January 22nd, 2025

Meridian Milled Series putters: What you need to know

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Meridian Putters expands its lineup of Milled Series putters to feature new models and new face-milling options. The collection of milled stainless-steel classic shapes now features seven models, including three additions (the tri-sole Seaside blade, the clamshell half-mallet Kiawah and the wide-body blade Savannah). There’s also now a new fourth Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Jim Nantz is starting his 40th (!) year broadcasting golf at CBS with this bold prediction for the 2025 PGA Tour season

CBS Sports begins its 68th consecutive year broadcasting the PGA Tour this weekend with the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which, in itself, is an “Eye”-popping figure, to borrow some network terminology. For nearly two-thirds of that run, Jim Nantz has been a mainstay in the network’s golf coverage. Nantz, 65, will embark on Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

The short game move pros trust—and amateurs don’t know exists

The secret to great chipping lies in controlling your swing’s low point. It’s a topic that has sparked heated debates among teachers, and a skill pros have mastered. They know how to dial in their low point and move it around on command. To understand what low point is: Every golf swing creates an arc, Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Two-time Farmers Open winner Jason Day would be gung ho if Torrey Pines also hosts Genesis

As Day pointed out, Torrey Pines makes sense because of its proximity to LA and history with the Genesis host, Tiger Woods, as the event seeks a one-off relocation away from fire-impacted Riviera Country Club.

January 22nd, 2025

2025 Farmers Insurance Open tee times, TV coverage, viewer’s guide

Last year’s Farmers Insurance Open came down to a final-hole birdie from Matthieu Pavon to best Nicolai Højgaard by one stroke, making Pavon the first Frenchman to win on the PGA Tour. Hopefully, things are equally entertaining (and historic) this go-around on Saturday—yes, the event runs once again from Wednesday through Saturday to avoid the Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Justin Thomas writes memo to PGA Tour members, asking them to provide more access, insight on broadcasts

Thomas’ letter offered a list of thoughts on how players can better connect with those outside the ropes to “keep building on the momentum we’ve created in recent years”.

January 22nd, 2025

Check out the mind-blowing golf facilities that have transformed the University of Illinois college golf program

It’s generally presumed that golf is better in the warmer parts of the country and, by extension, so is college golf. And why wouldn’t it be? When you’re not confined indoors by cold spells like the one currently ripping through the U.S., you can practice more, and that gives you a leg up on the Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Watch the sickening footage of hooligans destroying ’65 percent’ of a UK golf course on quad bikes

The unfortunate trend of idiots destroying golf courses for no other reason than to ruin someone else’s day shows no sign of abating.

January 22nd, 2025

Farmers Insurance Open picks 2025: Why our experts are betting the favorite this week

Torrey Pines used to mark the start of the season for many golf fans when Tiger Woods and the rest of the best players on tour would make their stateside debut each year. For many of us, Torrey is one of the best watches of the year sitting on the cliffs of La Jolla, Calif., Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Pros nail this trail-arm position. How to copy it for a better backswing

On tour, nearly every player starts with a soft trail arm. A softer trail arm also promotes an on-plane backswing, where the club moves on the plane established by the shaft to the ground at address.

January 22nd, 2025

Golf Digest Hot List 2025: Inside the process behind our annual equipment review

Just as there was with the first Hot List 22 years ago, there’s a kind of pursuit of the impossible that drives our equipment testing. While “What are the best new clubs?” seems a straightforward enough enterprise, each possible answer spurs more questions. “Best” is a word that draws a lot of attention, but we Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Style putters: What you need to know

The Titleist Scotty Cameron Studio Style line-up employs a carbon-steel face insert that features a chain-link milling pattern and a durable nickel plating to improve and maintain soft feel.

January 22nd, 2025

Hot List 2025: What does our ‘MOI Rating’ mean?

The “MOI Rating” characterizes drivers based on the measured Moment of Inertia of a driver (stability on off-center hits) in the heel-toe direction. The limit is 5,900 grams-centimeters squared, plus a 100-point tolerance. Measurements were conducted by Tom Mase, a long-time member of the Golf Digest Technical Panel and professor of mechanical engineering at Cal Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Hot List 2025: Meet the testers behind our comprehensive (and personal) equipment guide

The Hot List is a comprehensive effort to explain the current golf club landscape, and while we make an editorial commitment to digging deep to understand all the meaningful clubs in the marketplace, it is the effort and input of our panel of real golfers that is the core of what we do. These are Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Hot List 2025: Explaining Top 5s and Vector Ratings

In addition to our overall star ratings in Performance and Look/Sound/Feel, we also ask our player testers to provide their input in two other dimensions that you will see in the individual club writeups. One is Top 5 ratings by handicap group, and the others are the descriptive “Vector Ratings,” which are displayed with a Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Hot List 2025: 6 clubs to get right now

We know everybody has different needs as they assess their plans on what new clubs they should be adding to their bags this year. And while we would be the first to suggest that what you need probably should come about after a hard look at some in-round performance data through your teacher, or from Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

10 myths about golf clubs you should forget right now

With golf equipment, there is an abundance of words spoken so often that they are taken as fact when they are just folktales from the fairways. Those who fit golf clubs for a living know what’s true – and what isn’t.

January 22nd, 2025

Carlos Alcaraz spotted working on his golf swing before quarter-final loss to Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open

Alcaraz is a sneaky golf nut, seen working on his swing with a variety of different tennis equipment over the years.

January 22nd, 2025

Want more from your hybrid? Stop treating it like a wood

There’s no question that higher-lofted fairway woods have really increased in popularity in recent years. Even some tour pros are using 7-woods when they were once thought of as taboo for better players. That said, hybrids are still a popular, user-friendly option for average players who struggle to hit mid and long irons. To that Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Using a fairway wood off the tee? Check these two things first

The versatility and ease of use of the newest fairway woods make them a popular—and wise—choice if getting the ball in play is more important than maxing out your distance with a driver. The thing to remember, however, is that these clubs are designed to get the ball up in the air when it’s resting Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Need more speed? You don’t have to swing harder

As drivers have become bigger, lighter and more forgiving—thank you, manufacturers!—you probably have picked up some distance without doing anything to your swing. However, I know distance gains are addictive, so now you might be tempted to go at the ball harder than ever. That’s fine, but don’t make the mistake of adding speed to Read more…

January 22nd, 2025

Tee it high and let it fly? Not necessarily

To take advantage of the technology in your driver, especially if you don’t swing it over 100 miles per hour, you might have been told it’s best to tee the ball high and catch it on the upswing. Do that, and you’ll maximize the time the ball stays in the air and minimize the amount Read more…