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‘F— I’m great’: Padraig Harrington plays this unique F.I.G. game. You should, too
Whether you call it a reverse bounce-back or a more vulgar option, we’ve all done it: We have a great hole or stretch of holes, and we immediately blow up, giving all the shots back. The issue is we’re uncomfortable with going low. That’s the mental hurdle that three-time major champion Padraig Harrington solves by Read more…
TaylorMade P•UDI, P•DHY utility irons: What you need to know
The new, sleeker P•UDI and wider-soled P•DHY aim to replace the long irons, hybrids or high-lofted fairway woods in the bag by offering a flatter, more penetrating flight, but still exhibiting the ball speed of a flexible-face iron.
Rules Review: My ball is just outside a ‘no-play zone’. Can I stand in it to hit my shot?
As golf courses have become more eco-friendly, there is a good chance you’ll soon encounter, if you haven’t already, an area marked as a “no-play zone”. The term was added to cover a number of marked areas of the course where your ball is not out-of-bounds, yet you’re not allowed to hit a shot.
Eight ways to get smarter in how you practice and play
Golf tips are great, but one of the complexities of getting the most out of them is context: Apply even the best information at the wrong time or in the wrong amount, and it’s like dropping in on a movie right in the middle. It can be hard to pick up the story, and you Read more…
What tour players are looking at when using a launch monitor on the range
On the practice range during tournament weeks, it’s more about informed decisions than refinement.
LIV Golf Adelaide 2024: Cam Smith’s Ripper team wins playoff, ‘never heard crowds scream like that’
A wrap of the action on the final day of LIV Golf Adelaide at The Grange Golf Club in South Australia.
I played in golf’s new high-stakes par-3 league: Did it live up to the hype?
The marketing claims around the first Grass League event held last week at the Phoenix-area night golf course, Glass Clippings Rolling Hills, were bold. It was to be high stakes par-3 golf under the lights, where amateurs would compete for a $100,000 purse (yes, amateurs. More on that later). The tournament’s organizers, who leased and Read more…
I’m playing Augusta National on Monday—and I have the shanks
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s true, there are occasions when Internet headlines veer toward hyperbole. I really would love for that to be the case here. First, some background: On Friday, the Masters held its annual golf lottery in which a handful of media members are granted a coveted Monday tee time at Augusta National. My Read more…
Masters 2024: After a brutal day at Augusta National, players share what they learned
AUGUSTA, Ga. — With scores running high and rounds stretching long, Friday at Augusta National was not a day to thrive. The task during the second round was in some ways simpler. To survive. “It’s not a joy at all,” said Byeong Hun An, who comes into the weekend T-8, added. “It’s not fun playing Read more…
Masters 2024: Bryson DeChambeau tackling Augusta National with ‘one-of-a-kind’ 3D-printed irons
After posting a first-round 65 at Augusta National on Thursday to take the early lead at the 2024 Masters, Bryson DeChambeau noted, “I put new irons in this week. I think that’s a pretty big change. And been using this new driver, 3-wood and 5-wood. So pretty much my whole bag is different since [winning Read more…
2024 Masters: 3 make-or-break strategy decisions for players at Augusta National
This is a special free edition of the Golf IQ newsletter to celebrate Masters week.You can keep receiving this (and more!) in-depth newsletters by subscribing to Golf Digest+ right here. AUGUSTA, Ga.— I’m covering the Masters this week, where I’m reminded how the pressure always ticks up a few notches for players.This week, players don’t Read more…
Masters 2024: You won’t believe what Fred Couples has been doing to make sure he’s healthy enough to play at Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fred Couples refuses to go away. The Masters just means too much to him. And the lengths the 1992 champion will go to for another few tours of Augusta National Golf Club, the outright stubbornness, deserves respect. One of the most popular players in the annals of the Masters, Couples is preparing Read more…
Limited-Edition Mizuno Azalea Irons: What you need to know
To help us all get into the spirit of Masters Week, Mizuno has released 1,000 sets of special-edition “Azalea” irons – and we’re going to take a punt and say they’re not going to last long.
Our top betting expert’s unscientific ranking of the best players in the world
Just like much of the past two-plus years, a lot of the talk leading into the Masters this year is about golf’s inability to rank its best players. It’s not a new discussion, but the complaints are getting louder. The Official World Golf Rankings is used by majors to determine fields, but when discussing with Read more…
Masters 2024: What a subtle iron switch might say about Rory McIlroy’s mindset
McIlroy swapped his 4-iron, going from TaylorMade’s P760 model to a prototype with a muscle cavity after a visit to TaylorMade’s test centre in Carlsbad, California.
Masters 2024: 5 shots that players should never hit at Augusta National
Take a moment and visualize Augusta National Golf Club. How many holes come clearly into view? A lot, right? Aside from your home track and a handful of other famed layouts, there might be no course that you are more familiar with than Augusta—and chances are you’ve never even played it! That familiarity comes from Read more…
My 5 favorite public golf courses around New York City (and some advice for playing them)
You would think that living in the middle of Westchester County would make it easy to get to great public golf courses, but, sadly, that’s not the case. While I’m within a 20-minute drive from a few of the most famous private clubs in the country, the number of nearby munis is limited. And the Read more…
This video of Travis Kelce hitting a dime while Taylor Swift plays in the background will be well-received by all
Everything Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift do together is national news, as evidenced by the fact that two separate pictures of the couple—one of Swift speaking to Kelce at lunch in California, and another of Kelce showing off his “dad bod” as the two walk hand-in-hand in the ocean in the Bahamas—have gone mega-nuclear viral Read more…
Nelly Korda resumes playing 7 weeks later and wins again, moving to world No.1
Korda’s second playoff win of the year returned her to No.1 in the Rolex Women’s World Rankings and already secured her first multiple-victory season since 2021.
Rules Review: I’m hitting a 6-iron on a par 3. Can I use my driver to measure the teeing area?
You can play from up to 2.4 metres, give or take a centimetre, behind the markers and still be considered in the teeing area.
