in Spring Island, South Carolina. But he's also quite the fundraiser. On Sunday, at around 6:30 a.m., Sampson teed off in his 13th Hero100 Golf Marathon, which benefits the military foundation Folds of Honor. He then played for 12 1/2 hours, mostly in the rain. But what makes Sampson's feat impressive is that he needed to raise only $87,000 in pledges to surpass $1 million all-time in donations. As of Tuesday morning, with pledges still trickling in, Sampson had surpassed $132,000 for this year.
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Signed: By Motocaddy, MKRAK to be the distributor of its carts and bags throughout Canada. Under the terms of the agreement, MKRAK will also open a national service center at its Montreal headquarters.
Acquired: By Imperial, American belt manufacturer J.T. Spencer, which is the belt licensee of Peter Millar and operates Peter Millar’s custom logo green grass belt program. Also, the golf headwear brand will extend the belt license with Peter Millar. Imperial’s parent company, Paramount Apparel International, was acquired by CPC at the end of 2021.
Announced: By 2022 International Presidents Cup Team Captain Trevor Immelman, the six players to round out his 12-player team that will face the United States, Sept. 20-25 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Immelman selected South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Australia’s Cam Davis, South Korea’s Si Woo Kim and K.H. Lee, Colombia’s Sebastian Munoz and Canada’s Taylor Pendrith.
Announced: By the Folds of Honor, the distribution of nearly 9,000 academic scholarships worth approximately $40 million for 2022-23. Since its inception in 2007, the military nonprofit that provides educational scholarships to families of fallen or disabled military members, has awarded nearly 44,000 scholarships valued at nearly $200 million. Texas was the leading state for scholarships awarded with 1,175, followed by North Carolina (836) and Georgia (711).
"In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured."
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Kohler transformed his grandfather's plumbing manufacturing company into a worldwide name, then turned a small Wisconsin coastal region into a leading golf destination. He died Sept. 3 at 83
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The First Call readers offer mixed opinions on whether the iconic Atlanta course should be the PGA Tour's permanent site for the season finale or if there are better venues
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European Tour: BMW PGA Championship
Site: Wentworth Golf Club (West), Virginia Water, England.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
LPGA Tour: Kroger Queen City Championship
Site: Kenwood Country Club, Cincinnati | GCSAA Fact Sheet
Television: Thursday-Friday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
PGA Tour Champions: Ascension Charity Classic
Site: Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis | GCSAA Fact Sheet
Television: Friday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Japan Golf Tour and Asian Tour: Shinhan Donghae Open
Site: Koma Country Club, Nara, Japan.
Television: Today-Saturday, 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. (Golf Channel).
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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