Golf, often perceived as a leisurely sport, boasts a rich vocabulary that can be perplexing to newcomers. Understanding this unique terminology is key to appreciating the game and improving your play. Here's a breakdown of some essential golf terms you'll encounter on the course.

The Course and Its Features

Tee Box

The designated area where a golfer starts each hole. It's marked by two tee markers indicating the boundaries from which the ball must be teed up.

Fairway

The closely mown area of grass that runs from the tee box to the green. This is the ideal place for your ball to land after your drive.

Rough

The areas of longer grass that flank the fairway. It's more challenging to hit a ball cleanly from the rough.

Green

The meticulously manicured area at the end of each hole where the flagstick and hole are located. The grass here is cut very short to allow for smooth putting.

A fourth season of Netflix's "Full Swing" is reportedly on the way, with a release date still to be determined.

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The return of the Skins Game shows how much has changed in 17 years. The four players are among the top six in the world, it's moving from the California desert to South Florida, and it will be broadcast on Prime Video instead of network TV.

Jon Rahm, who plays in Madrid this week after a short break, said the Ryder Cup was "mentally the toughest week of my career" but also "the most fun I've had."

If the 2025 Ryder Cup didn’t make you worry about golf’s direction, you’re asleep at the wheel of your E-Z-GO.

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Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas, Xander Schauffele and Tommy Fleetwood will face off in a reboot of "The Skins Game" on Prime Video.

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Two clubs stand out in Brooks Koepka's bag. Those "Old Faithfuls" tell a story about fitting and a key to improve your setup.

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After much consideration, I’ve come to a provocative conclusion.

Among all of golf’s OEMs, Tour Edge may be the most intriguing to watch in 2026. That’s not to say its equipment will be the best performing or that Tour Edge will outsell the Big Four. We fully expect Tour Edge equipment to continue its traditional solid and sometimes spectacular performance in our testing, and we believe Tour Edge will build upon what company president Tim Clarke says has been a stellar (for them) 2025.

Those things are a given.

What we are saying is that, given its new leadership and badly needed rebranding, it will be fascinating to see where Tour Edge goes in the coming year. Tour Edge has evolved through various identities over its 40-year existence, but this rebranding appears purposeful and research-based. Whether it fulfills the company’s goals is an open question, but credit where credit is due.

Tour Edge ain’t standing still.

Miura is releasing the legendary KM-Baby Blades irons in a limited run to honor their late founder and make a subtle nod to the future.

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Tour Edge is unveiling its 2025 Exotics lineup with three different models of metalwoods, each designed for a different player.

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With Tour Edge's first launch since unveiling a new logo, it is releasing three new irons and a utility iron.

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Here’s something we can all agree on: golf in wet conditions sucks.

Morning dew, light rain, soft fairways that leave your ball looking like a chocolate chip cookie—these aren’t just minor inconveniences. They fundamentally alter how your golf ball performs and, if you’re playing a two-piece Surlyn ball, you’re pretty much at the mercy of whatever Mother Nature decides to throw at you.

Bridgestone Golf thinks it has an answer to that problem.

The new e12 SPLASH features what the company calls RPL-X Hydrophobic Coating. In plain English, it’s designed to repel water and prevent mud balls from turning your round into a guessing game.

We’ve talked about hydrophobicity in wedges for years. The same concept has come to the golf ball world.

After 40 years, Tour Edge is evolving—or, at least, starting to. You may have noticed the new logo which is meant to signal the company’s embrace of “a bold new chapter for the Tour Edge brand.”

Tour Edge says its evolving “visually, strategically, and technologically to meet the demands of today’s game and tomorrow’s golfers.”

I suppose that’s where the new golf ball fits in.

Evolution, however, takes time. So while a new Exotics metalwood lineup for 2026 offers three distinct driver designs (LS, Max, Lite), matching fairway woods and a new Max Hybrid, there’s not much overtly evolutionary in the designs. With new models and subtle technology upgrades, the 2026 Exotics metalwoods lineup attempts to cover every conceivable golfer type, although it raises some interesting questions about what Tour Edge is prioritizing during Phase 1 of its rebrand.

Three drivers

The heart of Tour Edge’s new offering is a trio of drivers that couldn’t be more different from each other if they tried (and it kinda feels like they did).

Ryder Cup weekend marked 95 years since Bobby Jones clinched the "Grand Slam" consisting of the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, The Open and The Amateur.

Here is an explanation of the “leaf rule,” also known as Model Local Rule F-14. Understanding it can help save you during fall golf season.

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As the Ryder Cup fallout continued, stars made big moves across the globe while a PGA Tour rookie achieved his dream at the Sanderson Farms.

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Pro golf is normally defined by trophies and dollars. But the "offseason" is about something more pure: the chase to keep the dream alive.

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A proper weight shift is key for making solid golf swings. Major winner Al Geiberger explains how to execute it to perfection.

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How you put your trail hand on the golf club has a huge impact on how you swing. Here's how to find the right position for your swing.

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A new par-3 course by Rees Jones, The Shoe sits alongside two full-size 18-holers at the Golden Horseshoe in Virginia.

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