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This article is an update on the many pitching and chipping articles I've written over the last few years. Not much has changed since I did the Wedge Project video, but there are certain elements I have a deeper understanding about. Experience and the smart guys at PING have gone a long way towards advancing my understanding. Let's take a look...

Discussing pitching at a Three Day Golf School

Great pitchers typically take little to no divot, flight the ball low and generate high spin rates

Lower trajectory shots are significantly easier to gauge than higher ones

When struck correctly lower trajectory wedge shots will almost always have more spin than higher shots

Golf's popularity has soared since Covid. Prices have risen, too — but public green fees may still be less than you'd expect.

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The third annual 8AM Invitational presented by Justin Timberlake at Wynn Las Vegas just wrapped. Here's what stuck with us.

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Golf has officially reached the streets of New York. Today, Queens-based Aimé Leon Dore launched its first golf capsule collection, dubbed ALD Golf. While many of the brand’s styles from over the years could easily be worn on the golf course, this is their first official foray into the game.

Like most of the brand’s signature styles, ALD Golf mixes the best of vintage sportswear with modern streetwear sensibilities to create a timeless lineup of apparel that would have been equally at home at Augusta in the 1970s as it is in modern-day Manhattan. One look at the collection and it’s easy to see where the brand’s inspiration comes from — down to the Chi Chi Straw Hat, a fedora ripped straight from archive images of its namesake, Chi Chi Rodriguez. 

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Highlights of the collection include houndstooth tech shirts, merino wool polos, fleece sweater vests, pintucked polyester shorts, and logo caps, plus some thoughtful essential accessories like golf gloves and a travel kit. 

It’s been clear for a while that golf has been undergoing a style revolution, but this latest drop from one of New York City’s most popular menswear brands all but guarantees that the new wave of golf fashion is here to stay. If you want to cop a piece for yourself, do it now because styles are selling out by the minute.

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MyGolfSpy Ball Lab is where we quantify the quality and consistency of golf balls. Today, we’re reviewing the 2024 Callaway Chrome Tour . To learn more about our test process, click here.

About the Callaway Chrome Tour 2024

The Callaway Chrome Tour has been three to four years in the making. A colleague sums it up well: “The signature piece of a revitalized Callaway golf ball lineup and strategy is the Chrome Tour … designed to compete with the Pro V1.”

Don’t scan the shelves of the golf ball aisle for the typical red box when looking for the new Chrome Tour. Along with the new gold-colored box, the Tour golf ball features other notable changes such as the logo, player number, brighter paint, different fonts and larger side stamp.

Jason Finley, Callaway’s Global Director Brand and Product Management for Golf Ball says, “I’m not going to tell you that going from red to gold is going to solve all the world’s problems for us, but I do think it will get people to think about us a little bit differently than they have in the past.” Notably absent is the “Soft” naming convention of previous models. Finley says, “The new name leverages our premium Brand franchise and the Tour name is a goal to better associate the best players with this product. Believe in some cases our Soft naming implied to some it was not a Tour ball. “Only time will tell if the Callaway Chrome Tour can be “The New Gold Standard.”

Callaway classifies the Chrome Tour as medium-feel ball with low spin for the long game and high spin for the short game. Furthermore, Callaway says the Chrome Tour has “high workability” which should appeal to golfers looking to shape their shots. The Chrome Tour is available in multiple iterations in solid white or yellow as well as in the Triple Track, 360 Triple Track and TruTrack versions in both colors. A cursory review of the Callaway website reveals other options: the Major Series and Lone Wolf. Whether you’re looking for something traditional, with built-in alignment aids or just something a little different, Callaway has an option for you.

If you’re a serious golf enthusiast, love a vacation and love to test yourself on new golf courses, you need to book a golf trip across the Atlantic. Whether you’re exploring Scotland and Ireland to get better acquainted with the origins of golf or enjoying a sunny, beachfront trip to Portugal or Spain, the golf in the UK and Europe is undeniably good—and can be surprisingly good value considering the quality of the experience. 

You can play the rare oceanside golf course in North America, provided you have a fat wallet and can even get a tee time. In contrast, the UK and Europe provide ample opportunity for oceanfront golf outings (though a fat wallet may still come in handy). Playing overseas gives you the chance to not only experience new golf courses but new cultures, cuisines, climates and potential locations for repeat trips for you and your buddies or your family.

With a tool like Golfbreaks, you gain access to some of the most coveted courses and destinations in the UK and Europe. Their packages are easy to understand, cover all the bases and let you focus on enjoying your time on and off the course, rather than on a neverending list of confirmations and itineraries. Read on to find some of our favorite courses and packages. 

