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While the entire European Ryder Cup team is playing in this week's BMW PGA Championship, here in the States American squad members Max Homa and Justin Thomas are playing the PGA Tour's Fortinet Championship. Interestingly so are U.S. captain Zach Johnson and vice captain Stewart Cink. Homa and Cink have combined to win the last three titles at the Fortinet Championship (Cink/2020, Homa/2021, Homa/22).
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are your expectations for next week's Solheim Cup to be played in Spain?
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The chief marketing officer discusses how GolfNow's summer-long advertising campaign, which features a spokes-gopher as the central figure, came to be and how it has performed
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PGA Tour: Through a partnership with Samsung Electronics, the Tour launches a free, 24/7 FAST channel in international markets on Samsung TV Plus. The channel will reach viewers in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, India and South Korea, and will feature tournament highlights and original programming from PGA Tour Entertainment.
Indonesian Masters: PT Bank Negara Indonesia becomes the tournament's title sponsor for a second successive year. The tournament, sanctioned by the Asian Tour, will be played Nov. 16-19 at Royale Jakarta Golf Club and features a purse of $1.5 million. It is the 10th and final International Series event, and will crown the winner of the International Series Order of Merit, who will earn a place on next year’s LIV Golf League.
PGA Tour: Announces an increased financial commitment from Valspar to its Caddie Appreciation Program, which rewards participating PGA Tour caddies who wear branded Valspar hats throughout the FedEx Cup season, based on a points system. Approximately 145 caddies took part this season in the Valspar Caddie Appreciation Program, with Derek Smith, who caddies for Denny McCarthy, taking home Caddie of the Year honors. Valspar also offers various additional perks throughout the season, including gift cards and caddie-exclusive appreciation events at several PGA Tour tournaments.
McLemore: The Lookout Mountain, Georgia, golf club and community is partnering with Garden & Gun Magazine to style a custom Arthur Rutenberg Home within the club’s community. "The Lookout by AR Homes" breaks ground this fall in the Clubhouse Lane community at McLemore Club and will be completed in 2024. According to the press release, "Garden & Gun is lending its creative vision, expertise and authentic Southern voice to inform the design of the home’s living and entertaining spaces, drawing inspiration from the beauty of the landscape and seamlessly blending the interiors with traditional elegance and contemporary elements to create a space that reflects the soulful spirit of the South."
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Course superintendents are benefitting from advancements in artificial intelligence and GPS that are putting technologies such as drones, self-driving mowers and wireless soil sensors in their hands
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PGA Tour: Fortinet Championship
Site: Silverado Resort and Spa (North), Napa, California.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
European Tour: BMW PGA Championship
Site: Wentworth Golf Club (West), Virginia Water, England.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Saturday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
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PGA Tour Champions: Sanford International
Site: Minnehaha Country Club, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Television [ET]: Friday-Sunday, 4-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
Korn Ferry Tour: Simmons Bank Open
Site: The Grove, College Grove, Tennessee.
Television [ET]: Thursday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel); Friday-Sunday, 1:30-4 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
CBS' Frank Nobilo looks back on 2023 season, ahead to Ryder Cup
The golf analyst joins host Ann Liguori to discuss topics ranging from the recently finished PGA Tour season to the upcoming Ryder Cup and how the respective captains know what they're doing
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THE MODGOLF PODCAST
You are the CEO of your life
Claude Brousseau, director of player development at The Wailea Golf Academy, joins host Colin Weston for an inspirational conversation about golf and life
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
The art and zen of learning golf
PGA of America Hall of Fame instructor Michael Hebron joins host Ann Liguori to discuss his unique teaching style
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