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…
The Links at Spanish Bay opened in 1987, and it quickly garnered notoriety. It earned Golf Digest’s award for the Best New Course of 1988 and soon thereafter the course debuted on our ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Courses at No. 95 (1991-’92). The layout, designed by Robert Trent Jones. Jr., Tom Watson and former Read more…
Everyone knows where their good shots are going, but knowing where your bad shots will go is critical to scoring, especially when you’re not hitting the ball well.
Ken Bakst, the founder and developer of Friar’s Head on Long Island, crouches into the driver’s seat of a two-man Gator utility vehicle and cranks the engine. We’re off to explore what will become The Ranch, his soon-to-be 36-hole golf club in Martin County, Florida. We drive for half a mile across barren pastureland and Read more…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Tour Edge Exotics Wingman wedges, which constitutes the broadest line of short-game clubs in the company’s history, 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 distinct 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…
The importance of having a pre-shot routine is often discussed (as we did on a past episode of Golf IQ), but there is another process that elite golfers go through before each approach shot. If you get to your ball, laser the distance, pull a club and step in, you’re missing an essential step to Read more…
There’s nothing better than a good fly on the wall camera about two tour pros, talking about their craft. There’s truly nothing better. At least not the golf nerd sickos, like me, and probably you if you’re reading this. Which brings us to some good news: We got a pretty solid one this week at 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…
Golfers experience all sorts of panic, but one of the worst is experiencing back spasms in the day or hours before a round of golf that you really want to play.
Even if you don’t know much about nutrition, you probably know that high-sugar drinks are a no-no. But what PGA Tour performance dietician Ryan Harmon has noticed is that golfers are taking it to an extreme: They think the answer to proper on-course hydration is sugar-free liquids. And that’s actually not what your body needs. Read more…