Perth sensation Min Woo Lee is on the cusp of a groundbreaking victory at the ISPS Handa Vic Open, a win that would reprise the two Vic Open wins of his elder sister, Minjee, who won here in 2014 and 2018.
Golf fans have three decades experience of being wowed by Phil Mickelson’s short game. But on Saturday, the five-time Major champ pulled off a par save that even impressed himself.
Since 2003 – the year after the USGA and R&A released the Joint Statement of Principles as a notice that they would be monitoring more closely the effects of advancing equipment technology on the game – distance on the PGA Tour has jumped 7.6 yards.
The TaylorMade Truss putters, along with the Spider S addition to the company’s top-selling Spider line of mallets, make it clear that you’re not going to get better results with the putter if the head isn’t stable at impact.
While golf’s ruling bodies are unclear as to what should happen next, the nearly two-year study of how far the golf ball is flying – known as the Distance Insights Project – is resoundingly clear on one specific conclusion: Distance must be stopped.