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Cleveland adds Black Satin and Tour Rack (raw) finishes.Tour Rack offers additional custom sole and leading-edge grinds.Black Satin $169.99; Tour Rack $189.99 (custom grinds included)At retail March 1

The two new finishes for the new Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore wedges aren’t really new. And they aren’t really a surprise, either.

We knew they were coming back in January. We just didn’t know when. Now we do.

The two new-not-really-new finishes are Tour Rack and Black Satin. Cleveland added both finishes to the original ZipCore lineup in the fall of 2020. And, if you want to get technical, it’s really only one finish since Tour Rack is unplated and, well, raw.

Of the two, the Tour Rack is definitely the most interesting. Since it’s raw, Cleveland is giving you the ability to custom grind the sole and leading edge to your exact specifications. Just like that, it came the, ahem, Tour Rack.

If you’re a sole grind geek, it’ll give you plenty to geek out about.

Scottie Scheffler successfully defended his Phoenix Open title Sunday to regain the No. 1 spot in the world.

South Africa's Ockie Strydom shot a 9-under 63 on Sunday to power up the leaderboard and clinch the Singapore Classic by one stroke from Finland's Sami Valimaki.

WNBA star Brittney Griner attended the WM Phoenix Open golf tournament Saturday in her second public appearance since her release from a Russian prison.

Scottie Scheffler, bidding to defend his Phoenix Open title and regain the No. 1 spot in the world, shot a 3-under 68 to take a two-shot lead into the final round.

Stephen Ames parred all 18 holes Saturday to finish a wire-to-wire win at the Trophy Hassan II in Rabat, Morocco.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler leads the Phoenix Open at 10 under, good for a 2-shot lead over Jon Rahm and Adam Hadwin when play was suspended Friday because of darkness.

Stephen Ames fired a 3-under par 70 to maintain his spot at the top of the leaderboard following the second round of the Trophy Hassan II on Friday in Rabat, Morocco.

Tiger Woods has committed to next week's Genesis Invitational, the event he was attending two years ago when he was involved in a single-car crash.

The new Rain Rooster rain golf glove is the answer to a question you only think about when it’s raining. And even then you might not think to ask it.

And that question is: Why the hell can’t anyone make a rain glove that, you know, works?

The answer, courtesy of the gang at Red Rooster, is you can make a rain glove that works.

But you have to want to.

The problem is, however, that making a rain glove that works isn’t as simple as it may seem.

Stephen Ames carded a 6-under-par 67 to seize a three-stroke lead after the first round of the Trophy Hassan II on Thursday in Rabat, Morocco.

Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin (5-under 66) shared the first-round lead at the windy WM Phoenix Open, where play was suspended because of darkness after a late start due to frost.

The U.S. Open has added the NCAA champion and Latin America Amateur champions to the list of exempt players, along with making slight tweaks to categories for players who don't have to qualify.

Sub 70 TAIII Wedges – Key Takeaways

New forged wedges designed by Tommy Armour IIIMilled sole with modest bounce for versatilityTour Satin, Tour Raw and Black Diamond-Like Carbon finishes$135 per stick. Shaft, grip and ferrule upgrades availableAvailable now at GolfSub70.com

The new Sub 70 TAIII wedges are a modern answer to that age-old question that you probably never asked: What would happen if an innovative club designer/direct-to-consumer pioneer gives a gearhead PGA TOUR veteran/grandson of a golf legend free rein to make a set of wedges?

C’mon, you mean you’ve never asked that question?

Well, you’ll want to ask it now. Sub 70 founder Jason Hiland and Tommy Armour III have teamed up again. The duo nailed it last year with their TAIII forged blades. And if the early returns are any indication, the TAIII forged wedges will definitely be worthy of your attention.

A Hiland/Armour Production, Part II

You know Hiland as the maverick golf entrepreneur who turned Sub 70 from an online curiosity into a direct-to-consumer paradigm buster. And Tommy Armour III is a longtime Tour veteran who held the PGA TOUR four-round scoring record for 14 years.

Oh, yeah, and his namesake grandfather—the Silver Scot himself—was a legendary golfer whose name is on two of the biggest-selling irons of all time.

Recreational golfers love to imitate the pros that they watch on TV but it may be doing you more harm than good. Of course we all want to make shots like the pros but their exceptional shots may be killing our mental focus and sending our games down the drain.

If the pros can land a 150 yard shot over a well trapped narrow green, why can’t we? For one thing, we don’t have the height and backspin with our 6 or 7 iron to hold the green. I tried this shot yesterday and it cost me 2 more shots to get my plugged ball out of the forward lip of a trap. What was I thinking?

Here are 2 more common sense thoughts that we should learn from the pros.

1/ Sinking 10-15 foot Putts: Last year’s leader in this category was Alex Noren. He sank 43% of those mid-range putts. The Tour average was just 30%. Recreational golfers should be happy to sink 10-15% of these putts. My point here is that you should not lose your cool if you miss a 10-15 foot putt. Plan on passing the hole (as the short ones never go in) to give yourself a chance for success but you should be happy with a 2-putt from that distance.

If you miss a 10-15 foot putt DON’T GET ANGRY WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE.

Comfortable with his position at No. 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking, Rory McIlroy told reporters Wednesday that "consistency-wise, I've been as good as I have ever been in my career."

Beside good golf and the Super Bowl in the Phoenix area, there will be plenty of fun with the fans. Here's what else is happening on Tour this week.