Davis Riley is one of the bright young players on the PGA Tour, having claimed his first individual title at last week’s Charles Schwab Challenge. Golf Digest equipment editor E. Michael Johnson caught up with Riley after his victory at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth to talk about his Titleist equipment, the need to Read more…
Looking to learn what you need to know about the latest new products from Bettinardi? These handy thumbnails will keep you up to date on the company’s new releases across all club catetgories. Studio B Reserve Collection putter: Bettinardi Golf has launched a new Studio B Reserve collection. Known for its penchant for producing high-end, Read more…
Dan Jenkins’ rant in the February 2000 issue of Golf Digest about the number of PGA Tour players winning $US1 million or more and the lack of starpower among them endures today.
Finding the right ball shouldn’t be like looking for a needle in a haystack. What you need is a magnet. Consider the Hot List your lodestone. The goal with our annual review of the best-rated golf balls is to help you take the first step toward better defining your playing needs and how certain balls Read more…
As always, the driver was a weapon for the four-time major champion. McIlroy ranked first in strokes gained/off the tee, picking up more than six shots on the field with his TaylorMade Qi10 driver.
Although Scheffler averages a healthy 300 yards per measured tee shot, he ranks 176th (out of 186 players) for the year on tour in smash factor, a stat generated with the ratio of ball speed divided by clubhead speed.
Pendrith ranked fourth in driving distance at 291.4 metres (318.5 yards) off the tee while finding more than enough fairways, ranking T-27 in that category at 64.29 percent. He also ranked first in putts per green in regulation at 1.57.
There’s a lot of cool things about working at Golf Digest. Chief among them is the opportunity to forge longstanding relationships within the industry and to engage with our readers. On Thursday, April 25 at 8 p.m. EST, both of those areas meet as Senior Editor, Equipment Mike Stachura and myself will be hosting the Read more…
Although conventional thinking among golfers is to carry a 3-wood because you want to hit your fairway woods as far as possible, the fact is you’re likely doing yourself a disservice.
From tee to green he was simply dominant, ranking first in strokes gained/off the tee and first in strokes gained/approach the green picking up a combined 12 shots on the field. Scheffler also ranked second in greens in regulation.
Among the Masters more endearing traditions is its long history of handing out various awards to participants for a wide array of achievements during tournament week. Of course there are prizes for the winner, runner-up and low amateur, but the club provides cherished mementos for other accomplishments, such as crystal glasses for eagles and crystal Read more…
When Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters, he re-wrote a good portion of the tournament’s history by breaking 20 records and tying seven others. In the ensuing 26 years, Woods has continued to match or erase marks at Augusta National with remarkable frequency—it’s what happens when you win the event five times. Although some of Read more…
After posting a first-round 65 at Augusta National on Thursday to take the early lead at the 2024 Masters, Bryson DeChambeau noted, “I put new irons in this week. I think that’s a pretty big change. And been using this new driver, 3-wood and 5-wood. So pretty much my whole bag is different since [winning Read more…
Tony Finau helped Ping design a putter. His influence was so significant that his name is on the patent for it (along with John A. Solheim and Tony Serrano, Ping’s principal putter design engineer). Wednesday at Augusta National, Serrano presented Finau with a plaque containing some of the patent details of the small-headed putter inspired Read more…
It’s said you need to play the Masters several times in order to understand the nuances of Augusta National. In the case of Tony Finau, as he prepares to play in his seventh Masters, a realization sunk in: he doesn’t need a 3-wood but could use a second driver instead. That’s right, Finau is going Read more…
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