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5count4 @5count4.bsky.social · Nov 14
Hello world, with a bit of a twist...

Tiger Woods was an incredibly successful #collegegolf player, but is the record book incorrect 🤔
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Chris Schenkel was the first broadcaster to cover #themasters on tv in 1956. In 1971, a #collegegolf tournament was created by @GaSouthernGolf in his honor

The latest 5Count4 newsletter has a decidedly historic theme highlighting recent atypical 🏆s
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April 17, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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After a bit of a hiatus to work on the date side of things, we're back in a big way with two Spring 2025 #collegegolf Atypical Trophies post!
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Quick 9: Atypical Trophies VII
Spring 2025
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March 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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It has been almost a year since Luke Clanton earned his exemption into the Valspar Championship. He thought it was going to be his first PGA Tour start.

Instead, he'll tee at the Copperhead as a soon-to-be Tour member golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports...
Valspar was supposed to be Luke Clanton's first Tour start. He tees it up as a soon-to-be member instead
Luke Clanton's first Tour start was supposed to be this week's Valspar Championship. He'll instead tee it up with a Tour card in hand.
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March 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The Amer Ari is one of the top regular season #collegegolf tournaments, annually bringing several of the top men's teams to Hawaii. Get to know more about the history (which includes a rare Tiger Woods lost playoff) & Mikkel's first-hand account on what makes this event so unique
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Historic Tournaments: The Amer Ari
AMER ARI INVITATIONAL
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January 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The top-two amateurs in WAGR are in the field this week at the Farmers Insurance Open, and they could both earn their PGA Tour card by the end of the week.

Here's how: golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports...
How these 2 amateurs could have PGA Tour cards by the end of the Farmers Insurance Open
Not one, but two amateurs could earn their PGA Tour cards by the end of the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday. Here's how.
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January 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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This year marks the 30th anniversary of one of the greatest seasons in college golf history when the Arizona State women capped off an undefeated season with their NCAA team title three-peat

This signed newspaper article makes for a cool museum piece with a great story!
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College Golf Museum: 1995 ASU Autographs
Collection of autographs from the 1994-95 Arizona State women's golf team who would go on to three-peat as NCAA champions
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January 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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The Amer Ari is one of those #collegegolf events you have likely heard of but might not know too much about besides the fact it's played in Hawaii. There's lots of cool history from 30+ years of playing this tournament which we highlighted for Scoreboard
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January 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The 1978 #collegegolf men's championship marked the official changeover from aggregate (end the end) to daily 5count4 scoring. We explore the history of this change and What-If the old scoring method had been used

Would love for you to read
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January 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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It's been a busy but extremely rewarding year writing for the 5count4 substack, MikkelGolf substack, and the Clippd Scoreboard site

Wanted to do one last 2024 post to reflect on the year w/ links to everything. I hope these posts have been addictive to the #collegegolf community
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December 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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You might not know the name OD Vincent, however the former Washington/UCLA/Duke hall of fame men's #collegegolf coach had an interesting long-term impact on not only those programs but also Charlotte and (eventually) UNC
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December 4, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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The Fall #collegegolf season is over but that just means there's time to catch up on seeing the new trophy case additions!

Went for a Quick9️⃣ today and saw some "destination" event hardware as well as more 🏆 honoring some special people
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November 27, 2024 at 4:52 PM
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Today's Fried Egg Golf pod starts with an extended discussion of college golf course (s/o @lwethekam.bsky.social for the question), then delves into value golf trips, the poa invasion at Bandon, the worst holes on great courses, and more. Always enjoy a mailbag! youtu.be/5DmSt_mdtwU?...
Golf Architecture Mailbag: College Courses, Value Golf Trips, & More | The Fried Egg Golf Podcast
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November 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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What does the NCAA, USGA, GCAA, and a majority of college golf have in common? They don't seem to know anything about these men's championship 🏆🏆 that predate every other award in the sport

Come read more about the hunt for these lost treasures
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November 20, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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The LPGA has announced the Elite Amateur Pathway program, a program providing top amateur female golfers a new path to LPGA Tour Membership starting in 2025

Better late than never!
November 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM
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Texas A&M senior Adela Cernousek, the reigning NCAA individual champion, is turning pro.

Big loss for the Aggies, but what an amateur career for Cernousek
November 18, 2024 at 4:06 PM
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Mikkel and I teamed up to take a look at one of the uniquely challenging #collegegolf tournaments of the Fall season. Would love for you to check out the interesting history and data of this cool Pebble Beach event!

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November 15, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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This is GREAT news for women’s college golf and the LPGA golfweek.usatoday.com/2024/11/15/l...
LPGA set to unveil new way for superstar amateurs to bypass Q-School
The LPGA informed players of the changes during The Annika driven by Gainbridge at Pelican.
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November 15, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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Mikkel and I teamed up to take a look at one of the uniquely challenging #collegegolf tournaments of the Fall season. Would love for you to check out the interesting history and data of this cool Pebble Beach event!

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open.substack.com/pub/mikkelgo...
November 15, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Hello world, with a bit of a twist...

Tiger Woods was an incredibly successful #collegegolf player, but is the record book incorrect 🤔
open.substack.com/pub/5count4/...
November 14, 2024 at 3:53 AM