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POLL
▪️ How often do you expect to play golf between Christmas and New Year's Day (including those two days)? | Vote
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
▪️ What golf resolutions do you have for 2026?
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▪️ Previous: What do you view as being the biggest story in golf for 2025 — on or off the course? | Read
RECENT DROPS
🎧 DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
'Shark Tank' for the golf industry
Guest: Kris Hart, PGA of America senior director of growth and ventures.
Listen | Archives
🎧 GOLF INNERVIEW WITH ANN LIGUORI
Michael Wolf has the book on Seth Raynor — literally
Guests: Michael Wolf, co-author of "The Golf Courses of Seth Raynor."
Listen | Archives
▪️ How ‘zero-torque’ putters changed the golf landscape in 2025
[Jack Hirsh | Golf.com | Read]
▪️ More than winning: How Scottie Scheffler is shaping an era of pro golf
[Paul Hodowanic | PGATour.com | Read]
▪️ A Travis-ty in the making
[Geoff Shackelford | The Quadrilateral | Read]
▪️ President Donald Trump could talk golf for hours. Ask his go-to course designer
[Michael Bamberger | Golf.com | Read]
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Envisioning a golf course across virgin land takes a special talent. The mindset and process for altering an established property is a different skill set. What are architects thinking?
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Of all the year's golf stories, McIlroy's rare accomplishment ranked as the best for readers of The First Call.
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RECENT DROPS
🎧 | ▶️ CONTENT CLUBHOUSE
Sean Guerrero: Golf's perfect timing
Guest: Sean Guerrero, co-founder, Digital Golf Collective and executive producer of "This is Golf" on CBS.
Listen / Watch | Archives
🎧 DRIVER$: INSIDE THE GOLF INDUSTRY
'Shark Tank' for the golf industry
Guest: Kris Hart, PGA of America senior director of growth and ventures.
Listen | Archives
JANUARY
19-21: Golf Business Conference, Orlando, Florida | Info
20-22: BIGGA Turf Management Exhibition, Harrogate, England | Info
20-23: PGA Show, Orlando, Florida | Info
FEBRUARY
17-21: Club Management Association of America World Conference and Club Business Expo, Anaheim, California | Info
To submit events for the calendar, please include the event name, date, location and informational link to info@firstcallgolf.com.
