Although Scheffler averages a healthy 300 yards per measured tee shot, he ranks 176th (out of 186 players) for the year on tour in smash factor, a stat generated with the ratio of ball speed divided by clubhead speed.
Nelly Korda’s chase to become the first player in LPGA history to win six consecutive events remains alive and well as the weekend arrives at the Cognizant Founders Cup. After Rose Zhang, who shot four-under-par 68 early on Friday, Madelene Sagstrom notched a 66 in the afternoon, and both sat tied for first after 36 Read more…
The PGA Championship has never been a major where the phrase “par is your friend” necessarily applied. To wit: In the three previous visits the PGA of America has made to Valhalla Golf Club—1996, 2000 and 2014—the average winning score in relation to par has been 15 under. And each successive time the event has Read more…
The long-time Masters broadcaster paid homage to Augusta National’s 13th hole this time with a variety of tees that replicate the approach shot if you lay up on the famed par 5.
Respect it or not, Valhalla delivers reliably great stories. There’s magic in the air in Kentucky, a strange kind of gothic voodoo, and it settles like the hot air in this specific patch of the Ohio River Valley.
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: There’s a teenager playing in a PGA Tour sanctioned event. And he’s holding his own against some of the best players in the world. In the last month we’ve seen 15-year-old Miles Russell become the youngest golfer to make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour and Read more…
Nelly Korda is back on tour, attempting to win her sixth consecutive start on the LPGA, which would be a record for the tour. Right now, sitting at five, she is tied with Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam. Korda is the top-ranked player in the world and leads the Cognizant Founders Cup field this week Read more…
Yes, there are two PGA Tour events this week. And yes, the one opposite the Wells Fargo Championship is making its debut. The Myrtle Beach Classic is at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club with a field that includes tor winners and Korn Ferry Tour graduates from last season. RELATED: Here’s the prize money payouts Read more…
We’ve reached another stretch where the best players in the game will be competing in back-to-back weeks. Up first, the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow, another signature event on the PGA Tour. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is not competing as we waits for the birth of his first child. Hideki Matsuyama withdrew on Read more…
Looking to learn what you need to know about the latest new products from Bridgestone? These handy thumbnails will keep you up to date on the company’s new releases. Bridgestone Tour B golf balls: Bridgestone’s latest version of its Tour B line of golf balls offers four versions: the X (above), XS, RX and RXS. Read more…
With the PGA Championship returning to Valhalla Golf Club, the site of McIlroy’s PGA victory 10 years ago, let’s do a quick look back on some of McIlroy’s swing changes, and how they came to be…
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