Tiger Woods
Rich Storry, TGL Golf via Getty Images
Tiger Woods’ TGR Foundation will launch a new TGR Learning Lab in Atlanta with a $20 million grant from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, it was announced last Wednesday at a Palm Beach, Florida, gala celebrating Woods’ 50th birthday and the foundation’s 30th anniversary.
Blank owns the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and is part of the Strategic Sports Group that has invested $1.5 billion in PGA Tour Enterprises. He also owns TGL’s Atlanta Drive franchise.
“I have immense respect and admiration for Tiger, not only for his legendary career, but for the way he continues to lead with purpose off the course,” Blank said in a statement. “It’s truly an honor to partner with someone who believes so deeply in the power of education and community.
“Seeing the impact of TGR Foundation, from the Learning Labs to the hundreds of thousands of students empowered through its programs, is incredibly inspiring and I look forward to seeing the impact the TGR Learning Lab Atlanta makes on our community.”
Atlanta would be the fifth learning lab. The others are opened or planned in Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Augusta, Georgia, which is part of Augusta National’s makeover of the municipal course known as “The Patch.” READ MORE
The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as “major sporting events” – including events hosted by the PGA Tour, LPGA, LIV Golf and U.S. governing bodies, which would presumably include the USGA – that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban on nearly 40 countries.
In a cable sent to all U.S. embassies and consulates Wednesday, the State Department said athletes, coaches and support staff for soccer’s World Cup, the Olympics and events endorsed or run by a long list of collegiate and professional sporting leagues and associations would not be subject to the full and partial travel bans that apply to citizens of 39 countries and the Palestinian Authority. READ MORE
Tap-Ins
Six-time major champion Sir Nick Faldo was on his way home after undergoing open-heart surgery in Cleveland to repair an enlarged aorta, the 68-year-old Englishman revealed Friday on social media. READ MORE
PGA Golf Exhibitions announced the launch of “Unlocked: The PGA Show,” a shoppable video series that opens the doors of the industry-only PGA Show to golf fans and consumers, who will be able to experience this week’s show online and purchase featured products from the comfort of their home. READ MORE
Past USGA champions Trip Kuehne and Paul Simson have been named the captains for the 2026 East West Matches, an amateur team competition slated for Nov. 6-8 at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas. READ MORE
Compiled by Mike Cullity
