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| Monday Nov 27, 2023 |
Is there a growing shift in golf? Perhaps, slightly. According to the National Golf Foundation, an estimated 6.2 million Americans hit golf balls with a club in a golf simulator within the past year. That total is up 73% compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, when such participation was just under 4 million.
IN THIS ISSUE
> TFC Inbox: Tiger Woods still knows how to move the needle | Read
> Design Notes: Alabama’s Wicker Point opens Coore & Crenshaw design | Read
> It's time to start checking that list | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Who do you believe is the 2023 Player of the Year, regardless of Tour?
Send replies on this question or other topics and questions you would like to have asked to shall@buffalogroupe.com. For a response to be published, you must include your first and last name, along with the city and state of residence.
> Read responses to last week's question.
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Despite injuries and long layoffs, the 47-year-old remains a curiosity to The First Call readers when he tees a golf ball up because he may still display a flash of his old self
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Get your holiday shopping started with this selection of golf and lifestyle products.
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> Min Woo Lee serves up a victory at the Australian PGA Championship
[Associated Press | Read]
> Dean Burmester wins Joburg Open by 3 shots ahead of
Darren Fichardt to open European tour season
[Associated Press | Read]
> Eddie Merrins, the ‘Little Pro’ who had an enormous influence on golf in LA, dies at 91
[Associated Press | Read]
> Paul McGinley offered golden opportunity to audition for NBC lead analyst’s role
[Brian Keogh | Irish Independent | Read]
> Multiple-time Tour winner John Senden reveals he has Parkinson’s, says he will keep playing
[Nick Piastowski | Golf.com | Read]
> Golf's surge still going in Coachella Valley, even if at a slower pace
[Larry Bohannan | Palm Springs Desert Sun | Read]
> Bernd Wiesberger returns to the European tour after losing contract on LIV Golf circuit
[Associated Press | Read]
"People’s minds are changed through observation and not through argument."
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Nathan Crace renovates Pete Dye’s Hampton Hall in South Carolina; Renaissance Golf master plans iconic St. George’s Hill in England
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GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
A look at Italy's one-of-a-kind course
Ottavio Coppola, golf manager at Argentario Golf & Wellness Resort, joins host Ann Liguori to talk about the country's lone PGA National course — and Italy, as well
[Listen | More 'Golf Innerview with Ann Liguori' episodes]
BEHIND THE GOLF BRAND
Seamus Golf: More than meets the eye
Co-founder and CEO Akbar Chisti joins host Paul Liberatore to discuss his company's origins as a clubhead manufacturer and its growth
[Listen | More 'Behind the Golf Brand' episodes]
DRIVER$
Technology innovation fuels 'smart ranges'
Toptracer national sales director Alex Goodman joins co-hosts Jon Last and David Klein to talk about how technology is driving on-course revenue
[Listen | More 'Driver$' episodes]
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Volvik USA
Remote (Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia) | Info
> Director of Golf
Battenkill Country Club
Greenwich, New York | Info
> Assistant Golf Professional
Old Tabby Links
Okatie, South Carolina | Info
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JANUARY
23-26: PGA Show, Orlando, Florida | Info
29-February 1: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, Phoenix, Arizona | Info
MARCH
4-8: Club Management Association of America World Conference and Club Business Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada | Info
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