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Switzerland is known for fine watches, cheese, chocolate, mountains and more. Not necessarily golf—and justifiably so. When was the last time you heard of someone heading to Switzerland for a golf holiday? Thought so.

But travel with me as I take you on that very thing: a virtual golf trip to Switzerland.

A Little Background

Prior to moving to Switzerland three years ago, I did some research about golfing here. Switzerland isn’t a small country and while there is a good variety of courses, they are very spread out. There are just over 100 courses and only two-thirds have 18 holes.

Golf’s History In Switzerland

Switzerland is one of the most expensive places in the world to live. To give you a quick idea, a Big Mac meal is about $22 USD. The cost of golf isn’t much different and, while reasonable rates can be found, the traditional golf stigma is pervasive.

Historically, golf in Switzerland was only for the elite. Public courses were rare, private clubs were the norm. Only recently has there been a shift in philosophy to cater towards public golfers.

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:

Makefield Putter “Makefit Kit”. This kit allows you to try a Makefield Putter at home before you buy. It also allows you to dial in the fit to find what’s right for your stroke.

Who Tried It:

Robert Canady. I’ve been with MyGolfSpy for six years as past Forum director and a current moderator. Anyone who has read my topics on the Forum knows I’m a sucker for two things: the newest driver and an opportunity to be fitted for any club in my bag. The Makefield Makefit Kit seemed like a very cool and inexpensive way to add another fitting to my resume.

What is Makefield?

They are a direct-to-consumer putter company formed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Theirs is a pretty cool journey and you can read more about them here Makefield Putter Story.

What is the Makefit Kit?

One of the challenges all DTC companies face is getting their product in front of golfers. They typically don’t have any retail presence. In addition, getting golfers to buy something they have not seen and held in their own hands, especially something as personal as a putter, can be a big obstacle. You can argue the putter is the one club a golfer needs to see at address and feel it in their hands as it’s a club that relies on touch and feel.

If there is one thing Wisconsin isn’t lacking, it is quality golf courses. The state’s premier courses are mind blowing: Whistling Straits. Erin Hills. Sand Valley. Blackwolf Run. Sentry World. Lawsonia Links. The Bull at Pinehurst Farms. 

There’s just one small—well, large—problem. The hefty green fees at these courses prevent most golfers from being able to do anything more than dream about playing them. 

Fortunately, we’ve got a list of some great courses that will give you a fantastic experience in the Dairy State at more palatable green fees. If you’re from Wisconsin and arguably the upper Midwest, you may recognize most of these courses. If not, look one or more of them up the next time you’re planning a golf trip to ‘Sconnie.

Northern Wisconsin

Northern Wisconsin is an expansive area that is home to some fantastic courses, public and private. Here are three great options open to public play.

Big Fish Golf Club – Hayward, WI

Course Architect: Pete DyeSlope Rating: Black – 74.0/136, Green – 71.7/130, White – 69.9/127, Gold – 67.5/115, Red – 64.2/107Yardage: Black – 7,231, Green – 6,608, White – 6,084, Gold – 5,646, Red – 4,950Green Fees: $45 + cartBig Fish Golf Club

You’ll find Big Fish Golf Club in the heart of the north woods in Hayward. A Pete Dye design (one of only five in the state), Golf Week magazine ranks it as the 14th-best course in Wisconsin. You’ll find contrasting styles of play between the links style front nine and wooded layout on the back. Big Fish offers four tee boxes, playing to a whopping 7,231 yards at its tournament tees.

The Match debuted a mixed-gender format with Lexi Thompson and Rose Zhang taking on Rory McIlroy and Max Homa at The Park golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Anthony Kim is expected to play in this week's LIV event in Saudi Arabia, marking the 38-year-old's return to competitive golf after more than 11 years away.

Any story that starts with caddying for two-time NBA champion Ray Allen is bound to be a good one.

For Roly Padron (known by his Instagram handle, Nomad Customs), it was that fateful meeting that changed his entire life. Funny how life works sometimes.

Before that life-altering loop with Allen, Padron had been quietly honing his craft —turning sneakers into art — for years with little to no recognition.

“As far as customizing the shoes, I’ve always been into art,” said Padron. “I would take a Sharpie and I would change the color of the swoosh on whatever sneaker I had. And I guess that was just a form of expression because everyone had the same shoe. So that’s where it started.”

As most high school students do, Padron didn’t think too much about turning his passion for art into a business. Instead, he focused on impressing friends and fellow sneaker enthusiasts by customizing his shoes to look like unreleased pairs.

Break out the pleated pants! PUMA Golf is giving their lineup a classy overhaul with the addition of the new PUMA AVANT golf shoe

A traditionalist’s dream, the dressy AVANT and AVANT wingtip fill a gap in PUMA’s line of performance and sneaker-style golf shoes.

