Can Scottie Scheffler and Team USA turn things around? What can we expect from Saturday morning's matches. We breakdown the first day and look ahead to Day 2.
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The familiar script
By now, you more than likely know the drill but this might be the first time I could have written an entire post with a simple search-and-replace. Take the Elyte Night Edition driver story, swap out “Elyte X” for “mini driver,” update the specs and pricing and voilà! Somebody call Staples because that was easy.
The Night Edition mini driver features the same technology as its green-accented counterpart, including Callaway’s Ai 10x Face, a Thermoforged Carbon Crown and the compact 340cc head size that defines the mini driver category. The notable difference is that the Night Edition model is nearly all black. I should probably also tell you it costs 50 bucks more.
Did I mention it was all black?
The mini driver niche
The mini driver category has carved out a legitimate niche for golfers seeking more control off the tee. With head sizes typically ranging from 300 to 350cc (compared to the 460cc maximum for standard drivers), these clubs offer a middle ground between fairway woods and full-sized drivers.
For some golfers, it’s about dialing back distance in specific situations—tight driving holes where accuracy trumps length or courses where hitting it too far creates problems. For others, it’s simply about having something different in the bag, a club that provides more confidence when standing over demanding tee shots.
Despite a point from Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay in the final foursomes match Friday morning, the U.S. still trails Europe 3-1 entering Friday afternoon's four-ball matches at the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
Team USA looks to take the Ryder Cup back from Team Europe at Bethpage Black. We have the best moments from the first day of action.
The municipal courses at Bethpage State Park were conceived as "The People's Country Club." Now, as then, the prices reflect that.
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Bryson DeChambeau ignited the U.S. Ryder Cup fans on Friday at Bethpage Black with an epic drive amid a "bonkers" scene on the 1st tee.
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Confused about Ryder Cup formats? Learn the difference between four-ball and foursomes for the matches at Bethpage Black.
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One U.S. Ryder Cup fan launched an epic "choke" heckle at Rory McIlroy on Thursday at Bethpage Black, earning praise from Rory himself.
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I love it when boxes show up at my doorstep. The long, skinny brown boxes are the best, but the small rectangular ones can bring their own special kind of joy.
I was not, however, prepared for what happened when I opened the box from a new-ish golf shoe and lifestyle brand Heathlander.
These just might be my go-to shoes for the foreseeable future.
Heathlander: These shoes are made for walkin’ …
On the company website, Heathlander sums up my philosophy on life quite nicely.
Any day you’re playing golf is a good day.
Most golfers know that a glove should feel right but what does that actually mean? Is “comfortable” enough or could your glove be the reason your swing feels inconsistent?
To get answers, we talked with Tyler Nguyen, founder of forelinksgolf, who has spent years developing gloves that balance tour-level feel with durability. His philosophy is simple: a glove should fit like a second skin, with no extra material in the palm and no looseness at the fingertips. If a glove slips or slides, you can’t fully trust your swing.
With that in mind, we took a deep dive into glove fit, sizing, and the most common issues that show up when players wear the wrong glove.
The importance of proper golf glove fit
A properly fitting golf glove is more than just the most comfortable one. A glove that molds to your hand, evenly distributes pressure, locks the club in place and allows you to swing freely is what you are ultimately looking for. On the other hand, an ill-fitting glove forces compensation, whether it’s over-gripping, restricted movement or a loss of feel.
Three swing faults caused by the wrong glove fit
Your hands are the only connection to the club, so even a minor issue with glove fit has a big ripple effect on the swing. Too much room forces tension, too little room creates restriction and either way you lose the natural feel that good golf depends on.
Golf ball rankings (longest, spiniest, softest, etc.) are helpful but they don’t always tell you the whole story. Sometimes you need a deep dive into a single model to understand what it really does. That’s what we’ve done here with the Titleist Tour Soft. Using MyGolfSpy’s 2025 Ball Test presented by UNRL, we broke down how it performed with the driver, irons and wedges to give you the insights you need to decide if it belongs in your bag.
What is the Titleist Tour Soft?
The Titleist Tour Soft is part of the brand’s 2025 ionomer lineup, positioned as a soft-feeling distance ball below the Pro V1 family. Despite its name, it measured 88 compression on MyGolfSpy’s gauge, similar in firmness to a Pro V1.
It’s a two-piece design with:
A large core for speedA thin ionomer cover for durabilityA 342 cuboctahedron dimple pattern to promote stable flightTitleist markets it as a blend of soft feel, long distance and playable short-game control. The test data shows where those claims hold up and where the ball still lags behind urethane.
Driver performance
The Tour Soft turned out to be one of the strongest ionomer performers off the tee in the 2025 test, showing that a lower-cost construction can still hold its own for speed and distance.
The 45th Ryder Cup is underway this morning at Bethpage Black.
The buildup to this match has been tremendous, further cementing the Ryder Cup’s standing as golf’s grandest spectacle.
A lot of questions will be answered in the coming days.
Can a road team finally win on foreign soil? The Ryder Cup has been dominated by the home side as eight of the last nine hosts have defended their turf. Will the New York crowd be over-the-top obnoxious or more subdued than anticipated because of historically high ticket prices? In the showmanship battle between Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy, who will come out ahead?While we all wait to find out the outcome to these questions—some of which we’ve been asking for multiple years now—I have another question that has been stuck in my mind all week.
Is the American team going to regret their decision to ask for extra money?
Hitting the wrong ball isn’t just embarrassing—it’s expensive.
In stroke play, you get slapped with a two-stroke penalty the moment your club makes contact with someone else’s ball.
But here’s the kicker: those penalty strokes are just the beginning of your problems.
You must also correct the mistake by finding and playing your actual ball. If your original ball is lost while you were busy whacking someone else’s Callaway, you’re looking at a stroke-and-distance penalty on top of the two-stroke penalty you incurred for hitting the wrong ball.
The process is straightforward:
At this week's Ryder Cup, just one Tour truck was present to service the 24 players in the field. Here's why it was True Temper.
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Which courses are next in line to host the Ryder Cup after Bethpage? Check out the list of venues through 2037.
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The 45th Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black begins on Friday. Here's everything you need to know about the Ryder Cup's format and scoring.
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How to watch the 2025 Ryder Cup on Friday at Bethpage Black, including full Ryder Cup TV coverage and streaming info for the Day 1 matches.
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Colin Jost is going from "Weekend Update" to the Ryder Cup pregame. It's a move that makes little sense ... until you hear him talk about it.
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Asterisk Talley and Anna Fang each went unbeaten, and the Americans won big in the singles session at Nassau Country Club for a 17 1/2 to 12 1/2 victory over Europe.
Team Europe captain Luke Donald said Thursday he wasn't taking a swipe at the United States squad when he said the Ryder Cup "is not about prize money or world ranking points. It's about pride."
