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Golfer Paul Casey, who last competed at the WGC-Match Play in March, has withdrawn from the U.S. Open due to a lingering back injury.

Phil Mickelson finally returned to public life -- and golf. He was both different and still very much the same.

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I know some golfers love music on the golf course while others hate it. However you lean, here is the Bushnell Wingman Review for you to dive into.

Would I buy this bluetooth speaker. YES…and it’s not because it plays music. Confused huh?

Yes, the Bushnell Wingman speaker does what it says on the package regarding playing music, at a good quality I might add. But, it’s the features where you see its true worth. Within the Bushnell Wingman app (which comes with the Wingman) you can customize any phrase you want and and the speaker will play it out loud. That’s right, whether you want to give some praise to your mate or for the speaker to say “you suck at golf”, the Wingman can do it all. I know what phrase I will be recording

Pros:

Feature-rich speakerMagnetic cart mountVoice GPSGreat sound qualityPersonalized voice commands

Cons:

Battery life could be better

$119 - SEE IT

Two more major champions, Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed, are joining the LIV Golf Invitational Series, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.

Phil Mickelson would neither confirm nor deny that he has been suspended or banned by the PGA Tour for joining the rival LIV Golf tour and offered his apology for recent controversial comments that led to his decision to take time away from golf.

Danielle Kang said Tuesday that she will skip several upcoming LPGA Tour events as she seeks a return to full health.

The LPGA's first major of the year - the Chevron Championship - is moving to The Club at Carlton Woods in Houston, Texas after 51 years at Mission Hills in the California desert.

Rickie Fowler came up one shot away from getting into a playoff for the last spot in U.S. Open qualifying, but did win a playoff to become the first alternate out of Florida.

Move the upper body up through impact when chipping. Wow! This idea is relatively new to golf instruction and very new to most golfers. Far too many everyday golfers are doing their utmost to stay down through the strike as the clubhead approaches the ball. Staying down only stalls rotation and forces the arms to collapse. Please don’t do that!

Please watch the above video a few times and really pay attention to what the chest and upper body are doing as the club gets close to impact. Ideally I’d like to move up more as I know all of the following great golfers do this: Stricker, Woods, Ballesteros, Spieth, Day, Na and Zalatoris. Quite a handy line-up there if you were building a team of world-class chippers!

Know that as you experiment and try to implement this into your chipping motion it will feel strange and you’ll never be moving up as much as it feels like you are. Have a friend take a video and keep chipping away - you too can be like the Jeffersons and move on up.

Have fun with this idea and please give it a try. I’d love to hear from you how it worked out for you.

To learn more about how to wield your wedges around the greens check out my Wedge Project HERE

The Vokey T Grind wedge is available through Wedge Works now.The versatile T Grind is the lowest-bounce wedge in the Vokey lineup.Retail price is $225.

The Vokey T Grind lob wedge is used by Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas (and Cam Smith and Will Zalatoris and Cameron Young and Webb Simpson). Suffice it to say, it has an audience.

If you’re not swayed by those guys, I’ll concede it’s probably not going to move the needle much when I tell you the T Grind has made a significant impact on my game since went in my bag couple of seasons ago.

I should probably clarify. I mean a significantly positive impact on my game which hasn’t always been the case with all of my equipment selections.

While what’s in my bag isn’t particularly notable, the timing of the Wedge Works T Grind release is. Yes, we’re coming up on a major and that’s typically when a lot of this one-off stuff hits the market but, in the past, Vokey has saved the T Grind for Year 2 of its SM-series product cycle.

Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson are welcome to play the U.S. Open next week under a USGA decision announced Tuesday.

In skipping next week's U.S. Open, Tiger Woods said he hopes to give his body more time to heal in order to play The Open in July.

Graeme McDowell and fellow golfers acknowledge their 'polarizing' decision to move to the rebel Saudi-backed golf tour, but say their focus is on golf and the 'force of good' it could have in the world.

 

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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

Callaway Fairway 14 Stand Bag

Your Bag Tester

Dave Wolfe – The ever-curious MyGolfSpy writer and putter fanatic. When it comes to golf products, I believe that impulse control is something to be controlled.

Are Any Golf Bags Built for Push Carts?

Have you ever found yourself between pant sizes? The pair of size 36s were a bit baggy but the 34s created an awkward muffin top. Obviously, a pair of 35s would be ideal. Sadly, in a land of even-sized pants, that Goldilocks size option is not usually available.

Those of us who push our clubs are presented with a similar situation every time we shop for a new golf bag. Do we go cart bag and lose the walking flexibility of a stand bag? Do we go stand bag and lose the storage and stability of a cart bag?

Dustin Johnson said he's resigned from the PGA Tour and plans to play only LIV Golf events and major championships "unless I hear otherwise."