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The alarming condition of the greens at this week's LPGA event in China made its way to social media. Here's what caused the damage.

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How to watch the 2025 Baycurrent Classic on Thursday night in Japan, including full Baycurrent Classic TV coverage for Round 2.

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If you're a golfer who is also a fan of the gridiron, Callaway's limited-edition Chrome Tour Retro Football edition golf balls are must-haves.

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Jon Rahm and Shane Lowry struggled in their return to action after helping Europe win the Ryder Cup, with Rahm briefly arguing with a marshal who tried to cheer him up during the Spanish Open.

Full 2025 Baycurrent Classic tee times for Thursday's second round in Japan, featuring Nicolai Hojgaard, Collin Morikawa and more.

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Say hello to the Toulon Small Batch Rochester. As per usual, Toulon has milled some golf history into their latest limited-release putter. Most of the time, a Small Batch putter honors a significant golf location or an influential person.

This time, the Small Batch Rochester honors both. 

Not only is Toulon celebrating the staggering number of golf courses in the Rochester, N.Y., area, but they are also honoring the legendary Scottish golf architect Donald Ross, the designer of four of Rochester’s most prestigious courses.

That’s a 2-for-1 Large Batch knowledge drop if I ever saw one.

On the banks of Lake Ontario

As a West Coast guy, I had no idea how many golf courses are in Rochester. Naturally, I’d heard of Oak Hill since it hosted the 2023 PGA Championship but I didn’t realize how many other courses were in the area until I pulled up Google Maps.

PGA Tour pro Beau Hossler revealed how a recent ayahuasca trip during Masters week led to his new coffee business, Beaurista.

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The new Sun Mountain Eclipse E-1.5 walking bag is so light that sometimes it makes me forget I'm even carrying it.

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LIV Golf is in the news for its international business suffering major losses. But it's hardly the only tour doing so.

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When I was younger, I could spend hours on the range hitting ball after ball. I loved it, but I can’t honestly say it translated to much improvement on the golf course. As I grew older and had less time to practice, I learned that just 20 minutes of focused, purposeful work could be more impactful than all those hours of mindless swinging.

Most amateurs spend 20 or 30 minutes at the range but leave without making significant improvements. If that sounds familiar, here are five clear signs your practice might be hurting your game, along with how to fix it.

1) Your good shots don’t repeat

We’ve all felt that one pure strike that’s unfortunately followed by three that go sideways. If your best swings feel like accidents, your practice isn’t building consistency. This usually happens when you’re not paying attention to feedback on contact or ball flight.

Fix it:

Draw a line or place an alignment stick just ahead of the ball. Your divots should consistently start after it. This simple checkpoint trains repeatable contact. Also, watch this video from Bryson. He’s helping a junior golfer but it’s one of my favorite examples of how to practice the right way.

2) You can’t find a rhythm on the course

At the range, it’s easy to fall into a quick rhythm, one swing after another, with no break in between. That pace feels comfortable in practice but it’s nothing like real golf.

Introduction

L.A.B. Golf continues to redefine putter design with their torque-free Lie Angle Balance technology. The Oz.1 and Oz.1i (insert) mallet putters are engineered for face angle stability with minimal manipulation. This review focuses entirely on performance data, strokes gained, and measurable outcomes from testers using systems like Shot Scope, Arccos, SAM PuttLab, Quintic, Trackman or GC3 to evaluate results.

Methodology

Eight testers with handicaps of 4 to 25 were divided into two four man teams, Team Oz those with the Insert model and Team Wizards, those with no insert.  Testing was conducted over a 10 week period and included testing on SAM Puttlab, Quintic, Trackman and GC3 as well as on course Arccos or Shotscope data.  Specifically, they looked at and evaluated:

Data Metrics

         Improvement in strokes gained         Difference in one putt rate         Difference in three putt rate         Average Putts per round         Putts per greens in regulation         Birdies, pars, bogies, double bodies/+         Make percentage (0-5’, 6-10’, 11-15’, 16-20’, etc.)         Putting by first putt length (e.g. 0-10’, 10-25’, 25-50’, 50+’)      What are the differences between insert versus non insert.  Can you measure the difference.          Do the differences between insert and non insert have any tangible difference on the golf course under actual conditions.         What are the differences between the Gears shaft and the TPT shaft from a looks, feel, responsivenss and performance perspective.  How do they compare to the Accra shaft         Does it live up to its claims and the technology

Key performance data

Strokes gained improvements – L.A.B. Oz

@JGolfs provided the most detailed strokes gained analysis based on on-course tracking over multiple rounds:

“I am currently gaining nearly a full stroke against my target goal of a 12 handicap on putts from 40+ feet. When combining SG for putts 15′ and longer, I am gaining 1.4 strokes. That has paid dividends in my rounds over the last month as I have posted a career low 83 and multiple 9 hole rounds in the low 40s.”

Let's check out What's in the Bag for our Fully Equipped co-host Jake Morrow, and why he can't use any of these clubs anymore

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Americans Max Greyserman, Bud Cauley and Brian Campbell each shot a 4-under 67 to sit atop the leaderboard after the first round of the Baycurrent Classic in Japan.

Arpichaya Yubol shot a bogey-free 8-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA's Shanghai tournament.

Saying thanks but no thanks to professional golf remains the exception to the rule for blue-chip prospects, but these players have no regrets.

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Augusta National and the R&A are sending a message to the pro golf world — beginning with this week's exemptions.

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This top teacher’s simple "2-2-2" method will help you control your trajectory and master the knockdown shot.

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Struggling with consistency? Discover how the Stance Towel can improve your alignment, ball position and swing fundamentals.

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After a historic playing season, Bethpage Black announced new plans to raise its defenses against tee time bots.

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