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Ryder Cup To Retirees: Many Golfers Say CBD Is A Hole In One For Their Game
Monday, September 20, 2021 - 10:40am | 1025Professional golf is one of, if not the most cannabis-friendly globally played sports today. While Olympians and athletes in other sports continue to be suspended for cannabis use, several pro golfers and the Professional Golf Association (PGA) have largely embraced CBD and its $2.8 billion...
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PGA Championship Winner Phil Mickelson Joins Detroit's Rocket Mortgage Classic
Thursday, May 27, 2021 - 8:40am | 382World Golf Hall of Famer Phil Mickelson, alongside championship holders Patrick Reed and Webb Simpson, has committed to playing in the third annual Rocket Mortgage Classic by Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT). The tournament will take place at the Detroit Golf Club from June 28 to July 4. What...
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Rocket Mortgage Classic 2021 To Be Joined By Defending Champions, Fan Favorites
Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 2:30pm | 521Bryson DeChambeau, alongside Jason Day and Bubba Watson, has committed to playing in the third annual Rocket Mortgage Classic by Rocket Companies Inc (NYSE: RKT). This year's event will take place at the Detroit Golf Club from June 28 to July 4. What Happened: The Rocket Mortgage Classic made...
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The 'Titleist Of CBD': Pro Golfer Scott McCarron Says CBD Oil Helped Him Win In 2019
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 2:51pm | 1104PGA Tour Champions player Scott McCarron has been playing remarkable golf over the past two years. After finishing second on the money list in 2018, McCarron capped off the 2019 season with a Charles Schwab Cup victory in dramatic fashion on Nov. 10 and topped the money list. What was the...
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Why These 4 Professional Athletes Use CBD To Manage Pain
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 - 2:31pm | 833By The Fresh Toast's Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. Many gym warriors and amateur athletes have turned to CBD for recovery, but what do the professionals have to say? There are plenty of claims made about CBD these days. Sometimes it can be difficult to parse between...
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Bubba Watson Donates $20K To Detroit Youth Program Ahead Of Rocket Mortgage Classic
Tuesday, June 25, 2019 - 3:21pm | 367Two-time Masters winner Bubba Watson announced an initiative Tuesday to give back to Detroit and as a thank you to Dan Gilbert, the founder and chairman of Quicken Loans, as the Rocket Mortgage Classic PGA tournament kicks off in the city this week. Gilbert was hospitalized with stroke...
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How This CBD Company Is Tackling A New Market: 'It's Important To Be First'
Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - 9:00am | 614On May 1, Level Brands Inc. changed its name and New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol from LEVB to cbdMD Industries (NYSE: YCBD). It's the first company in the CBD space to list on the U.S. stock exchange. The CBD company's leadership team and notable sports influencers — ...
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Bubba Watson Believes CBD For Golfers Is A 'No Brainer'
Monday, May 6, 2019 - 1:53pm | 643By Brendan Bures. Somehow, CBD has become a hot topic in the world of golf. Last month, players received a letter from the PGA Tour warning them not to take CBD-infused substances, in case the substance contained any linger THC cannabinoids (which could get players suspended). Then, following the...
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Sports Business Wrap For The Week Of April 14
Friday, April 18, 2014 - 1:08pm | 745Top Stories Milwaukee Bucks Sold To Hedge Fund Managers For $550 Million The Bucks finished the season with the NBA's worst record (15-67), the team's ninth season in the last 10 years with a sub-.500 record. Enter Marc Lasry and Wesley Edens. Lasry is the chairman and CEO of the Avenue Capital...