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| Friday Dec 01, 2023 |
Golf fans are wondering if Tiger Woods is back, but it's hard to say considering Thursday's opening round at the Hero World Challenge. Playing competitively for the first time since the Masters, Woods teased with a birdie at the par-5 third, and was 1 under through 14 holes. Then a stretch of double bogey-bogey-bogey derailed the round, leaving him at 3-over par 75. His 313 driving average for the day would have bested his season average of the past four years, but it was 10th among the field of 20. So the answer is too soon to tell.
IN THIS ISSUE
> How a simulator revived an infamous Wisconsin course | Read
> Design Notes: Todd Eckenrode, Origins Golf Design elevate Sharon Heights | Read
> Curiosity about the state of Tiger Woods is high | 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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Rainbow Springs Golf Course outside of Milwaukee closed in 2014. It was not considered a classic venue, but thanks to technology the course — and others — are being reconstructed, if only digitally
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Get your holiday shopping started with this selection of golf and lifestyle products.
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> Henry Kravis-backed ‘Friends of Golf’ group drops PGA pursuit
[Gillian Tan | Bloomberg | Read]
> In wide-ranging talk, Jay Monahan confirms upcoming Saudi meeting while discussing his mental health break
[Tod Leonard | Golf Digest | Read]
> PGA Tour boss describes what led to his medical leave of absence
[New York Times | Watch]
> Tyler, the Creator’s Golf Wang announces worldwide holiday pop-up shops
[Rania Aniftos | Billboard | Read]
> Tiger Woods has clearly taken torch from Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus as golf's most influential statesman
[Dave Shedloski | Golf Digest | Read]
"We suffer more often in imagination than in reality."
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John LaFoy progressing on Nebraska’s Quarry Oaks renovation; Florida’s Glynlea will be Jim Furyk’s first solo design
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TFC's Gary Van Sickle looks at why this week's Hero World Challenge is so important, plus how greed is rampant — for a few — on the PGA Tour
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PGA Tour: Hero World Challenge
Site: Albany Golf Club, Nassau, Bahamas.
Television [ET]: Today, 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, noon to 2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-5 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1:30-4:30 p.m. (NBC).
Leaderboard | GCSAA Fact Sheet
European Tour / PGA Tour of Australasia: ISPS Handa Australian Open
Site: The Lakes Golf Club, The Australian Golf Club, Sydney, Australia.
Television [ET]: Today, 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Leaderboard
European Tour / Sunshine Tour: Investec South African Open
Site: Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Television [ET]: Today, 5-10 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 5-9:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
THE MODGOLF PODCAST
Embrace a "give first" mindset to start a business, then scale
Gary Guerrero Jr. joins host Colin Weston to discuss how he laid the foundation for his two companies — Lag Shot Golf and Scratch Golf Academy — and what he learned along the way
[Listen | More 'The ModGolf Podcast' episodes]
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]
> Independent Sales Manager
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
> View a complete listing of jobs
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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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