TFC Quick Reads | 01.29.25
INDUSTRY NEWS
PGA of America: Jim Furyk named 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup Vice Captain
B. Draddy, Golf Association of Philadelphia: Announce strategic partnership
Boyne Golf: Doon Brae, Back Yard to open summer 2025
NorthRiver Yacht Club: Hires new executive chef
PGA Jr. League: #GameChanger Award winners honored at 2025 PGA Show
Troon: To manage Cobblestone CC
INDUSTRY NOTES
Piza Golf: Commissioned to design a nine-hole golf course based on its award-winning Wellness Golf concept at the five-star The Residences at The St. Regis Papagayo Resort in Costa Rica.?... NBC Sports: Will present more than 500 hours of live professional women’s golf coverage in 2025, featuring all LPGA Tour events — and all five major championships — across NBC, Golf Channel, USA Network, Peacock and NBC Sports digital platforms. ... Truist Championship: Names Adam Sperling as the executive director of the PGA Tour event, which will return to Quail Hollow Club in 2026 after being contested at The Philadelphia Cricket Club in 2025. ... Dye Designs Group: Begins a project to update all 18 greens at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club in South Korea. The mother-son tandem of Cynthia Dye McGarey and Matt McGarey has been tasked with redesigning and then shaping the course's 18 greens, plus two practice greens. ... LPGA: Announces its season-long celebration of the Tour’s 75th anniversary year with the launch of LPGA75.com.
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