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Jay Monahan and Tiger Woods were among those named to the PGA Tour Enterprises board of directors on Wednesday.

The USGA Museum has acquired artifacts from the collection of Ted Rhodes, one of golf's most prominent Black trailblazers.

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Talor Gooch ignited the golf world by saying he thought the majors were wrong to leave him out. Jon Rahm agreed.

The post Jon Rahm thinks this LIV player should be getting major invites appeared first on Golf.

Wouldn’t you like to hit more fairways with your driver? We all practice hitting straight shots with our driver as that is what we hope to do on the golf course. Unfortunately a lot of our practice shots go left or right or even hooked or sliced. Even the pros have problems hitting fairways from the tee box.

If you are ever going to be successful in hitting more fairways you will have to learn the setup and swing that creates your draw or your fade. Practice those shots so that you can plan to hit them on the course. When you build confidence in those shots, you can setup for a left or right fairway shot to allow your ball to move back to your target point near the middle of the fairway.

Bubba Watson was able to create tremendous distance with his excessive draw and fade shots but his game has gone downhill because he was missing too many fairways and greens in regulation.

In an SI Golf blog, Dethier asks Mickelson what the difference is between hitting a straight ball compared to a draw or a fade. Mickelson said “It’s a feel thing. If I’m hitting a draw, I’ll let [my arm] release over. If I’m hitting a fade, I’ll get a little wider and try to hit the outside part of the ball; which slows down the release of the club. When hitting a straight shot, I’m just feeling the club go back to square.”

Translation: Phil may be able to feel his draw or fade but you need to setup to swing to impact the inside back quarter of the ball for a draw and the outside back quarter of the ball for a fade. Setting up with a slightly closed face will add to your draw and setting up with a slightly open face will add to your fade.

The pairings for this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational are out, and one starting time has raised eyebrows.

The post Unusual ‘pairing’ at Arnold Palmer Invitational sparks debate appeared first on Golf.

On the latest episode of The Scoop, Paulina Gretzky reveals how she met Dustin Johnson — and what happened on their first date.

The post Paulina Gretzky explains how she met Dustin Johnson, and their odd first date appeared first on Golf.

Long irons continue to disappear from the landscape at every level of the sport, but one recent Tour winner still swears by them.

The post Why this recent Tour winner carries a seldom-seen club appeared first on Golf.

Golfers who want a tee time on St. Andrews' Old Course will no longer be allowed to earn a time by camping out overnight. Here's why.

The post One of golf’s greatest traditions is now history (and that’s just fine) appeared first on Golf.

In today's edition of Play Smart, we hear from GOLF Teacher to Watch Derek Swoboda on how to be smarter with your approach shots.

The post A dummy’s guide to avoiding trouble (and saving strokes) on approach shots appeared first on Golf.

In order to hit your drives both longer and straighter, GOLF Top 100 Teacher Mark Durland says you must have these 3 elements.

The post If you want to crush your drives straighter, you must do these 3 things appeared first on Golf.

On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, Thomas Detry shares his experience playing with Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas as kids.

The post First impressions of Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas as kids? Pro explains appeared first on Golf.

The age limit guaranteeing spots for past champions of The Open has been reduced once again from 60 to 55, R&A organizers announced.

It's time for the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational! Check out how to watch the action on ESPN+ now.

Make sure your body remains right from your opening tee shot to your finishing putt. Here are five ways to make your round a healthy one.

The post 5 ways to optimize your health benefits on the golf course in 2024 appeared first on Golf.

Zalatoris' long journey from back surgery included swing changes, equipment alterations and even a shift in perspective. Now, he's ready to earn his place atop the leaderboards, and he's bringing his broomstick putter with him.

Former world No. 1 Jon Rahm said the OWGR system is no longer fit for its purpose, making his comments a day after LIV Golf formally withdrew its application to have players receive world ranking points from its tournaments.

Golf fans look forward to The Players Championship for a variety of reasons.

Unlike most golf fans, however, I could not care less about the results or the actual golf being played. Give me the limited-edition gear!

And no limited gear for The Players Championship gets me going quite like the annual FootJoy x Buscemi Collection. If there ever was a golf shoe too good to see the grass, it would be this.

Introducing 2024’s rendition of FootJoy for Jon Buscemi. This luxury collection of golf shoes invokes a winning spirit and championship mentality. Headlined by the Premiere Series Field LX and Premiere Series Wilcox, FootJoy for Jon Buscemi is crafted with the highest-quality materials for a premium aesthetic fit for a champion.

“This collection embodies a luxurious approach to a franchise that is inspired by decades of heritage silhouettes, supercharged for today’s modern golfer,” said Chris Tobias, Vice-President, FJ Footwear. “We’re thrilled to continue this partnership with Jon and bring a collection to golfers who have an appreciation for high sense of style in the game of golf.”

Editor’s Note: Season Two of Full Swing was released on Netflix today, March 6. MGS had early access to the show and will be publishing commentary on the series throughout the week. This article includes spoilers.

A year after making its debut, Netflix’s “Full Swing” series is back. 

Similar to Season One, this latest season is eight episodes long and chronicles all the drama within professional golf throughout 2023—and there was no shortage of that, right? 

“Full Swing” Season One was watched for more than 53 million hours over its first five months, making it the 267th most-watched Netflix show in the February-June time period. 

While it was a far cry from Season Five of the Formula 1 series “Drive to Survive” (90.5 million hours) that served as a model for a golf version of the show, the audience was much larger than the similar “Break Even” tennis series (30.5 million hours) released around the same time in 2023. 

Looking for affordable golf clubs to improve your game? Check out these tips for where to buy cheap, high-quality used golf clubs.

In this age of $600 drivers, $350 fairway woods, $400 (and up) putters and the price of everything else golf going through the roof, now is a perfect time to find some alternatives to buying new.  If you’re at all like me, the sheer sticker shock can be daunting, often sending you scurrying to the dark recesses of the internet or, God forbid, the even darker recesses of someone’s garage sale to find a hidden gem.  

Before you start scouring your neighborhood for garage sale deals, let’s discuss some better options for those of us on a budget.

Benefits Of Buying Used Golf Clubs

Before you start your search for the where and how of used clubs, let’s take a look at the why.  There are so many reasons to buy used: huge selection, prices that are significantly discounted and my No. 1 reason—technology doesn’t usually change THAT much year over year.  That means you can typically find last year’s clubs for a steep discount and still take advantage of incredible tech.

Even better, if you know the right places to look, and if you know the specs of the clubs you need (see below for more on this), you can walk away with an incredible deal and still have money left over for a few rounds of golf (or a few rounds AFTER golf).

Can you feel it? Can you see it? Everyone’s favorite April tournament is fast approaching.

For most of us who won’t make it to Augusta National this year we’re left to rely on Masters-themed merchandise to fill the void.

Thankfully, there is plenty of splurge-worthy gear to get you in a Georgia state of mind.

Case in point, the new Azalea Collection from Waggle. As the nomenclature (or should I say, “gnomenclature”) suggests, this limited drop from Waggle hits on the typical Masters color scheme with a few extra goodies to boot.

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The story behind the design makes it that much better.