WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The XXIO 13 lineup of driver, fairway woods and hybrids stays true to the high-end brand’s commitment to enhancing the distance potential for moderate swing speed golfers. Among the noteworthy initiatives besides its ultralight shaft and overall lighter total weights, these woods feature upgrades to the face structure (known as Read more…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The XXIO 13 irons are designed to be lightweight so players can swing them faster, but a weight in the butt end of the club also allows them to be swung more efficiently and on a better path. The titanium face—the same alloy used in XXIO and Srixon drivers—provides more Read more…
The Sentry was a nice little appetizer, but the Sony Open is the first full meal of the 2024 season. And while it may not be a signature event like Kapalua had, a number of stars, and soon-to-be stars, are showing up to make their ’24 debuts at Waialae. Will Zalatoris, Ludvig Aberg, Matt Fitzpatrick Read more…
The PGA Tour does it right. Instead of the gray, rainy January weather one could find in most of the continental U.S. right now, the Sony Open will run it back in Hawaii this week. High 70s and the sun never hurt, especially to start off a new year. Another shining moment will be Gary Read more…
Last week, much to the chagrin of old heads who have some how figured out how to use the internet, Barstool Sports’ Jersey Jerry broke social media with his epic hole-in-one (on a simulator) chase. Everyone from Tom Brady to Brooks Koepka to Paige Spiranac reacted to the incredible saga, one that helped double the Read more…
This week, we’ll get our first glimpse of Rory McIlroy’s golf game in 2024. He’s made plenty of headlines already this year, but the Dubai Invitational will be the first time we see McIlroy tee it up this season. Will he be distracted by the now-extended PGA Tour-PIF drama? Will he finally break his major Read more…
Tiger Woods and Nike became synonymous in the last 27 years of the two golf behemoths working together and becoming one of the most iconic and influential brand/ambassador partnerships in the history of sports. After 82 wins on the PGA Tour and 15 major titles wearing Nike, Woods announced that this chapter is closing and Read more…
The 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a month away, and its “signature” status in 2024 means bigger purses and a star-studded field. Getting a coveted invite to the “am” part of the show is one way to prove you’ve arrived. However, if you didn’t make that cut—and have $39 million to spend—this jaw-dropping home Read more…
Legendary comedian Katt Williams went on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast last week and made all sorts of headlines when he called out a bunch of fellow comedians. Lost in the nearly three-hour discussion with the former All-Pro tight end was the fact that Williams is an avid golfer. RELATED: Max Homa hits longest Read more…
There are questions that matter, and questions that don’t, but the questions that don’t can still be fascinating. For instance: Was there a guardhouse in 1981 at Southern Hills? Opinion today is divided; either it wasn’t there yet, or it was there, but nobody was in it. When Johnny Martorano drove his rented Ford sedan Read more…
The race for the 2024 FedEx Cup title is underway as the new calendar-year season began this past weekend at The Sentry in Hawaii. The season-long FedEx Cup points standings will help determine who keeps their PGA Tour cards and who’ll be eligible for the FedEx Cup Playoffs come August. The 2024 season includes 35 Read more…
Max Homa is a Golf Twitter King and a six-time PGA Tour winner, but he added another title to his resume over the weekend: long drive champ. OK, not technically, because he wasn’t competing in an actual long drive competition, but Homa did deliver the longest drive of the week. In fact, his 477(!)-yard poke Read more…
Editor’s Note: The Golf Digest 1 Percent Challenge will present a new challenge every weekday in January. Catch up on Week 1 here. It can be really hard for amateurs—and even pros—to make the moves they want in their golf swing while swinging at full speed. This makes it hard to implement real changes and Read more…
KAPALUA, Hawaii — It took three minutes for heartbreak and like most heartbreaks he didn’t see it coming. Akshay Bhatia’s opening drive looked perfect, and we know that because he picked up his tee before the ball reached its peak as it moved from right to left in the sky, and those surrounding the first Read more…
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