Articles by Luke Kerr-Dineen

January 14th, 2025

Almost 30% of golfers make this golf swing mistake—not for the reason you think

Just like houses have a solid foundation, walls and a roof, a good golf swing has a structure to it. When things start getting wobbly in your golf swing—and the flaws start creeping in—it’s often because of a physical limitation. One part of your body is weaker than the other, or less flexible. Just as Read more…

January 10th, 2025

A revealing dive into TGL’s shot clock data

TGL’s launch on Wednesday marked the introduction countless golf fans and many pros have spent years begging for: a shot clock.

January 8th, 2025

A tricky detail in the TGL grass made chipping fascinating – and brutal

At SoFi Center, the home of the TGL league, players are encountering a new variation of grain in the ‘grass’. And it’s deceptively difficult.

January 5th, 2025

Golf Swing Gossip: Morikawa and Hovland have some new moves

It’s the first week of January, which means the PGA Tour is back in Hawaii, which means we get our first glimpses of some new stuff pros have cooked up over their offseason. First we got some news on the equipment front this week with Max Homa’s switch to Cobra. Now we’re getting glimpses of Read more…

December 31st, 2024

We broke down the golf swings of 4 pro hockey players—what it revealed

It’s that time of year again: The Winter Classic, featuring the Chicago Blackhawks and the St. Louis Blues, which means here at Golf Digest, it’s time to break down some hockey players’ golf swings. It’s a tradition we started last year in honor of our sister company TNT and Max broadcasting the Winter Classic (coverage Read more…

December 29th, 2024

Revealed! This tiny grip fix helped Scottie Scheffler win the Masters

Scottie Scheffler is a generational ball-striker. Statistically, the best since Tiger Woods. And yet, during the week of his second Masters win last April, Scheffler’s golf swing didn’t feel great. It was only thanks to an in-tournament adjustment from longtime swing coach Randy Smith that put Scottie on the road to his second green jacket. Read more…

December 26th, 2024

The Happy Gilmore 2 Trailer just dropped! Let’s analyze his golf swing

Yes, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, but there’s no time for all that. The first Happy Gilmore 2 trailer just dropped, and in it was a good look at the return of Happy Gilmore’s iconic golf swing. It means we’re officially in a breaking news situation in golf swing nerd world, so let’s get into Read more…

December 20th, 2024

Top players share their best tips from ‘The Grid’ challenge

Joaquin Niemann’s fantastic performance in The Grid challenge marked the last episode of our first batch of episodes. To recap, here are the five brave souls who dared challenge The Grid: Bryson DeChambeau Scottie Scheffler Brooks Koepka Cam Smith Joaquin Niemann (And yes, before you ask, don’t worry. There’ll be another batch of episodes dropping Read more…

December 20th, 2024

12 useful things I learned from tour pros in 2024

When you ask just the right question, tour pros share some nuggets of wisdom with the rest of us.

December 19th, 2024

Putting: Try The ‘Fitz Grip’

Matt Fitzpatrick, and some other tour pros, have a new way to make more putts

December 18th, 2024

11 Golf Digest editors reveal their GHIN Handicap Rewinds—and the best tips that worked for them

It’s that time of the year again. The USGA officially released its GHIN Rewind feature in the GHIN app this week, which, a bit like its inspiration Spotify Wrapped, has a breezy look back at your 2024 season. It’s a fantastic feature, and always informative in some way. So, like we did last year, we Read more…

December 17th, 2024

This ‘how to’ video of Keith Mitchell fixing a visor perfectly is a true masterclass

Golf needs more visors. We ran the numbers last year, and the results aren’t pretty. Since the height of visor mania in 1992, it’s been a slow and steady decline. Now, us visor-wearers, we’re down. We’re down bad. Which is why videos like this from the visor movement’s leader and general golf style icon, Keith Read more…

December 14th, 2024

Why a misunderstood golf swing move is making a comeback

A bent trail knee was once the trendiest swing move in golf, then it became vilified, and now some good science is bringing it back.

December 7th, 2024

The moment I realised Brooks Koepka was a secret golf genius

As an unrepentant golf nerd endlessly obsessed with the minute details of the swing, Brooks Koepka seemed to be the antithesis of everything I found most fascinating.

December 6th, 2024

The most interesting part of Scottie Scheffler’s new putting grip isn’t his claw

After putting together the best season since peak Tiger Woods, World No.1 Scottie Scheffler showed up to his first round at the Hero World Challenge with a new putting grip.

December 6th, 2024

Chris Kirk is one of golf’s best draw players. Here’s how he does it

Most tour players learn how to sling draws from an early age, and most amateur golfers dream of doing the same. It’s a shortcut for more distance, but it’s also very timing dependent. There comes a time when golfers need to learn to get it under control and power-up a different way. Just ask Chris Read more…

December 4th, 2024

4 numbers Scottie Scheffler uses to get dialed—you should use them, too

Scottie Scheffler has landed on a ball-striking balance that, very clearly, works. His longtime coach keeps the key technical points of his golf swing in check. Scottie takes ownership over his fundamentals, like his grip. He plots his way around the course using a smart strategy, and when it’s game time, he knows how to Read more…

December 3rd, 2024

This common mental mistake leads to three-putts—a strategy expert’s advice to fix it

Here’s the corrected version: When there’s a putt in front of you that you *really* want to make, golfers of all levels can often fall into the same mistake: they hit the putt too hard. It all happens for the same reason. They’re afraid of leaving a putt short in front of their buddies, and Read more…

November 30th, 2024

I’m hooked on hickory golf—4 things I’ve learned

I live in Connecticut, where there are clear lines between the golf season and its offseason. I’ve learned the trickiest part of playing golf in the offseason isn’t the weather. There are usually a decent number of ~50 degree days which count as passable golf weather in my eyes. Rather, it’s the courses. Everything gets Read more…

November 26th, 2024

Swing Sequence: Byeong Hun An

Sweeping Success: Byeong Hun An’s swing indicates ‘major’ potential

November 26th, 2024

Three simple ways to pick smarter targets, according to a strategy expert

From the middle of the fairway, aiming directly at the pin is rarely the smart play.

November 22nd, 2024

Amateur golfers are REALLY BAD at this – Bryson explains 4 reasons why

Professional golfers are better than amateur golfers at literally everything – that’s why they’re professional golfers – but they’re especially good at distance control.