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Mizuno’s 2023 drivers—the ST-Z 230 and ST-X 230—have landed on the USGA conforming clubs list. While that clears both models for play on the PGA TOUR, Mizuno is mum on the technical details and what improvements golfers can expect over the soon-to-be previous models.

Mizuno ST-Z 230 and ST-X 230

The most intriguing teaser is the addition of a “CORTECH CHAMBER” in the front sole area where we’d typically expect to find Mizuno’s Wave Sole. The best (and, I suppose, obvious) guess is that it’s a bit of speed-enhancing tech particularly beneficial on low-face impact.

Because it’s the driver category, we should expect claims of modest ball speed gains.

OUR JOB IS YOUR GAME

This is one of the most impactful tests we have ever published.

Why? Because it affects almost every golfer’s score without them even knowing.

Moisture is a part of nearly every single shot you will hit with a wedge. Whether from rain, dew, or thick grass, it’s almost inevitable during a round of golf. The ability to control your golf ball during the variety of situations you’ll face during the round is crucial to shooting lower scores. After 160 hours of research and, 17,000+ shots later the average wedge lost about 35% of its dry spin, while the worst-performing wedges in wet conditions saw more than an alarming 60% reduction.

This is most definitely impacting your score if you play one of these poor-performing wedges.

The good news is, however, that the best-performing wedges are almost identical under wet conditions. It’s unlikely that many of you have been fit for wedges in wet conditions, but you might want to start thinking about it after reading these results.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff is finally an LPGA Tour winner in her 246th start, closing with a 1-under 71 in a nervy final round Sunday for a one-shot victory in the LPGA Mediheal Championship.

Tom Kim closed with a 5-under 67 and completed a bogey-free week in Las Vegas to win the Shriners Children's Open when Patrick Cantlay fell apart on the final hole Sunday.

Steve Stricker closed with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory in the Constellation Furyk & Friends, his fourth PGA Tour Champions title this year.

It took a year longer than he'd hoped for but Jon Rahm is finally a three-time winner of the Spanish Open, matching the achievement of his hero Seve Ballesteros.

Former top amateur Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra shot a final-round 69 and won the LIV Golf Invitational-Bangkok by three strokes over Patrick Reed on Sunday.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff had a bogey-free 69 Saturday in the LPGA Mediheal Championship. She keeps a four-shot lead over Paula Reto going into the final round at The Saticoy Club.

Patrick Cantlay came within one putt of a 59 on Saturday, instead matching his low score on the PGA Tour for a share of the lead with 20-year-old Tom Kim going into the final round of the Shriners Children's Open.

Jon Rahm took a one-shot lead of the Spanish Open after carding a thrilling 6-under 65 in the third round on Saturday.

One of the best former amateur golfers in the world, Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra, is leading after two rounds of the LIV Golf tournament in Thailand.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff's second-round 69 at the LPGA Mediheal Championship gives the 34-year-old from England a four-shot lead going into the weekend in search of her first victory.

Mito Pereira made birdie on half of his holes for an 8-under 63 on Friday that gave him a one-shot lead in the Shriners Children's Open after two rounds.

Jon Rahm's four-footer for birdie on the final hole just missed the cup, capping a frustrating day for the home-crowd favorite at the Spanish Open and dropping him two shots off the lead on Friday.

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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

VICE Force Golf Bag.

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Richard Bland, Branden Grace and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra upstaged their more-illustrious opponents on Friday to shoot 7-under 65s and share the lead after the first round of the LIV Golf Invitational-Bangkok.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff went on a run of four straight birdies late in her round Thursday for an 8-under 64, taking a two-shot lead in the LPGA Mediheal Championship.