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PGA Tour Changes Qualifications for Byron Nelson Award

The PGA Tour has changed the qualifications for the Byron Nelson Award due to the COVID-19 shortened season.

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Mass Golf Execs. “Hope to Hear Soon” That Golf Can Resume

Massachusetts golf executives “hope to hear soon” that play can resume in the state after meeting with Governor Charlie Baker’s Re-Opening Advisory Board on Saturday.  AMGO released the following statement on Sunday:  “A team of AMGO representatives made up of industry leaders, Jesse Menachem (Mass Golf), Mike Higgins (NEPGA), Jennifer O’Connor (NEGCOA member, Nick Marrone (NEGCOA Member), and Don Hearn

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RI Golfers With Disabilities Now Allowed to Use Golf Carts

Rhode Island golfers with an ADA-recognized or medically documented disability are now permitted to use golf carts, according to the latest guidelines set by the Department of Business Regulations.  “No golf cart usage permitted, except that a golf cart (one person per cart, sanitized before and after each round of play) will be made available for use by any individual

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Metacomet Sold to Marshall Development

One year after being bought by RI’s Brad Faxon and a group of investors, Metacomet Golf Club has been sold to Pawtucket-based Marshall Development.  Marshall announced the purchase and their intentions in a statement issued on Friday.  “Marshall plans to redevelop the site into an exciting first-class mixed-use property that will bolster both commerce and community in the upper bay. 

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