Looking for the all-time king of golf-instruction malarkey? “Keep your head down” has to be in the conversation. What makes it so damaging is that it’s one of the worst pieces of advice you can get. “Our coaches will teach about 1.8 million golf lessons in 2023, and about a million of those will start Read more…
It has become a televised golf ritual: A player and his or her caddie toss some blades of grass and look thoughtfully at the trees around them—or the flag on an adjacent hole, like at Augusta National— to try to divine how the wind will affect the next shot. It might be good theater—or a Read more…
The latest new clubs from Cobra Golf. Cobra Air-X metals, irons (2023): Cobra debuts the latest version of its Air-X line of clubs, including drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons designed with lighter weights to appeal to more moderate swing speeds. Among the notable improvements is a major boost in off-center hit forgiveness (moment of Read more…
Golf has always been up for a bit of folklore and storytelling. Whether it’s a leathery teaching pro passing on swing wisdom to an eager apprentice, a playing legend recounting exploits from decades gone by, or an architect creating a golf hole from divine inspiration, all of it adds to the game’s mystical appeal. It’s Read more…
Two-time World Long Drive champion Kyle Berkshire swings his driver 145 miles per hour and can generate 230 miles per hour of ball speed. It’s OK for him to tee the ball high and launch it into outer space, but what about you? Berkshire’s coach, Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher Bernie Najar, says you’re most Read more…
Few rising golf destinations can match the swelling momentum (and warm Midwest charm) of Wisconsin. SentryWorld, located mid-state in Stevens Point, officially opened 1982, and has always been a special treat for the locals. On a national level, so much has been added in and around the resort that a reintroduction may be in order. Read more…
The Champions Tour’s Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links is no ordinary event. It’s especially unique because of the format. There is a Champions Tour title stake as usual, but each tour player also plays as part of a team with a junior golfer from The First Tee. There is also an amateur Read more…
Not only is it important to hold a golf club correctly if you want to generate power and allow it to “release” through the impact zone, it also reduces the stress placed on the joints of the arm.
Things like this don’t win and lose Ryder Cups. It’s just a minor nuisance for the US Team, and a subtle perk for Europe. A charming and clever piece of home team gamesmanship.
How do players navigate the terrifying task of hitting a golf ball, with millions of people watching and feeling more nervous than you’ve ever been? Just ask Justin Rose…
ROME — You won’t see players on opposing sides agreeing on much this week, especially with the contest officially underway. Yet cruising around the grounds this week, there’s one exception: A VISIO practice mat training aid, which has been littered around the Marco Simone Golf Club and used religiously by players on both sides. By Read more…
ROME — The youngest player at Marco Simone Golf Club this week isn’t Ludvig Aberg, who was picked for the Ryder Cup team despite only turning pro in the summer. Nor is it any player on the American side. It’s Nicolai Hojgaard, the 22 year-old European Tour rising star who earned Captain Luke Donald’s 12th Read more…
It’s only natural. The beautiful vistas of the Italian countryside with Rome’s skyline in the distance of Marco Simone (pictured below) will get many golfers dreaming about a European golf trip after this year’s Ryder Cup. You might not have considered a golf trip to an ancient city like Rome or Paris prior to the Read more…
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