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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FOG congratulates 2017 FOG Honoree Dustin Johnson on big win this Labor Day weekend. To read the latest article posted by Global Golf Post, click here. ...
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2X Ben Hogan Award recipient and 2017 FOG Honoree lead the charge at the Fed Ex Championship this weekend. To read the latest article posted by Morning Read, click here. [photo credited to (© GOLFFILE / KEN MURRAY / 2017 FILE).] ...
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Join us for live streaming coverage on Tuesday, June 9 at 5 PM PT to celebrate the accomplishments of the three finalists and watch as FOG Founder Eddie Merrins and Chairman and CEO Sal Cimbolo present the 2020 Award. The show, hosted by Brian Estridge, is set for 5 PM PT (7 PM CT/8 PM...
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FORT WORTH, Texas — The Ben Hogan Trophy Award Foundation and the Friends of Golf (FOG) will announce the recipi-ent of the 2020 Ben Hogan Award presented by Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc. (Konica Minolta) on Tuesday evening during the Ben Hogan Award Presentation Special. The show, hosted by Brian Estridge, is set for 7...
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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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May 15, 2019, AUSTIN, Texas – The Pepperdine men’s golf team is headed to the NCAA Championships for the 10th time in program history as the Waves earned a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Austin Regional on Wednesday. The Waves got off to a great start with Monday’s first round, and that largely turned out to...
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Record-High 244 Meetings with Members of Congress from 41 States Showcase the Game's Value & Importance Across U.S. (Junior Golf - WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Golf industry leaders participated in a record-high 244 meetings with members of Congress representing 41 states to discuss the game’s economic, social and environmental contributions to the United States during today’s 12th annual...
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Mike Purkey, Morning Read, April 22, 2019 – For one thing, Brooks Koepka lost 24 pounds for a photo shoot. He is to appear in ESPN The Magazine’s Body Issue, which depicts athletes without clothes from a wide swath of sports. He lost 24 pounds so he’d look better naked. Thankfully, not many PGA Tour...
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Gary Van Sickle, Morning Read, April 12, 2019 – AUGUSTA, Ga. – Brooks Koepka can do something other players simply can’t. He can fade into the background, out of the picture, off the radar. Nobody thought much about him as the defending U.S. Open champion last year at Shinnecock Hills. He’d been sidelined by a wrist problem...
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