Thursday Sep 29, 2022
FIRST THOUGHT

Of the 266 respondents to The First Call's social media poll question "Should LIV Golf receive Official World Golf Ranking points?" 74.4% answered "no."

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> Question of the Week: Should LIV Golf events be awarded Official World Golf Ranking points — why or why not?

Send replies on this question or other topics to shall@buffalogroupe.com. For your response to be published, you must include first and last name, along with city and state of residence. Read last week's responses.

READ, WATCH, LISTEN

> ‘Golf is ripping itself apart’: Rory McIlroy gets brutally honest about LIV-PGA Tour feud
[Kevin Cunningham | Golf.com | Read]

> Sources: LIV Golf nearing deal to buy time on Fox Sports to air its tournaments
[Eamon Lynch | Golfweek | Read]

> Jay Monahan on the PGA Tour's future, whether it can coexist with LIV Golf, Tiger Woods' leadership and more
[Mark Schlabach | ESPN | Read]

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FACT OF THE DAY
DID YOU KNOW ...
Average home values at the Gary Panks-designed Legacy Golf Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, are nearly 10% higher than the average home values in the zip code as a whole.

Source: Longitudes green grass database, Zillow average home values
THE INDUSTRY
Newly curated 2023 Duca del Cosma spring collection will be on display
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Companies will support Spectrum360’s 11th Fore the Kids Tournament on Oct. 3 at Mountain Ridge CC in West Caldwell, New Jersey
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#QOTD
"Ideas don’t work for people unwilling to do the work."
— Robin Sharma
TUNING IN

DP World Tour: Alfred Dunhill Links Championship
Site: St. Andrews, Carnoustie Golf Links, Kingsbarns Golf Links, St. Andrews, Scotland.
Television: Today-Saturday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6:30 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard

PGA Tour: Sanderson Farms Championship
Site: Country Club of Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi.
Television: Today-Friday, 3:30-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet | Leaderboard

LPGA Tour: The Ascendant LPGA
Site: Old American Golf Club, The Colony, Texas.
Television: Today-Friday, 12:30-3:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet | Leaderboard

CALENDAR

OCTOBER
11-13: Golf Inc. Strategies Summit, Kiawah Island, S.C. | Info
26: Fore Hire Virtual Job Fair | 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
10-12: West Michigan Golf Show, Grand Rapids, Mich. | Info

To submit events for the calendar, please include the event name, date, location and informational link to info@firstcallgolf.com.

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