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Making a swing change is a grind, but GOLF Top 100 Teacher E.A. Tischler shares the steps this college player used to do it successfully.

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Rory McIlroy's much-debated drops at the Players Championship get to the root of what makes golf unique from virtually every other sport.

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Rory McIlroy was the center of a rules decision at the Players Championship. He explained it to the media after, but his partners did not.

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Adam Hadwin’s ball finished in the water on the 18th hole at the Players Championship. Something else then joined it in an epic meltdown.

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Pro Ryan Fox aced the famed island-green 17th during the Players Championship. Here’s why the hole in one was different from every other one.

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Need another option off the tee that packs plenty of pop? These 3-woods produced an abundance of speed during our robotic testing.

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In this vintage clip of Tiger Woods, the 15-time major champ explains the mistake he sees amateurs often make when hitting their driver.

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The popular Blue Tees Golf Series 3 Max Rangefinder comes in three colors and is already an affordable option. Now it's on sale.

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Good shots should be rewarded. Bad shots should be punished. On the island-green 17th at TPC Sawgrass, a lot comes down to mowing heights

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With The Players Championship taking place at TPC Sawgrass this week, we thought we would take a look at how amateurs fare when we tackle the infamous island green.

Arguably one of golf’s most iconic holes, the par-3 17th typically plays 120 to 130 yards (give or take). Every year, we see the good, the bad and the ugly on a seemingly innocuous hole where often the tournament is won or lost.

What about amateur golfers? How do the rest of us do?

Can #17 really be that hard?

To answer that question, the team at Shot Scope has pulled stats from their database of more than 350 million shots to give us insight into how average joes fare in their quest to hit and stick on the island green.

Firstly, we look at the chances of hitting the green from 125 yards.

The new Toulon Golf Small Batch putters honor Texan golf legends.The sole of the putter has “puzzle” symbols representing the honored Texans.Available March 14 at ToulonGolf.com with a MSRP of $1,800.

Last month, Toulon Golf released their 2024 First Run putters. That line features enough chocolaty mallet and blade goodies to keep even the most gluttonous golfer putter-sated for a while.

Personally, I am finding my First Run Madison delicious. At some point, we will chat about its Diamana P105 putter shaft. Icing on the cake.

For some putter companies, the completion of such a significant putter line launch would justify taking a bit of a break. Not Team Toulon. If we know anything about Sean Toulon, we know he is bad at retiring and committed to producing interesting limited-edition putters.

Don’t for a second think that just because Toulon launched a whole line of putters in February does not mean they will not be rolling out a new Small Batch putter in March.

Previous Small Batch models were all named after cities. This time, Toulon expanded the scope of their naming to the whole state of Texas.

Here is a mind-bending stat that keeps me up at night:

In 2023, Scottie Scheffler gained 2.98 strokes per round tee-to-green. It was the second-best year of ballstriking in the Strokes Gained era, only behind Tiger Woods in 2006. 

Comparisons to Tiger are usually unfair, but this is a straight-up statistical fact: Scheffler’s ballstriking is so sublime that it rivals the greatest tee-to-green golf we’ve seen in the past 20-plus years.  

A few months into 2024, Scheffler is threatening to do it again. 

He is No. 1 on the PGA Tour in these categories: scoring average (69.5), birdie average (5.48), greens in regulation (78 percent) and Strokes Gained tee-to-green (2.57). He is second in approach (1.19) and seventh off-the-tee (0.82). 

Approaching the first tee at the Arnold Palmer Invitational Pro-Am—technically No. 10 since we started on the back nine—a man in a suit walked up.

Holding a piece of paper, he introduced himself and asked how to pronounce my last name. Appreciating his due diligence, I explained that my last name, LoRé, rhymes with “hurray” and “Bublé.”

He informed me I would be second to tee off in our group, sandwiched between PGA Tour pro Adam Svensson and former MLB pitcher CC Sabathia.

“Are you sure CC shouldn’t go next?” I asked nervously. “He’s the celebrity.”

Sabathia, whose jovial nature and smile are as large as his 6-foot-6 frame, laughed and kindly instructed that we follow the predetermined order. After Svensson, the 2022 RSM Classic winner, effortlessly bombed his drive down the fairway from the furthest back tees, it was my turn to get my pro-am debut off to a flying start from the gold tees we amateurs were playing. 

A chip shot is a low, short approach shot in which the golf ball briefly goes into the air and then rolls towards the hole. A pitch shot goes higher and doesn’t have as much roll. In this article, I’ll give you some tips on the benefits of using a sand wedge versus a lob wedge for chipping and a few ways to make your short game more accurate. 

Sand Wedge Versus Lob Wedge: Which To Use for Chipping? 

When comparing the sand and lob wedges, the sand wedge is the better club for chipping. Sand wedges have a little less loft than the lob wedge so you can lower the ball’s flight and get more roll toward the pin.  It’s also easier to keep the shot a bit more controlled. 

Lower-lofted clubs such as a gap wedge, pitching wedge and 9-iron are also good for chipping. The lower loft allows for a more compact swing with fewer moving parts.

Sand Wedge Versus Lob Wedge: Which To Use for Pitching? 

The sand wedge and the lob wedge are great for higher-lofted pitch shots. The lob wedge should be used when going over a hazard to ensure enough height. In addition, lob wedges can help when trying to precisely land a shot. 

The lob wedge has more spin and a greater angle of descent. The ball will stop quicker because of it. 

If you don’t hear that whoosh of your club as it impacts your ball, you are loosing 25% of your club head’s release speed. Of course, that also means that you are losing power and distance. Most golfers, including myself, are afraid to whip their club through the impact zone as they may lose direction control. When you follow the simple steps in this blog you will be amazed at how simple it is to gain control and power for every club in your bag.

1/ Straight Leading Arm: Ideally you need to keep your leading arm straight during your backswing and your downswing to maintain the consistent distance from your nose to your ball throughout your swing. That’s why I developed GOLFSTR+, a training aid to remind you to keep your leading arm straight throughout your swing to impact.

2/ Light Grip: Your upper hand needs to do 90% of the work during your swing. That’s why you need to keep your upper hand grip pressure at about 5 out of 10. Your lower hand can destroy your direction control and your power with a tight grip. It should be gripping with a pressure of about 2 out of 10 just to help you guide your club and your shoulders through your swing.

3/ Point Your Leading Elbow: It is critical to rotate your leading elbow during your setup to point up your target line. That rotation also helps you lock your straight leading arm.

4/ High Backswing to Shallow Downswing: Your takeaway should be directly back for the first 12 inches as you rotated your shoulders & hips as you lift your arms to a high backswing. Flatten or slightly bow your leading wrist during your transition in order to shallow your club during your downswing (to avoid an over-the-top swing causing a slice).

It's time for the 2024 Players Championship! Can Scottie Scheffler defend his 2023 title? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN now.

The 50th Players Championship begins Thursday with plenty of big storylines to follow, including Scotty Scheffler's repeat bid and other big names to keep an eye on.

The No. 1 player in the world has struggled on the greens. But if his putter can get hot, the rest of the PGA Tour could be in big trouble.

Pointing to a ratings dip this season, Rory McIlroy said Wednesday the deal between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund needs to "speed up."

The Golfbreaks by PGA Tour story starts with four lads from England, all of them “mates.” They had a vision. They started small and underground, as if in a cavern. It took a few years but they grew that vision into a near-mania-level craze that rocked the UK to its apple core.

Then they brought that craze to America. You could almost say it was a British Invasion.

Sound familiar?

Yes, friends, this is the story of the Fab Four: Andrew, Guy, Daniel and Steve.

Whom did you think we were talking about?