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The year is 1923. Bobby Jones has just captured his first career major championship after besting Bobby Cruickshank at the U.S. Open.

At the same time, a little shoe company in Brockton, Mass., was prepping to launch a new line of performance golf shoes. A company-wide naming convention was in order. The winning moniker?

FootJoy.

It’s hard to believe that was 100 years ago. Now, FootJoy is the household name on professional tours across the world. And, to celebrate their birth a century ago, FootJoy is launching the Centennial Collection, “a capsule collection celebrating 100 years of design and innovation leadership.”

FootJoy Centennial Collection: Release Details

Premiere Series Wilcox (Men) and Premiere Series Shield Tip (Women)Apparel collection including polos, cardigans, hoodies and sweatersFootwear to be worn at the 123rd U.S. Open by Justin Thomas, Max Homa and othersAvailable Thursday, June 15, at FootJoy

FootJoy Premiere Series Wilcox and Shield Tip

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One hundred years has brought plenty of innovation within the golf shoe space. That said, FootJoy is best known for sticking with their traditional roots, at least on the surface. The FJ Premiere Series is known for classic styling with modern performance tooling. Headlining the Centennial Collection from FootJoy are two Premiere Series silhouettes, the Wilcox (for men) and Shield Tip (for women).

Dustin Johnson told ESPN on Wednesday that Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, told him the LIV Golf League will remain in business through 2024.

The U.S. Open has raised its prize money to $20 million, now tops among the major championships and on the same level as the PGA Tour's elevated events. The winner at Los Angeles Country Club on Sunday will earn $3.6 million.

Golfer Rickie Fowler said he is hopeful of becoming an investor in Leeds United following last week's announcement that the second-tier English club would be taken over by the investment arm of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers

Johnny Miller was honored with the 2023 Bob Jones Award on Wednesday, marking the 50th anniversary of his 1973 U.S. Open championship.

USGA commissioner Mike Whan said he expects the narrative to return to the U.S. Open -- and not the PGA Tour-LIV Golf alliance -- once play begins Thursday.

This is the first in a Series of simple adjustments that you may want to try to improve your game. Your swing thoughts need to be embedded deep in your brain so that you don’t need to hash them out every time you setup for your next shot. Setting up to shape your shot is the easiest way to hit more fairways and greens.

It really is frustrating when your ball does not head where you thought you were aiming your shot. Minor changes in your setup and swing make all the difference. Your line up, your posture and bad thoughts from your last shot will all affect your next shot. You can’t afford to stand over your ball thinking about your last miss-hit. You need a positive plan to make your next CONFIDENT swing or putt exactly where you plan.

Learn to Shape your Shot
Don’t expect to hit every drive or fairway shot exactly straight at you target. Very few of your shots every fly in a straight line. To add more control to every one of your shots over 100 yards you should be setting up for a slight draw or fade depending on your normal swing. Your launch direction is based on the face of your club at the point of impact and your ball flight will create its curving path based on the side and/or top and undercut rotation of your ball.

A higher percentage of pros tend to add draw for their shots to gain distance and you should too. Practice creating a draw for most of your shots. Setup with a very slightly closed club face and execute your swing with a shallow inside to outside swing across your target line. If this is not creating a draw, then test your swing with a slightly closed stance (moving your trailing foot back an inch from your target line) and/or a slightly stronger grip by rotating your trailing hand back (pointing the V from your thumb to your first finger to the right of you trailing arm pit).

Every golfer has different strengths in their physical body rotation so you should use a trial and error approach at the driving range to figure out if you need to add a closed stance or stronger grip change to add draw to most of your swings.

Few PGA Tour golfers have played at Los Angeles Country Club, much less walked its greens, before this week. What that means for how the U.S. Open plays out remains to be seen.

Two U.S. senators wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland saying that while details of the proposed alliance that includes the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund are unclear, "the red flags regarding antitrust concerns are clear."

As milestones go, Bettinardi at 25 years old stands as quite an accomplishment.

