SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — “Viktor Hovland is on the range right now.” My colleague Jamie Kennedy turned to me and said that, looking mildly confused and pleasently surpirsed. The U.S. Open’s range tracker was on his computer screen in the media center and it was lit up with rows of pink. Each row represents one shot, Read more…
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Days at the U.S. Open are long and brutal. “I’m tired,” said 36-hole leader, Wyndham Clark. “I’m going to really be looking forward to a nap.” What did Wyndham do next? Walked straight to the driving range. It made me wonder: What motivates players to head back to the driving range after Read more…
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — I stood aghast when I saw what was happening. Wyndham Clark, the 36-hole leader of the 2026 U.S. Open, dropped his ball onto the ground on the tee box on the first hole, then hit his shot—without teeing up his ball. Clark did it again on the 10th and 15th holes; both Read more…
Scottie Scheffler wasn’t happy with his approach play in round one at Shinnecock Hills and he went straight to the range to fix it. Here’s what he and coach Randy Smith were working on and why it could be the key to his US Open campaign.
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Scottie Scheffler has spoiled golf fans in recent seasons, so much that it’s worth reminding ourselves that during his relative down year in 2026—which includes one win and seven top 5 finishes—these are his underlying statistics: 1st SG: Total 4th SG: Off-The-Tee 16th SG: Approach 19th SG: Putting 30th Driving Distance 26th Read more…
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — The 2026 U.S. Open is going to be one of the best chipping majors in recent times. I’m convinced of it. The wind means players are going to miss a lot of them; the slopes around the greens mean they’re going to hit some interesting chip shots to get up and down. Read more…
Former U.S. Open champ Wyndham Clark is the reigning king of fun-looking range drills. While some players prefer chasing feels, Wyndham and his coach, Pat Coyner, use obstacles and training aids to get his swing in the positions he wants. Avoid the obstacles, and your swing will be moving the way you want it to. Read more…
Most golfers know where their bad shots go, but not what caused them. Understanding the laws of ball flight helps you diagnose your swing properly and fix the real issue behind each miss.
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — The grounds were still buzzing almost 24 hours after it happened. Jordan Spieth won’t win this PGA Championship, but he quite possibly hit the defining shot of the tournament. “I don’t think most amateurs understand how incredible it was,” says coach Josh Gregory. “It was an unbelievable golf shot. Unbelievable,” says Read more…
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — The one and really only thing you need to know about hole locations is that there’s no such thing as an illegal one. There are no rules, only norms. The most interesting setups are when the golf course begins flirting with those norms. That’s what we have at Aronimink Golf Club Read more…
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Pros don’t wing it when it comes to the distances they hit their clubs. They deal in incriments. Tommy Fleetwood’s club distances book proves it. It may look overwhelming to the rest of us—but it’s not qute as confusing as it looks. All the numbers in black are Tommy’s stock carry Read more…
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Earlier this week I watched one of the kind of little miracles that pop up from time-to-time on the driving ranges of professional golf. After a few wedge shots, Tommy Fleetwood pulled his 8-iron and started hitting three-quarter, hold-off finished shots. I witnessed five consecutive shots where the club path was Read more…
There are good misses, and bad misses. And at Aronimink Golf Club on the opening day of the 2026 PGA Championship, there was one miss that was worst of all.
Statistically, chip shots that don’t even find the green rank only behind shots struck out-of-bounds for scorecard damage. Here are six common strategies pros use to avoid chipping woes.
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