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TaylorMade’s Qi and Qi HL irons: What you need to know
Although TaylorMade’s P-Series irons are aimed at better players, its new Qi and Qi HL irons are geared more towards those needing a little help.
Five tips to playing your home course better, from a local legend
Golfers want to play well everywhere, but it’s playing well on your home course that matters the most.
Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke, HL and Max Fast irons: What you need to know
Callaway’s latest irons line combines advanced machine learning with big data. The line features three models geared towards specific player types.
On LIV, player discontent, entitlement: Mackenzie Hughes has a lot to say
Jon Rahm’s departure to LIV Golf moved Hughes inside the cutoff for this week’s 2024 PGA Tour season-opener, proving that while meritocracy may reign in golf, bureaucracy isn’t far behind. And now that Hughes is here, he has plenty to say.
10 players who will win you money in 2024
There are plenty of unknowns in the state of golf right now. It goes beyond “who will win this week?” to “what tour will he be on?” With that being said, there are some beautiful constants. There will be a golfer who wins each PGA Tour event. They will battle against golf courses familiar to Read more…
10 things I learned from tour players in 2023
In a year marked by division in the golf world, one longer-standing (and admittedly lower-stakes) divide I’ve never understood is that between range rats and golfers who hate the driving range. How can you hate the driving range? For me, it’s always been a place of refuge. A place to go and think, figure things Read more…
The 7 best hockey cities for golf, according to former NHL players
It’s now the heart of the NHL season—with the upcoming Winter Classic on New Year’s Day leading into All-Star Weekend soon after. Puckheads will have hockey on their minds all throughout the winter and spring. If you’re planning a trip to a game in a warm-weather locale, you might be wondering if golf should be Read more…
2023 Player Of The Year Awards
In a close battle between Australia’s best male and female tour professionals, it was our leading LPGA star who shone brightest in the past 12 months.
Did a caddie harass a player, or was a protest over missed payments punished? The curious case of Jon Bujan, Sophia Schubert and the LPGA
In a messy story, the LPGA says Bujan is guilty of inappropriate behaviour towards Schubert and violated the tour’s conduct policy.
Min Woo Lee’s incredible summer, Jon Rahm nominated for PGA Tour Player of The Year
THE summer of Min Woo Lee is officially over, and what a summer it was. Coming off the back of a stellar year between the PGA and DP World tours, the Perth native arrived in Australia last month with fans hopeful the chef would cook something special up.
How to hit crispy iron shots: A 5-step guide to more consistency
Hitting crisp iron shots for most amateur golfers, is the key to more consistency, longer drives, and straighter shots. It’s a lack of solid contact that causes a majority of most golfers’ blow up holes, too. A slice or hook most times you can deal with. But those contact errors: A chunk, or skull, or Read more…
Australian Open 2023: LIV Golf star Joaquin Niemann defeats Rikuya Hoshino in playoff
LIV Golf star Joaquin Niemann became the first Chilean to win the Australian Open, defeating Japan’s Rikuya Hoshino in a sudden-death playoff.
Rules Review: While waiting to play a shot, my opponent is killing time by chipping a ball. Is that allowed?
Can you identify which are penalties under the Rules of Golf – specifically Rule 5.5 – and which are permissible?
Hero World Challenge DFS picks 2023: Tiger Woods’ buddy is the play in the Bahamas
This year’s Hero World Challenge got an obvious shot in the arm when tournament host Tiger Woods committed to playing last week. The golf world will be buzzing on Thursday when Tiger hits his first competitive shot since the Masters after undergoing surgery to repair his ankle. Rostering Tiger this week will take a bit Read more…
Tour pro set an Iron Man record this PGA Tour season that will probably never be broken
Mark Hubbard set a participation figure that will be near-impossible to break under the return to a calendar-year schedule on the PGA Tour.
10 players, 9 countries, 1 new home: These are the DP World Tour graduates who just claimed 2024 PGA Tour cards
The men who have gained their PGA Tour cards through season-long play on the DP World Tour in 2023 – a Pole, a New Zealander, two Frenchmen, a Dane, a Swede, a Scotsman, a Spaniard, a Japanese and a Finn – are definitely the first of their kind.
LIV Golf announces the start of player free agency
The free-agency period is the second phase of the league’s offseason player-movement window.
LPGA and Ladies European Tour closing in on groundbreaking merger pending LET player vote
The global landscape of women’s professional golf appears to be a vote away from a dramatic change.
Nutrition: Iron Maiden
This mineral improves energy and endurance – female golfers probably aren’t getting enough of it.
Stephen Curry’s classic pre-game golf talk, the LPGA’s epic playoff, and a sneaky Tiger Woods PGA Tour debut
Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we are not scared of anything this Halloween after sitting through that terrifying Giants-Jets game. TWENTY-FOUR punts?! How is that even possible?! Also hard to believe is that as well prepared as it seems we are for the big day yet again, this stash of treats probably Read more…
