The First Call’s Scorecard, a compilation of the golf industry’s news for August 12-18, 2023.
BUSINESS
▪️Mexico Infrastructure Partners: Latin America asset manager of investment funds in the energy and infrastructure sectors is named an official partner of LIV Golf's Fireballs GC. The partnership will run through the 2025 LIV Golf League season. The MIP brand will be showcased on team apparel. … GCSAA: To celebrate golf course management professionals on Sept. 13. International 'Thank a Golf Course Superintendent Day' encourages golfers to show support of their course superintendent on social media using #ThankASuper. … Infinite Athlete, TGL: TGL will use technology company's FusionFeed to create new AI-driven products across the league that debuts in 2024. … The Indoor Golf Shop: Ranks No. 445 on the 2023 Inc. 5000 list and No. 46 in Texas. … Club Champion: Makes debut on the Inc. 5000 list at No. 3712. … Golftec: Opens a 2,800-square-foot instruction and clubfitting center in Orlando, Florida.
COURSES / COMPETITION
▪️Magnit Championship: Inaugural Korn Ferry Tour event, Aug. 17-20 at Metedeconk National Golf Club in Jackson Township, New Jersey, to feature nine of the top-10 and 27 of the top-30 on the Korn Ferry Tour points list. … USGA: Announces that The Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, North Carolina will host two upcoming USGA championships — the 2030 U.S. Senior Amateur and the 2037 U.S. Women’s Amateur. … Waynesville Inn & Golf Club: Announces the reopening of its Waynesville, North Carolina, course that was transformed from 27 holes into an 18-hole resort facility by Bobby Weed Golf Design. … Long Bay Golf Club: The Jack Nicklaus design in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, reopened August 14 following a comprehensive greens restoration project. … Magnit Championship: Cole Hammer and Jamie Lovemark receive exemptions into the Korn Ferry Tour tournament, Aug. 17-20. … On Course Foundation: U.S. Team finalized for 2023 Simpson Cup. Thirteen qualifying U.S. players, ranging in ages 29-58, include four rookies, five amputees and handicaps from .7-18. Team is set to compete Sept. 24-27 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club.
MEDIA
▪️’Kostis & McCord Off Their Rockers’: Drops its 11th YouTube, podcast episode. Hosts Peter Kostis and Gary McCord discuss the possibility of Tiger Woods as PGA Tour commissioner and Bryson DeChambeau's 58.
PEOPLE
▪️SwingU: Five company ambassadors — Bryce Lewis, Canon Claycomb, JM Butler, Joe Wilson IV and Nicklaus Sutton — qualified for this week’s U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club in Colorado. … USGA, R&A: Ingrid Lindblad, of Sweden, has won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the leading female player in the 2023 World Amateur Golf Ranking. The McCormack Medal winner receives exemptions into the 2024 U.S. Women’s Open and 2024 AIG Women’s British Open. … LPGA: Lilia Vu officially clinched the 2023 Rolex Annika Major Award after winning the AIG Women’s British Open. The award recognizes the player who has the most outstanding record in all five major championships during the LPGA Tour season. She is the second American to win the award since its inception in 2014, joining Michelle Wie West, who won the inaugural award.
PHILANTHROPY
▪️PXG: Announces a $1 million donation to assist with Maui disaster relief efforts provided by Team Rubicon, a veteran-led disaster relief organization.