Isn’t it best to pair players who use the same ball? As it turns out, it has proven of little actual value in generating success in foursomes play.
Former Ryder Cup player Ken Brown has shared a hilariously photo of his minimal, maiden golf ball contract from the 1970s.
Like the squad itself, the equipment in the bags of the victorious 2021 US Ryder Cup team is an interesting mix – not just in terms of varying companies and models but in set makeup as well.
After a triple-bogey 7 on the par-4 17th in the opening round, McIlroy went 40 consecutive holes without a bogey, going 18-under par over that stretch.
Fowler discusses the process of making the switch, the new ball and how playing with Dustin Johnson in the Ryder Cup played a role in the decision.
Looking to take your golf game to the next level? Here are 10 training aids I personally use and recommend for improving swing, putting, and power, perfect for practise at home or on the range.
Yesterday, TaylorMade and Ping both made low-key appearances on the USGA’s conforming driver list – golf’s version of the public patent office.
As an equipment writer, this is going to sound sacrilegious, but I’m going to say it anyway: There are ways to gain distance without having to spring for a new driver.
Scheffler’s tee-to-green game was impeccable as he ranked first in strokes gained/off the tee, third in driving accuracy, ninth in driving distance and second in strokes gained/approach.
Relying on “the theory of large numbers”, Justin Rose rode a hot putter to his 12th PGA Tour title.
The bigger issue is with those who don’t choose to play balls legal under the new rules. That includes LIV Golf, which likely would do anything to increase its entertainment proposition, but it also could involve the recreational golfer.
If it were any other event or any other player, the scene at the Travelers Championship would have been positively funereal as Tommy Fleetwood once again came up agonizingly short in his quest for his first PGA Tour win. But this was Keegan Bradley on his home turf rolling in a walk-off birdie putt to Read more…
Harry Vardon made $US200 after winning the 1900 US Open. And just this week, a golf ball he played to win at Chicago Golf Club was sold for $US194,259 ($A298,000). Yes, there’s inflation and 125 years to account for, but that’s quite the monetary leap for a Spalding “Vardon” Flyer.
As he prepares to make his US Open debut at Oakmont Country Club, Griffin spoke about how he came to use (and the benefits of) a ball brand that hadn’t won the on the PGA Tour in two decades, why he feels the winning score at the US Open will be over par and the one mistake amateurs make with their golf-ball selection.
Rolex and golf: a constant for almost 60 years With Augusta National Golf Club almost under complete darkness, legendary caddie Steve Williams stepped in when Australia’s Adam Scott asked him to read the most important putt of his life. It was a birdie putt of four metres, on the 10th green at Augusta National, during Read more…
Beyond the practical training aspects, a hidden benefit of today’s stat-tracking apps is finding the clubs in your bag that might be holding you back. Or in some cases, locating the holes in your set make-up that need to be filled with a solution that can only come about with a new club.
Bradley ranked second in strokes gained/approach and second in greens in regulation for the week.
Arccos, the GPS-sensor-based stat tracking app that has led the charge to revolutionise how statistics can be a game-changer for average golfers, announced this week that it is looking to provide that same next-level numbers intel for pro golfers.
Sponsor content Callaway star Nicolai Hojgaard continues to ride the Ryder Cup bump, equalling his career-best result on the PGA Tour with a runner up at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Fresh off a win at the DP World Tour championship in Dubai, the 22-year-old has hit the ground running in the US. Read more…
Twenty six. That’s the number of players in the field at the Dubai Desert Classic using Callaway’s new Ai Smoke driver.
EUROPEAN star Nicolai Højgaard’s stunning victory at the DP World Tour Championship was the icing on the cake for an impressive week for Callaway staffers around the world.