Articles by Jonathan Wall

Rory McIlroy’s first start of the year comes with major equipment changes

Rory McIlroy’s return to competition for his first start of 2026 came with a familiar twist: new year, new equipment—and a reminder that even one of the best ball-strikers of his generation is always searching for small gains. McIlroy arrived at the DP World Tour’s Dubai Invitational with a notable shakeup in the bag, debuting Read more…

Marco Penge signs multi-year equipment deal with PXG

January remains the month when equipment stories dominate the headlines, as manufacturers announce forthcoming products and tour players reveal new deals while dialing in gear for the season ahead. The latter takes centre stage this week as pros return to competition at the PGA Tour’s Sony Open and the DP World Tour’s Dubai Invitational. One Read more…

Cobra OPTM fairway woods, hybrids: What you need to know

Cobra’s OPTM fairway woods and hybrids are engineered around optimised Products of Inertia (POI), a design philosophy focused on delivering greater stability, forgiveness and consistency through precise mass distribution.

A crash course on wedge bounce

Buying new wedges is one of those moments when nuance actually matters. Loft is easy. Grind gets a lot of attention. But bounce? That’s where shots are saved – or quietly ruined.

Your caddie wants to ditch a headcover. Which one goes?

Question: Caddies often ask me if they can stow one of my headcovers during the round to make life easier. It’s usually driver or putter. What’s more important to keep protected? Answer: This request from caddies comes up more than you might think. With one less thing to juggle, your caddie can focus on helping Read more…

The sneaky visual edge behind Scottie Scheffler’s blue driver face

Scottie Scheffler has his share of equipment quirks, which makes perfect sense when you think about it. Nobody reaches the top of the sport by blindly following the crowd. At some point, every elite player figures out what works, locks it in, and refuses to budge. Scheffler is no different. His quirks range from the Read more…

How good is Amazon’s golf ball? We let a swing robot put it to the test

Amazon’s new two-piece Basics Core Soft ball was never designed to dominate the tour. But when an ultra-budget ball promises “exceptional distance, straight flight and advanced cover and core technology,” golfers understandably get curious. So we put it to the test. We compared Core Soft to Titleist’s Pro V1, Tour Soft and Velocity using the Read more…

Evnroll Origin putters: What you need to know

What you need to know: Evnroll has never been shy about pushing putter-face technology. When the company debuted SweetFace grooves nearly a decade ago, the idea was simple: even out speed across the face so a putt struck toward the heel didn’t come up embarrassingly short. That concept quickly became Evnroll’s calling card. For 2025, Read more…

How to take some curve out of your tee shots

Q: I’ve always had a slice, so I want to try a slice-fighting driver. Any advice? First off, getting help from your equipment is never a “last resort” solution. Two years ago, Nelly Korda [above, from 2023] was using TaylorMade’s Stealth 2 HD model. The HD stands for “high draw”, meaning it’s draw-biased. There are Read more…

Leaderboard

The American Express - 2026
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
-Sahith Theegala--1
-Patrick Rodgers--1
-Kevin Roy--1
-Mac Meissner--1
-Takumi Kanaya--1
-Doug Ghim--1
-Vince Whaley--1
-Mark Hubbard--1
-Bud Cauley--1
-Sam Stevens--1
-Johnny Keefer--1
-Michael Thorbjornsen--1
-Joe Highsmith--1
-Aldrich Potgieter--1
-Tom Kim--1
-Lee Hodges--1
-Emiliano Grillo--1
-Mackenzie Hughes--1
-Billy Horschel--1
-Min Woo Lee--1
-Ludvig Åberg--1
-Harris English--1
-Will Zalatoris--1
-Daniel Berger--1
-Pontus Nyholm--1
-Jeffrey Kang--1
-John VanDerLaan--1
-Zecheng Dou--1
-Pi Coody--1
-Jordan Smith--1
-Jesper Svensson--1
-Kensei Hirata--1
-Haotong Li--1
-Christo Lamprecht--1
-Patrick Fishburn--1
-Jackson Suber--1
-Seamus Power--1
-Taylor Moore--1
-Rico Hoey--1
-Ryo Hisatsune--1
-Matti Schmid--1
-David Lipsky--1
-Rafael Campos--1
-Matt Wallace--1
-Adam Long--1
-Kevin Streelman--1
-Lanto Griffin--1
-Erik van Rooyen--1
-Davis Thompson--1
-Michael Brennan--1
-Kurt Kitayama--1
-J.T. Poston--1
-Sami Valimaki--1
-Matthieu Pavon--1
-S.W. Kim--1
-Davis Riley--1
-Scottie Scheffler--1
-Justin Rose--1
-Cam Davis--1
-Andrew Novak--1
-Alejandro Tosti--1
-Marcelo Rozo--1
-Chan Kim--1
-Michael Block--1
-Emilio Gonzalez--1
-Sudarshan Yellamaraju--1
-John Parry--1
-Isaiah Salinda--1
-Tony Finau--1
-Max Greyserman--1
-S.H. Kim--1
-Frankie Capan III--1
-Michael Kim--1
-Denny McCarthy--1
-Joel Dahmen--1
-Beau Hossler--1
-Chad Ramey--1
-Harry Higgs--1
-Tom Hoge--1
-Eric Cole--1
-Rickie Fowler--1
-Nico Echavarria--1
-Peter Malnati--1
-Brice Garnett--1
-Nick Dunlap--1
-Gary Woodland--1
-Harry Hall--1
-Ryan Gerard--1
-Jacob Bridgeman--1
-Chris Kirk--1
-Wyndham Clark--1
-Robert MacIntyre--1
-Russell Henley--1
-Akshay Bhatia--1
-Kevin Yu--1
-Karl Vilips--1
-Austin Smotherman--1
-Neal Shipley--1
-Jason Dufner--1
-Danny Walker--1
-Hank Lebioda--1
-Dylan Wu--1
-Justin Lower--1
-Sam Ryder--1
-Blades Brown--1
-David Ford--1
-Adrien Saddier--1
-Gordon Sargent--1
-Jason Day--1
-Alex Noren--1
-Adam Svensson--1
-Car Young--1
-Austin Eckroat--1
-Adam Schenk--1
-Matt Fitzpatrick--1
-Adam Scott--1
-Matt Kuchar--1
-Camilo Villegas--1
-William Mouw--1
-Matt McCarty--1
-Charley Hoffman--1
-Brandt Snedeker--1
-Andrew Putnam--1
-Patton Kizzire--1
-Chandler Phillips--1
-Andrew Landry--1
-Christiaan Bezuidenhout--1
-Rasmus Højgaard--1
-Keith Mitchell--1
-Zach Johnson--1
-Alex Smalley--1
-Max McGreevy--1
-Brian Harman--1
-Max Homa--1
-Stephan Jaeger--1
-Brian Campbell--1
-Steven Fisk--1
-Jhonattan Vegas--1
-Patrick Cantlay--1
-Ben Griffin--1
-Sepp Straka--1
-Sam Burns--1
-Taylor Pendrith--1
-Nick Taylor--1
-A.J. Ewart--1
-Adrien Dumont de Chassart--1
-Kris Ventura--1
-Jimmy Stanger--1
-Dan Brown--1
-Zach Bauchou--1
-Ricky Castillo--1
-Davis Chatfield--1
-Luke Clanton--1
-Keita Nakajima--1
-S.T. Lee--1
-Chandler Blanchet--1
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