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Travis Vick two-putted from 30 feet on the 18th hole to beat Cameron Sisk, leading Texas past Arizona State Wednesday to claim its fourth NCAA men's golf national championship, and first since 2012.

So, is Phil Mickelson in or out? Can players who go to LIV Golf still compete in major championships? We sift through the answers we have and the ones we don't.

It's Tom Brady/Aaron Rodgers vs. Patrick Mahomes/Josh Allen -- in golf. Here's the good, bad and ugly from the showdown.

Tiger Woods was one of the best putters and that’s one reason why he won so many tournaments. Justin Thomas, one of Tiger’s close friends, said that Tiger’s favorite putting tip was to “Putt the Picture”. We should all understand what Tiger meant and apply it to our games.

Before you play any course, you need to feel the speed of the greens by hitting practice putts. The practice green should be cut and rolled so that it gives you the same feel and speed as every green on the course.

There are 4 stages for each of Tiger’s putts. You will never be as successful as Tiger without applying each one.
1/ Review the Changing Slope of the Green: You will never appreciate the break for any putt unless you have a feel for the amount of slope along the path for your putt. Walking around the line of your putt to view the subtle breaks on the green is the only way feel the motion of the putt. Make sure that you determine the low point below your putting line to see where your putt would fall directly downhill so that you can decide on the amount of break expected for your putt as it slows down along your putting line.
2/ Putt the Picture: From your feel for the breaks on the green, you should now visualize the starting line for your putt and the curving line that your putt will take to reach and pass the hole by about 12 to 18 inches. [Imperfections near the hole cause the most deflections for your putt as it slows down at the end of it’s roll.]
3/ Square your Body and Your Putter Face: Knowing your starting line, you should be able to square your feet and shoulders and putter face on that line.
4/ Putt Up Your Starting Line: Because you have practiced swing your putter directly up your target line, you should have no problem rocking your shoulders back and impacting your ball squarely on the center of your putter face.

Most putts are missed because golfers forget to account for the extra curl as your ball slows down and rolls to a stop. If your putt is across-the-hill or up-hill, hit firm enough to pass the hole and avoid deflections by imperfections. Down-hill putts are the most difficult as you have no choice but to let the ball die into the hole.

Always putt with your large muscles by rocking your shoulders. Practice putting with a flat leading wrist, using your GOLFSTR+, as your wrists should not break when you rock your arms with your shoulders. Buy one today at www.GOLFSTR.com

Thought For the Day: It’s amazing how a golfer who never helps with house or yard work but will replace his divots, repair his ball marks, and rake his sand traps.

 

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USGA Chief Championship Officer John Bodenhamer said Wednesday that the USGA will make their own decision about the eligibility of players at the upcoming U.S. Open in Brookline on June 13 on a case-by-case basis.

Bart Bryant, who won his only three PGA Tour titles -- including the 2005 Tour Championship -- after the age of 40, has died in a car accident at the age of 59.

 

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RBC has ended its relationships with Dustin Johnson and Graeme McDowell after the PGA Tour players were included in the field for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event.

PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan reiterated to players' agents that they can play on the tour or the Saudi League, but not both, sources told ESPN.

Michelle Wie West is about to exit the stage. Nelly Korda and Annika Sorenstam are returning to it. And that's just the beginning.

MyGolfSpy Ball Lab is where we quantify the quality and consistency of the golf balls on the market to help you find the best ball for your money. Today, we’re taking a look at the Sugar Golf ball. To learn more about our test process, how we define “bad” balls, check out our About MyGolfSpy Ball Lab page.

About the Sugar Golf Ball

The Sugar Golf ball is notable for a few reasons. First, I’m a fan of the company’s marketing. Sugar balls are sold in either a 27-count Sugar Cube ($59.95) or a three-count Sugar Packet ($6.95). It’s clever, maybe even a little fun.

The ball itself is a three-piece, injected urethane offering. Like many others in the direct-to-consumer space, the Sugar Golf ball is designed to compete with the Pro V1 and, as you should have come to expect, the marketing material features all the requisite comparisons.

With respect to what we do here, the Sugar Golf ball is notable for where it’s made. The ball is produced by Launch Technologies in Taiwan. We haven’t discussed “LT” as frequently as Foremost (Maxfli, Vice, Wilson) or even Nassau (TaylorMade, Snell) but, as those factories allocate more of their production capacity to larger clients, Launch Tech is becoming the factory of choice for upstart and existing DTC brands. In addition to Sugar, LT produces golf balls for Odin, MG and, most recently, the second generation of the OnCore ELIXR. While there can be exceptions, if you see a 350-count dimple pattern on a DTC ball, it’s likely coming from Launch Tech.

Jack Nicklaus serves as host for the Memorial, one of the marquee stops on the PGA Tour calendar. Here is how you can watch on ESPN+.

By the looks of it, June 1 is the unofficial start of summer release SZN. There’s plenty of miscellaneous stuff starting to pop up on our radar and first out of the gate is the limited-edition Arccos Smoke Smart Sensors.

If you’ve been keeping up with golf equipment releases over the last several years, you know that it’s not uncommon for club companies to paint it (doesn’t much matter what it is) black to freshen up the lineup in the heart of two-year release cycle. Given how popular the approach is, there’s little reason why accessory companies like Arccos shouldn’t get in on the action.

To be clear, the limited-edition Arccos Smoke Smart Sensors are identical to the Gen3+ sensors that launched last month. So what you get are 13 standard sensors along with the new P3 putter sensor that’s 40-percent smaller and 20-percent lighter than the original.

Beyond that, the black-and-gray limited-edition Smoke Smart Sensors offer golfers another color option for their Arccos sensors. And while that might seem trivial, golfers are particular so there’s little doubt in my mind that the green accents were a non-starter for somebody … or even a bunch of somebodies.

Sink Flo M Mallet Putter – Key Takeaways

Smaller, lighter version of SIK Flo malletFeatures SIK patented Descending Loft TechnologySatin steel or matte black finish$449, available starting today

You can say the SIK Flo M mallet putter is the same thing as the company’s original Flo putter. Only less.

You could look at it and say, “Honey, I shrunk the Flo.”

Or you could go full Dr. Evil and sneer, “I shall call him … Mini Flo.”

You could do all of the above and you’d be left with the same thing: a smaller, lighter version of SIK’s original Flo mallet putter.

And based on how that putter performed in our 2020 Most Wanted mallet testing, that’s not a bad thing at all.

Our betting experts break down the 2022 PGA Memorial Tournament from Murifield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.

Two-time major champion Dustin Johnson and a host of other PGA Tour players are in the field for the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event, while Phil Mickelson was not included on the list of players released on Tuesday.

After being away from competitive golf since March due to a blood clot in her left arm, Nelly Korda opened up on Tuesday about the timeline and rehabilitation of her surgery as she prepares to return in the U.S. Women's Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Club.