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| Thursday Dec 16, 2021 |
Ask any golfer whether he would rather be leading or trailing after 54 holes, and the likely response will be out in front. But, according to the PGA Tour, that can be a dicey proposition. Over the last 10 years, only 34.2% of players to hold or share a 54-hole lead have gone on to win. Also, over a 14-tournament stretch this summer, none of the players who held or shared the lead at the three-quarter mark won. It was the longest such streak on the PGA Tour in the last 30 seasons.
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Confirmed: By the R&A, that the British Open’s Qualifying Series for the 150th Open at St. Andrews in July will be held at 16 tournaments in 11 countries. A minimum of 46 places are available through the Series, which features qualifying on the PGA, DP World, Australasia, Asian, Korean, Japan and Sunshine tours. Three players have already qualified through the Joburg Open.
Appointed: By Liv Golf Investments, Monica Fee as senior vice president, global head of partnerships, and Lily Kenny as head of strategy. Both will report to COO Sean Bratches. Fee previously served as a property sales agent at CAA Sports, while Kenny was previously at Amazon where she helped grow the brand’s entertainment space.
Introduced: By Srixon, the sixth generation Q-Star golf ball, which is white and yellow colors. The new Q-Star shares technology with the brand’s tour-validated Z-Star Series, but is packaged into a two-piece, ionomer construction.
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act. The rest is merely tenacity."
PGA Tour: PNC Championship
Site: Ritz-Carlton Club Orlando, Orlando, Fla.
Television: Saturday, 11 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel), noon to 3 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 12:30-1 p.m. (Golf Channel), 1-4:30 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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