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PGA Tour Barbados

PGA Tour Signs Multi-Year Partnership With Barbados Tourism

Barbados Tourism will be the Official Tourism Sponsor of the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour through 2027 as part of a new official marketing partnership between the Caribbean country’s tourism arm and the PGA Tour. Barbados Tourism will have digital activations and creative content at PGA Tour tournaments. The island previously hosted the World […]

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Merion Golf Club
The U.S. Open will now be contested at Merion Golf Club in 2030, 2040 and 2050. (USGA photo/Fred Vuich)

Merion Golf Club Adds 2040 U.S. Open Championship to Schedule

Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, will add the 2040 U.S. Open championship to its future list of USGA events, setting the club up to host the U.S. Open once every 10 years for the next three decades. This week’s USGA announcement comes after Merion was previously awarded both the 2030 and 2050 U.S. Open […]

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PGA National Resort’s Champion Course

The Palm Beaches to Sponsor PGA Tour Event

The Palm Beaches has joined the Cognizant Classic as presenting sponsor of the destination’s annual PGA Tour event with the tournament being rebranded as the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches. The partnership consists of the Palm Beach County Tourist Developmental Council, Palm Beach County Sports Commission and Discover The Palm Beaches. The event, which […]

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Professional Disc Golf Association

2025 Championship Hosts Revealed by Professional Disc Golf Association

The Professional Disc Golf Association has unveiled its slate of 2025 championship hosts with six sites throughout the United States and for the first time, the world championships will be headed out of the U.S. and into another country. The world championships will be in Nokia and Tampere, Finland, for the first time that it […]

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Maryland Golf

USGA Announces Five Future Tournaments in Maryland

The United States Golf Association has committed to bringing five national championships to the state of Maryland over an 11-year period starting in 2025, marking the organization’s return to Maryland for the first time since 2021. Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland, has been chosen by the United States Golf Association as the host site […]

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Destination Sport LIV

Destination Sport Group Partners with LIV Golf’s Team Majesticks GC

Destination Sport Group has announced a partnership with LIV Golf’s Team Majesticks GC which will see the global sports travel company become the team’s Official Travel Partner. Destination Sport will provide business travel services to Majesticks GC. Destination Sport has over 250 staff members in 14 countries around the world working with sports clubs and […]

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Sand Valley
The Lido at Sand Valley Resort in Wisconsin is a near-exact replica of a bygone layout in Hempstead, New York, that closed in 1942. (Jeff Marsh via USGA)

Sand Valley Chosen to Host Four USGA Amateur Championships

The United States Golf Association will organize four amateur national championships at Sand Valley Resort in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, starting with the 2026 U.S. Mid-Amateur. The 2029 U.S. Junior Amateur, 2030 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur and 2034 U.S. Girls’ Junior will also be conducted at the resort which is owned and operated by Michael and Chris Keiser […]

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Army Navy Country Club

AJGA’s 2024 Junior Solheim Cup Headed to Virginia

The Army Navy Country Club – Arlington in Virginia will host the 2024 Ping Junior Solheim Cup, the American Junior Golf Association has announced. Modeled after the Solheim Cup, the Ping Junior Solheim Cup biennially features the 12 top-ranked female junior golfers ages 12-18 from the United States against their counterparts from Europe. The team […]

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Grande Reserve Golf Club

American Junior Golf Association Partners with Discover Puerto Rico

The American Junior Golf Association has announced a partnership with Discover Puerto Rico, which will host the Discover Puerto Rico Junior Championship from January 11­–14, 2024 at the Grande Reserve Golf Club, which annually hosts the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. “We are thrilled to partner with Discover Puerto Rico […]

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Distinctly Fayetteville

Distinctly Fayetteville Unveils Website Dedicated to 2024 U.S. Open

Distinctly Fayetteville in North Carolina has launched a new microsite targeted to visitors that will head to the region for the 2024 U.S. Open golf tournament at the Pinehurst Resort. Developed by Distinctly Fayetteville in partnership with the Convention and Visitors Bureau – Pinehurst, Southern Pines, Aberdeen Area, the microsite offers a place to search […]

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