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“The only constant in life is change”  Greek philosopher Heraclitus

“Time may change me but I can’t trace time”  British rocker Bowie

Honma Golf has had one constant in North America: Change.

For the past three years, it seems Honma has turned to face the strange and put itself through enough ch-ch-changes in strategy and corporate leadership to make both Bowie and Heraclitus proud.

Since 2018, Honma Golf leadership has morphed more times than a Power Ranger—from “strategic advisor” Mark King to former TaylorMade executive John Kawaja and then former Titleist executive Chris McGinley. This past summer, Honma named former Bridgestone Golf executive Janeann Lanning as its new North American chief.

Bryson DeChambeau's five longest drives out of 30 attempts were 412, 408, 407, 403 and 401 yards, which was good enough to advance to the final 64 of the Professional Long Drivers Association World Championships.

The Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines will start a day earlier and finish on Sunday, Jan. 29, a day ahead of the NFC and AFC title games.

The Baldo Corsa Hybrid is all about more distance in a driving iron.  The face is made of forged DAT55 which is what you would usually see on a driver.  Imagine hitting the 18* 230 yards!  The body is made of full 8-1-1Tititanium and internally there is almost 100g positioned on the sole.  On paper, this is a tiny driver,  DAT55 + Titanium + internal weighting is the recipe for many drivers on the market today but never in any driving irons.

Oh and I almost forgot,  Adjustable weights on the sole.  Standard it comes with dual 8g weights but you can also buy 2,4,6,8,10,12 and 14 grams.  Big selection.  Left-handed is also available :).

Baldo considers this the most distance-oriented driving hybrid in the world.  It works particularly well for those with faster swings who strike down on the ball yet it is extremely accommodating to slower swingers as well thanks to its high trajectory and low CG.  The head itself is made of some very light materials while the majority of the mass is positioned internally near the sole.   Accurate,  high launching with plenty of distance.  The longest and possibly easiest driving iron in the game today.

We can offer the Baldo Corsa Hybrid driving iron head only or shafted with any JDM shaft,  I would suggest Fujikura MCH, Modus 3 Hybrid,  Loop Hybrid, Bassara Hybrid, Tour AD HY or the NS Pro Zelos 7 Hybrid shaft just to name a few.

Baldo Corsa Hybrid 2020 Specification

Pairings/Results 

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Asterisk Talley, Jaden Dumdumaya of JTNC Headed for Augusta

Sept. 27, 2021

Eight area golfers, including Junior Tour of Northern California regulars Asterisk Talley and Jaden Dumdumaya, were crowned as National Finalists and earned an invitation to compete in the eighth Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals on Sunday, April 3, 2022, prior to the start of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

Conducted in partnership with the USGA, Masters Tournament and PGA of America, Drive, Chip and Putt is a free, nationwide youth golf development program open to boys and girls, ages 7-15, in four age divisions. The three-pronged competition tests the skills essential to playing the game – accuracy in driving, chipping and putting.

The regional competition held at Pebble Beach Golf Links – site of 13 USGA championships, including six U.S. Opens; the future site of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open and 2027 U.S. Open; and host of the 1977 PGA Championship – on Sunday, Sept. 26, was one of 10 qualifying events across the United States to determine the field of 80 young golfers who will advance to the National Finals.

Tens of thousands seized the opportunity to participate in Drive, Chip and Putt this year, which began with local qualifying at hundreds of courses throughout the country this summer. These qualifiers are open each year to young golfers of all skill and experience levels. The top finishers from each local qualifier advanced to subregionals in August followed by regional competitions in September and October.

The United States dominated this Ryder Cup. Now, though, there are questions. Can the Americans keep it going? Is this home-course advantage getting out of hand. And, oh, about Tiger and Phil ...

Our annual Most Wanted tests continue to be our gold standard for 100-percent objective, data-driven performance evaluations. That said, we know there are a multitude of other considerations that go into buying new gear and some of them are inarguably subjective.

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Our annual Editor’s Choice awards honor those products, technologies and companies based on the opinions of the MyGolfSpy staff, player feedback and, in some cases, our belief in how a product will impact the industry landscape in the future. Ultimately, it’s an opportunity for us to venture beyond the data and share some of our favorite products of 2021.

The reality is we are in an era where advancements are seldom monumental and often incremental at best. That said, there will always be innovators, difference makers and needle movers. This season, we found a number of excellent products, a few missed opportunities and, as always, several categories where nothing much grabbed our attention.

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K.J. Choi's two-shot victory Sunday at the PURE Insurance Championship gave him his first PGA Tour Champions win.

Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka were all smiles with each other after they both contributed to a dominant U.S. victory in the Ryder Cup.

It is likely the last Ryder Cup for some of Europe's aging stars. Does the next group of players -- or some who weren't here this time -- have what it takes to keep up with these Americans?

The U.S. set a record in blowing out Europe. And with such a young, confident group, the Americans expect more of the same for years to come.

Nasa Hataoka, a 22-year-old from Japan, shot a final-round 4-under 67 to finish at 16-under Sunday, en route to winning the Walmart Northwest Arkansas Championship.

Rory McIlroy said of this year's Ryder Cup: "The more I play in this event, I realize it's that it's the best event in golf. I love being a part of it. I can't wait to be part of many more.''

Collin Morikawa made birdie on No. 17 to go 1-up in his match against Viktor Hovland on Sunday and guarantee the Americans at least 14 1/2 points, clinching one of golf's biggest prizes for only the fourth time in the past 13 tries.

Bryson DeChambeau pounded a 354-yard drive that flew onto the green -- on a par-4 -- on Sunday at the Ryder Cup. He then rolled in the eagle putt against Europe's Sergio Garcia.

K.J. Choi shot a 4-under 68 Saturday for a two-stroke lead over Alex Cejka and Bernhard Langer after two rounds of the PGA Tour Champions PURE Insurance Championship.

Japan's Nasa Hataoka made a hole-in-one for the second straight day and shot a 6-under 65 to move into a tie with Australia's Minjee Lee after two rounds of the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.

The U.S. has a big lead. Europe will need an unprecedented Sunday surge. Can it be done? We go through all 12 singles matches to see if it is possible.