Perhaps one of the most curious equipment switches right before a Ryder Cup occurred in 2004 when nine days before the matches at Oakland Hills C.C., Phil Mickelson left Titleist for Callaway. Although the split wasn’t unexpected (Titleist had a history of not digging deep for star players and had let players such as Tiger Read more…
The competitive spirit the Ryder Cup inspires biennially can be felt well ahead of the Opening Ceremony, which will be held this year on Europe’s side of the Atlantic, at the swanky Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy on September 21. This year, Team USA, captained by Zach Johnson, will once again Read more…
The countdown to the 44th Ryder Cup, which will be hosted in Rome’s Marco Simone Golf and Country Club from Sep 29, 2023 – Sun, Oct 1, is well on its way, we’re keeping an eye out for the coolest limited edition collector’s items and collaborations celebrating the cross-Atlantic event. Ralph Lauren revealed its highly Read more…
Bettinardi introduced its HLX 5.0 Forged wedges last November and the company has extended that line with a new limited-run oil-rubbed bronze finish. This PVD finish, gives this line a distinctive appearance to go along with the current chrome and graphite PVD finishes. The new offering will be available in lofts ranging from 48 to Read more…
Tour Edge Exotics Wingman wedges (2023): The broadest line of short-game clubs in the company’s history, these combine game-improvement features like a distinctive increase in offset and a larger, multi-friction face and grooves with game-enhancing features like a high-toe weight shift to control trajectory and spin and three sole grinds to improve each player’s impact Read more…
In recent years, the golf fashion world has undergone a bit of a renaissance. On-course styles have been implemented off the course. Polos and khakis have been elevated to spunky button-downs and utility trousers. And brands are increasingly becoming more daring with color and pattern selections. The lines between high fashion, sportswear, and street style Read more…
Let’s face it, most golfers have classic black grips on their golf clubs and a simple white glove to hold them. There’s nothing wrong with the classic black-and-white combination, but why not mix things up this fall and add a little fashion-forward touch to your grip? Golf Pride and Asher Golf have teamed up on Read more…
The high majority of golfers pay little attention to the bounce or grind of their wedges, in part because they simply lack the knowledge of what these two things are, how they are different and why they are a vital aspect of the wedge-selection process.
The Norwegian star ranked first in driving accuracy, hitting 43 of 56 fairways (76.8 percent) and second in strokes gained/off the tee, gaining more than four shots on the field.
The proposed rollback of the golf ball by the R&A and USGA is now moving to its next, and perhaps most definitive – and potentially most contentious – stage.
Arccos, a golf stat-tracking company which so far has tracked 750 million shots while playing more than 16 million rounds, has announced a new strategic round of fundraising that includes investments from the PGA Tour, along with a number of equipment companies including Ping, TaylorMade, Cobra Puma and Callaway.
What Vu’s setup shows us is that each of the clubs in your bag needs a specific distance (and playability) function, and too many average golfers have clubs that might serve little distinct purpose or are overlapping with what other clubs are doing.
The fourth generation of TaylorMade’s Milled Grind wedges continues the consistency benefits of machined sole shaping of its predecessors while expanding the range of distinct grinds to include three new options at the higher lofts for a total of seven.
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