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Rufus Hack's appointment as TMRW Sports' first President of Golf looks like an executive hire. Look closer and it reveals something more ambitious: TGL is becoming one part of a much broader sports, media and technology business.
After five straight years of record demand, the US golf industry is entering a more measured phase, according to Golf Inc's 2026 outlook: participation stays elevated and capital keeps flowing, but the easy growth from pent-up demand is gone.
Topgolf and the World Series of Golf ran their first joint qualifying series on 1 to 2 September 2026, staging simultaneous poker-style tournaments across 30 Topgolf venues in 11 states, with venue winners advancing to a Scottsdale final for a top prize of up to $250,000.