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| Monday Nov 06, 2023 |
When it is said that Erik van Rooyen rallied to win the World Wide Technology Championship on Sunday, the statement is legit. In shooting a final-round 63 to win by two strokes, the 33-year-old closed with birdies at Nos. 16 and 17, then eagled the 18th. He became the first winner to play the final three holes (in regulation) in 4-under or better since Rickie Fowler at the 2015 Players Championship.
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> TFC Inbox: Should there be major consideration for LIV players? | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
How interested are you in the January debut of TGL, the league created by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy?
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> Read responses to last week's question.
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If the major championships want to have the world's best players and strongest fields, then should they reconsider how players qualify? Readers of The First Call have strong opinions
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> Erik van Rooyen eagles 18 to win World Wide Technology Championship, day after Matt Kuchar’s meltdown
[Associated Press | Read]
> Padraig Harrington wins TimberTech Championship, birdieing 6 of 1st 7 holes in 7-stroke victory
[Associated Press | Read]
> Mone Inami win LPGA’s Japan Classic by one shot for first LPGA Tour victory
[Associated Press | Read]
> PGA Tour narrows list of potential investors to five, including powerful ‘friends of golf'
[Eamon Lynch | Golfweek | Read]
> PGA Tour says it will allow members to compete in LIV qualifying event
[Tod Leonard | Golf Digest | Read]
"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for."
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The First Call's Gary Van Sickle has been crunching numbers for his LIV Golf Rankings and while the No. 1 player is not surprising, other results were telling
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THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Storyteller Danielle Tucker talks golf and a 25-plus-year radio career
The Hawaii-based host of 'The Golf Club Radio Show' joins host Colin Weston to share tales of her more than quarter century in journalism and how her show has evolved
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Adare Manor on deck for 2027 Ryder Cup
Irish Minister Catherine Martin joins 'Golf Innerview' host Ann Liguori to discuss golf in Ireland and preparation for the next European Ryder Cup
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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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