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Layers are important.

We’re not talking about the multitude of layers on a flaky croissant or a zesty seven-layer dip.

Learning to properly layer your golf apparel is paramount if you want to be comfortable and agile on the golf course.

Layers that are too bulky can mess with your swing. Layers that don’t provide enough insulation can leave you colder than your putter.

In short, learning to layer (and choosing the right layers to fit your game) is important if you want to play your best. Unlike the layers on that buttery croissant I mentioned, more isn’t always better.

You will never be good at any shot unless you practice a consistent swing that performs well for you. This is pretty basic stuff. Most golfers spend too much time on the range swinging with their driver. Unfortunately, golf is a game played with every club in your bag and each one can hurt or benefit your game every time you play.

Tennis is a lot like golf when it comes down to hitting any shot. Technique is critical but you need to perfect various types of serves, forehand shots and backhand shots to be a great tennis player. To improve my game, I took a single lesson to learn the proper serve as it seemed to be the most critical shot similar to being able to hit a great drive.

I was fortunate to have courts in a park next to our house so I would regularly practice serves using buckets of balls at least 4 days every week. Unfortunately, as a single player practicing my serve the rest of my game suffered.

Reading an article by an editor at GOLF.COM, I realized that his golf game suffered the same fate. His drives and full swing approach shots were great but he could not make chips and flop shots around the green. His friends complimented his game and said, “Its too bad he couldn’t score well”. That set him on fire with determination to clean up his game.

Solution
He learned to trust the bounce for each of his lofted clubs. His old habit was to close the face of his wedges to keep the ball lower to control his shots. When he saw the success that he was having with his open-faced lob shots, his game turn around. Consistent practice allowed him to build confidence for each angle of his lofted clubs so that he could roll or stick his chip and flop shots.

Despite historically short odds to win the U.S. Open, Scottie Scheffler is attracting a considerable number of betting tickets to claim golf's third major of the season.

The winner of the 2024 U.S. Open trophy will receive $4.3 million of a $21.5 million purse, the largest ever awarded in a men's major championship.

Who can win? Who has the best betting value? What props are the most interesting? Let's look at the 2024 U.S. Open.

There's no shortage of good golf at Pinehurst Resort, but arguably the most fun course on property is hiding in plain sight this week.

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This week's U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst No. 2. Michelle Wie West explains the key to taming Donald Ross' masterpiece.

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Led by Scottie Scheffler, the world's top golfers will take on Pinehurst No. 2 at the U.S. Open this week, where spots in the Olympic men's golf tournament are also up for grabs.

With the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 this week, the tee sheet on the famous course is booked. But there are other great ways to spend time.

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The new Vessel Carbon Lux stand bag is one of those rare, full-circle kind of offerings. It includes new technology introduced in a limited-edition “concept car” product that actually made it to rank-and-file construction.

That is, of course, if you consider a $455 golf bag to be “rank and file.”

Vessel has created a very nice niche among golfers who want, dare we say it, a little luxury in their golf bags. Make no mistake, the new Vessel Carbon Lux stand bag is most assuredly a “luxury” golf bag.

What makes it so luxurious is a compelling story. Whether you want/need that luxury is entirely up to you.

It boils down to what you want in a golf bag compared to what you need in a golf bag.

On this week's episode of "Kostis & McCord: Off Their Rockers," the titular hosts examine the genius of Pinehurst No. 2.

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An array of golfing superstars have taken home the U.S. Open, including Rory McIlroy, Tiger Woods, and Jack Nicklaus. Check out all-time winners now.

Get an inside look at the GOLF team's Monday and Tuesday experience on the ground at Pinehurst No. 2, host of the 2024 U.S. Open.

The post Tiger’s new coach, ‘borderline’ greens | Seen and Heard at Pinehurst appeared first on Golf.

Rory McIlroy told The Guardian of London on Tuesday that he had reconciled with his wife of seven years, Erica Stoll, while his attorney Tuesday filed a motion to voluntarily dismiss the divorce petition filed last month in a Florida court.

Amid a run of five wins in his past eight starts, Scottie Scheffler said nothing has changed about his approach to the game heading into this week's U.S. Open.

I’m not that old, but I am a dinosaur—I did my first reader mailbag circa 1998, when the Internet was in its infancy. I am delighted to begin anew with MyGolfSpy’s learned followers. Look for these Q and A’s around the big events and whenever breaking news demands it. Without further ado, to the questions…

#AskAlan If Rory never wins another major, will he be seen as this generation’s Greg Norman? Unfair to both players I think, but the media and fans love a tragic figure story. @BillsMafia1985

Given McIlroy’s oft-stated antipathy for Norman, I’m sure he would hate this comparison, but there is definitely something to it: two mega-talents who have achieved so much but somehow leave us wanting more. The obvious difference is that Rory has doubled the Shark’s career major championship victories; four wins is pretty heady company. That brings us to another player who is, I think, a better analogue for McIlroy…Ernie Els, who also owns four major championships. Els, too, could make the game look absurdly simple but a certain fragility kept Easy from fully realizing his awesome potential. Not for nothing, a missing piece in all three players’ résumé is the Masters. The exacting nature of that course, and the grandeur of the stage, has a way of flummoxing flawed champions.

Will Scottie win the career Grand Slam? Will Rory? Will Collin? Will a rollback change the calculus? Is there another “Phil” on Tour? @andy_sp1

Yes. No. No. Eh, not really, because 5% ain’t nearly enough. Is there another big, meaty book to be written about professional golf? I certainly hope so, because I’m already on chapter two.

We’ve gone two-for-two playing this game so far in 2024.

First, it was the obvious selection of Scottie Scheffler winning the Masters. And then it was Xander Schauffele finally rewarding my patience with a PGA Championship triumph.

So you heard it here first: One of these 10 guys on this list is winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst.

Let me first address some of the players who did not qualify for the short list.

Jon Rahm isn’t here. He had to withdraw due to an infection in his foot—and I wasn’t in love with his T45-MC showing in the first two majors anyway.

In his 34-year courtship of our national championship, the U.S. Open, Phil Mickelson has been a runner-up six times.

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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:

Short Par 4. A subscription-based golf apparel box delivered straight to your door.

Who Tried It:

Connor. Managing Editor and resident sneakerhead. I’ve tried similar subscription boxes and they’ve always turned out pretty well. The packaging for Short Par 4 is just discreet enough that my wife didn’t pester me with questions when the box showed up at my door.

What Makes Short Par 4 Unique?

You’re probably wondering what (if anything) makes Short Par 4 unique. Similar subscription boxes exist, so why Short Par 4?

There is one big thing that separates Short Par 4 from its competitors: variety. Where similar products have one, two or three options, Short Par 4 offers six distinct subscription options.

Wyndham Clark was outside the top 300 in the world. He changed three things. And then he won the U.S. Open — and more. Here's his story.

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