Release Details

Available for men ($140) and women ($110)Full-grain leather upperPROFOAM cushionSpikeless traction

Quiet Luxury

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PUMA Golf is no stranger to polarizing designs. Have you seen the new PHANTOMCAT Nitro?

But the AVANT? This is not that. Instead, PUMA went back in time to bring us a more classy (and classic) silhouette. From the AVANT wingtip to the saddle-style AVANT, this shoe is the perfect pairing for those baggy J-Day pants.

“The saddle and wingtip styles were a lot of fun to design,” said Andrew Lawson, Senior Product Line Manager, Golf Footwear at PUMA Golf. “We are entering the classics space. A traditional style is a first for us and we are super-thrilled to be part of the action. We want to serve the golfer. We have been listening and are excited to deliver this trend to our golf consumer.”

What are your thoughts on Sun Day Red?

The polarizing topic has finally made its way to our new series. Yes, it’s time to poll golfers and get real, raw feedback on Tiger Woods’ new clothing line.

Past explorations have included Kirkland Golf Clubs and 2024 Drivers. Now, we asked 100 golfers to share their thoughts on Sun Day Red.

As a reminder, this survey is not designed to be generalized to a larger population. Instead, it gives us a quick and easy way to get a pulse on how golfers feel about certain topics. In this case, it gives us some small insights into how people view Sun Day Red. With a sample size this small, it’s key that we don’t take this feedback as indicative of the overall community.

If you’re looking for more detailed thoughts and opinions, you can check out my op-ed on the topic.

Grace Kim needed just three events to record her first LPGA victory but the 23-year-old Australian needed an entire season to adjust to life on Tour.

After edging out Yu Liu and Yu Jin Sung in a one-hole playoff for the Lotte Championship on April 12 in Hawaii, the rookie failed to make the cut in the next two events—Chevron Championship and JM Eagle LA Championship—before a T10 finish at the Cognizant Founders Cup on May 11.

The up-and-down trend would continue the rest of the year as Kim quickly learned as much about the grind on the LPGA as she did her own abilities and limitations.

“I think I’ve got a good taste of what it’s like to be a Tour player and that leads to having better expectations performance-wise,” Kim said. “I’ll be taking a big break in the middle, hopefully, this year to reset and restart for the second half of the season because it seemed like the second half of last season my stamina was a little low just to even play week-in week-out due to the physicality and endurance of playing the entire season.”

Despite finishing 14th and T13 at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and U.S. Women’s Open, respectively, and 11th at the Dana Open, Kim failed to make the cut in three out of the next five events.

PGA Tour rookie Jake Knapp hit only two fairways in his final round but still was able to secure the Mexico Open win, which comes with a $1.5 million paycheck and spots in the Masters and PGA Championship.

Recent robot testing with Golf Laboratories' swing robot confirmed these drivers to be strong candidates for heel misses.

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In an interview with ESPN, Jon Rahm revealed he reached out to Tiger Woods after he made his move to LIV Golf.

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The total purse is $8.1 million, but there's plenty more on the line at the 2024 Mexico Open, including a Masters invite.

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Darius van Driel carded a final-round 67 to claim a first career win on the DP World Tour at the Kenya Open.

Anthony Kim, who hasn't played professionally in 12 years, is set to return next week at LIV Golf Jeddah, according to multiple reports.

LPGA pro Patty Tavatanakit pulled off an emotional win at the Honda LPGA Thailand on Sunday, but it nearly all fell apart on the back nine.

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Bangkok native Patty Tavatanakit shot a final-round 67 to finish 1 stroke ahead of Albane Valenzuela and win the LPGA Thailand event.

This seems to be the year of new golf balls! We are certainly not complaining, though. Along with some other major brands submitting their new golf balls for Forum member testing, we now have the opportunity to get the new TaylorMade TP5 and TP5X into the hands of our testers to see how they really perform.

What’s changed?

TaylorMade has revamped their TP5 and TP5X models after pumping $100 million into their golf ball-related business. This went into several key areas, including buying the Nassau ball plant in South Korea and a huge investment in R&D. Over the last three years, TaylorMade has built a new state-of-the-art indoor test range and completely remade its outdoor test area with Trackman units to capture performance data for every stage of ball flight at its headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif.

The new TP5 and TP5X have Speed-Wrap, a new technology that TaylorMade claims produces “significantly faster with a better feel and a softer feel.” This is done by allowing the material to control the sound without affecting speed. As sound often directly relates to feel, the new TP5 and TP5X can be firmer balls without feeling or sounding firm.

Finally, the initial three layers are now progressively firmer, allowing them to “truly perform like completely different products.”

The bottom line is that TaylorMade feels they have really upped their standards with their new golf ball lineup. Being a distant third in market share to Callaway and the far-and-away leader Titleist, TaylorMade hopes the new TP5 and TP5X will be their launch pad to further success.

LIV player Carlos Ortiz is on the precipice of a massive leap in the Official World Golf Ranking after winning an Asian Tour event in Oman.

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