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Try Si Woo Kim’s bold fix for eliminating hooks

This is Si Woo Kim. A four-time PGA Tour winner, Kim is best known for capturing the 2017 Players Championship. What separates him from many golfers is that he’s able to swing aggressively through impact, letting the clubface close noticeably without fear of hooking the ball. He and his coach, Chris Como, will explain why. Read more…

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Protect your wrists this golf season

When golfers think of injury prevention, things such as the low back, hips, shoulders and knees typically come to mind first. Understandable? Sure. However, much smaller parts of the body that golfers also should take care of are the wrists, says Mindi Boysen, a Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer. Injuries such as sprains, tendinitis, carpal-tunnel Read more…

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‘Always a smile’: The endearing legacy of Peter Oosterhuis

Peter Oosterhuis made people comfortable. He was a flinty but friendly competitor, an authoritative but empathetic broadcaster, a stimulating but relaxing dinner companion. His gift for counterbalance allowed him to leaven even the horrible experience of Alzheimer’s disease. The urbane Englishman’s life well lived ended peacefully early Thursday morning in his longtime home of Charlotte, Read more…

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GD Playground

Introduction: In an unprecedented move that’s sure to stir up the sports world, the Universal Sports Association (USA) has just announced the first-ever Galactic Golf Tournament on Mars. This interstellar event is scheduled for 2025 and aims to bring together the best players from across the galaxy. The Course: The Martian golf course, aptly named Read more…

Is par necessary? Revisiting one of golf’s oldest arguments

There have been 25 players that have shot sub-60 scores on leading golf tours around the world. Out of that bunch, 20 have come in the last 15 seasons and four in the past calendar year alone (Bryson DeChambeau and Joaquin Niemann at LIV, John Catlin on the Asian Tour and Casey Jarvis on the Read more…

At America’s greatest caddie tournaments, the stakes keep getting higher

BETWEEN 650 AND 750 COURSES IN AMERICA use caddies. Most run some sort of caddie tournament. Formats and eligibility vary widely. At River Forest Country Club in Chicago members loop for caddies in a qualifier to decide 12 spots for the Noonan Cup—inspired by caddie champion Danny Noonan of “Caddyshack” who famously bested Tony D’Annunzio Read more…