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Golf participation is booming as coronavirus lingers

Golf participation is booming, and total rounds played this year in the United States are on pace to be as much as 10 percent higher than in 2019. Those extra rounds have been a boon for course operators and, in the past two months at least, equipment companies as a whole.   A substantial amount of those...

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Sahith Theegala

Pepperdine’s Theegala Named 2020 Ben Hogan Award Winner

FORT WORTH, Texas (June 9, 2020) – The Hogan Trophy Award Foundation and Friends of Golf (FOG) made a joint presentation Tuesday night announcing that Pepperdine senior Sahith Theegala has been named the winner of the 2020 Ben Hogan Award presented by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta).   Theegala is the inaugural winner from...

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Ben Hogan Award

Pepperdine’s Sahith Theegala wins 2020 Ben Hogan Award

Golf Week, By JuliaKate E. Culpepper | June 9, 2020   Pepperdine senior Sahith Theegala didn’t have the senior season he expected due to the coronavirus pandemic, but maybe that’s a good thing.   The Pepperdine senior won the 2020 Haskins Award on May 8 and on Tuesday added another prestigious trophy to his collection: the 2020 Ben Hogan...

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Sahith Theegala

Sahith Theegala adds to accomplishments, wins Ben Hogan Award

Golf Channel, By Brentley Romine JUNE 9, 2020   Sahith Theegala’s amateur career may be over, but the awards continue to roll in.   After capping his five-year Pepperdine career with GCAA first-team All-America honors and a Fred Haskins Award, Theegala took home the Ben Hogan Award on Tuesday night.   The Hogan Award is voted on by a 30-man committee comprised...

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Luke Donald

PGA Tour stars provide coronavirus relief via virtual lesson tee

Kudos to 2013 FOG Honoree Luke Donald for freely sharing his insights into the game for the benefit of golfers of all ages.   Luke Donald and Padraig Harrington take to social media during the pandemic to share their insights on golf. For their large and growing number of followers, the game might even be just a...

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