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Rory McIlroy will no longer replace Webb Simpson on the PGA Tour policy board and the board of directors of PGA Tour Enterprises, saying there were some on the board "that were maybe uncomfortable with me coming back on for some reason."
It's time for the 2024 LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup! Will Nelly Korda defend her 2023 title? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN now.
It's time for the 2024 PGA Wells Fargo Championship! Will Wyndham Clark successfully defend his title? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN now.
In a first for LIV, the 13 teams can negotiate trades through June 9 in an effort to improve their teams but without altering the contracts of players.
With rain in the forecast, the opening round of the Wells Fargo Championship on Thursday was delayed by a few hours.
Brandel Chamblee will be on the call for next month’s U.S. Open at Pinehurst.
Chamblee, one of the most polarizing voices in the game, will join a four-man booth for NBC, Josh Carpenter of Sports Business Journal reports. He will be joined by play-by-play man Dan Hicks, Brad Faxon and Mike Tirico.
The lead analyst position has been a revolving door for NBC, a network that has come under fire for coverage struggles and mismanagement of a heavy commercial load.
Paul Azinger was not renewed after a four-year run as lead analyst, leading NBC to try out a rotation of analysts throughout 2024. Chamblee, Faxon, Kevin Kisner, Notah Begay III and Luke Donald have all been involved during the audition process.
Kisner appeared to have a leg up on the competition after getting strong reviews early in the season. However, he opted out of covering the U.S. Open, citing a previous commitment.
What We Tried
The Fairway Series golf mat (5’x5’) from the Indoor Golf Shop.
Who Tried It
Tony Covey. MyGolfSpy Editorial Director and a guy just trying to make the most out of a limited-height indoor hitting environment.
Key Features
The reported features of the Fairway Series mat include:It’s realistic – like hitting off a fairwayInjury prevention – turf density made to be hit on every day by everyday golfersAll-day comfort – See above. Built for all-day, pain-free use.It’s durable – strong, reliable, and built to lastA Bit of Background
Last year, I tested the Indoor Golf Shop’s Sigpro Softy – a lightweight three-piece mat with a removable/replaceable/interchangeable (choose your word) hitting strip.
I love the lightweight, modular design (it’s so easy to move it around) but, as you may recall, I’m working in a limited height environment (about 8’7” from slab to joist) and the three-piece Softy is a bit on the tall side. While an inch or two of height doesn’t sound like much, the thinner the mat, the longer the club I can swing without rattling the joists under my kid’s room.
In my height-challenged environment, the difference between the Softy and the Fairway Series is the difference between maxing out with a 6-iron instead of a 7.
Everyone’s time is valuable. We cherish our time on the golf course and many of us just wish we had more time in the day to play or practice.
Whether it is work, family or whatever else may be going on in life, finding the time to practice can be a challenge. What’s worse is wasting that precious time on skills or drills that won’t help your game.
We can help! Read on.
Putting Training
PuttOut Pressure Trainer
This one is pretty straightforward. If you follow MyGolfSpy, you will have heard about these a lot. The PuttOut Pressure trainer is a wonderfully frustrating putting tool that provides immediate feedback, precise practice and scalable difficulty. It is small, portable, and can be used anywhere that you can roll a golf ball. It may make you want to pull your hair out but it will make you a better putter.
Putting Mat
Having a good putting mat is valuable. We have done several reviews on Amazon putting mats but a slightly larger investment in a higher-quality mat might be warranted.
The PGA Championship officially has Tiger Woods in a field released Tuesday that also includes invitations to seven players from Saudi-funded LIV Golf.
If you're struggling with mishits from greenside bunkers, Cleveland Golf ambassador Jake Hutt has some advice.
The post Short-sided in a greenside bunker? Here’s how to get up and down appeared first on Golf.
The 2024 Wells Fargo Championship gets underway Thursday. Here are 6 picks our betting expert loves (and why he thinks you should too).
The post Wells Fargo Championship betting guide: 6 picks our expert loves this week appeared first on Golf.
On the day NBC announced its U.S. Open coverage, NBC executive producer Sam Flood went deep on the state of the network's golf plans.
The post NBC Golf chief dishes on ‘false’ allegations, analyst plans, broadcast strategy appeared first on Golf.
The field for next week's PGA Championship is now finalized. A number of LIV golfers benefitted but one is on the outside looking in.
The post 6 LIV players receive last-minute major invites, leaving 1 surprise omission appeared first on Golf.
With growth and innovation as its focus, SuperStroke has announced the purchase of the 100-year-old Lamkin golf grip company.
The post Grip maker SuperStroke acquires historic brand Lamkin Grips appeared first on Golf.
Lee Trevino recently gave Ben Crenshaw a quick lesson captured by the PGA Tour Champions social team. Here's what you can learn from it.
The post Lee Trevino gave Ben Crenshaw ball-striking advice that all golfers should heed appeared first on Golf.
We tested Cleveland's Smart Sole Full-Face wedges to find out if they make club selection around the greens easier.
The post I tried it: These user-friendly wedges make short-game shots much easier appeared first on Golf.
The new line of MacGregor MT Milled Putters is the latest entry in a putter category that’s easy to overlook, basically because it’s so small: High-quality 100-percent milled putters for less than $200.
You have Cleveland’s HB SOFT Milled line starting at $199.99 which, technically, is under $200. Costco’s Anser-style Kirkland Signature KS-1 is $149.99 (when you can find it) and there’s maybe a handful of others.
That’s about it. And the fact is that most of them are actually cast into a rough putter shape and then CNC milled into their final shape. When you start whittling the list down to putters that are 100-percent milled from a single billet of carbon steel for under $200, the list gets even shorter.
There’s Maltby, Hogan and MacGregor. I know you’ll let us know if we’re missing any but the point remains that it’s a really short list.
The question as to whether a putter that’s 100-percent milled from a single piece of carbon is any better than one that’s cast and then milled is unanswerable. More precisely, it’s one that we can’t answer. Only you can, based on what performs better for you. But on the grand scorecard of whether a putter has to be $400 to get the ball in the damned hole, the new MacGregor MT Milled line goes on the “Hell no, it doesn’t” side of the ledger.
