For many private golf clubs, July is member-guest season, and my club, Rock Ridge C.C. in Newtown, Conn., is no exception. A great event in any year, this edition was defined by perhaps the greatest display of sportsmanship I’ve ever seen at the club level. The background: Like many member-guests, mine includes a “horse race” Read more…
Scotty Cameron takes his inspiration from many areas. In the case of his latest creation, the B3 Triple Black Design LTD putters, he was motivated by convertible car culture
Tiger Woods adding lead tape to the back cavity of his famed Scotty Cameron putter is hardly news. In fact, given his history of employing the practice at the British Open, it brings to mind the Garcia y Vega cigar ad from the 1970s where they say, “He’s doing it again.” With the greens at Read more…
A Getty Images photo of Tiger Woods’ heavily rusted TaylorMade wedge made the rounds on social media, but it brought more questions than answers. Specifically, why would a player the stature of Woods (or any tour pro for that matter) play a wedge that looked like it was bought from the used-club bin at some Read more…
The A+ wedges utilise Vokey’s progressive centre of gravity where the CG is pushed up and forward of the face for a flatter trajectory and ease of squaring the face at impact.
Few things are more reliable than Golf Pride grips and a Steph Curry jumper. So when you pair the NBA superstar with the leading grip maker in golf to produce a limited-edition grip that benefits Curry’s Underrated Golf initiative, it’s easy to take notice. Before getting to the product, it’s imperative to understand what Underrated Read more…
Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 thanks to a stunning bunker shot Sunday on the 18th hole from 55 yards, knocking it to four feet for the par putt that gave him a one-shot victory. The bunker shot was remarkable, statistician Lou Stagner noting Sunday night that tour pros hit it Read more…
For more than a decade Callaway’s Jaws line of wedges has made significant strides in terms of technology and serious inroads into the retail wedge market. Which makes the official tour debut of its latest wedge line at the Travelers Championship all the more intriguing. That’s because the Jaws name no longer adorns the clubs, Read more…
As with all of DeChambeau’s irons, his wedges check in at 37.5 inches in length. That’s the length of a 6 or 7-iron and 2.25 inches longer than Ping’s standard 54 or 56-degree Glide 4.0.
Question: I’m a lefty. Why are my options in clubs so limited? Answer: When Harry Vardon was asked to name the best left-handed player he ever saw, his answer provided some insight into why left-handed golfers have had such a hard time finding good equipment through the years. “Never saw one worth a damn,” said Read more…
The approach game was quintessential Scheffler, as he ranked first in strokes gained/approach the green, gaining a remarkable 13-plus strokes on the field. He also topped the field in greens in regulation.
Twenty-five years ago, the SeeMore putter company was founded and got the break all small putter companies live for: a major championship win. That occurred just a few months into its existence when Payne Stewart used the company’s original Bronze FGP putter with the company’s hallmark RifleScope alignment technology for his iconic 15-foot par putt Read more…
It’s not often a winner ranks outside the top 25 in both strokes gained/off the tee and approach to the green (29th and 44th, respectively), but MacIntyre came up big around and on the greens.
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