Articles by E. Michael Johnson

Mizuno new releases for 2024

Looking to learn what you need to know about the latest new products from Mizuno? These handy thumbnails will keep you up to date on the company’s new releases across all club and ball categories.

The ball switch that helped Collin Morikawa regain his winning edge

Collin Morikawa ended a 27-month winless streak at the Zozo Championship, using a final-round 63 to grab his sixth PGA Tour title at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Japan. A front-nine 30 gave him a three-shot cushion and Morikawa cruised from there. Controlling his ball into the greens has long been Morikawa’s calling card Read more…

Mizuno’s latest line of Pro irons: What you need to know

What you need to know: Mizuno updates its Mizuno Pro iron lineup with three new models— Mizuno Pro 241, Mizuno Pro 243, Mizuno Pro 245—plus a Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi utility iron. The clubs are designed to not only showcase Mizuno’s strength in forging irons, but to do so in a manner that expands the audience Read more…

“Are you effing kidding me?”: The ins and outs of conceding putts

Match play brings out a sentimentality of sportsmanship. Handshakes and hats off at the conclusion of the match and putts generously conceded during it. Yet if the last Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in 2021 set a tone, it’s that you might not see much of the latter. Ironically, in a year when the Nicklaus-Jacklin Read more…