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Titeist's new T250 irons are designed to deliver a combination of speed, stability and consistency in an ultra-clean and sleek steel package.

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Subpar podcast co-hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz make their favorite bets for the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Miss.

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Callaway has released its Chrome Tour Halloween collection and it’s clear the company’s design team spends October binge-watching horror classics instead of carving pumpkins with their kids.

Forget the cutesy jack-o’-lanterns and friendly ghosts you’ll find on every other Halloween golf ball. Callaway went full horror film festival with this drop, delivering four designs that pay homage to the genre while avoiding most of the cartoon cliches.

Performance-wise, it’s Chrome Tour—you know what you’re getting. But with four distinct designs inspired by horror cinema, the real story here is the aesthetics.

The chainsaw

Nothing says “I take my golf seriously” quite like a chainsaw-adorned golf ball. Is it a reference to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre? Probably. Will it make your buddies uncomfortable when you pull it out on the first tee? Probably not, but for the sake of hyping this up, let’s say your playing partners will be terrified of what’s coming.

The black chainsaw graphic screams that you’re here to cut through the competition. Or at least that you have questionable taste in golf ball graphics. Either way, it’s a conversation starter.

It’s unfair. For years, Adam Scott has universally been seen as not only pro golf’s most handsome man but also its best dressed. However, he’s somehow upped the ante and has now become its most interesting WITB. For those who know and for those who don’t, Adam’s setup is rarely the same week-to-week, and you know what, I get it. I’m a tinkerer just as much as the next guy (definitely more), but this latest change at the BMW PGA Championship almost defies comprehension, and I’m here for it.

The End of an Era

For as much as he switches his irons, the one part of the 14-time tour winner’s bag that always seemed sacred was his trademark: the broomstick putter. Since 2019, Scott has consistently used a broomstick, and with his switch to the Mezz.1 in 2022, really helped put LAB on the map, and finally seemed to find stability with the flat stick. The data backed things up, too. From 2019-2024, he finished inside the top 50 in strokes gained putting. But this is golf, and things change quickly. This year, Scott saw his numbers dip, and found himself at 111th in strokes gained putting and outside of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Let’s be real, most of us are ready to change putters every weekend, and so, Adam did what we all wish we could: made a change.

The Wonderful Wizard of OZ.1i

After missing the FedEx Cup Playoffs, Scott made his next professional start at the BMW PGA Championship at the Wentworth Club and set the equipment world ablaze during his Wednesday practice round— the broom was gone. Replacing it was the LAB OZ.1i HS, a heel-shafted variant of the OZ.1, a putter he helped develop.

When I first saw this post, I thought to myself surely there’s no way he actually puts this in play on Thursday. Well, that’s just what he did. In his first round with the OZ.1i HS, he played well, shooting a 2-under 70. While most of us would be thrilled with that kind of performance, that’s where things get absolutely unhinged, and I mean that in a genuinely good way.

Throughout most of golf’s history, 18 holes has been considered a standard round.

While there are myths involving the number of shots in a bottle of scotch, the 18 holes actually came from the Old Course at St Andrews. Originally 22 holes, some of the shorter holes were combined nearly 300 years ago to make an 18-hole layout.

The R&A and St Andrews had such influence that 18 holes became the norm around the world.

But now that we are in the year 2025 (and not 1764), we are wondering whether 18 holes is actually the right number for a normal round of golf.

For this week’s MGS Debates question, we asked our staff the following:

Fairway woods are some of the most misunderstood clubs in the bag. Golfers either love them or avoid them completely, and the 3-wood often gets a bad reputation for being “impossible” to hit. The truth is that most inconsistencies with fairway woods come down to setup and not understanding how these clubs are designed to work.

If you’ve ever topped your 3-wood, hit a thin bullet across the fairway or wondered whether you’re supposed to take a divot, this guide is for you.

Ball position is the root of most problems

The most common mistake is treating the fairway wood like a driver. Because the head is larger than an iron, players often set up with the ball too far forward, off the inside of the lead heel.

That’s the perfect spot for a teed-up ball but, without a tee, it sets you up to swipe across the top of the ball. That’s why the common miss for so many amateurs is a topped shot or “worm burner.”

Fix: Move the ball slightly back in your stance. A good checkpoint is to have the ball just inside your lead foot but slightly further back than the driver. This small change allows the club to bottom out in front of the ball instead of behind it.

Your drive slices into the trees. Again. As you approach your ball — nestled behind a thick oak trunk — that familiar knot forms in your stomach. Most golfers grip their 7-iron, take their normal stance, and swing as if hitting from the fairway.

The result? A ricochet off the tree, a ball deeper in trouble, and another wasted stroke.

Meanwhile, your playing partner in similar trouble takes a moment, adjusts his setup, chooses a different club, and finds the green. The gap isn’t natural ability — it’s preparation and knowing when to adapt your technique.

Why Most Golfers Struggle with Trouble Shots

Hero complex ruins more rounds than slices. Faced with a challenging lie, golfers calculate the most aggressive escape route. Can I thread this between two trees and reach the green? Probably not, but they try anyway, turning manageable bogeys into catastrophic doubles.

Club selection becomes autopilot. You normally hit 8-iron from 140 yards, so that’s what you grab — even when thick rough will steal 30 yards of distance. The lie dictates the club, not your yardage book.

In the wake of the U.S. team's crushing loss to Europe at Bethpage, 12-time Ryder Cup player Phil Mickelson waded into the online debate.

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Europe has now won 11 of the last 15 Ryder Cups. There are many reasons for their continued excellence, but five words tell the story.

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Who should be the next captain for Team USA? How can Scottie Scheffler turn around his Ryder Cup record? We answer some of the biggest questions facing the U.S. ahead of 2027.

