For many golfers, a three-foot putt is anything but a gimme, especially when the pressure is ratcheted up and the putt is for birdie or a crucial par to extend the big weekend match. The mistake a lot of amateurs make with this length putt is that they don’t hit the ball firm enough. They Read more…
If they gave out gold medals for the latest wrist set in modern golf, Jake Knapp would take home the gold, says his longtime swing coach John Ortega. Knapp’s wrists don’t fully hinge until the club nears the top of his backswing, which is one reason why his club runs well past parallel. So just Read more…
Taylor Moore enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2023, capturing his first PGA Tour title at the Valspar Championship and later qualifying for the FedEx Cup’s signature event, the Tour Championship. Yet, Moore’s struggles with the driver in the final two FedEx Cup playoff events left the 30-year-old Texan wondering what could have been. “He didn’t Read more…
Off the tee, South Korean S.H. Kim was a full 10 yards longer than his more famous countrymen, Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim, in 2022-’23. Yet the PGA Tour rookie doesn’t equate the top drivers by who hits the ball the longest or the straightest, but by who controls the shape and trajectory better Read more…
As it turns out, PGA Tour rookie Davis Thompson shares more in common with Davis Love III than just his first name. Both are tall—Thompson is 6-foot-4, and World Golf Hall of Famer Love stands 6-foot-3—and both reside in St. Simons Island, Ga. In fact, Thompson’s father, Todd, is tournament director for The RSM Classic, Read more…
At 6-foot-3, 235 pounds, Sepp Straka could easily be mistaken for a tight end and not an emerging PGA Tour star. The 30-year-old Georgia alum is definitely one of the more imposing figures in pro golf. Yet despite his tall, muscular physique, Straka’s driving game relies more on accuracy than power. Through mid-July, Straka ranked Read more…
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