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The 99th PGA Championship starts tomorrow, 10 August 2017 and runs for four rounds until Sunday, 13 August 2017.
The tournament this year will be played at Quail Hollow, in Charlotte N.C . This year’s championship is Quail Hollow’s first major. Quail Hollow is a bombers course (7600 yards) that several top pros have played very well; among that group is Roy McIlroy who has two wins and a course and tournament record at Quail Hollow.
The other big favorite is Jordan Spieth, who-if he wins–would be the youngest golfer to complete a grand slam and win all four majors. Other pre=tournament picks are Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler(he’s due), Jon Rahm, Tony Finau and Dustin Johnson (who’s not been himself since the fall that took him out of the 2017 Masters).
In preparation for the tournament, which begins airing/streaming tomorrow, here’s a great hole-by-hole overview of the course from the PGA.
Dig in and get familiar with the course on which the year’s last golf major will be played. Lots more deep background on the 2017 PGA Championship coming up, courtesy of the Nightshift Sports staff.
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The Nightshift: 9 August 2017
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Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 9 August 2017, and this is the mid-day edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed.
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The heat is on. President Trump responded to the increasingly angry rhetoric from North Korea about increased U.N. sanctions by saying that the U.S. would unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea if the country continued to threaten the United States and test ICBMs. North Korea responded by saying it might target Guam, a U.S. possession and home to a very large American military base. Nothing in this situation is positive, including the fact that all key parties to the dispute are inexperienced in both leadership and diplomacy. The markets reacted by immediately going into reverse. Let’s hope that calmer heads prevail. Enough with the trash talk from both sides.
Disney has announced that is going to pull its movies and programming from Netflix after 2018. Disney will start their own streaming service (took a while, eh?) and is considering including ESPN in a streaming package.
The FBI raided the home of Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, on July 26th. An FBI spokesman noted that Mr. Manafort “cooperated” with the FBI in the search.
Glen Campbell, singer, actor, and television star, has died at 81. Campbell, known as the “Rhinestone Cowboy”, a terrific musician and performer, died from complications from Alzheimers.
The PGA Championship, one of the four golf “majors”(U.S.Open, The Masters, British Open, and PGA Championship), will move to a date in May beginning in 2019. The move will enable the PGA Championship to be played in the heart of the professional golf season and before fan attentions are diverted to college football, baseball playoffs, and other fall sports. Also in the works is a plan to stage the season ending Fedex Cup Playoffs before Labor Day. The moves would make the professional golf tour more compact and concentrate the big events at a more natural time of the year for the sport. Tee times anyone?
Today is National Book Lovers Day. Find a good one and dig in.
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The Nightshift: 8 August 2017
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Good Morning, it’s Tuesday, 8 August 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed.
A new government report finds “drastic” changes in the global climate have occurred since 1980. There are still those who do not believe in climate change, despite scientific evidence to the contrary, but perhaps you’ve noticed a rather dramatic change in the weather in your part of the world. Traditionalists liked the world climate–complete with snow in the winter and rainy summer afternoons–just the way it was. Will it ever be that way again?
Tesla is seeking $1.5 billion in financing to expand production so that it can meet demand for its’ new Model 3. The funding will be structured as a bond offering.
The Google employee who wrote a scathing memo speaking out against women in the tech workplace has reportedly been terminated.
Vice President Michael Pence is denying reports that he is already engaged in a “shadow campaign” for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination. That should make for some interesting chit-chat when he sits down with the President.
Today is National Frozen Custard Day. Dig in.
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The Nightshift: 7 August 2017
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Good Morning, it’s Monday, 7 August 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed.
President Trump is on a 17 day vacation. He is currently at a golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Usain Bolt lost his final race, a 100 meter sprint at the World Championships in London. Bolt finished third in his last race on the international stage. Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman of the U.S. finished one-two in the race. Not the way we’d like to see the legend that is Bolt go out, but….that’s sports.
Warren Buffett, the best investor in the world, has a problem he doesn’t want: his company, Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on top of $100 billion in cash. What will he acquire next?
Former Texas Governor Mark White, who was a friend of the team that produces The Nightshift, has died. White was 77 and while Governor advanced an agenda that was very strong on educational reform and opportunity. Once called the “most honest man” in Texas, one friend, Barry Silverman of Houston, said that if “you left a million dollars in cash under Mark White’s bed for a year, it would all be there when you went back to get it. He was that honest”. As a country, we could use more politicians and leaders like Mark White.
Today is National Purple Heart Today. Maybe you know someone who was awarded a Purple Heart while in one of America’s Armed Services. If so, show your gratitude to them by thanking them for their service and sacrifice.
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The Nightshift: 6 August 2017
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Good Morning, it’s Sunday, 6 August 2017, and this is the morning and streamlined edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed.
The U.N. Security Council is pushing tougher new sanctions on North Korea. Hopefully, this initiative will blunt North Korean’s drive to acquire ICMB/nuclear warhead capability.