The famous par-3 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale will have a new look — and daily hospitality ticket option — for the 2026 WM Phoenix Open.

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Two-time U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson took to social media to announce he was "ashamed" by fans' behavior at Bethpage Black.

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If you played a round this weekend, there’s a good chance you’re looking to buy a new driver and/or putter (who isn’t?). However, while we all want to improve our driving and putting, the key area that most golfers need to improve most is GIR, and if you’ve been looking to hit that one extra green a round, you may be in luck… The Stix Compete Iron Set, recently ranked our number 1 most accurate player’s distance iron of 2025 is currently 20% off, bringing the price down from $649 to just $519.20. For a full 7 iron set with this level of performance, that’s a deal that’s almost impossible to beat.

Why We Ranked It Number One

Simply put, in our 2025 testing, the Stix irons earned a 9.3/10 in the accuracy category and an overall score of 8.8. Accuracy is its calling card and, paired with strong forgiveness, it proved to be one of the most dependable irons in this year’s lineup.

This iron is perfect for players looking to find more greens, and yes, that means you.

Our testers found that the Stix set shines in helping keep shots on line, even when struck slightly off-center. They also liked how these irons look, and let’s face it, nobody wants an ugly set of irons. I mean, hey, look good, feel good, play good.

If you’re serious about improving your approach game and saving $130, this deal is hard to beat.

The 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship odds are out, and two-time PGA Tour winner Akshay Bhatia leads the betting favorites.

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Don’t let that incredible comeback bid fool you—the U.S. Ryder Cup team needs to make some significant changes if they want to win back the trophy.

Whether it was close or not, the Europeans have now captured 11 of the last 15 Ryder Cups. For many of those editions, the Americans have boasted the better roster on paper and came into the event as favorites.

But there is a lot more to team golf than rolling your best players out there and hoping for the best.

The European Ryder Cup team has structure and culture. There is a dedicated system in place for the captaincy. They have a support staff that is desperately looking for any small edge possible, even down to changing the shampoo in the hotel.

Most of all, the players want to win as a team. They are willing to do whatever it takes. It just means more to the Europeans than it does to the U.S. team.

If you notice that the grass around a golf hole is unnaturally raised, can you tamp it down without penalty? Rules Guy has the answer.

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How to watch the 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship at the Country Club of Jackson this week, including a full Sanderson Farms TV schedule.

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The golf ball isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our golf ball testing keeps proving that the ball you choose matters more than most golfers think. Speed, flight and spin change from model to model and those differences show up in scoring. A ball that shines for one player can be a miss for another.

This list of the five golf balls you may regret buying isn’t about calling products bad. It’s about mismatch.

If you understand what a ball really does, you can avoid a purchase you’ll regret and find something that fits how you swing and how you score.

1) Member’s Mark (Sam’s Club)

You might regret the Member’s Mark ball if you expect complete performance for a bargain price. In this test group, the warehouse club house ball lagged in the areas that matter around the green. It has a urethane cover, very low greenside spin and limited stopping power. Chips will run out and partial wedges don’t check.

When you weigh it against similarly priced options that tested stronger across categories, the value case falls apart.

Golf ball rankings (longest, spiniest, softest, etc.) are helpful but they don’t always tell you the whole story. Sometimes you need a deep dive into a single model to understand what it really does. That’s what we’ve done here with the Callaway ERC Soft. Using MyGolfSpy’s 2025 Ball Test presented by UNRL, we broke down how it performed with the driver, irons and wedges to give you the insights you need to decide if it belongs in your bag.

What is the Callaway ERC Soft?

The ERC Soft is positioned by Callaway as its longest golf ball with soft feel, aimed at a wide range of golfers who want distance without losing too much control.

It features:

Hyper Elastic SoftFast Core – designed for faster ball speed off the driver while enhancing feel.Hybrid Cover + GRIP Urethane Coating – a multi-material construction for durability, soft feel and improved short-game spin compared to standard ionomer designs.High Speed Mantle – improves energy transfer for extra ball speed and wedge spin.Triple Track Alignment – Callaway’s popular putting aid to improve accuracy on the greens.

At $39.99 a dozen, it sits below the Chrome Tour line, marketed as a complete performance ball blending distance, soft feel, and playable greenside control. The test data shows where those claims hold up.

Driver performance

With the driver, the ERC Soft showed a clear low-spin, mid- to high-launch identity. It wasn’t the single longest ball in the test but across all swing speeds, it stayed competitive with consistent top-10 distance finishes.

When golfers think about distance, the conversation usually starts with swing speed and driver loft. But your golf ball also plays a role. MyGolfSpy’s 2025 Golf Ball Test, presented by UNRL shows that switching golf balls can add or cost you real ball speed off the driver.

The question is: How much difference can a golf ball really make?

Driver ball speed differences by swing speed

Here’s a look at the range of driver ball speeds from the test. The table highlights the fastest and slowest balls in each swing-speed group.

Swing Speed Group	Highest Driver Ball Speed	Lowest Driver Ball Speed	Difference (mph)
High Swing Speed	Maxfli Tour X — 168 mph	TaylorMade Speed Soft — 162 mph	6 mph
Mid Swing Speed	Chrome Tour Triple Diamond — 150 mph	Speed Soft — 146 mph	4 mph
Slow Swing Speed	Wilson Staff Model X — 124 mph	Srixon Soft Feel — 122 mph	2 mph

*Rule of thumb: 2-3 yards of carry per 1 mph of ball speed. Real-world results vary with launch, spin and strike quality.

What the numbers tell us

The data makes it clear that your choice of golf ball can influence how much speed you get off the tee. High swing-speed players stand to see the largest differences but even at mid and slow speeds, there are real differences.