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The Showdown 2024: Highlights from McIlroy, Scheffler's win over DeChambeau, Koepka

PGA Tour stars Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler faced LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in the Showdown in Las Vegas.

Scheffler, McIlroy best LIV duo to win Showdown

Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy never trailed and needed only 14 holes to beat Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau of LIV Golf in a made-for-TV exhibition Tuesday night.

Report: LIV, Fox discuss broadcast deal for '25

LIV Golf and Fox Sports have engaged in "high-level discussions" toward a television contract for the 2025 season, Sports Business Journal reported.

This 1 swing thought will help you add spin to your pitch shots

If you are looking to add spin to your shots around the greens, remember this simpgl swing thought from the Short Game Chef.

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Last-minute gifts for golfers: 20% bonus on all True Spec gift cards

Gift your golfer a True Spec gift card this holiday season and give them the opportunity to analyze their equipment like a tour pro.

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PGA Tour announces fall slate sans stop in Vegas

The PGA Tour has announced its 2025 FedEx Cup Fall schedule which doesn't feature a stop in Las Vegas for the first time since 1982.

PGA Tour to hire CEO to work alongside commish

The PGA Tour is hiring a CEO who will work alongside commissioner Jay Monahan, who announced the move as part of a year-end message looking ahead to 2025.

Top-ranked HS golfer to skip college, turn pro

Blades Brown, a high school junior who's the top-ranked golfer in the class of 2026, announced Tuesday he's turning pro.

Months later, Solheim Cup parking fiasco reverberations still felt

The LPGA's mismanagement of Solheim Cup parking in September contributed to a big change at the top of the organization.

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Best golf courses in Colorado for 2024-25

These are the best golf courses in Colorado, according to GOLF Magazine's 2024-25 ranking by its expert panel of course raters.

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Best golf courses in Connecticut for 2024-25

These are the best golf courses in Connecticut, according to GOLF Magazine's 2024-25 ranking by its expert panel of course raters.

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Best golf courses in Delaware for 2024-25

These are the best golf courses in Delaware, according to GOLF Magazine's 2024-25 ranking by its expert panel of course raters.

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Best golf courses in Florida for 2024-25

These are the best golf courses in Florida, according to GOLF Magazine's 2024-25 ranking by its expert panel of course raters.

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Best golf courses in Georgia for 2024-25

These are the best golf courses in Georgia, according to GOLF Magazine's 2024-25 ranking by its expert panel of course raters.

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7 reasons why The Showdown will be the best prime-time golf exhibition yet

With four of golf's biggest stars in a format built on bigger rivalries, the latest made-for-TV match stands to succeed where others failed.

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Rules Guy: If you choose to play the ball off a cart path and hit it OB, can you take relief on your next shot?

If you decide to play the ball off a cart path and hit it OB, is it permissible to take relief on your next shot? Rules Guy has the answer.

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Which Is Better: A Blade or Game-Improvement Iron?

Have you ever heard someone say, “If I play blade irons, I’ll get better”?

To many of us, it sounds absurd but there are plenty of higher-handicap golfers who truly believe that playing blades will make them a better ball striker. The theory, I suppose, is that if you can master the most difficult, hardest-to-hit level of iron, anything else will make the game child’s play. It’s just like playing a video game on the hardest difficulty when you want to sharpen your skills and conquer the objective.

Of course, in our video game example, many end up frustrated. Throw the controller at the TV. Shut it down. I’m done.

It’s a safe bet the same logic applied to playing blades has led to more than a few thrown clubs and, for the most part, I’d wager few have actually lowered their handicaps in the process.

By comparison, blades are smaller. They invariably have less offset, thinner toplines and while the concentrated mass at the center of the impact zone contributes to better feel, the lack of perimeter weighting creates more inconsistency from shot to shot. With higher CGs, muscle-back designs rely almost exclusively on loft to get the ball in the air.



Ball speed differences between blade and cavity back irons
Carry Distance of a blade iron and cavity back iron

Descent angle is important for all irons

Dispersion of a blade iron and cavity back iron

How much more ball speed does a game-improvement iron produce?





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Best golf courses in California for 2024-25

These are the best golf courses in California, according to GOLF Magazine's 2024-25 ranking by its expert panel of course raters.

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U.S. Ryder Cup golfers to be paid for first time

The PGA of America has approved a payment of a $200K stipend for each U.S. Ryder Cup team member in addition to $300K to distribute to charity.


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