An American Osprey MV-22 aircraft, a tilt-rotor design, has crashed off the coast of Australia. The Navy has launched a recovery operation for the three missing personnel on board. Twenty-three (23) of twenty-six personnel on board were rescued. The aircraft was attempting to land on the USS Bonhomme Richard when it crashed into the sea.
“Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has been found guilty on three counts of securities and wire fraud. Dubbed the “most hated man in America”, Shkreli faces up to twenty years in jail
Today is National Sisters Day. If you have a sister, give her a call. If you don’t have a sister, it’s also National Root Beer Float Day, so you can drink your troubles away.
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The Nightshift: 5 August 2017
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Good Morning, it’s Saturday, 5 August 2017, and this is the morning and streamlined edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed.
Today is National Mustard Day. Make it your condiment of choice for at least one meal today.
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The Nightshift: 4 August 2017
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Good Morning, it’s Friday, 4 August 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed.
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The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that a grand jury has been empaneled in Washington, DC by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The grand jury will enable the Special Counsel, who is investigating possible collusion by the current administration with Russia, to step up his investigation, issue subpoenas, obtain documents and other material, in preparation for a possible indictment. A grand jury is a tool of prosecutors and is empaneled if prosecutors (in this case, the Special Counsel), believe a crime has been committed. Drip, Drip, Drip.
The “torch tower” in Dubai, 86 stories high, suffered a huge multi-floor fire yesterday, necessitating the evacuation of the residents in the tower. This is the second fire for the tower in two and a half years ago.
The Dow is now above 22,000–a new high. How long can it continue to go up? And what does Washington and politics have to do with it?
Today is National Coast Guard Day. The Coast Guard was founded in 1790.
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The Nightshift: 3 August 2017
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Good Morning, it’s Thursday, 3 August 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed.
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President Trump has signed a tough sanctions bill against North Korea, Iran, and Russia that was overwhelmingly passed in Congress. The signing took place behind closed doors. He didn’t like signing it, but in reality didn’t have a choice.
The White House has signaled support for a new “merit-based” immigration policy; the initiative was immediately met with criticism from Congress. The debate–on both sides–will be very vigorous.
HBO is still reviewing the damage caused when the company was hacked; the worry is that scripts of upcoming HBO shows (including “Game of Thrones”) will be released ahead of the airing of the shows. No ransom demand has been made. Yet.
Football coach Ara Parseghian, who won two National Championships while turning around the legendary Notre Dame football program, has died at the age of 94.
In business news, Jeff Brotman, a founder of Costco, has died. He was 74.
Today is National Watermelon Day. Perfect timing–right in the middle of summer.
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For years, Rolls Royce has been the gold standard–literally–in luxury automobiles. They really don’t have anyone else in their “space” , as the MBAs call such a market segment. Mercedes has tried, several times, with the Maybach, but that particular brand has never caught on. Maybe it’s the design of the Maybach but most likely, it’s the lack of history and deep, genetic branding that is intrinsic to Rolls Royce. Rolls Royce means money (big money) and is money. The brand has undergone a much-needed resurgence under the care of BMW, which acquired it in 1998 after a rather contentious divesture of the entire package of motor vehicle assets by Rolls Royce jet engine company Vickers PLC. In the divestiture, the assets of Rolls Royce/Bentley Motors were broken up: Volkswagen Group acquired Bentley (with which they have done very well) and BMW acquired Rolls Royce (with which they have also done very well. Rolls Royce doesn’t produce a lot of different models and so the introduction of a new model is always a very big event. Our friends at Bloomberg.com provide excellent coverage on the latest Rolls Royce model, the Phantom VIII. As you might suspect, there will be a waiting list. Best to get in early.
The Nightshift: 2 August 2017
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Good Morning, it’s Wednesday, 2 August 2017, and this is the morning edition of The Nightshift, the world’s overnight news feed.
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In a major policy shift, the Trump administration is going to take another look at affirmative action programs that may have discriminated against white students in college admissions, as the Justice Department takes a dramatic turn to the right in civil rights policy.
There are other major news stories about all kinds of misdirection and missteps in our current government, but time for a break from all that. It’ll be there tomorrow (it always is). Instead, please take a look at some of the “smaller stories” that can be found in the newspapers featured on The Nightshift, like the following from today’s New York Times.
“You call someplace paradise, kiss it goodbye” The Eagles sang in “The Last Resort”, and the latest victim of that geographic truism is Venice Italy, which is being overrun with tourists .
Comedian Rodney Dangerfield finally gets some respect; the Kew Gardens neighborhood where he grew up (without respect), put up a plaque in honor of one of our great and classic comedians.
Today is National Coloring Book Day (and, if you’re not into coloring books, it’s also National Ice Cream Sandwich Day). So–your choice: Crayolas or an ice cream sandwich. You can’t go wrong.
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