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Driver

November 5th, 2025

No more banana balls

AGD Women, AGD Women Summer 25, Driver, Slice

November 1st, 2025

Attack the par 4s! Get more aggressive with your driver using these keys

For many amateur golfers, the difference between a good and a bad round often comes down to how they play the par 4s.

October 24th, 2025

Need more speed? You don’t have to swing harder

You’ll pick up plenty of metres by improving your timing.

October 17th, 2025

‘Dog was out of the bag’: Why Rory McIlroy ditched this key club

This week at the DP World India Championship, McIlroy opted to leave his TaylorMade Qi10 driver behind – a bold move that illustrates that sometimes the smartest decision is to shelve your biggest strength.

October 16th, 2025

‘I’ll be in Australia and the Ashes will be on’: Rory McIlroy reveals he’s a ‘bit of sicko’ for cricket

While in India for this week’s DP World India Championship, Rory McIlroy revealed he’s actually a cricket “sicko” who will sit down and watch Test matches.

October 16th, 2025

Michael Kim has to tackle India tournament course blind after visa issues

October 16th, 2025

Rory McIlroy reveals the surprising thing he won’t be doing while in India

One of the best drivers of the golf ball in the known universe says he won’t be pulling out big stick at Delhi Golf Club this week.

October 4th, 2025

Want more distance off the tee? Pay close attention to this driver metric

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.

September 18th, 2025

Do you need more speed to add 20 metres? Our robot test suggests otherwise

The majority of golfers play a slice off the tee, costing themselves valuable distance. The ball’s significant movement from left-to-right in the air (for right-handers) decreases distance due to the excessive amount of sidespin.

July 22nd, 2025

Open Championship 2025: Why Scottie Scheffler’s driver is missing a common ‘ingredient’

According to TaylorMade tour rep Adrian Rietveld, Scheffler wants “absolutely nothing inside” his driver’s clubhead that might alter performance in any way.

Equipment: Baby Drivers

US Open 2025: Watch Rory McIlroy nearly reach busy crosswalk with 392-yard(!) BOMB

US Open 2025: USGA’s response to driver testing – ‘We just don’t see high numbers of failures’

PGA Championship 2025: Rory McIlroy’s driver deemed non-conforming

Why Callaway’s Elyte Triple Diamond is a ‘driver cheat code’

Rules Review: My opponent used his wrench tool on his driver before teeing off. Is that allowed?

October 5th, 2024

Will lead tape make your driver better or non-conforming? Yes. No. Maybe.

In this modern era, with dozens of weighting options already built into your driver, compounding the search for better performance with the use of lead tape or similar tactics is probably unnecessary and might even risk making your driver non-conforming.

St. Jude contender Sam Burns playing without driver after breaking it in tantrum

August 18th, 2024

Sam Burns breaks driver amid tantrum while in contention at FedEx St Jude Championship

Burns got hotter than Marble Bar in January when he pulled his tee shot badly on the par-4 ninth hole during the third round of the FedEx St Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.

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June 17th, 2024

US Open 2024: Why does Bryson DeChambeau hover his driver like that?

Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo were hoverers, too, and there are various reasons why golfers do it.

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June 17th, 2024

US Open 2024: Bryson DeChambeau was forced to make a last-minute equipment change before final round

The 54-hole leader at Pinehurst No.2 was seen changing the head of his Krank driver on the range just moments before he made his way to the first tee.

azaleas-&-augusta-green:-cobra-golf-releases-driver-that’ll-give-us-plebeians-a-taste-of-the-masters

March 30th, 2024

Azaleas & Augusta Green: Cobra Golf releases driver that’ll give us plebeians a taste of the Masters

Cobra’s Darkspeed LS Season Opener driver will feature azaleas on the sole and Augusta Green throughout.

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March 15th, 2024

Players 2024: The ridiculous reason why Matt Fitzpatrick struggled with his driver

Fitzpatrick’s unlikely story unfolded gradually, under a volley of questions.

