It’s Pebble Beach week on the PGA Tour, which is fun because we get to see the world’s best players hit golf shots up and down the cliffs of the Monterey Peninsula. Shots like this… …and this… …and this, from Pebble Beach’s neighboring Spyglass Hill. The thing is, these shots are cool, but they’re also Read more…
The golf swing is a machine with a lot of moving parts. But for the purpose of this article, think of it as a machine with just two parts: a top and a bottom.
Chris Kirk adjusted his swing to find the winner’s circle again Many tour players learn how to sling draws from an early age because it’s a shortcut to more distance. However, executing a big power hook depends a lot on precision timing, so many pros eventually curtail this shot shape for something easier to repeat. Read more…
Portions of this article appeared in our “coolest stuff we saw at the 2025 PGA Merchandise Show” article, which you can check out right here. The PGA Show every year is the time when golf nerds get to take a glimpse of the game from the forefront. What are the trends? What does the future Read more…
On the first hole of the second match in TGL’s history, Kevin Kisner had a simple wedge shot from the fairway. Kisner 116 yards away. Last season on the PGA Tour, his average leave was 18 feet. Here, his shot slipped off the green. T Collin Morikawa made the same mistake on the next shot, Read more…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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