The First Call: Quick Reads | 01.03.23
Happy new year and good evening. Here are your quick reads.
INDUSTRY NEWS
BallenIsles Country Club: Palm Beach Gardens, FL, club approves Sports Complex project
Margin Golf: Golf accessories maker to exhibit at 2023 PGA Show
Champion Hills: Ranks 21st on Club + Resort Business' Top Ranked Clubhouses list
Greenwood Golf: Balls now available through Walmart.com
NewEngland.golf: Adds veteran Rick Zurak as writer
Srixon/Cleveland Golf: Staffer Paul Earnest tapped for PGA Frisco role
??For more golf industry news, visit?The First Call
领英推荐
NOTES
WM Phoenix Open: Receives early commitments from Scottie Scheffler, the reigning champion and 2022 PGA Tour Player of the Year; Xander Schauffele and Sam Burns. The tournament is Feb. 9-12 at TPC Scottsdale. ... Payntr Golf: Reports key sales milestones in 2022, including year over year?unit sales up 590%?and?year over year revenue up 415%. Payntr also introduced two new shoes — the Payntr X 002 LE and Payntr X 003 F. ... NBC Sports: Adds Brad Faxon and Smylie Kaufman to its 2023 golf commentary team. Faxon will serve as a hole announcer, while Kaufman joins John Wood, Notah Begay III and Arron Oberholser as on-course reporters. Also, Curt Byrum, a 22-year veteran with NBC Sports, will serve as hole announcer starting in 2023. The main tower combo of Dan Hicks (play-by-play) and Paul Azinger (lead analyst) returns for a fifth consecutive year. The network also announced that its 2023 PGA Tour broadcast schedule will feature more than 450 hours of live coverage across the NBC, Golf Channel and Peacock platforms. The schedule kicks off with the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii, Jan. 5-8, and concludes with the Tour Championship, Aug. 24-27.
HEADLINES
??Brad Faxon, Smylie Kaufman join NBC golf team |?The First Call
??PGA Tour, Warner Bros. Discovery restructure 12-year deal |?The First Call
??Audubon International initiative allowing nature, courses to coexist |?The First Call
??Tom Kim starts the new year with a new sponsor and a swoosh |?Associated Press
??New year on the PGA Tour more mysterious than ever | Associated Press
??New NBC contract in hand, Mark Rolfing is eager for his next chapter | Golf.com
Subscribe:?The First Call?(Mo-Fr) |?The First Call | Weekend Edition?(Sa)
Realtor Associate @ Next Trend Realty LLC | HAR REALTOR, IRS Tax Preparer
2 年Thanks for Sharing.