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Keegan Bradley, the U.S. Ryder Cup captain for this year’s match at Bethpage, is starting to leave himself no choice—two years after getting brutally cut as the last man left off the team, Bradley is enroute to securing a spot on his own team.

Bradley has said multiple times that he won’t pick himself. The only way he would play would be as an automatic qualifier.

He’s not so sure about that now and rightfully so.

“This changes the story a little bit,” Bradley said after his Travelers Championship win Sunday at TPC River Highlands. “I never would have thought about playing if I hadn’t won. This definitely opens the door to play. I don’t know if I’m going to do it or not but I certainly have to take a pretty hard look at what’s best for the team.”

This edition of Best Golf Deals of the Week features gear from Callaway, Srixon and NIKE from the PGA TOUR Superstore. Update your tech, re-stock on golf balls or take your tee game to new heights with these deals.

Check them out below and let us help you take your game to the next level.

Callaway Ai Smoke Irons

Utilizing the most iron faces in Callaway history, the Ai Smoke irons feature a series of sweet spots all over the face. This provides players with enhanced distance and improved dispersion, even on less than perfect strikes. A pre-worn leading edge is designed to improve turf interaction, promoting improved contact on each strike.

Srixon Z-Star 2025 Golf Balls

For a limited time, buy two dozen Srixon Z-Star golf balls and get one free! Z-Star gives players high greenside spin for improved stopping power to attack pins. If you’re looking for one of the best combinations of feels and performance, give this ball a try.

NIKE Infinity G Next Nature Golf Shoe

Built for today’s game, the NIKE Infinity G Next Nature golf shoe features a running-inspired design. Your feet will stay dry thanks to a water repellent finish while a lightweight foam midsole offers stable and responsive comfort. No more sore feet after walking 18.

Most golfers don’t lack effort. Golfers are usually more willing to work on their game than they are willing to work on almost anything else. The problem is that there is a lot of misinformation out there. Many golfers are working on the wrong things. These five myths are among the most pervasive and they may be doing more harm than good.

“Most of your shots should feel perfect.”

Golf isn’t supposed to feel perfect. Even good swings often feel awkward or clunky. Ball-first contact and a playable result are far more important than how the swing feels or even looks. In addition, many of the shots great players hit are far from perfect. These shots are just really good misses.

Accept that solid shots might not always feel great and great-feeling swings don’t always produce great results.

As Ben Hogan said, ‘Golf is a game of misses. The guy who misses the best is going to win.'”

“Swing easy.”

How many times has someone told you that you should try slowing down and swinging nice and easy? The theory is that swinging slowly creates better tempo, balance and control. The problem is that most golfers misapply this concept.

The revival of a Donald Ross design that he called a "masterpiece" has put Dunedin Golf Club on a short list of Florida's finest munis.

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Russell Henley's called a penalty on himself at the Travelers Championship, playing a big role in his finish. How he handled it matters.

The post Russell Henley’s honesty cost him dearly. But you shouldn’t be surprised appeared first on Golf.

On this week's episode of Emergency 9, Subpar co-host Drew Stoltz shares his pre-round prep routine when time is extremely limited.

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How to watch the PGA Tour's 2025 Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club this week, including a full Rocket Classic TV schedule.

The post 2025 Rocket Classic: TV schedule, streaming info, tee times appeared first on Golf.

A new partnership at Mid Pines and Pine Needles in the Carolina Sandhills aims to bring the hotels up to par with the golf.

The post These famed Sandhills golf properties are set for major hotel upgrades appeared first on Golf.

J.J. Spaun and Nelly Korda have mastered the art of cross-handed putting. Here's why it might be time for you to try it, too.

The post These 2 major winners putt cross-handed. You might want to try it, too appeared first on Golf.

After winning the Travelers Championship, will Keegan Bradley be a playing captain for the U.S. at the Ryder Cup in September? That's a decision only he can make.

The trio of players in the Travelers final group Sunday all look destined for the Ryder Cup at rowdy Bethpage Black. Hold onto your hats.

The post Keegan Bradley’s hypercharged Travelers win served as Ryder Cup prelude appeared first on Golf.

PGA Frisco caused frustration and gripes for the best in the world, but the course made a resounding mark as a major championship venue.

