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THE PLAYERS Championship – Final Round
Scottie Scheffler hits a tee shot on the 17th hole during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship at Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Ben Jared/PGA TOUR)

Elevate to Deliver Hospitality Strategy, Sales for Select PGA Tour Events

Elevate Sports Ventures has announced a commercial agreement with the PGA Tour to support the organization’s efforts in premium hospitality strategy, sales, and service for three marquee events in 2024 as well as leading the national sales team and strategy for the 2026 Presidents Cup as the top players from the United States go head-to-head […]

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USGA 2026-28

2026–2028 U.S. Senior Open Championship Hosts Announced

The United States Golf Association will hold the U.S. Senior Open Championship at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio in 2026 before heading to Oak Tree National in Edmond, Oklahoma, in 2027 and then go to Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, in 2028. “The USGA is pleased to be returning to Scioto Country […]

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Prairie Dunes

Prairie Dunes CC to Host 2029 U.S. Senior Open and 2032 U.S. Senior Women’s Open

Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kansas, has been chosen by the United States Golf Association as the host site for the 2029 U.S. Senior Open and 2032 U.S. Senior Women’s Open. They will be the ninth and 10th USGA championships held at the club, and the first since 2006. Prairie Dunes Country Club, located […]

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PGA Championship Golf

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 where many of the game's greats have said farewell to major play. 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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