The First Call: Quick Reads | 01.10.23
Good evening. Here are tonight's quick reads.
INDUSTRY NEWS
PGA of America, PGA Golf Exhibitions: Host venue announced for 2023 PGA Buying and Education Summit
Manchester Country Club: Southern New Hampshire club embarks on centennial
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2023 PGA SHOW
DottyGreen Golf: To exhibit Closest to the Pin Rangefinder
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Spectrum Golf: Founder Carter Bonas, 11, to exhibit apparel line
Zero Friction: To introduce Wheel Pro Stride electric golf bag
NOTES
Nexen Tire America: Announces four individual winners of its Topgolf Challenge promotional contest that totaled 41,000 entries. Nexen Tire is the official tire of Topgolf Cleveland in Richfield, Ohio. ... Giants Ridge: Biwabik, Minnesota, resort places The Quarry and The Legend courses on Golfweek's?annual Top Resort Course Rankings list. The Quarry is tied for 35th, while the The Legend is 119th. ... Chervo: Appoints Andrew Green as its new U.K. and Ireland country manager. Green has previously worked at Nike Golf, PGB Sports (Calvin Klein Golf, Green Lamb, Dwyer’s and Cutter & Buck) and Therabody. ... TaylorMade Golf: Unveils its all-new Stealth HD irons, along with the second generation Stealth 2 Plus, Stealth 2 and Stealth 2 HD drivers, and Stealth 2 fairway and Stealth 2 Rescue family. The clubs are available for preorder and will be at retail on Feb. 17. ... Lyle & Scott: Plans to exhibit its apparel line at the 2023 PGA Show, Jan. 24-27 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The U.K.-based Lyle & Scott launched in the United States in 2022, but the company dates back to the brand's first-ever collection of golfwear in the 1950s.?... Aramco Saudi Ladies International: Confirms that world No. 1 Lydia Ko will play the tournament at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 16-19. Ko won the tournament, which has an increased prize purse of $5 million, in 2021. ... USGA: Selects four-time U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Meghan Stasi, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as captain of the 2024 U.S. Curtis Cup Team. ... Annika Foundation: Invites five of the AJGA's top-ranked players to play in the Hilton Grand Vacations Annika Invitational, Jan. 14-17 at Eagle Creek Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. Invited are Gianna Clemente (ranked No. 1), Yanna Wilson (No. 3), Rianne Malixi (No. 4), 2022 Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Anna Davis (No. 6) and Alice Ziyi Zhao (No. 10). ... Golf Writers Association of America: Votes Scottie Scheffler, Lydia Ko and Steven Alker as the 2022 Players of the Year in their respective divisions. Ko, voted Female Player of the Year, is the only golfer among the three to have been previously honored as a player of the year by the GWAA. She won in 2015. Scheffler (Male Player of the Year) and Alker (Senior Player of the Year) earned GWAA honors for the first time.
HEADLINES
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