Articles by E. Michael Johnson

The clubs Jason Dufner used to win the Memorial Tournament

Jason Dufner endured a rough front nine, with three bogeys offsetting three birdies, but sprinted to the finish with four birdies on the back nine at Muirfield Village Golf Club to capture the Memorial Tournament – his first US PGA Tour win in more than a year.

Kisner wins Dean & DeLuca Invitational

Kisner’s Great Big Bertha driver is unusual in that the production model only has one weight in the sliding track, but Kisner’s has two – one in the centre rear and one in the heel to promote a draw bias.

The biggest deals in golf business history

With the news of TaylorMade’s acquisition by private-equity firm KPS Capital Partners, it brings to mind numerous other purchases of equipment companies.

Curtis Luck signs endorsement deal with Callaway

As Australia’s Curtis Luck, the 2016 US Amateur champion, plays the Valero Texas Open in his first start as a professional, he’ll be cashing a cheque this week regardless of whether he makes the cut.

Why a good first round at the 2017 Masters only sort of matters

For the first round of the 2017 Masters the winds are expected to continue to blow north of 30 kilometres per hour for most of the day, leading to the possibility of some high scores. History tells us that likely will end any hopes for a green jacket come Sunday.

You won’t believe the stampings on Steven Bowditch’s wedges

At Bay Hill during the Arnold Palmer Invitational, we noticed a couple of interesting stampings on a pair of Cobra wedges. Unlike the names and nicknames that tend to be marked on these clubs, these clubs appeared to be more of an endorsement for car services as one wedge was marked “Lyft” and the other “Uber”.