Justin Thomas on the LIV Golf Invitational Series being the talk inside the sport the past few weeks: 'It's sad.'
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2022 U.S. Open: Tee times for first and second rounds
Here are the tee times for the first and second rounds of the U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
At Open, all eyes on Mickelson, who says little
Phil Mickelson was asked a variety of questions Monday, from what he'd say to the national chair of the 9/11 Families United coalition, to his expected reception from the fans outside of Boston to his future schedule.
2022 U.S. Open: Tee times for first and second rounds
Here are the tee times for the first and second rounds of the U.S. Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
U.S. Open 2022: Tournament news, tee times, schedule and analysis
Tiger Woods won't be at this U.S. Open, but Phil Mickelson will. Here's a full rundown of the year's third major.
L.A.B. GOLF DIRECTED FORCE 2.1 VS. EVNROLL ER ZERO
OUR JOB IS YOUR GAME
Are you a putter fanatic? If a new putter comes to market, do you instantly jump on it? Or is your putting so atrocious that you’ll try anything to hole more putts?
In either case, perhaps I can pique your interest with two unique putters: L.A.B. Golf’s Directed Force 2.1 and Evnroll’s ER Zero.
Let’s take a look to see how they stacked up in 2022 Most Wanted Mallet testing.
VERDICT
Here is the skinny: Being able to return the putter face back to square is a game changer. It allows your putts to roll more consistently, be on target more consistently and, as a by-product, potentially make more putts. Same concept, two different OEMs (did I say that out loud?). What’s not to like?
Aesthetics. Neither of these putters is going to gain compliments from your playing partners. During testing, I heard ‘branding iron”, a few ‘WTFs”… You get the picture. If you can overcome aesthetics, one of these putters might work for you.
Across The Street From The Country Club
Francis Ouimet, helped by his kind brother Wilfred, started the game on a little course in the back of their home near the seventeenth hole at The Country Club. It’s ironic that young Francis, with his modest upbringing, would make history so nearby, in an entirely different world. During that incredible week in September 1913 a legend materialized. Ouimet, who was a local success but relatively untried in national competitions, beat the two best British players at the time, Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, in a playoff for the U.S. Open title. BEN CRENSHAW
Final-round 62 gives McIlroy Canadian Open title
Rory McIlroy won the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday, closing with an 8-under 62 to win a wild race to the finish with Justin Thomas and Tony Finau at St. George's Golf & Country Club in Toronto.
PGA's Monahan defends suspensions, slams LIV
Jay Monahan was critical of the LIV Golf tour, calling it a "series of exhibition matches" compared to the "pure competition" of the PGA Tour.
Final-round 62 gives McIlroy Canadian Open crown
Rory McIlroy won the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday, closing with an 8-under 62 to win a wild race to the finish with Justin Thomas and Tony Finau at St. George's Golf & Country Club in Toronto.
Jaidee the first Thai winner on Champions Tour
Thongchai Jaidee closed with a final-round 68 for a 1-stroke victory in the American Family Insurance Championship. He is the first Thai winner in PGA Tour Champions history.
Jaidee the first Thai winner on Champions Tour
Thongchai Jaidee closed with a final round 68 for a one-stroke victory in the American Family Insurance Championship. He is the first Thai winner in PGA Tour Champions history..
Henderson wins ShopRite LPGA Classic in playoff
Brooke Henderson eagled the first playoff hole and beat Lindsey Weaver-Wright to capture the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday for her 11th win on tour.
Americans win Curtis Cup for 3rd straight time
The Americans won the Curtis Cup for the third straight time, completing their victory over the Great Britain & Ireland team on Sunday.
Monahan: “Why is this group spending so much money--billions of dollars--recruiting players and chasing a concept with no possibility of a return?”
Doug Ferguson files an AP report on PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan’s booth visit—finally!—blasting the Saudi Arabia government backed golf league. Facing questions from Jim Nantz, a severely overdue dicussion about the money source took place on national televsion.
Speaking of the folks who brought us 9/11, journalist carvings, beheadings galore and high oil prices because it’s fun for the Crown Prince—Monahan offered this:
“It’s not an issue for me, because I don’t work for the Saudi Arabian government,” Monahan said, a veiled dig at the notion of being a free agent. “But it probably is an issue for players who chose to go and take that money. I think you have to ask yourself a question: Why.
“Why is this group spending so much money — billions of dollars — recruiting players and chasing a concept with no possibility of a return?” he said. “At the same time, there’s been a lot of questions, a lot of comments, about the growth of the game. And I ask, ‘How is this good for the game?’”
Monahan also focused on the relative integrity of PGA Tour competition compared to the first LIV stop.
Latest Governing Body Notice To Manufacturers Outline Significant Rollback Possibilities (For Elites)
While we already knew of these were the focus, the June 8th specifics suggest as much as a thirty percent reduction for the longest of long hitters. Stachura writes:
The original proposed change was to raise the test swing speed for the Overall Distance Standard from the current 120 miles per hour to 125. The June 8 announcement now proposes studying a test speed “between 125 and 127 mph and will include studies of the effects of these test speeds on the launch conditions and aerodynamics of the golf ball.” At the maximum, that speed would be more than 12 mph faster than the current average clubhead speed on the PGA Tour but only a little more than two mph faster than the two current fastest swings on tour, Cameron Champ (124.76) and Branden Hagy (124.41).
As the USGA’s John Spitzer previously indicated when the speed being considered was 125 mph, nearly all of the balls played on tour would be non-conforming under the new standard, and of course many of those balls are also among the most purchased balls on the market.
The bigger set of changes proposed in the June 8 notice, however, would not affect average golfers, but could dramatically alter the performance of drivers at the elite level. The new proposal suggests tournaments or tours could institute a “model local rule” for equipment that would severely roll back how springy faces are and how forgiving drivers are on off-center hits.
Grant is 1st female winner on DP World Tour
Linn Grant has become the first female to player to win an event in the 50-year history of golf's European tour -- officially now known as the DP World Tour.
Just how difficult is it to qualify for the U.S. Open? A scratch 'weekend' golfer finds out
An inside look at what it is like to try to qualify for the U.S. Open as our own Tom VanHaaren caddied for a close friend attempting the feat.
'Incredibly polarizing': Start of the LIV Golf era brings golf and a flood of questions
At Saturday's LIV event at Centurion Golf Club in London, it felt less like a golf tournament away from the rope line and more like a festival.
