TFC: Quick Reads | 06.17.24
INDUSTRY NEWS
Bobby Jones Links: Names Allyson Kahl Darling as VP
Black Desert Resort: Named Utah’s best golf course by Golfweek
KemperSports: Names Josh Ward as VP
SuperStroke: Launches Marvel Super Heroes grip collection
Golf Business Network, PGA HOPE: Partner for Bob Ford Pro-Pro Championship
Stewart Golf: Continues to total awards
Shangri-La Resort: The Battlefield receives OTIA top honor
INDUSTRY NOTES
PGA Tour, Avis: Announce a multiyear extension of their partnership as the official rental car company of the PGA Tour, PGA Tour Champions and Korn Ferry Tour.?The agreement, through 2028, will continue to provide rental vehicles for players, caddies, employees and fans at PGA Tour-sanctioned events. Also, Avis announces Xander Schauffele, an eight-time PGA Tour winner and reigning PGA champion, as a brand ambassador. ... Michigan Golf Hall of Fame: Greg Johnson, Stephen Kircher and Kevin VandenBerg have been elected to the 2024 Class and will be inducted on Oct. 27 at Ferris State University’s Katke Golf Club. Johnson was an award-winning sports journalist and later a media consultant for Michigan’s largest golf associations; Kircher is president and CEO of Boyne Resorts; and VandenBerg is a multiple-time amateur champion in Michigan.
HEADLINES
?? Pinehurst No. 2: U.S. Open beauty or beast? | The First Call
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?? Brandon Johnson to renovate King’s North at Myrtle Beach National | The First Call
?? Bryson DeChambeau goes from the spotlight back to LIV with hopes of golf becoming whole | Associated Press
?? ‘Sport at its finest’: Bryson DeChambeau vs. Rory McIlroy became an agonizing U.S. Open brawl | Golf.com
?? Inside the tense moments after Rory McIlroy’s calamitous U.S. Open defeat | Golf.com
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