Fifty percent of the respondents to The First Call poll question "Should Lexi Thompson have been given a sponsor exemption into the PGA Tour's Shriners Children's Open?" responded "Yes."

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Who should be the United States Ryder Cup captain in 2025 and why?

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> Read responses to last week's question.

> Q&A: Roger Maltbie on his life and times walking the fairways for NBC
[Adam Schupak | Golfweek | Read]

> In face of controversial invite, Lexi Thompson playing for more than just a score
[Tod Leonard | Golf Digest | Read]

> TGL Adds Keegan Bradley, Cam Young, Sahith Theegala to 2024 league lineup
[Gabrielle Herzig | Sports Illustrated | Read]

PGA Tour: Shriners Children's Open
Site: TPC Summerlin, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Television (ET): Today-Sunday, 5-8 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet

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).
Leaderboard

European Tour: Acciona Spanish Open
Site: Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Television (ET): Today-Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Sunday, 7 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard

LIV Golf League: LIV Golf-Jeddah
Site: Royal Greens Golf & Country Club, King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia.
Television (ET): Saturday-Sunday, 1-6 p.m. (CW Network-tape delay).

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

THE MODGOLF PODCAST
The healing power of golf for kids who can use a boost
PGA Teaching Pro Kevin Corn joins host Colin Weston to discuss the impactful program he spearheads at the Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital outside of St. Louis
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
A look at the Ryder Cup's good, bad and ugly
Podcast host and golf commentator Matt Adams joins host Ann Liguori to analyze how the 44th Ryder Cup, won by Europe, unfolded
[Listen | More "Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori" episodes]

THE MODGOLF PODCAST
The rise of golf in Uganda
Isaiah Mwesige, CEO of the Afriyea Golf Academy, joins host Colin Weston to tell the story of golf in his native land
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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia | Info

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City of Louisville
Louisville, Colorado | Info

> Assistant Golf Professional — Ladies Programming
Rehoboth Beach Country Club
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware | Info

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OCTOBER
12-14: Golf Heritage Society National Convention, Lexington, Kentucky | Info
23-25: National Links Trust Symposium on Municipal Golf, Washington, D.C. | Info

NOVEMBER
5-8: International Association of Golf Administrators Conference, Frisco, Texas | Info

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