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Appreciating the Mittys of Sports

As the sports calendar turns from spring/summer to fall/winter, it is an appropriate time to reflect on one of the great stories in sports this year, that being Michael Block’s stunning closing holes to finish in the top 15 of the PGA Championship, thereby earning a return trip to next year’s tournament. Block ably personified […]

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Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst

Country Club of North Carolina Gets Two Future USGA Events

The Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst has been announced as the host for the 2030 U.S. Senior Amateur and the 2037 U.S. Women’s Amateur, the fourth and fifth USGA championships held at the club. The 2030 Senior Amateur will fall 50 years after the club hosted its first USGA championship, the 1980 U.S. […]

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2024 PGA Tour Schedule

PGA Tour Unveils Full 36-Event 2024 Schedule

The PGA Tour has released its 2024 FedExCup regular season and FedExCup Playoffs schedule, as the Tour returns to a calendar-year format for the first time since 2012. The 2024 FedExCup regular season, consisting of 36 events, begins in January with the “Opening Drive” at The Sentry and Sony Open in Hawaii – where all […]

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Payne Stewart Invitational

Inaugural Payne Stewart Invitational to Take Place in Palm City

The inaugural Payne Stewart Invitational, the primary fundraiser for the Payne Stewart Kids Golf Foundation, will be held December 3–4, 2023, at the Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City, Florida, to honor the legacy of the three-time major winner and 11-time PGA Tour tournament winner. “Payne’s profound love for people, his unyielding spirit of […]

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The Swilcan Bridge
The Swilcan Bridge on the 18th Fairway of the Old Course in St Andrews is one of the iconic spots in the sport of golf. Photo by Paul Tomkins of VisitScotland.

St Andrews to Host Collegiate Golf Event This Fall

NBC Sports and St Andrews Links Trust have announced the inaugural St Andrews Links Collegiate, presented by TopGolf and World Wide Technology, to be held on the Jubilee Course and the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland, October 23­–25, 2023. The three-day event will feature men’s and women’s golf teams from Georgetown, North Carolina, Notre […]

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Experience Kissimmee

2023 Junior Tour World Championship Tees Off in Kissimmee

The 2023 Junior Tour Powered by Under Armour World Championship will start Tuesday, July 18, at Reunion Resort in Kissimmee, Florida with approximately 550 young athletes from 35 countries, competing across various age divisions for boys and girls. “We are thrilled to welcome the more than 500 athletes from 35 different countries to Kissimmee for […]

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Royal Birkdale

2026 Open Championship Awarded to Royal Birkdale

The 2026 British Open Championship will be played at Royal Birkdale, the R&A announced this week ahead of next week’s major championship. “Royal Birkdale is a world-class Championship venue and its outstanding links will once again provide the world’s best men’s professional golfers with a tough but fair test of their talents and capabilities as […]

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Black Rock PGA Tour

Black Desert Resort to Host First PGA Tour Event in Utah Since 1963

The PGA Tour has announced a new tournament, the Black Desert Championships, will be held during the FedExCup Fall segment of its schedule starting in 2024 in Greater Zion, Utah, the first time the PGA Tour has held an event in the state since 1963. The four-year agreement will see the tournament hosted at Black […]

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2020 PGA Family Cup
Kyle Tokishi makes his putt on the third hole during the 2020 PGA Family Cup at Augusta Ranch Golf Club on December 13, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona. (Photo by Traci Edwards/PGA of America)

Inaugural PGA Family Golf Championship Heads to La Quinta

The inaugural PGA Family Golf Championship will be held December 9–10, 2023, at PGA West on the Pete Dye Mountain and Dunes Golf Courses in La Quinta, California. The PGA Family Golf Championship will include more than 100 teams. The teams will be split between amateur and professional divisions and vie for the national title […]

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