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There is a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised. 

What We Tried:

The Garmin Approach S70 golf GPS watch, the successor to the popular Approach S62. 

Who Tried It:

Connor. Director of Soft Goods Testing and resident sneakerhead. I believe golf is better with a pair of cool shoes and comfortable joggers.

I’m upgrading from the Approach S40 and ready to find a “daily driver” golf watch.

Years In the Making

Good things come to those who wait. And, boy, did Garmin make us wait for the brand-new Garmin Approach S70 golf GPS watch. As the successor to the perennial champion, the Garmin Approach S62, the Approach S70 has big shoes to fill.

Can it live up to the hype? I’ve put it through its paces and have the inside scoop on the latest and greatest Garmin has to offer. 

Stanford's Rose Zhang became the first women's golfer to win consecutive national titles and tie the NCAA record for wins on Monday.

Tiger Woods is not in the field for next month's U.S. Open, while Jason Day, Patrick Reed and Tyrrell Hatton are among those to have earned full exemptions into the season's third major, the USGA announced Monday.

There have been many influential and famous golf course designers throughout history who have left their mark on the world of golf. Here are some of the most notable golf course designers:

1. Alister MacKenzie: Alister MacKenzie is considered one of the greatest golf course architects of all time. He is renowned for designing Augusta National Golf Club, the home of the Masters Tournament. MacKenzie also designed Cypress Point Club and Royal Melbourne Golf Club, among others.

2. Donald Ross: Donald Ross was a Scottish-American golf course designer known for his classic designs. His courses emphasize strategic play and natural beauty. Some of his notable designs include Pinehurst No. 2, Seminole Golf Club, and Oakland Hills Country Club.

3. Pete Dye: Pete Dye was an American golf course architect known for his bold and challenging designs. He created iconic courses such as TPC Sawgrass, home of the Players Championship, Whistling Straits, and Harbour Town Golf Links.

4. Tom Fazio: Tom Fazio is a prominent American golf course designer known for his innovative designs and attention to detail. He has designed many renowned courses, including Shadow Creek, Wade Hampton Golf Club, and Quail Hollow Club, host of the Wells Fargo Championship and the 2017 PGA Championship.

After finishing tied for 15th at the PGA Championship, club pro Michael Block has climbed 3,003 spots in the Official World Golf Ranking to No. 577. Scottie Scheffler reclaimed the No. 1 spot.

From the Heat to the Panthers to Brooks Koepka, it's been a year of upsets and Cinderella runs for South Florida sports.

Koepka approaches the 18th (Darren carroll/PGA of America)

Koepka's now a 5-time major winner who handled everything Oak Hill threw at him. More on the 33-year-old's historic win, Michael Block's cinematic ace and CBS's mixed-bag Sunday.

LIV golfer Bryson DeChambeau said Brooks Koepka's victory at the PGA Championship "validates everything we've said from the beginning: That we're competing at the highest level and we have the ability to win major championships."

Koepka secured his fifth career major win, and his peers gave him props on Twitter.

Brooks Koepka became the first LIV Golf player to win a major championship, carding a final-round 67 on Sunday at Oak Hill to win his third PGA Championship by 2 strokes over Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland.

PGA club pro Michael Block's dream week at the 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club continued on Sunday, when he aced the par-3, 151-yard 15th hole sending fans into a frenzy at the Rochester, New York course.

The Block party rolled on with a hole-in-one during the final round of the PGA Championship on Sunday -- and the patrons of Michael Block's home club were loving it.

Phil Mickelson confirmed he met with investigators from the Justice Department about the PGA Tour's alleged antitrust behavior and said he will make sure golf's governing bodies are held "accountable."

Two-time PGA champ holds his second straight 54-hole major lead. Key numbers, quotes and more from a soggy Saturday. Plus, Block's run continues, Rahm rants, rules incidents and much more.

Brooks Koepka leads Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners, while Michael Block keeps shining and Rory McIlroy stays in the hunt. Here are the top storylines to look out for in the final round of the 105th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club.

Here are the Round 4 pairings for Sunday at the PGA Championship. Brooks Koepka sits atop the leaderboard with 18 holes to play.

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The winner of the PGA Championship will be getting $3.15 million, and the tournament's total purse is at $17.5 million, up from $15 million last year.

In Round 3 at the PGA Championship Saturday, Lee Hodges landed a 1-stroke penalty after a waiting-time violation while a par putt of nearly 16 feet on No. 17 slowly crept its way into the hole in the rain at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York.

Jon Rahm slammed his wedge into a microphone and confronted a cameraman during a frustration-filled third round that leaves him 6 over after 54 holes at Oak Hill.