Before last year’s Hero World Challenge, Logan Olson was simply a twentysomething with a passion for putter design. Crafting putters out of a small machine shop in Fortuna, California, Olson’s career trajectory was forever altered when Scottie Scheffler’s team reached out with a request to make an Anser-style blade for the world number one. Scheffler Read more…
If you’re one of the lucky few who somehow manages to keep the same ball in play for what seems like an eternity, the only thing you need to keep track of is cover wear.
In a recent online exchange, L.A.B. Golf founder Sam Hahn was explaining why the company was dropping the “broomstick” terminology on its putters and replacing it with “sweeper”. The answer was eyebrow-raising.
Question: I’ve heard about lie angle, but why does it matter? Answer: In a perfect world, we’d all be able to grab clubs off the rack and find immediate success with them on the course. But it doesn’t work that way. Spend the necessary time building a set of irons and wedges to your exact Read more…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The new Oz.1 and Oz.1i putters from L.A.B. Golf continue the company’s stroke-enhancing technology in an almost traditional half-moon, mid-mallet shape. L.A.B. Golf is the putter company that’s drawn plenty of attention in recent years for its unconventional shapes and distinct weighting designed to facilitate the putter face staying square Read more…
The holiday season is in full swing and while you cross people off your list, ours keeps growing as we discover more products. We’ve all received the usual lineup of undesirable golf gifts—golf-bag desk decor, generic boxes of golf balls and golf books we’ve already read. Surprise your favorite hacker this year with one of Read more…
Let’s get ahead of any pushback up front. We’re certainly not stating that you should be destroying golf clubs all willy-nilly. If you miss a gimme and break your putter on the regular, might we recommend calming down? Or perhaps therapy? And yet, once in a blue moon, murdering a club might be exactly what Read more…
Cailtin Clark is making her LPGA pro-am debut at The Annika driven by Gainbridge in Florida. And she’s doing so in style. The WNBA star arrived on the range at Pelican Golf Club in Belleair, Fla., in a pair of Nikes that have a pink upper and flash a shiny, all-gold outsole. These are a Read more…
You wouldn’t think the 6,814-metre El Cardonal at Diamante course would yield to anything but a bomber, but Austin Eckroat navigated it skilfully – if without overpowering length – to capture the World Wide Technology Championship for his second win of 2024.
Ryan Kroll is a 49-year-old stay-at-home dad and a veteran Hot List tester. A member of major-championship site, Hazeltine National G.C., in Minnesota, he’s used to difficult tasks—like discerning degrees of excellence when it comes to golf clubs. A 10.0 Index who plays two to three times a week and practices fairly regularly, the in-shape, Read more…
For those times when you want to add a little oomph to your look, we’ve rounded up our list of the best makeup and skincare essentials that won’t go anywhere, no matter how much sun or sweat the day brings. Plus, our list includes sunscreen designed for protecting the delicate and exposed skin on your Read more…
Fall golf can be some of the best golf: The turf is usually healthy to create good playing conditions; the foliage adds color and beauty, and the later you play into the fall the more it feels like you’re getting away with something, like you’re a kid again, sneaking in an extra treat before bedtime. Read more…