Friday Dec 03, 2021 |
St. Andrews' Old Course is, well, old. But you would never really know it with the continued TLC it receives and this year is no different. Here are a few of the to-dos around the course in advance of 2022 and the 150th British Open in July: Revetting more than 70 bunkers around the course; building a new spectator mound behind the 7th tee to provide a better vantage point; laying fiber optic cabling around the course for the British Open; and repairing and reinforcing the gabion adjacent to the 12th tee in the Eden Estuary.
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Announced: By the World Golf Hall of Fame, that its 2022 Induction Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, March 9, during the Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. The induction class includes players Susie Maxwell Berning and Tiger Woods, former PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem and the late Marion Hollins.
Founder Ed Sandison started with a biodegradable golf tee. Next is a sustainable-based clothing line and "if I need to ruffle some feathers to get dialogue going about the environment, guilty as charged,” he says
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"Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner."
PGA Tour: Hero World Challenge
Site: Albany Golf Club, Nassau, Bahamas.
Television: Today, 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, noon-2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2:30-5 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1-4 p.m. (NBC).
JANUARY
25-28: PGA Merchandise Show, Orlando, Fla. | Info
FEBRUARY
5-10: GCSAA Conference and Trade Show, San Diego, Calif. | Info
18-20: Toledo Golf Show, Toledo, Ohio | Info
19-23: CMAA World Conference and Club Business Expo, San Diego, Calif. | Info
25-27: Colorado Golf Expo, Denver, Colo. | Info
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