Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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LOCALiQ Series Q&A: 'It was a miracle'
Earlier this year, the PGA TOUR’s three International Tours had to either cancel their seasons (Mackenzie Tour and PGA TOUR Series – China) or postpone (PGA TOUR Latinoamérica) because of issues involving COVID-19. Knowing hundreds of these three Tours’ members had no place to play this summer, t...
read moreMonday, November 23, 2020
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An unforgettable experience
Editor's Note: In the final installment, Argentine Jorge Fernández Valdés recaps his summer and fall playing in the U.S., on the LOCALiQ Series. Following the conclusion of the season-ending LOCALiQ Series Championship at TPC Sugarloaf outside Atlanta, the Cordoba native will travel to Miami to p...
read moreFriday, November 20, 2020
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Pastore holds on, wins LOCALiQ Series Championship by one shot
DULUTH, Georgia—When the final round of the LOCALiQ Series began, David Pastore trailed Trace Crowe by a shot. Early in his back nine, Pastore had stormed ahead by four shots and looked to be cruising. By the end of the day, all he could do was watch to see if there would be a playoff. When Crowe...
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Nimmer’s dominant season results in points-list title
DULUTH, Georgia—Bryson Nimmer didn’t play particularly well this week at the LOCALiQ Series Championship, the closing event of the 2020 season. Shooting a final-round 71, Nimmer tied for 53rd, at 4-over par. It hardly mattered, though. For the bulk of the Series, Nimmer’s play was sublime. With t...
read moreThursday, November 19, 2020
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Crowe pulls ahead, leads Pastore by one shot
DULUTH, Georgia—Trace Crowe does not hold membership on PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, the Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada or PGA TOUR Series-China. But he does hold the third-round lead at the LOCALiQ Series Championship at TPC Sugarloaf, shooting a Thursday 65 that moved him to 14-under, good for a o...
read moreWednesday, November 18, 2020
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Pastore maintains advantage at TPC Sugarloaf
DULUTH, Georgia—In the opening round of the LOCALiQ Series Championship, with wind gusting to 25 mph, David Pastore shot a 6-under 66. With very little wind blowing in the second round, Pastore fired a 69. Three strokes worse, yes, but he wasn’t unhappy. At the halfway point of the LOCALiQ Series...
read moreTuesday, November 17, 2020
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Wind, cool temperatures can’t slow Pastore as he leads LOCALiQ Series Championship
DULUTH, Georgia—David Pastore is still a relatively new resident to South Florida, and he certainly isn’t removed from his Northeastern roots. The Greenwich, Connecticut, native knows cold and windy weather, and that’s what greeted players Tuesday morning for the first round of season-ending LOCA...
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She said yes!
Editor's Note: Sharing adventures with fellow Argentines Tommy Cocha, Leandro Marelli, Andrés Gallegos and Matías Lezcano, Jorge Fernández Valdés is the voice behind this series that collects their experiences on and off the course while competing in the LOCALiQ Series. Valdes is set to start the...
read moreMonday, November 16, 2020
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The First Look: 2020 LOCALiQ Series Championship
DULUTH, Georgia – The inaugural LOCALiQ Series season comes to a conclusion this week at TPC Sugarloaf when the top-78 available players from the points list gather for the season-ending tournament at the facilities Pines and Meadows Courses.
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A short drive, a long recovery
It was a warm spring evening in Beijing. May 8, 2019. Chengyi Zhong was on his way to the Swan Lakeview Hotel in his taxi. Two riders needed to go to the hospital. The 38-year-old figured he would have one more fare—maybe two—before calling it an evening. He wheeled his blue-and-white sedan into ...
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