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Students share stories from AT&T Byron Nelson

May 17, 2019 By
Despite tough weather conditions at last week’s AT&T Byron Nelson, the course at Trinity Forest Golf Club looked great. Thanks to John Deere, three students from the winning Penn State Turf Bowl team were able to take part in keeping ...

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National Golf Day volunteers at Floral Library (Photo: Golfdom Staff)

2019 National Golf Day by the numbers

May 3, 2019 By
The schedule for the 2019 National Golf Day attendees — many of whom took time away from their places of business to participate — was filled to the brim with advocacy, community service and networking. Tuesday — day one — included the third ...

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The peach ice cream sandwich had to be my favorite culinary treat from the Masters. Photo: Seth Jones

The Masters 2019: An experience unlike any other

April 15, 2019 By
When we got kicked off of the course at Augusta National Golf Club (ANGC) during Tuesday morning’s practice rounds for the Masters due to approaching storms, I was a little bummed (though I did have fun texting a few people ...

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The second annual Friends of Golfdom meeting at Augusta National drew a good group, but Jones ran into even more friends throughout the day. Photo: Seth Jones

A tale of two very different Masters days

April 12, 2019 By
My 2019 Masters experience summed up: it was the worst of times, then the best of times. How could any experience at the Masters be ‘the worst of times,’ you ask? Easy. You could get rained out. Weather could delay ...

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Brooks Koepka receives the GWAA Player of the Year award at the association's awards banquet. Photo: Clara Richter

Big names turn out for GWAA awards banquet

April 12, 2019 By
This year’s Golf Writer’s Association of America (GWAA) awards banquet was a rather star-studded event. Brooks Koepka, Tiger Woods, Bernhard Langer, Ariya Jutanugarn and Johnny Miller were all on hand to receive awards from the association. Brooks Koepka was awarded ...

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Good talks during the 2018 Golfdom Summit board room meetings. L to R: Chris Benevides, growth development manager, FairwayIQ John Gurke, CGCS, Aurora (Ill.) CC Dave Schlagetter, superintendent, Indian Hill Club, Winnetka, Ill. Dave Vanslette, CEO, FairwayIQ. Photo: Seth Jones

Why the Golfdom Summit matters for golf: A business’s perspective

February 26, 2019 By
I’ve always thought introductions are important in life, as a general principle. Simple, respectful, and a great way to start off any conversation or interaction. So that being said, for those of you reading and do not know who I ...

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