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| Monday Dec 04, 2023 |
It's not quite time to pop champagne corks on another successful golf year, but Golf Datatech's National Rounds Played Report suggests the day is coming. While rounds played in the U.S. were down 1% for October, they remain up 3.3% year to date compared to 2022 — and are expected to finish higher at year's end. Also, round played are up over 16% compared to pre-pandemic levels.
IN THIS ISSUE
> TFC Inbox: Player of the year? Cases made for many | Read
> How a simulator revived an infamous Wisconsin course | Read
> It's time to start checking that list | Read
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What was the best golf story of 2023?
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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Readers of The First Call offer their thoughts on which player put together the best 2023 — and there were some surprises
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Yes, there is golf, but the Jamaican resort's dining and spa experiences create an all-encompassing package that raises the question: 'Why would anyone ever leave?'
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National Golf Course Owners Association: Announces winners of the association’s annual awards, which will be presented throughout NGCOA’s Golf Business Conference 2024, Jan. 22-24 in Orlando, Florida. Winners included: Northampton Country Club (Leeds, Massachusetts), Jemsek National Course of the Year Award; Matt Galvin, president and CEO, Morningstar Golf & Hospitality, Don Rossi Award — given for significant and long-lasting contribution to the NGCOA; Maple Hill Golf Course (Grandville, Michigan) and Harborside International Golf Center (Chicago, Illinois), the Player Development Award.
> Scottie Scheffler makes it look easy for 3-shot victory in the Bahamas. Tiger Woods finishes 18th
[Associated Press | Read]
> Dean Burmester wins South African Open Championship by three shots for second straight win on home soil
[Associated Press | Read]
> Rory McIlroy blames rivals' greed for dragging amateur golf into ball roll-back plans
[James Corrigan | The Telegraph | Read]
> A Jon Rahm leap to LIV will force a messy, make-or-break moment for PGA Tour and its top stars
[Eamon Lynch | Golfweek | Read]
"The test of a first-rate intellect is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in your head at the same time, and still retain the ability to function."
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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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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]
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Taconic Golf Club
Williamstown, Massachusetts | Info
> Second Assistant Superintendent
Worthington Country Club
Bonita Springs, Florida | Info
> Manager Marketing Strategy & Execution
PGA Tour
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida | 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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