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Testers Wanted – Top Flite Gamer Golf Ball

With the 2020 Top Flite Gamer on shelves at DICK’S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy, I suppose we could say a classic fan favorite is back.

The thing is, though, that many of you may not have noticed it was gone.

The original Top Flite Gamer developed a cult following.

However, three years ago, DICK’S scrapped the Surlyn side of the Gamer’s family tree and decided to focus on the three-piece, urethane-covered Gamer Tour.

While you may have lamented the loss of the original, at $25 a dozen, the Gamer Tour was a solid bargain in the “kinda like a Pro V1” category that golfers on a budget find so attractive.







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Spotlight: Winter golf prep at Florida’s Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort

It’s tough to not feel just a shade envious when strolling the grounds of Saddlebrook Golf & Tennis Resort near Tampa. Also the home of a boarding prep school for elite golf and tennis players, you’ll see smiling kids enjoying open-air meals, lounging at the pool and strolling the manicured resort trails en route to […]

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The Modest Beginnings Of Golf's 2020 Major Champions

NEVER give up on your dreams. From Carolinas Junior Boys' Champion to @TheMasters record-setter. The Carolinas couldn't be prouder of @DJohnsonPGA's accomplishments in this great game. #MondayMotivation at #TheMasters pic.twitter.com/xZ8mz49SmK

— Carolinas Golf Assoc (@CGAgolf1909) November 16, 2020

Nothing against elite country clubs or clubby junior golf circuits, but 2020’s three major championships were each won by sons of less conventional

Collin Morikawa, the PGA Championship winner at Harding Park, got his start at southern California’s Chevy Chase Country Club, which is not to be confused with Riviera.

Bryson DeChambeau, the U.S. Open champion at Winged Foot, refined his game at Madera’s Dragonfly.

And the 2020 Masters winner got his start at Weed Hill driving range, the family operation of golf architect Bobby Weed.

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Tiger to play with Charlie, 11, in father-son event

The PNC Championship announced Thursday that Tiger Woods will play with 11-year-old son Charlie in the tournament that has paired major champions with their sons since 1995.


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