TFC: Quick Reads | 11.16.23
Here are tonight's quick reads. Have a great weekend ...
INDUSTRY NEWS
GolfTrainingAids.com: Announces Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotion
INDUSTRY NOTES
LPGA, ESPN: Sign a new two-year agreement to stream Featured Group coverage at eight LPGA Tour events live and exclusively on ESPN+ through the 2025 season.?ESPN+ will cover each day of selected LPGA Tour tournaments with?one feed showcasing the rounds of four Featured Groups, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. The agreement includes this week’s?CME Group Tour Championship. ... LPGA: Announces that its 2024 schedule will include 35 events (33 official events) for a total prize fund of more than $118 million, with $116.55 million in official money. The 2024 total prize fund represents the highest ever in Tour history, up from approximately $70 million in 2021, a 69% increase.?A record 16 tournaments will have purses of at least $3 million. The global schedule will also include two multi-event swings in Asia and three new events — the LPGA Drive On Championship?in Bradenton, Florida, in January, the Arizona Championship in March and the?FM Global Championship?in Norton, Massachusetts in September.
THE FIRST CALL: RECENT EDITIONS
HEADLINES
??LPGA, Ladies European Tour closing in on groundbreaking merger pending LET player vote | Golf Digest
领英推荐
??Tiger Woods’ ex-girlfriend Erica Herman drops sexual-assault lawsuit | Golf.com
??Rory McIlroy on leaving PGA Tour policy board: ‘Something had to give’ | Golf Channel
??Lanto Griffin pulls no punches as Rory McIlroy leaves PGA Tour Policy Board, but who should replace him? | Golfweek
??The future of the DP World Tour is unclear, but its demise has been greatly exaggerated | Golf Digest
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
With Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the holidays rolling around, what one golf item is on your gift list to receive this year?
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