The post Broken putters, ‘impossible’ pins? Why PGA Frisco passed its ‘major’ test appeared first on Golf.

Friends, this one is simple. If you read our earlier story on the Chrome Soft Yellow Stripe or have ever seen a Tour Response Stripe or any other striped model from the likes of Titleist, Vice, Wilson and even Seed, you pretty much know where this is going.

Expanding on the Yellow Stripe offering that was added to the Chrome Soft suite of options early this year, Callaway has introduced Yellow Stripe versions of Chrome Tour and Chrome Tour X.

There you go. That’s basically the whole story. I should add that if you’d like a stripe on your Chrome Tour Triple Diamond, apparently, you’re SOL.

What’s the deal with the stripe?

If this is all new to you, the idea behind striped designs is that they make it easier to align the ball to your target line. To be sure, it’s on you to actually read the putt properly and identify said line but, assuming you can do that, a stripe can reportedly help you align the putter with the ball in such a way as to start the ball on that line.

There isn’t a ton of publicly available data on the subject but, not surprisingly, manufacturers producing striped balls say their testing shows golfers are better at aligning balls with stripes. You still have to execute the putt—and that’s anything but a given—but I suppose it still counts as a leg up on the putting green.

Keegan Bradley’s Travelers-winning putt was a center-cup no-doubter, but how he rapped the left-to-right breaker still raised a few eyebrows.

The post What Keegan Bradley did over clutch 6-footer that might surprise you appeared first on Golf.

Keegan Bradley was hanging around all week at the Travelers Championship. On the back nine, bogeys at 10 and 14 made it look like he might slip out of contention, but on the 18th, he stuffed a 137-yard approach to five feet and rolled it in to clinch his second Travelers Championship. Let’s take a look at the clubs Keegan had in the bag, and more importantly, the combo iron set that quietly stole the show. It’s not the kind of setup you’ll see in most Tour bags.

Keegan Bradley’s Travelers Championship winning bag:

The three model combo set

A typical combo set on Tour blends two iron models, one in the longer irons for forgiveness and consistency, and another in the scoring irons that offers more control and precision into greens. It’s a setup designed to strike a balance between launch and workability.

Keegan takes it a step further. He’s gaming three different models: ZX5 Mk II in the long irons, ZX7 Mk II in the mids, and Z-Forged II in the PW. It’s not something you see often, even on Tour.

Srixon ZX5 Mk II (3–5)

Built for consistency and forgiveness in the long irons, the ZX5 Mk II is a player’s distance iron that delivers across the board. It was the most accurate (and best overall) player’s distance iron of 2024, scoring first in accuracy, sixth in distance, and fourth in forgiveness, earning an impressive 9.6/10 overall.

The Tour V.T. Sole provides clean turf interaction while still allowing for the forged feel and a clean, Tour player-friendly look.

Let me ask you something. When’s the last time you heard someone raving about their Skechers golf shoes?

I’ll wait.

See, that’s the problem. We’re all obsessed with the same brands. Nike this, adidas that. Meanwhile, some of the best golf shoes on the planet are sitting on shelves collecting dust because they don’t have the right logo.

It’s dumb. And it’s costing you money.

After digging through our shoe testing data from the past two years, I found three shoes that are absolutely crushing it in performance tests while getting zero love from golfers. The Skechers Go Golf Blade GF, FootJoy HyperFlex, and Under Armour Drive Pro.

When it comes to player’s irons, there are brands we expect to see at the top of the leaderboard: household names with Tour presence and a long track record of elite performance. Every so often, though, a few unexpected names crash the party. Whether it’s a direct-to-consumer brand, a value-priced option or a company that simply flies under the radar, these are the irons we didn’t necessarily expect to shine. Here are the three player’s irons that surprised us in this year’s testing.

Vice VGI01

Vice was the best player’s iron for distance in 2025. The Vice VGI01 blew past expectations by posting a distance score of 9.7, the highest in the entire field of 22 irons.

What makes this performance stand out a bit more is the price. At $799.99, the Vice VGI01 is one of the most affordable irons in the test. Accuracy and forgiveness lag slightly behind but if you’re a confident ball-striker who wants distance out of a traditional profile, this one could be a good fit.