In 1991, Bob Bettinardi was a manufacturing engineer and a passionate golfer. He saw a poster at a pro shop for a Callaway putter milled on an old, hand-operated Bridgeport milling machine. His engineer’s mind did what engineer’s minds do and he thought to himself, “I can do better than that.”

His first putter was called This Dog Will Hunt and hunt it did. Bettinardi was soon milling putters for the likes of Cleveland and Scotty Cameron. But by 1998, it was time to strike out on his own.

And the rest, as they say, is history.

And that history is a fascinating story with several flashpoints along the way that helped turn putters made by Bettinardi into Bettinardi-branded putters.

What do you get when you mash up Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop” with Run-DMCs “My adidas?” 

I thought you’d never ask. 

Introducing the adidas x Bogey Boys golf apparel collection. Inspired by the fashion of the ‘70s and ‘80s, the collection serves as a way for golfers both young and old to express their style. 

What’s old is new again. Let’s take a closer look at the adidas x Bogey Boys collection.

adidas x Bogey Boys Golf Apparel Collection Release Details

Available today, June 14 Apparel, footwear and accessoriesIntroduction of new spikeless golf shoe: the MC80Shop online at adidas and Bogey Boys

About Bogey Boys

What the heck is a Bogey Boy? Perhaps that was your nickname in high school? Just kidding. Bogey Boys is a golf apparel company founded by Macklemore. Yes, that Macklemore. 

Who can win? Who has the best betting value? What props are the most interesting? Our experts look at the 2023 U.S. Open Championship from all angles.

MyGolfSpy Experiences believes there’s one fundamental truth in the universe and it’s this:

The best golf trip ever is the next one.

Chances are that when you’re putting together a buddy trip, eastern Washington/northern Idaho might not be all that high on your radar. It probably should be. While it’s not Pebble, Whistling Straits or even Streamsong, there’s a surprising amount of really good golf in that area. And it can be had for a relative bargain.

The keyword there, of course, is relative.

MyGolfSpy Experiences recently had the good fortune to play the Resort Course in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a figurative long par-5 from Spokane, Wash. While it’s best known for its signature 14th hole, the Resort Course at Coeur d’Alene more than holds its own when it comes to fun golf holes and gorgeous views.

MyGolfSpy Ball Lab is where we quantify the quality and consistency of golf balls. Today, we’re reviewing the Vice Pro Zero. To learn more about our test process, click here.

About the VICE Pro Zero

The Vice Pro Zero is an anomaly in VICE’s urethane lineup. Unlike the Foremost-made Pro, Pro Plus, and Pro Soft, the Pro Zero is made in Vietnam by Feng Tay.

With that, it’s reasonable to expect a dip in quality from VICE’s other offerings and, quite frankly, the Pro Zero caught our attention because of apparent similarities to the less-than-stellar Spalding SD Tour (also produced by Feng Tay).

While we can’t be certain, it’s likely the Pro Zero was created to serve as a value-priced alternative (and COVID supply chain workaround) to what I suppose we should describe as VICE’s premium offerings.

VICE Pro Zero Construction

The VICE Pro Zero is a three-piece ball with a 344-dimple cover. It’s the same pattern used on the Spalding SD Tour though it’s perhaps notable that VICE describes the Pro Zero as having a “fused urethane” cover.

The smallest holes provide the biggest discussion points for Tuesday's press conferences at L.A. North. Plus, Monahan on leave after medical situation and the 123rd Field by the numbers.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan is recovering from an undisclosed medical condition, according to a statement Tuesday night.

Adam Hadwin said he had a "lot of fun" seeing the reactions of him getting tackled by a security guard at the Canadian Open and confirmed he was feeling alright after the incident.

This week in Los Angeles, Scottie Scheffler has been working with a new putter on the practice green, but in speaking with reporters on Tuesday, the No. 1 player in the world wouldn't say if he was going to use the new club during the U.S. Open.

Collin Morikawa, who withdrew from The Memoiral just two weeks ago with back spasms, says he has "no pain" ahead of the start of the U.S. Open on Thursday.

Masters champion Jon Rahm said some PGA Tour players feel "a bit of betrayal from management" in the wake of the announced alliance between the tour, the DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund.