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St. Andrews Links Trust announced on Monday that it will remove stone walkways it had recently added to the sides of the iconic Swilcan Bridge on the 18th hole of the Old Course in Scotland.

Justin Rose took all the drama out of a long week with three quick birdies that sent him to a 3-shot victory Monday in the wind-delayed AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, ending four years without winning and making him eligible for the Masters.

Speed is king when it comes to putting and far too many golfers are wasting time and effort on trying to get the perfect read and line. Please watch the full 52 seconds of the following video for my full explanation…

The average PGA Tour golfer makes 1.5 putts from beyond 20 feet per tournament! Please read that stat again. They hardly make any longer putts and, unfortunately, neither do we. Of course we all make some, but let’s keep it real. When one goes in from the depths, celebrate and enjoy the moment. The key for most of us is to deliver the appropriate speed into the ball with a “good enough” idea pertaining to the line of the putt.

Putting Pact:

For all putts outside 15 feet I will simplify my green reading by selecting one of the five possible options: Straight; slight right to left or left to right; and big right to left or left to right.

We don’t need perfection when it comes to green reading as very few golfers actually start their ball on the intended line, but we do need speed and distance control when faced with these longer putts. My thinking here is that if we can mentally clear the way for more attention dedicated to the speed we will experience fewer three putts and be happier golfers…. and people!

Attorneys representing the PGA Tour plan to ask a federal judge to consider pushing back the discovery deadline and scheduled start of an antitrust lawsuit involving LIV Golf's claims that the PGA Tour is using monopoly powers.

What if I told you that, for me, the best part of the Masters has nothing to do with the golf?

Introducing the Air Max 1 G “Always Fresh”, the best (or worst) shoe we’ve seen this year. 

Each spring leading up to the Masters, soft-goods manufacturers open the creative floodgates with one goal in mind: to make the best Masters-themed gear. It’s my favorite time of the golf season because we get to see fun (often polarizing) designs like this one.

The “Always Fresh” NIKE Air Max 1 G and its peachy perfection are a fitting overture for the start of Masters’ gear releases. This one’s a bit out there but stay with me. The azalea theme has been overplayed for years. NIKE’s new, fresh take on the Masters is different, distinct and executed to perfection.

Peachy Keen

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Did NIKE really take the iconic Georgia peach and turn it into a golf shoe? Darned right, they did. Whether or not you’re a fan of this design, you’ve got to give credit where credit is due: NIKE left no room for interpretation. This is a Masters-inspired shoe through and through.

This article on the new MaGregor MT86 irons needs to start with a mea culpa.

In fact, it needs a mea maxima culpa.

In an old History’s Mysteries article on the life and death of MacGregor, I went all Monty Python on MacGregor and dubbed it, ahem, a dead parrot.

That didn’t age very well.

The legendary MacGregor brand is back and is being reintroduced with an iron that won’t just wake up the echoes of back nine roars at Augusta. It might just find its way into your bag.

An arbitration hearing that will determine the future of players involved in the breakaway LIV Golf tour began in London on Monday.

A Monday shootout awaits at Pebble Beach thanks to wind and modern green speeds.

Plus, other weekend winners are crowned and a round-up of the Swilcan Stone Patio disaster.

Justin Rose was a steady presence on a day of weather that changed by the minute, playing 19 holes in 9-under par and leaving the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in the dark Sunday with a two-shot lead.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Ben Silverman of Canada held on for a 1-shot victory Sunday in the pro-am portion of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Aditi Ashok turned in one of the most dominating performances on the Ladies European Tour with a nine-shot win.

Daniel Gavins won the Ras Al Khaimah Championship on Sunday he twice find the water on the final hole before rolling in a title-clinching putt from 26 feet for double-bogey.

Abraham Ancer of Mexico closed with a 2-under 68 for a 2-shot victory over Cameron Young in the Saudi International.

A strong wind brought the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to a halt Saturday because of two holes on one of the courses, and set up a Monday finish without the amateurs.

Abraham Ancer had a 6-under 64 to bump his lead to two shots over Cameron Young going into the final round of the Asian Tour's Saudi International.

Kurt Kitayama had a 2-under 70 at Pebble Beach and leads by one shot over Keith Mitchell, Brandon Wu, Joseph Bramlett and Hank Lebioda.

Play on No. 11 at Pebble Beach was stopped for nearly an hour as the caddie for an amateur player collapsed, received CPR and was taken to a hospital.

David Law's strong finish gave the Scot a share of the lead with Adrian Meronk and Rasmus Hojgaard at the halfway point of the Ras Al Khaimah Championship on Friday.

It’s hard to believe the 2023 PGA Show was my first in four years. Coincidentally, it’s also been four years since I last wrote a PGA Show recap article. I can’t say that I missed the show although I do enjoy writing these recaps.

With that in mind, it’s probably best to start with the answer to a question that’s come up quite a bit lately: Why does Tony hate the PGA Show?

The summary version goes like this:

It’s poorly timed. With respect to equipment brands, there’s nothing we haven’t seen, nothing golfers haven’t seen and, from the business side, nothing that hasn’t been ordered already. Apparel and miscellaneous accessories are different animals but at the show’s equivalent of anchor stores, nobody is buying.

Also, for a guy in upstate N.Y., getting there has proven challenging over the years. My flights are delayed or impacted one way or another about 30 percent of the time.