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Viktor Hovland. He is your favorite for this week's World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba if only because he has won the last two years. Not since Steve Stricker won the John Deere Classic from 2009 through 2011 has a player pulled off a three-peat. Another reason? Hovland, 25, has three PGA Tour wins — all three being outside the United States. His other victory came in Puerto Rico.
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Selected: By the USGA, Chicago Golf Club, in Wheaton, Illinois, to host the 2033 U.S. Women’s Open and 2036 Walker Cup Match. The historic club has previously hosted 12 USGA championships, most recently the inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open in 2018.
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Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun doubles down with a Ron Garl refresh; Japan’s Classic Golf Club spurns tradition by shelving its two-green system
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'Going Pro with Kelly O.' host Kelly Okun interviews Alexis Belton about her World Long Drive wins, experiences and why in golf
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PGA Tour: World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba
Site: El Camaleon Golf Club, Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Television: Thursday-Saturday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
LPGA Tour: Toto Japan Classic
Site: Seta Golf Club, Shiga, Japan.
Television: Today-Thursday, 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. (Golf Channel); Friday, 11:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 10:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
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PGA Tour Champions: Timbertech Championship
Site: Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club, Boca Raton, Florida.
Television: Friday, noon to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 6:30-9:30 p.m. (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Sunday, 6-9 p.m. (Golf Channel-Tape Delay).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
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
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