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Rory McIlroy, despite all of his struggles in 2024, finds himself in contention once again. McIlroy shot an opening-round 67 at the DP World Tour Championship and is tied for the lead. In order to win a third successive DP World Tour Race to Dubai title, McIlroy needs only to finish 11th or better this week. Currently No. 3 in the Official World Golf Ranking, McIlroy has finished 2, T2, T25 and T3 in his last four DP World Tour starts. He has 11 top-10 finishes worldwide.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Bernhard Langer, 67, won the Charles Schwab Cup Championship on Nov. 10 for his record-extending 47th PGA Tour Champions title. In addition, the Hall of Famer is a two-time Masters champion, has the second-most career wins on the European Tour (42), was a 10-time European Ryder Cup Team member and captained the victorious 2004 team? Do you believe he is underrated in comparison to the game's greatest players?
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Swing Control: Expands its 2025 spring/summer collection. The Pique line includes timeless shades of black, beige, white, turquoise, and fiery red. Adding to the collection’s appeal is an infinity-patterned Airspun dress, featuring long-sleeves that are crafted from a airspun nylon and spandex blend that is light, breathable and comfortable.
Uneekor: Announces it will make a sixth successive appearance at the PGA Show, Jan. 21-24. The company will showcase its latest innovations, including the release of Eye Mini Lite, expanded development of the SimKit experience and significant upgrades to AI-powered software training tools — Swing Trainer, Swing Tracer and Swing Tempo.
Nippon Shaft: Paul Waring and Ryo Ishikawa played Nippon Shaft steel shafts in winning the European Tour's Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and Japan Golf Tour's Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, respectively. Waring played N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 shafts in his irons, while Ishikawa played N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 125 shafts in his irons and wedges.
National Links Trust: Seth Waugh, former CEO and current senior advisor to the PGA of America, will serve as honorary chairman of the Nation’s Capital Project. The project is NLT’s long-term project that seeks to revitalize and rehabilitate Washington, DC’s three historic municipal golf courses — Rock Creek Park Golf, Langston Golf Course, and East Potomac Golf Links. In his role, Waugh will be an advisor to the Capital Campaign committee and serve as an ambassador of National Links Trust.
Todd Eckenrode – Origins Golf Design: Completes a $23 million renovation of the Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club, a project that began construction in April 2023. The renovation is a complete re-imagining of the entire course, which opened in late September. Elements of the transformation included renovations to all golf features, from tees to fairways, bunkers and greens and a significant tree management program, opening up sunlight and overall playing corridors.
Arccos: Releases its annual Distance Report, showcasing insights drawn from the company’s on-course dataset that includes more than 1 billion total shots and 180 million driver shots from male and female golfers. This latest report explores data captured in 2023 and show that the average driving distance for men was 225.0 yards, while women averaged 178.1 yards. Distances have remained quite stable over the past six years, increasing 1.0 yards for men and decreasing 1.1 yards for women compared to Arccos data in 2018.
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European Tour: DP World Tour Championship
Site: Jumeirah Golf Estates (Earth), Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Television [ET]: Today-Saturday, 2-8 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 1:30-7:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
LPGA Tour; The Annika
Site: Pelican Golf Club, Belleair, Florida.
Television [ET]: Today, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2-2:30 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 2:30-5 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 1:30-2 p.m. (NBC Sports app); 2-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
PGA Tour: Butterfield Bermuda Championship
Site: Port Royal Golf Club, Southampton, Bermuda.
Television [ET]: Today, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
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THE MODGOLF LIVE SHOW
How to up your leadership game
Dr. Eric Boyd joins host Colin Weston to discuss how leadership skills can be improved in both the work and personal space
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The Land as It Lies: True Blue
Architect Mike Strantz put his artwork on the ground, winning architect of the year after his True Blue design in 1998
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PODCASTS
DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
Propelling the PGA of America into a new era
New association president Don Rea Jr. joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to discuss his enthused and energetic vision for the PGA of America
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JANUARY
20-22: NGCOA Golf Business Conference, Orlando, Florida | Info
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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