There’s a famous stat in aviation that most airline accidents happen during takeoff or landing. The same is true for golfers. Amateur golfers are, put simply and bluntly, at their worst during their own takeoffs, which in golf terms, is getting in play safely off the tee. This was something reiterated by Arccos, who doubles Read more…
The mini driver remains a mystery for many weekend golfers. Is it a driver with a smaller profile? Is it a fairway wood with a larger profile? You’re bound to get a different answer depending on who you ask. The truth is, the club can be whatever you want it to be. For those who Read more…
The highest compliment to Brooks Koepka is that assertions which would be dismissed as false bravado from anyone else are accepted as stone-cold truth when they come from him. This was illustrated at the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black, where Koepka would ultimately claim his fourth major title. When questioned about his stance that Read more…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The iconic Ben Hogan golf brand, resurrected by golf entrepreneur Simon Millington in 2023, brings two drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and four new sets of irons to the market. Notable among them are the Ft. Worth MB and CB models, which feature lightweight ceramic matrix composite core pieces to control Read more…
Now that the sun’s out and the spring weather has fully arrived, it’s time to sit on the couch, get extra comfy and watch the PGA Championship. We’re on to the second men’s major of the year, and Rory McIlroy has a chance to continue his Quail Hollow dominance, Jordan Spieth has another opportunity to Read more…
If you’re not satisfied with the storylines heading into the 2025 PGA Championship, then golf probably isn’t your thing. Entering the second men’s major championship of the year, there are so many plots and subplots to follow at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C., we’re afraid we might run out of energy just typing them. Read more…
Charlie Woods made a big improvement in his second attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open, but it still wasn’t enough to advance past local qualifying. The 16-year-old son of 15-time major champ Tiger Woods shot a three-over-par 75 at Wellington (Fla.) Golf Club on Thursday. He was seven shots short of moving on to Read more…
This article previously appeared in The Undercover Pro newsletter, a Golf Digest+ exclusive where we grant anonymity to people in golf who’ve got something to say. Here a current PGA Tour player is interviewed by Senior Writer Joel Beall. The PGA Tour announced at the Players Championship that it is cracking down on slow play. Read more…
The world of golf is inundated with tight-fitting, thigh-hugging pants. I really thought we left that style behind with the emo phase of our teens, but every time I hit the golf course (or even the driving range), my eyes are scorched with the sight of dozens of guys wearing pants that they could’ve worn Read more…
Here’s a sartorial hill I’m willing to die on or at least endure a sunburn for: Shorts should be short, especially on the golf course. Too many golfers are trapped in a decades-old fashion bubble from when long shorts were all the rage—or perhaps some think they were doomed to a life sentence playing in Read more…
While often overlooked as frivolous (and even with a smirk “feminine”), fashion is a powerful tool. With one well-cut blazer or high-waisted trouser, you can stand taller, look the part and move with the “in-group” to receive professional and social benefits—in the board room, at the clubhouse, on the course, wherever. The study of the Read more…
Reading the recent MythBusters story on whether you’ll hit it farther by swinging faster or by swinging more efficiently reminded me of a saying my old boss and mentor, Hank Johnson, had: “The quickest way to hit it further is to hit it solid.” I think that still holds true, and the robot data in Read more…
It’s not often that James Bond and Steph Curry are uttered in the same sentence. One is a fictional British spy who can navigate his way through any situation with inimitable grace and confidence; the other is a basketball legend and probably the greatest three-point shooter of all time. What brought the two together? Golf Read more…
“Quiet on the tee!” We’ve heard it a billion times, and we always abide. After all, golf is about decorum. We must never forget this or the next thing you know there will be professional events where patrons run indiscriminately around hurling cups of beer in Phoenix. We cannot let this happen. As a lover Read more…
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