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Continuing the North Course deep dive ahead of the 2023 U.S. Open, a closer look at Los Angeles Country Club’s uphill par-4 and first one-shotter. With vital notes on the surrounding real estate, with apologies to Lionel Ritchie.

Talor Gooch made a 4-foot birdie putt on his final hole to tie Peter Uihlein for the lead in a LIV Golf season debut on Saturday at Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.

Chris Kirk carded a 4-under 66 on Saturday and will take a 2-shot lead into the final round of play on Sunday at the Honda Classic.

Yannik Paul's lead at the Hero Indian Open was trimmed from five shots to one after the third round of the European Tour event.

Thai rookie Natthakritta Vongtaveelap shot a bogey-free 64 to grab a four-stroke lead over fellow countrywoman Atthaya Thitikul after round three of the US$1.7 million LPGA Thailand on Saturday.

Paul Casey and Jason Kokrak each shot 65 on Friday for a share of the lead as the second season of Saudi-funded LIV Golf began at Mayakoba.

Chris Kirk had an eagle and six birdies, hitting 16 greens and taking advantage of no wind blowing in the morning -- very rare for PGA National -- in a second-round 62. He's 1 back of Justin Suh (64) entering the weekend at the Honda Classic.

Yannik Paul shot a 3-under 69 to extend his lead to five strokes after two rounds of the Indian Open.

The USGA has launched the U.S. National Development Program, which will be the country's first unified pathway to develop the best junior golfers.

Welcome back to another edition of #AskMyGolfSpy where readers like you submit your top 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!

Typically, we answer a handful of questions in these mailbag articles but this week we’re going to spend our time on just one.

 

“Are golfers finally starting to balk at driver prices?”

I plucked this question from @GolfSpy_GC2 out of the MyGolfSpy forum. In addition to helping out with the forum, Robert is a long-time golf course employee who has observed that golfers appear to be buying fewer new drivers.

Granted, it’s early in the buying season but let’s, for the sake of discussion, assume Robert’s observation proves to be spot on.

LIV Golf begins its second season on Friday. The league boasts reimagined teams and a new broadcast partner, but still faces some familiar issues.

Natthakritta Vongtaveelap finished strongly with six birdies on the back nine to take a one-shot lead over Maja Stark after a 7-under 65 in the second round at the LPGA Thailand.

Saudi Arabia is disputing a federal magistrate's decision that its sovereign wealth fund and the fund's governor have to give depositions and documents in LIV Golf's lawsuit against the PGA Tour.

Jan Stephenson, 71, has stage 3 breast cancer, per her "Crossroads Foundation," and will begin a treatment of chemotherapy and radiation in the next two weeks.

Billy Horschel and Joseph Bramlett both shot 5-under 65s on Thursday and share the first-round lead at the Honda Classic.

The PGA Championship became the last of golf's four majors to open an avenue for LIV Golf members to compete in 2023.

Yannik Paul birdied his last four holes to shoot 7-under 65 and take a 1-stroke lead after first round of the Indian Open on the European tour Thursday.

Marcus Byrd's quest to become a professional golfer has persisted through all sorts of obstacles -- but it has never wavered, even after the death of his father. Now, his hard work appears to be paying off.

Zebra AIT Putters – Key Takeaways

Four putters modeled after the 1976 original ZebraAI-designed face technology and high MOI headsCNC-milled stainless steel face insert reduces skid, promotes better rollThree mallets at $249.99; wide-body blade at $219.99Available now at ZebraGolf.com

The new Zebra AIT putters are another chapter in 2023’s “back-from-the-dead” golf story. If it were a sitcom, we’d call this year Welcome Back, Lazarus.

We’ve already shared the new MacGregor MT86 irons backstory with you. Well, Zebra is joining MacGregor and another long-lost classic brand – Ram – in this unexpected resurrection. And all three revivals come courtesy of the Nevada-based Golf Brands, Inc.

And like its MacGregor cousins, the new line of Zebra AIT putters is a from-the-ground-up creation. They are all designed by the same mind that gave us $ 5 billion worth of classic putters, irons and metalwoods.

Zebra AIT Putters: Hello Old Friend

Do you remember the original Zebra putter? Released in 1976, it was quite possibly the first face-balanced mallet putter that went mainstream. It was also the first putter to feature interchangeable sole weights, unheard of at the time. Within weeks of its introduction, Ray Floyd put one in his bag and proceeded to set the 72-hole scoring record at the 1976 Masters. A decade later, the Zebra was still in Floyd’s bag for his U.S. Open win at Shinnecock. And in 1994, Nick Price gamed one for his Open Championship victory.

The Zebra name came from the putter’s distinct black- and white-striped alignment aid. And the original remains an iconic favorite. For instance, Golf.com lists the Zebra in its Top 18 Most Famous Golf Clubs in History. And Golf Monthly named it one of six putter designs that changed the game, joining Calamity Jane, the Bulls Eye, the PING Anser, the MacGregor ZT Response and the Odyssey 2-Ball.

 

The Best Cart Golf Bags of 2023

Picture this: You’re playing by yourself . You’re on the 12th hole and down to your last ball. You tee it high and let it fly … right into the water. With no one to borrow a ball from, you’re left to scavenge in the woods for anything to use on the next hole.

What’s the solution to this amateur-hour nightmare?

Buy a new cart bag!

The best golf cart bags in 2023 feature so much storage you’ll never be (golf) ball-less again. But the best cart bags offer much more than just ample storage space. We’ve tested 25 cart bags in order to help you find the perfect one for your game.