The First Call: Quick Reads | 11.15.22
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Miura Golf: Launches next generation MC-502 irons
Rain or Shine Golf: Announces holiday deals
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PGA Tour: Jimmy Dunne, vice chairman and senior managing principal of Piper Sandler, has accepted an invitation to join its board of directors as an independent director. Dunne will succeed Victor Ganzi, who will retire Jan. 1. ... R&A: Launches ticket offer for the 2023 AIG Women’s Open, August 9-13 at Walton Heath in Surrey, England. Ticket prices will start at ￡30 for an adult on championship days; ￡10 on practice days. ... TaylorMade Golf: Launches its jersey-inspired and officially licensed NBA driver and putter headcover line. The line is available exclusively at?TaylorMadeGolf.com?for $99.99 (driver) and $89.99 (putter). ... PGA Tour Latinoamerica, Golfplay: Announces the Roberto De Vicenzo Memorial 100 Years, a one-time tournament scheduled for March 20-26, 2023, at Ranelagh Golf Club in Buenos Aires, De Vicenzo’s home course. De Vicenzo, born April 14, 1923, won 231 titles around the world, including the 1967 British Open and four other PGA Tour titles. He died in 2017, at age 94. ... Arccos: Announces an integration with the United States Golf Association that allows Arccos members to confirm and post scores and view their current Handicap Index from within the Arccos Caddie app.
PGA Tour, United Airlines: Extend their multiyear marketing relationship that designates United as the "Official Airline of the PGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions and Korn Ferry Tour" through 2025. The renewal also extends United Airlines' commitment to annually award 55 golf teams at Historically Black Colleges and Universities with more than half a million dollars in grants. ... LPGA: Announces that Minjee Lee has won the 2022 Aon Risk Reward Challenge and a $1 million prize. The Challenge is a season-long competition that tabulates the two best scores from every participating event a player competes in. ... USGA: USGA’s International Team Selection Committee invites 16 players to attend a practice session Dec. 15-18 for the 2023 Walker Cup Match. The three days of practice will be held in Jupiter, Florida.?The following 16 players have accepted invitations to the practice session: Evan Beck,?32, of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Michael Brennan,?20, of Leesburg, Virginia; David Ford,?20, of Peachtree Corners, Georgia; Nicholas Gabrelcik,?20, of Trinity, Florida; Stewart Hagestad,?31, of Newport Beach, California; Derek Hitchner,?23, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Palmer Jackson,?21, of Murrysville, Pennsylvania; Benjamin James,?17, of Milford, Connecticut; Bryce Lewis,?22, of Hendersonville, Tennessee; Dylan Menante,?21, of Carlsbad, California; Maxwell Moldovan,?20, of Uniontown, Ohio; Gordon Sargent,?19, of Birmingham, Alabama; Cole Sherwood,?20, of Austin, Texas; Ross Steelman,?21, of Atlanta, Georgia; Caleb Surratt,?18, of Indian Trail, North Carolina; and Michael Thorbjornsen,?21, of Wellesley, Massachusetts.?
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