UK and Ireland

Play some of the most historically significant courses on the shores of the North Sea on the east coast of Scotland or visit gorgeous links courses along the Wild Atlantic Way on the west coast of Ireland. There’s nothing quite like a wispy, undulating 18 holes to stoke the flame of your golf adoration.The links of Ireland and Scotland are legendary, not only for their unbreakable bond to the origins of the game, but for their dramatic conditions and unceasing challenge — it doesn’t matter what time of year you visit, you’re always in for a battle with the elements. We love the tree-lined parkland tracks of North America but it’s hard to beat the wild, wide-open links courses that birthed the game of golf. 

We are huge fans of the Old Course-adjacent Golfbreaks trip to St Andrews, which includes a seven-night stay at The Albany Hotel and a whopping five rounds of golf at five courses in the St Andrews area. For an Irish adventure, we recommend visiting Donegal and the Station House hotel. Along with a week’s stay at the boutique hotel, you get five rounds of golf, including a round at the Old Tom Morris Golf Links. Finally, we’d be remiss not to mention a trip to the finest resorts in Northern Ireland: Royal Portrush or Royal County Down. For just about $1,000 US per person, you can stay four nights at the Portrush Atlantic Hotel and play at the Valley Course at Portrush Links, sister course to the Portrush Links, home of the 2025 Open Championship. 

Barney Adams spends “zero time” looking back at career accomplishments in life’s rearview mirror.

Ask him about his original Tight Lies fairway wood, founding Adams Golf Company, being one of the industry’s first proponents of custom club fitting, winning the PGA of America’s Ernie Sabayrac Award (for lifetime contribution to the golf industry), writing his kick-ass memoir The Wow Factor or being Moe Norman’s personal club builder for the final years of the legendary Canadian ball striker’s life and all you get is a shrug.  

“Stuff like that is in the past,” he says.  “Mentally, I always think about what’s ahead, what’s next. That’s where we’re at with Breakthrough Golf Technology.” 

Adams, 85, founded the Texas-based shaft brand in 2018, not as a retirement project to stay busy, but because, “no golf club is more influenced by human psyche than the putter.”  

That’s what put Adams on a mission to create a “wow factor” line of more stable putter shafts.  

Jinichiro Kozuma birdied his first three holes in a bogey-free round of 9-under 63 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LIV Series golf tournament in Adelaide, Australia.

Frankie Capan III played an eight-hole stretch in 9 under, making an eagle on the par-5 ninth and following with seven straight birdies to match the second-lowest score in tour history.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot an 11-under 61 in four-ball play Thursday for a share of the first-round lead at TPC of Louisiana.

Grace Kim shot a 7-under 64 at Wilshire Country Club to take the first-round lead Thursday in the LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship.

Charlie Woods wasn't successful in his first attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open, shooting a 9-over 81 in a local qualifier in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

The Dewar's activation on the 12th hole at Wynn Golf Club was a big hit with Justin Timberlake and Co. at the 2024 8AM Invitational.

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Can visual technology make you a better golfer? GOLF's Jonathan Wall put Bridgestone's Mindset design to the test.

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Shots change when hitting upwind vs. downwind, but GOLF Top 100 Teacher Debbie Doniger has some tips to navigate them with ease.

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In the second episode of GOLF Originals, Tom Doak dishes on the secrets to course design, underrated architects and Augusta National.

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Golf offers a wide variety of shots, each with its own purpose and technique. Here are some common types of golf shots:

1. Drive: The drive, or tee shot, is the first shot on a hole, typically taken from the tee box. It is hit with a driver or other long club and aims to achieve maximum distance while keeping the ball in play.

2. Fairway Shot: Fairway shots are taken from the fairway, the closely mowed area between the tee box and the green. These shots are usually hit with irons or fairway woods and aim to advance the ball toward the green with accuracy and control.

3. Approach Shot: Approach shots are taken from the fairway or rough and aim to land the ball on the green, setting up a putt for birdie or par. Approach shots require precision to avoid hazards and position the ball close to the hole.

4. Chip Shot: Chip shots are short, low-trajectory shots played from around the green. They are used to lift the ball over obstacles such as rough or bunkers and land it softly on the green, allowing for easy putting.

Miles Russell, 15, is preparing for his second-ever Korn Ferry Tour start. But those who know him aren't surprised by his success.

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Complete 2024 Zurich Classic tee times for Friday's second round, featuring Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy and more.

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Getting your body ready to perform is key if you want to play good golf. Here are two stretches to get loose before you tee off.

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