These are the irons just about every golfer should play

When the Hot List started more than two decades ago, there was one category of irons. Now there are four. The equipment industry continues to delineate player types based on preferred head shapes and sizes and, most importantly, how certain designs might enhance your skills or mask your flaws. With all those changes, it’s the Read more…

The 50 greatest courses built since 2000

When the century began, golf course design and development were in a very different place. Hundreds of new courses were opening annually, including dozens of stand-alone, upscale daily-fee facilities (sometimes termed “country clubs for a day”), a segment of new construction that’s all but extinct today. The industry was coming off a blockbuster decade in Read more…

Chris Gotterup’s early-season breakout and the golf ball driving it

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Chris Gotterup’s red-hot start to the PGA Tour season—two wins in his first three starts—has put a spotlight on both his game and the decisions behind it. At the heart of his success, he says, is a careful approach to equipment, particularly the Bridgestone 2026 Tour B X golf ball he’s Read more…