If you haven’t had a chance to peruse Shot Scope’s enlightening and exhaustive Annual Performance Report 2026, it’s a great time to dive into the data. Built using Shot Scope’s extensive on-course data, the report analyses over 870,000 rounds and upward of 74 million shots hit by amateur golfers in 124 countries worldwide, providing a truly global view of amateur golf performance.

GolfN, the innovative golf rewards platform and digital caddie app that pays golfers to play, proudly announces that more than $1 million in member rewards have now been redeemed through the app’s Pro Shop. The golf community’s first true rewards app, GolfN allows members to redeem points they accrue by playing rounds with the GolfN mobile app engaged – with or without its dynamic GPS yardage and digital caddie mode engaged.

Player Development Solutions, in conjunction with Monday Q Info, announced the inaugural Player Development Index (PDI) Professional Golf Combine. The multi-day event will take place later this month, bringing together 12 men and women who will compete for over $50,000 in prize money while gaining valuable, data-driven insights through PDI.

First Tee congratulates Austin Smotherman on his first PGA Tour victory at the Bank of Utah Championship, held October 1-4 at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah. Smotherman finished 26-under, claiming the title by two strokes in his 100th career Tour start. Smotherman’s road to the winner’s circle traces back to First Tee – Greater Sacramento, where he spent 10 years as a participant, beginning at age 7.

The Willmoore H. Kendall Scholarship was established in memory of 1998 Club Management Association of America (CMAA) President Willmoore “Bill” Kendall, CCM. This highly competitive and distinguished scholarship provides funding for club management professionals to complete all the professional development programs needed to obtain their Certified Club Manager (CCM) designation.

Internationally exhibited artist Hudson Shaoxia Zhang, whose exploration of the golf landscape has spanned more than three decades, presented Hole-in-One: Hudson Zhang Special Exhibition at the Harvard Club of New York on September 18, bringing together a collection of works that examine golf courses not simply as sporting venues, but as landscapes shaped by architecture, nature, memory and human experience.

Santa Lucia Preserve, California’s premier conservation community and club, located minutes from downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea, announced the appointment of Robert Sereci as Chief Executive Officer. Sereci is an experienced private clubs and residential community executive. In November, Sereci will succeed Karen Baxter, who has successfully served Santa Lucia Preserve since 2015, first as Chief Operating Officer and then as Chief Executive Officer.

When the Misheff family took ownership of SunRidge Canyon Golf Club in 2010, the property was a Ferrari in grandma’s garage: a great car that hadn’t been tuned up, washed, or waxed in 15 years. Over the past decade-plus, the family and club’s management team have been hard at work, using the slower summers to make upgrades to the golf course, clubhouse and practice facility. This week, the course reopened from overseed, revealing the enhancements made in recent months, including the resurfacing of the green complexes on holes 3, 5 and 18.

Invited Clubs, the worldwide leader in private clubs, is continuing its extensive, multi-year series of renovations to The Hills Course at The Clubs of Stonebridge Ranch. The reopening of the No. 1 course is the latest in a series of ongoing, multi-million dollar renovations focused on a comprehensive revitalization of The Clubs of Stonebridge Ranch’s three courses spanning the past two years.

Angkor Golf Resort, the acclaimed Sir Nick Faldo-designed championship golf course in Siem Reap, Cambodia, has appointed Troon International, the global leader in golf and club-related leisure services, as a strategic advisor ahead of the resort’s planned reopening in early November. Opened in 2007, Angkor Golf Resort features an 18-hole championship course designed by six-time major champion Sir Nick Faldo.

The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club is back and better than ever, reopening November 1 following a comprehensive regrassing project across the tees, fairways, rough and greens. The revitalized course features expanded practice facilities, elevated range greens, enhanced contours and new teeing grounds designed to welcome every skill level. The excitement continues in December with the return of the PNC Championship, bringing 20 major champions together with family members for one of golf’s most unique and memorable events, December 17–20, 2026.

The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Imperial Hawai‘i Junior Classic at Pearl at Kalauao returns to Oʻahu this week, Oct. 10-12, bringing together 78 junior golfers from Hawaiʻi, the continental U.S. and abroad. The field includes 16 golfers from Hawai‘i — nine boys and seven girls — competing alongside some of the top junior golfers from around the globe.

New episode “Growing the Game” offers parents, coaches, and golf programs a practical approach to teaching children golf. How do we teach children golf in a way that builds more than a better swing? That question drives the latest episode of The Traveling Golf Diva Podcast. LISTEN

Check out the new episode from Be The Right Club Today presented by Makefield Putters. This week Hal is back from his trip to the Presidents Cup and he gives a breakdown of the event from his vantage point. WATCH

In this podcast episode, Marty and Shane put common golf beliefs to the test. Using research and insights from the PING Proving Grounds, they discuss Strokes Gained: Driving vs. Putting, spin characteristics out of the rough, and how wind affects ball flight. WATCH