The First Call will begin its annual holiday break with the year's last edition being published on Tuesday, Dec. 23. Regular publishing will resume Monday, Jan. 5. Releases received by 5 p.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 22, will run in the Dec. 23 edition. Any news received thereafter will run in the Jan. 5 edition.

POLL

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

▪️ What golf resolutions do you have for 2026?

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RECENT DROPS 

🎧 GOLF AND THE GOOD LIFE
AI and golf travel planning: What it gets right and where it falls short
Hosts: D.J. Jones and Connor Evers, Haversham & Baker Expeditions.
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▶️  GOLF BUSINESS LIVE
Guest: Tom Coyne, golf writer, editor, broadcaster, designer and course owner.
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▪️ CBS Golf hires Johnson Wagner, completes broadcast team for 2026
[James Colgan | Golf.com | Read]

▪️ An architecture Q&A with Tyler Rae: ‘Maybe we’re going to become the Raynor guys’
[Derek Duncan | Golf Digest | Read]

PGA Tour Champions: PNC Championship
Site: Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, Orlando, Florida.
Television [ET]: Saturday, 1-2:30 p.m. (Peacock), 2:30-6 p.m. (NBC); Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel), 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Peacock), 1:30-4:30 p.m. (NBC).

European Tour / Sunshine Tour: Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open
Site: Heritage La Reserve Golf Links, Bel Ombre, Mauritius.
Television [ET]: Today, 3:30-8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 4-8:30 a.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 1-6 a.m. (Golf Channel).

THIS WEEK'S FEATURED LISTINGS

▪️ Manager, Communications & Marketing
Georgia State Golf Association
Atlanta, Georgia | Info

▪️ Coordinator, U.S. Women's Open
United States Golf Association
Pinehurst, North Carolina | Info

▪️ Director of Facilities
Esplanade Golf & Country Club
Naples, Florida | Info

▪️ The First Call Job Board
▪️ Buffalo Groupe Job Openings

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

COMPLETE CALENDAR >

To submit events for the calendar, please include the event name, date, location and informational link to info@firstcallgolf.com.