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Ludvig Aberg is returning this week to the site of his lone PGA Tour victory, the RSM Classic, which he won in 2023. This will be his first start since finishing 16th at the Tour Championship, which concluded a season that featured three second-place finishes. In winning the RSM Classic a year ago, Aberg set or tied six personal, tournament or tour records, including shooting 253 to tie the PGA Tour record for low score in a 72-hole event. The score also smashed the previous tournament scoring record by seven strokes.
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South Carolina’s Broomsedge opens for preview play; Davis Love III and Love Golf Design to renovate the Links course at Florida’s Bear Lakes
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LPGA: Announces Jeeno Thitikul as the 2024 Aon Risk Reward Challenge winner. Thitikul will receive the Aon Trophy and a $1 million prize for being the best decision maker on the most strategically challenging holes throughout the LPGA Tour season. Thitikul’s professional career also includes being named 2022 Rookie of the Year and recipient of the 2023 Vare Trophy, awarded to the player with the lowest scoring average for the season.
Piza Golf: Founder Agustin Piza has been selected to design a series of golf holes for TGL, the indoor golf league that was created by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Mike McCarley of TMRW Sports. Each match, the course will be comprised of 15 of TGL’s custom-designed holes by renowned golf course designers. The holes are inspired by authentic golf landscapes such as links, canyons, coastal, deserts and tropical settings.
Evnroll: Launches a Holiday Package in which each Neo Classic ER2 Triple Black putter purchased between Dec. 1-31 will include a Birdie Town tote, towel and ball marker for free — an $80 value. The Neo Classic ER2 putter was named Best Overall in the MyGolfSpy Best Blade Putters 2024 Buyer’s Guide and received a Gold Medal ranking in the 2024 Golf Digest Hot List.
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LPGA Tour: CME Group Tour Championship
Site: Tiburon Golf Club (Gold),Naples, Florida.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, 2-3 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 2-5 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 4-7 p.m. (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (NBC).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
PGA Tour: RSM Classic
Site: Sea Island Golf Club, St. Simons Island, Georgia.
Television [ET]: Thursday-Friday, noon to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
European Tour / PGA Tour of Australasia: BMW Australian PGA Championship
Site: Royal Queensland Golf Club, Brisbane, Australia.
Television [ET]: Today-Saturday, 8-9 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Asian Tour: Link Hong Kong Open
Site: Hong Kong Golf Club, Hong Kong.
Television [ET]: Today-Saturday, 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. (NBC Sports app), 1-3:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
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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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