The 2021 European Tour schedule, which contains 42 tournaments in 24 countries and has been designed to reduce travel where possible, will only have four Rolex Series events.

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In this week’s lesson, I’d like to show you how my competitive players mentally prepare using an effective pre round mental routine.

The game doesn’t start on the first tee. By the time you get to hit that first shot, you should already be in your best competitive mindset and ready to play. You don’t want to wait until you’re several holes into your round to find it.

This is what a pre round mental routine can help you with. It’s about using mental game triggers to:

· activate your “optimal performance state”

· get you feeling confident and believing in your abilities

After her father-in-law died unexpectedly on Saturday, U.S. Women's Open front-runner Amy Olson had to make the tough decision to continue playing. Her second-place finish showed what it means to be resilient.

The Best Last Minute Holiday Golf Gifts 

If you didn’t think ahead during Black Friday/Cyber Monday, or just need a few stocking stuffers, we put together a few great last minute gift ideas for the holidays. Most sites will let you know the last possible day you can order to get your gifts delivered on time.

Last Minute Deals:

Wilson: 20% Off All Golf Items

Use promo code WGOLF20

Example Deals:

– Wilson Staff Model Golf Balls– $35.99
– Men’s Wilson Staff D7 Forged Irons (2020 Most Wanted Player’s Distance Iron)- $719.99
– Men’s Staff Model Wedge– $103.99

Callaway Golf Preowned: Up To 40% Off Wedges & Putters

Even if your wedge game will never be close to Phil’s you can at least emulate his short game prowess with a Mack Daddy wedge or Odyssey putter. At Callaway Golf Preowned you can find pretty much every used Callaway product available at a discount.

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 Peloton bike.

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Dave Wolfe – Though most of you know me from the putter corral, I am also quite fitness-focused, especially as I move into my second half-century of life. I’m keeping the body moving so the body will keep moving.

A Bike On a Golf Site?

I know this seems like a stretch to be talking about a home exercise bike on My Golf Spy but hear me out. Professional and serious amateur golfers know all kinds of fitness activities can improve their games.

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December 14, 2020

NCGA Annual Meeting Raffle Winners

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A Lim Kim rallied from 5 shots down at the start of the final round to win the U.S. Women's Open on Monday. The South Korean carded a 67 to beat Amy Olson and Jin Young Ko by 1 shot.

Two members of the TaylorMade SIM2 driver family landed on the USGA list this morning and we expect there will be at least one more added before the drivers hit retail in early 2021.

The new models (SIM2 and SIM2 MAX) give PGA TOUR players the option of putting them in play as soon as this week. Time with the Tour in mind would also explain the absence of the SIM2 MAX D (draw-biased) version which we can only assume will hit the list at a later date.

While Keegan Bradley put the SIM MAX D in play this year, generally speaking, there’s not much demand for draw-biased drivers on Tour.

TaylorMade SIM2 Drivers – What’s New?

The USGA’s photos don’t tell us much about what updates TaylorMade will be making to its aerodynamically driven Shape in Motion story but it appears the larger tale behind the TaylorMade SIM2 drivers will be powered by what the company chose to remove from the new models.

As is plainly apparent from the photos, neither TaylorMade SIM2 driver model features an adjustable weight track. The visible weights on the trailing edge and in the front are likely for swing-weighting purposes only.

Is newer really better?

We are led to believe by all the ads that we should be hitting 400-yd drives by now. Is it all just a bunch of hype and marketing? If you buy that new $500 new driver will the newest technology really make a difference? This is the most requested test by MyGolfSpy readers. So, we had to find out the answer. We just completed testing of the past 5 years of MyGolfSpy #MostWanted winners in a head-to-head-to-head-to-head-to-head driver test.

But before we reveal the results we want you to guess who will win.

GIVEAWAY

Monday, December 21st, 2020 (mark your calendars) we will be announcing the winner of the 5-year driver test. But, first, let’s have some fun! If you can guess (1st – 5th) place winners in order you will win a $500 gift card to GlobalGolf!

Here we have the Miura Giken TB-ZERO blade, which is Miura Japan’s latest muscle back. Today, we have a particular version produced in limited numbers using a material process called fe 99.3% pure. Why would Miura Japan create a second version using a different technique? The simple answer is for a softer feel, as Miura’s are known to deliver firm feedback outside of the clubface center. This is what better players often want, yet Miura irons are known to fall short in softness outside of the face center mostly due to the design and the fact they use spin welded hosel’s they acquire from the foundry TADA mfg in Himeji. Spin welded hosels can be a somewhat controversial topic, yes they are inferior to a single-piece forging, but it’s virtually impossible to tell. There are a few other brands that use them; they cost less in design and in-mold production. I know some guys at Endo and Honma who can spot spin welded just looking at it, but 99.99% will never see the difference.

Oh, and before I forget, Miura’s lawyers want me to write that we are no longer an authorized dealer. There are many reasons I’m sure you guys would find surprising, and I won’t get into it. One thing has been clear, Miura Global doesn’t want the rest of the world to see or purchase the best and newest versions offered by Miura Giken Japan. Both are quality products made the same way, but to put it simply, many of the global products are dated, Japanese models. For example, the “new” MB-101 is the 2007 MB-5003 from Japan. The baby blade and 1957 blade, as they are known in the USA, are designs so old they have not been used for almost two decades in Japan. The TOUR wedge in Japan is made of FE99% standard while the global model is not, So one would only guess that the TB-Zero from Japan is Miura globals next blade model in a year or two, hopefully not ten years from now like some of the others. Feel free to cross-reference the release years (here)

Matt Kuchar and Harris English became the first team to win the QBE Shootout three times, finished at 37-under 179 to break the mark of 34 under they set in 2013, and won by nine strokes to top their 2013 record of seven.

Englishman Lee Westwood was crowned Europe's number one golfer for the third time in his career with a second-placed finish on Sunday behind compatriot Matthew Fitzpatrick, who won the European Tour's season-ending DP World Tour Championship.

The final round of the U.S. Women's Open has been pushed to Monday due to thunderstorms.

Hinako Shibuno passed a big test Saturday in a classic U.S. Women's Open that put a premium on par, keeping the lead with a 3-over 74 going into a final round at Champions Golf Club that figures to be the toughest of all.

Matt Kuchar and Harris English took a five-stroke lead Saturday in the QBE Shootout, opening and closing with long birdie runs for an 11-under 61 in modified alternate-shot play.