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Continuing our trend of bringing varied opportunities to the MyGolfSpy Forum community, we have one that brings the golf course and your game to your living room with GOLF+ and the world of virtual golf.

About GOLF+ 

GOLF+ is the official VR golf game of the PGA Tour. Take a stroll through St Andrews, test your game at Pinehurst No. 2 or immerse yourself in the raucous excitement of the 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale. GOLF+ offers daily tournaments, a variety of multiplayer modes, 20 different real-world courses (and counting) and physics engineered by tens of thousands of real-world swings. GOLF+ is built BY golfers, for golfers.

The Testing Opportunity 

We are searching for three golfers to test and review the full GOLF+ experience. GOLF+ is available exclusively on the Meta Quest platform. Don’t have a headset? Not to worry. Testers will receive a Meta Quest 3 headset as well as a golf club controller attachment to bring the game to life.

For this testing opportunity, we want golfers to not only review the product and its features but also to compete against each other in tournaments and matches with members of the GOLF+ team.

We want to know how this virtual experience compares to your real-life experience. Can it take the place of a weekly round if the weather isn’t cooperating? Can it help provide accurate feedback on your swing and even improve your game?

Davis Thompson, whose lone win was on the Korn Ferry Tour two years ago, made birdie on half of his holes Saturday at TPC Deere Run, matching his career low with a 9-under 62 for a two-shot lead going into the final round of the John Deere Classic.

Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake's T-Squared Social sports bar has been officially approved for a second location in St. Andrews, Scotland.

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Jordan Spieth was rolling through his third round at the John Deere Classic. Then came one bad decision. He stood by it.

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Bernhard Langer has bid farewell to the European tour on home soil in Germany 50 years after the two-time Masters champion made his debut.

In the market for some new golf apparel? We spotted a few deals from Lululemon's men's golf collection that are just too good to pass up!

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On Peter Kostis and Gary McCord’s Off Their Rockers podcast, Golf Channel/NBC veteran Brandt Packer shared his take on the state of the industry.

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On this week's Subpar, Smylie Kaufman revisited witnessing Rickie Fowler's ace at Pine Valley, and what it is that makes the course so great.

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While we all love the opportunity to test and review golf clubs and other equipment, there is little more that can make us happier than seeing our kids enjoying the game we are so passionate about. This is where this testing opportunity is focused. While we don’t expect the kids to do the writing or full review, we do want to get golf clubs in their hands to see how their game can improve and for them to express their thoughts. More importantly, we want to see them enjoy the game with clubs they have fun hitting.

The Testing Opportunity

This testing opportunity is brought to the MGS Forum community by All Kids Golf, founded in 1999. They offer custom-built junior clubs online and a full suite of clubs, apparel, accessories and games for kids of all ages.

All Kids Golf is focused on customer service, quality, selection and, importantly, price to enable more kids to enjoy the sport. For this testing opportunity, our selected junior testers will be reviewing a set of Lynx Ai Junior Golf Club Sets.

These sets offer everything a budding junior golfer needs to get started with the game. Available for kids ages three and up to later teens. The sets are available in three-, four-, five- and seven- club sets, the Lynx Ai Golf Set also includes a bag.

Do you think your child would be a perfect tester? We want feedback on how these clubs fit your child’s game. How they fit and feel and if they help improve your child’s passion for the game. 

With mini drivers becoming more popular with golfers, we help you understand what they are and how they can help your game.

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If you're struggling with a slice, it could be because you're using a "chicken wing" follow through. Here's how to fix it.

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If you want to learn proper clubface control through the swing, use this easy drill from GOLF Top 100 Teacher Martin Chuck.

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GOLF Top 100 Teacher Kellie Stenzel shares her 10 favorite learnings from a recent mother-son golf trip she took to Scotland.

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How to watch the 2024 John Deere Classic on Saturday, including full TV coverage and streaming information for Round 3.

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Aaron Rai is back atop the leaderboard after last week's close call in Detroit, sharing a one-shot lead with C.T. Pan at the John Deere Classic. Hayden Springer fell two shots back after an opening-round 59.

