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For any player in this week's Black Desert Championship — the third of eight FedEx Cup Fall events — winning is the goal. But for those players hovering around the No. 125 mark in the FedEx Cup Fall Standings, a made cut and solid finish would go a long way to making them exempt into all full-field events and The Players for the 2025 season. And standings movement is volatile. Players to move into the Top 125 after last week's Sanderson Farms Championship were Hayden Springer (T8; from No. 127 to No. 115), Alex Smalley (T5; from No. 132 to No. 116) and Vince Whaley (T16; from No. 126 to No. 121). Falling out were Pierceson Coody (MC; from No. 121 to No. 127), Dylan Wu (MC; from No. 122 to No. 128) and Matt NeSmith (T48; from No. 124 to No. 130).
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IN THIS ISSUE
> Design Notes: Andrew Green embarks on Olympia Fields' North renovation | Read
> 'Mo Gesualdi': Lorin Anderson, CEO / founder, The Proponent Group | Watch
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What piece of golf training equipment has made the biggest impact on improving your game?
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MO GESUALDI
Lorin Anderson, CEO / founder, The Proponent Group
Anderson joins instructor Mo Gesualdi to share insights on golf instruction and its impact on facilities, members, and instructors
[Watch | More 'Mo Gesualdi' instructional videos]
GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Renee Powell is still blazing trails
PGA of America Hall of Fame member joins host Ann Liguori to share stories of her life and how a meeting with two historic Black women's golf clubs came about
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori episodes]
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Reflections from the head of golf’s largest facility management company
Troon CEO Tim Schantz continues to personify the enlightened industry leader and shares some thoughts with co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein
[Listen | More 'Driver$: Inside the Golf Industry' episodes]
Zebra Golf: Launches its Milled Series, which features four new putter styles. Built from a single billet of carbon steel, the Series offers four models — two blades, one mallet and one higher MOI fang design — and are available with two 10g weights in the toe and heel of the sole that can be switched out to a golfer's preferred head weight. Additional 15g and 20g weights are available as accessories. The putters retail for $299 and are available through select pro shops and online at ZebraGolf.com.
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PGA Tour: Black Desert Championship
Site: Black Desert Resort Golf Club, Ivins, Utah.
Television [ET]: Today-Sunday, 5-8 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
European Tour: FedEx European Open
Site: Le Golf National, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France.
Television [ET]: Today-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 6:30-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
LPGA Tour: Buick LPGA Shanghai
Site: Qizhong Garden Golf Club, Shanghai, China.
Television [ET]: Today-Saturday, 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. (Golf Channel).
PGA Tour Champions: SAS Championship
Site: Prestonwood Country Club, Cary, North Carolina.
Television [ET]: Friday-Sunday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
NOVEMBER
3-6: International Association of Golf Administrators, Monterey, California | Info
JANUARY
21-24: PGA Show, Orlando, Florida | Info
FEBRUARY
3-6: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, San Diego, California | Info
5-9: Club Management Association of America World Conference and Club Business Expo, Tampa, Florida | Info
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