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It's time for the 2025 RBC Canadian Open! Will Robert MacIntyre successfully defend his 2024 title? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN+.
Ticket prices for the 2026 Masters will increase from $140 to $160 after Augusta National cracked down on secondary market tickets for this year's event in April.
The Masters tickets lottery officially opened for the 2026 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Here's how to apply and how much it costs.
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I visited Bettinardi's Studio B in Oak Brook, Ill., to get for a putter. The putter (and knowledge) I went home with was deeply surprising.
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In this edition of Play Smart, GOLF Top 100 Teacher Tony Ruggiero explains how hard you should be gripping the club.
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Dreams have been fulfilled (and dashed) at U.S. Open final qualifying. Here are 10 big-name players who didn't make it through.
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If you find your swing impeded by a fence but you're standing on a cart path, are you allowed to take free relief? Rules Guy has the answer.
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Brittany Lang, the 2016 U.S. Open champion, has been named an assistant captain for the U.S. team at next year's Solheim Cup at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands.
A UPS driver's fairytale U.S. Open hopes were dashed when he committed a rare scorecard error that led to a DQ at U.S. Open qualifying.
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Max Homa split with his new caddie, Bill Harke, carrying his own bag at Monday's U.S. Open qualifying, according to a report from the AP.
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We’ve talked about this kind of thing before. As we move deeper into golf season (and especially into Year Two of any driver’s lifecycle), brands start pulling out all the stops to hook the golfer who somehow resisted their initial charm offensive.
In recent weeks we’ve seen limited-edition drivers, a parade of limited-edition golf balls, even a limited-edition Chipotle-themed headcover that makes you question both your life choices and the state of modern marketing.
Weird doesn’t begin to cover it.
What I’m driving at is this: If you haven’t bought a Qi35 driver yet, TaylorMade hopes this latest run of designer series offerings will finally separate you from your money. And, boy, they brought some … choices.
Designer Series Gold and Platinum
This latest TaylorMade Qi35 Designer Series drop brings two distinct colorways that beg the question “are you absolutely sure about this?”
Here’s the thing about golf travel gear – most of it sucks.
You know the drill. You shell out decent money for a travel bag, thinking you’re protecting your precious sticks. Then you arrive at your destination and find your driver looking like it went twelve rounds with a gorilla.
Not anymore.
Club Glove just dropped the mic on the entire golf travel industry. And honestly? It was about time.
The company that’s been babysitting Tour pros’ clubs for decades just re-engineered their entire lineup. We’re talking about the brand that nearly every golfer on TV trusts with their precious sticks
Max Homa stood out more than usual Monday in a U.S. Open qualifier filled with PGA Tour players. He was the only one carrying his own bag.
We love a father-son duo dressed to impress — especially when the look is polished and playful. Make a statement with these matching combos.
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I’ve been watching professional golf long enough to know that even the best players have off years. Even Tiger had them.
But 2025 has been brutal for some big names and the stats tell a pretty damning story.
Thanks to Strokes Gained data, we can see exactly where these guys are bleeding shots. And, trust me, some of these numbers will make you wince.
These 10 guys are struggling big time
Max Homa is having a nightmare season. We’re talking about a guy who was gaining 0.3 strokes per round in 2024. Now he’s “losing” 1.186 strokes per round. That’s nearly 1.5 strokes worse! His putting has completely abandoned him—he’s dropped about 100 spots in the rankings. When your bread and butter becomes your kryptonite, you’re in trouble.
Justin Rose went from breaking even to losing a third of a stroke every round. His iron play fell off a cliff—140 spots down to 157th in approach shots. That’s devastating for a guy who built his career on precision.
We’d all love to play bunker shots from soft, fluffy sand like the pros do. But for most amateur golfers, that’s not reality. If you play early morning rounds, winter golf or at courses that don’t rake the bunkers regularly, you’re going to run into wet, compacted sand. The traditional “splash it out” method isn’t going to work quite the same way. Here’s a reliable plan for handling wet or compacted sand, including how to adjust your setup, what club to use and how to practice this tough shot.
Step-by-step: How to hit from wet or compacted sand
Evaluate the lie with your feet
Not all wet and compacted sand is the same. Since you’re not allowed to test the sand with your club, you can try to get a general feel for things with your feet.
Gently wiggle your feet during setup to feel the firmness. If you can’t sink in, it’s likely compacted. If your feet sink in easily, there’s likely more sand under the surface.
Square the clubface more than usual
In firm sand, the club is more likely to bounce off the surface. Slightly squaring the face helps the leading edge cut in cleanly.
You’ll want to eliminate the chance of a bladed wedge shot on this lie so keep the clubface square.
When you are short on time, it’s hard to give up on your golf game and the progress you are making. I’ve been there and can understand that sometimes it just isn’t possible to be on the range for hours on end. If you want to take 20 minutes at the range and improve your game, here is a routine that can work. You’ll need a few alignment sticks and that should be enough to get it done.
0:00 – 3:00 | Warm-up
If you’re coming out to the range and starting cold, make sure to take at least a few swings to warm up. Start with:
Three slow-motion swings without a ballThree medium-speed swings with a wedge or 9-iron, holding your finish for three secondsRepeat a few times.Place an alignment stick down your target line to ensure your stance and ball position are square from the start.3:00 – 7:00 | Wedge ladder drill
The wedge ladder drill can help your game regardless of your handicap level. You can do it with your sand, lob or gap wedge.
Pick three carry distances, e.g., 40, 60, 80 yards.Hit two balls to each distance.Focus on carry control and consistent trajectory.Repeat this process a few times in the four minutes dedicated to this wedge ladder drill. If you come up with any conclusions or discoveries like “a half swing sand wedge is 60 yards,” make note of that and keep it in mind for your next rounds.
7:00 – 13:00 | Mid-iron start line and dispersion drill
Once you have worked on wedge distance control (not just hitting wedge shots), it’s time to move to the mid-iron start line and dispersion drill. For this one, you’ll need a 7- or 8-iron.
Callaway is cranking out limited-edition golf balls at lightning speed. They’re dropping quite literally one a week at this point. This week, it’s the third release in the 2025 Chrome Tour Major Series. The June Major balls continue Chrome Tour’s slow roll through America’s greatest golf cities – or at least the ones hosting major championships.
This time they’ve set their sights on Pittsburgh. You know, that blue-collar town where they put fries on everything and somehow managed to cram 446 bridges into one city because nobody wants to take the long way around.
With the U.S. Open heading to Oakmont Country Club, Callaway’s latest Chrome Tour June Major edition pays tribute to the Steel City in all its black-and-yellow glory.
The Magnificent Four (Again)
True to form, this limited-edition features four distinct designs, each capturing a different slice of Pittsburgh’s unique personality:
Yinz – Because nothing says “I’m from Pittsburgh” quite like dropping a “yinz” into casual conversation. For the uninitiated, “yinz” is Pittsburgh for “you all,” “y’all” or “hey, you idiots over there.” It’s like “you guys” but with more attitude and a side of pierogies.
Cameron Young birdied three of his last four holes Monday to get into a 5-for-1 playoff and then made a 12-foot birdie to earn his spot in the U.S. Open.