Every day we’re bombarded with marketing. With the myriad voices pulling you in every direction, how can one be sure what is truth and what is not? At our core, MyGolfSpy serves the consumer. That means we have an obligation to inform you when a product lives up to the marketing hype. In the same vein, we also bear the duty of telling you to avoid a product that doesn’t deliver on its promises. Welcome to “Ad” to Cart, a new series where we test the gear that’s being plastered all over your social media feeds.

The Ad

For our first ever “Ad” to Cart article, I’m reviewing Mantra Golf Polos. The premise is simple: Is the Mantra Polo the best polo on the planet?

More succinctly, should you be spending your hard-earned cash on a polo from Mantra?

While my opinion is subjective to my personal preferences, I always strive to give my raw, honest feedback. My review of the Mantra Catalyst polo is no different.

My Thoughts

I’m considerably impressed with Mantra. There’s a lot to like. There are four key things I look for in a polo: a good structure (particularly around the collar) ample stretch, great fit and bonus features. These will be criteria on which I judge the Mantra Catalyst polo.

Ask most golfers what their Handicap Index represents and you’ll likely get a little hemming, then a little hawing. Eventually, you’ll get a rough guess. Ask them where that number comes from and you’ll almost certainly get a blank stare, followed by, “It comes from my phone.”

A lot of wonky math goes into your Handicap Index. While you may never do the math yourself, it’s important for serious golfers to understand where the numbers come from and what they mean. The good news is that since the advent of the World Handicap System in 2020, every governing body on the planet uses essentially the same system.

The better news?

All of them have an app.

No matter where you live, the math is virtually the same so let’s see what a Handicap Index is, where it comes from and what it really means.

We’ve all been there at some point in our golf lives.

For reasons unknown, the group behind sends a ball bounding toward us, violating one of the most basic rules in golf: the landing area has to be clear before you hit.

Maybe it was a blind tee shot and an honest mistake. Maybe the group couldn’t see your cart because you were searching for a ball in the trees. Maybe someone hit a ball farther than they ever have, resulting in a total accident. Maybe it was simply a matter of impatience. They couldn’t take slow play anymore, so a message was sent.

If you play golf long enough, you will inevitably find yourself in one of these situations. Someone will hit into you or you will (accidentally, I hope) hit into someone. It happens.

But what happens after that moment?

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As I enjoy lunch with Steve Witkoff and Ari Pearl, the brains behind the development and creation of Shell Bay Club in South Florida, I can’t help but be distracted.

A multi-day J.Lindeberg photoshoot continues on the nearby nine-hole par-3 course. In the distance, workers are hammering red shingles on the roof of the new 20,000-square-foot clubhouse. As Witkoff, founder of the Witkoff Group, and Pearl, CEO and founder of PPG Development, explain the impetus for Shell Bay Club and its seemingly endless amount of high-end amenities, members and their families stop by our table to shake their hands and chit chat.

After we eat, I’m given a tour of the adjacent 12-acre practice facility called The Bays. Equipped with a driving range with your choice of golf balls, two indoor simulators, putting studio and a club-fitting experience, this golf performance lab has all of the bells and whistles to not only perfect your swing but to help you be properly equipped to optimize it.

Spanning across 150 secluded acres in Hallandale Beach, north of Miami, Shell Bay bills itself as a world-class private club. And rightfully so. Opened in October 2023 with an initial $1 million membership fee—which has since increased to $1.35 million—the invitation-only Shell Bay Club boasts an 18-hole golf course designed by Greg Norman, a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse, Grand Slam-caliber European clay tennis courts, pickleball and padel courts all set within a garden, a basketball court, batting cages, bowling alleys, a billiards room, fine dining and a 48-slip yacht club.

Shell Bay features a 60-room boutique hotel and spa in partnership with Auberge Resorts as well as a 20-story residential tower overlooking the course with 108 bespoke condominiums and penthouses. Selling for $2 million to $11 million, residences come with an automatic social club membership, though there’s an additional fee for the golf course.