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There is a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised. 

What We Tried

adidas Ultraboost Golf shoes. The very popular runner has been retooled for the course.

Who Tried It?

Connor – Director of Soft Goods Testing and resident sneakerhead. I believe golf is better with a pair of cool shoes and comfortable joggers. I”ve been a fan of the original Ultraboost since high school.

A Challenger Approaches

By and large, the adidas Ultraboost gained its wild popularity through comfort. Heck, here at HQ, we have several staff members (including myself) who swear by BOOST cushion. 

If you’re unfamiliar with the adidas Ultraboost, here’s a quick rundown: It’s a lightweight, cushy running shoe that’s most often considered a long-distance runner—something that lends itself to long walks on the golf course. 

Hannah Green of Australia made a 25-foot birdie putt on the final hole to join a three-way playoff and then made par on the second extra hole to win the JM Eagle LA Championship on Sunday at Wilshire Country Club.

- Steven Alker won the Insperity Invitational for the second straight year Sunday, closing with a 6-under 66 for a four-shot victory over Steve Stricker and his first title of the year on the PGA Tour Champions.

Tony Finau never gave Masters champion Jon Rahm or anyone else much of a chance Sunday, closing with a bogey-free round of 5-under 66 that gave him a three-shot victory in the Mexico Open.

Pablo Larrazábal shot a tidy 5-under 67 in the final round of the Korea Championship to complete a two-shot victory over Marcus Helligkilde.

Talor Gooch scored a playoff hole victory against Sergio Garcia at the LIV Singapore tournament on Sunday to become the first player to win back-to-back LIV Golf titles.

Tony Finau posted five birdies over the last seven holes in the Mexico Open. He needed them to stay in front of hard-charging Masters champion Jon Rahm, who shot 61 to tie his lowest score on the PGA Tour.

Cheyenne Knight shot a bogey-free 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead through three rounds of the LA Championship at Wilshire Country Club.

Robert MacIntyre held the clubhouse lead and was tied at 8-under with Pablo Larrazábal when a weather-affected third day of the Korea Championship was suspended because of fading light.

Sergio Garcia shot a 7-under 64 at Sentosa Golf Club on Saturday to move into a share of the second-round lead with Talor Gooch at the LIV Singapore tournament.

Aditi Ashok shot a 1-under 70 on Friday to take a one-shot lead after two rounds of the LA Championship, where 21 players are within four shots, including world No. 1 Nelly Korda and third-ranked Jin Young Ko.

Tony Finau kick-started what had been a disappointing 2022 with a runner-up finish in the Mexico Open at Vidanta. He moved into position for an even better result on Friday, shooting a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead through two rounds.

The Korea Championship has a home player atop the leaderboard after Park Sang-hyun's 25-foot putt for birdie to finish his second round put him in a tie with Yannik Paul.

AskMyGolfSpy is an opportunity to submit questions to our experts here at MGS. You can pass along your questions to the team on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or right here in the comments section below! 

Q: What is something categorically you really want to test but haven’t yet? Not a specific brand or anything, but like One Length irons vs traditional, or grip size vs hand size type thing. – DaBrunsMan 

We actually did test One Length versus traditional irons shortly after COBRA launched its first offering. As far as what I’d like to test? I like the niche stuff—the gear that’s not for everybody but has a loyal following. 

With that, I’d love to do a mini-driver test. I suppose we could (and maybe should) test against drivers and fairways. I’d love to see a handful of options on the market for us to put head-to-head.  

Unfortunately, I don’t think that last part is going to happen any time soon.  

Q: Strokes Gained. Explain it to me like I’m 10. 

Strokes Gained sounds simple but it can be a bit confusing.  

Brooks Koepka, British Open champion Cam Smith and Sergio Garcia were among those tied for the first-round lead at 5-under when storms suspended play at the LIV Singapore tournament at Sentosa Golf Club on Friday.

Linnea Johansson shot a 7-under 64 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the JM Eagle LA Championship on Thursday at Wilshire Country Club.

Austin Smotherman holds a 1-shot lead at the Mexico Open, where a swarm of bees briefly interrupted play and had the group of Erik Van Rooyen, Chez Reavie and Francesco Molinari running for cover.,

Talor Gooch will not be able to play in the 2023 U.S. Open because of a rule that states that players needed to have qualified and been eligible for the 2022 Tour Championship, from which Gooch was banned when he joined LIV last June.

There is a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised.

What We Tried: Red Rooster “Subscribe and Save” Service

Who Tried It: Chris Nickel – Director of Business Development for MyGolfSpy and constant critical consumer of information. I’m always up for anything that legitimately can save me time and money.

Another Subscription? Really?

“Monthly subscription” might as well be a four-letter word. Typically, we think of a subscription-based product or service like a timeshare in Boca Raton: the pitch sounded too good to be true (it was) and the deeper you get in, the harder it is to get out … early termination fees, minimum contract lengths and enough red tape to wrap the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center.

Well, Red Rooster’s “Subscribe and Save” is the antithesis of the timeshare trap. In fact, maybe we should replace “subscription” with something else—how about “a flexible plan with recurring shipments that saves you time and money”? Let’s call it “Rooster Flex.”

Antoine Rozner shot a 9-under 63 to lead the Korea Championship by four strokes after the first round of the European tour event.