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Butterfield Bermuda Championship - 2025
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
T1Adam Schenk-12F3
T1Braden Thornberry-12F3
T3Takumi Kanaya-11F3
T3Max McGreevy-11F3
T3Adam Hadwin-11F3
T3Chandler Phillips-11F3
7Rikuya Hoshino-10F3
T8Seamus Power-9F3
T8Frankie Capan III-9F3
T8Vince Whaley-9F3
T8Noah Goodwin-9F3
12Matthew Riedel-8F3
T13Niklas Norgaard-7F3
T13Chan Kim-7F3
T13Alex Smalley-7F3
T13Ryo Hisatsune-7F3
17Sami Valimaki-6F3
T18Michael Brennan-5F3
T18Dylan Wu-5F3
T18Thorbjørn Olesen-5F3
T18Kevin Roy-5F3
T18Zac Blair-5F3
T18Doug Ghim-5F3
T24Francesco Molinari-4F3
T24Hayden Springer-4F3
T24Patrick Fishburn-4F3
T24Rico Hoey-4F3
T24Thomas Rosenmueller-4F3
T24Will Gordon-4F3
T24Kris Ventura-4F3
T24Camilo Villegas-4F3
T32Kevin Velo-3F3
T32Mason Andersen-3F3
T32Jesper Svensson-3F3
T32Matti Schmid-3F3
T32Isaiah Salinda-3F3
T32Harry Higgs-3F3
T32Jonathan Byrd-3F3
T39Matt Kuchar-2F3
T39Tyler Watts-2F3
T39Justin Hastings-2F3
T39Antoine Rozner-2F3
T39Ben Kohles-2F3
T39Taylor Dickson-2F3
T39Martin Laird-2F3
T39Pi Coody-2F3
T39Sahith Theegala-2F3
T48Taylor Montgomery-1F3
T48Paul Peterson-1F3
T48Matt NeSmith-1F3
T48Blades Brown-1F3
T48Andrew Putnam-1F3
T48Jeremy Paul-1F3
T48Brandt Snedeker-1F3
T55Lee HodgesEF3
T55Trey MullinaxEF3
T55John PakEF3
T55Greyson SiggEF3
T55Car YoungEF3
T55Kaito OnishiEF3
T61Nico Echavarria+1F3
T61Kevin Streelman+1F3
T61Tyler Duncan+1F3
T61Steven Fisk+1F3
65Harrison Endycott+2F3
T66David Skinns+3F3
T66Danny Willett+3F3
T66Matteo Manassero+3F3
69Hunter Wolcott+4F3
70Ryan Palmer+5F3
CUTJackson Suber+1F2
CUTDavid Lipsky+1F2
CUTJake Peacock+1F2
CUTVince Covello+1F2
CUTJoseph Bramlett+1F2
CUTVictor Perez+1F2
CUTRafael Campos+1F2
CUTKevin Yu+1F2
CUTMatt Wallace+1F2
CUTSam Stevens+1F2
CUTTrevor Cone+1F2
CUTScott Piercy+1F2
CUTBen Martin+2F2
CUTSam Ryder+2F2
CUTPatrick Rodgers+2F2
CUTAdam Svensson+2F2
CUTNick Hardy+2F2
CUTHenrik Norlander+2F2
CUTJustin Lower+3F2
CUTTaylor Moore+3F2
CUTCristobal Del Solar+3F2
CUTDavid Ford+3F2
CUTKenny Leseur+3F2
CUTEric Cole+3F2
CUTRicky Castillo+3F2
CUTLanto Griffin+3F2
CUTMark Hubbard+3F2
CUTLuke Clanton+3F2
CUTBen Silverman+4F2
CUTMatthieu Pavon+4F2
CUTBeau Hossler+4F2
CUTWill Haddrell+5F2
CUTAustin Cook+5F2
CUTPhilip Knowles+5F2
CUTDanny Walker+6F2
CUTRobert Streb+6F2
CUTHayden Buckley+6F2
CUTQuade Cummins+6F2
CUTOscar Couilleau+6F2
CUTSamuel Anderson+6F2
CUTAndrew Zielinski+6F2
CUTOliver Betschart+7F2
CUTChase Johnson+7F2
CUTWill Chandler+8F2
CUTPaul Ferrier+8F2
CUTCameron Champ+8F2
CUTHenry Smart+8F2
CUTChad Ramey+9F2
CUTDrew Doyle+12F2
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