There’s nothing golf fans love more than a good “Tour pros are just like us!” story. And what fits that bill more than a tour pro impulse buying a cheap training aid he saw online?
Seriously, raise your hand if you’ve ever done the same. I know my hand is raised right now. Desperate times call for desperate measures. And even the best golfers turn to training aids for help sometimes.
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Such was the case for Michael Johnson. A pro golfer with more than $US1 million in career earnings spotted on the range at a Korn Ferry Tour event using a $20 training aid he bought on Amazon. Have a look:
After missing a cut earlier this year, @MikeJohnsonAU found this training aid online for $20.
"I'm just a normal person like any other golfer." pic.twitter.com/xvZVI3JGZP
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) August 27, 2025
“This was an impulse buy,” Johnson explains in the video. “I think I missed a cut somewhere. I was like, I’ll just get this, it’ll work, and it’s been pretty good.”
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As Johnson explains, he uses it when practising his wedges to stay more connected (you can also try other drills like this one from two-time PGA Tour winner Davis Riley, if you don’t want to buy anything) and control his wrist angles.
“Just a normal, missed-cut Amazon buy,” added Johnson, who is currently 37th on the Korn Ferry season-long points list and 377th on the Official World Golf Ranking. “I’m just a normal person like any other golfer. Just trying to get better.”
Sometimes tour pros really are just like us after all.
