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Erik van Rooyen, seeking his second PGA Tour title in Mexico in the past four months, shot an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead in the Mexico Open.

Tiger Woods' son Charlie Woods, 15, won't be competing in the PGA Tour's Cognizant Classic next week after failing to advance from a pre-qualifying event Thursday.

Charlie Woods will compete in a pre-qualifier event as he bids to secure a place in the PGA Tour's Cognizant Classic next week in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

Toulon Golf launches their 2024 First Run Collection of production putters.Four blades and four mallets.Produced in relatively limited numbers.All putters are milled from 303 stainless steel and feature a Chocolate PVD finish.MSRP $600 and available for order now at ToulonGolf.com

Toulon Golf was conceived last summer when Sean Toulon retired from Odyssey golf. Since we are now about nine months post-conception, Toulon Golf is right on time for giving birth to their first official putter line. This new First Run Collection is the first retail putter line from Toulon Golf.

(There are so many half-truths in that last sentence.)

First of all, the First Run Collection is by no means the first line of Toulon putters. Sean Toulon and his sons started Toulon Golf once before, back in 2015 when Sean initially retired from a very productive tenure at TaylorMade.

Those of you who play a TaylorMade Spider putter have Sean Toulon to thank for it.

Anyway, Sean retired from TaylorMade and started up his family putter company. Toulon Golf produced milled putters as an independent entity for a short period before Sean was wooed back into golf gear’s big leagues by Odyssey/Callaway.

While the advent of Strokes Gained has taught us that the long game is critically important, for most average golfers the short game provides ample opportunity to save strokes and shave your handicap.

In an ideal world, we would hit every green and life would be good on the course. Unfortunately, at times, golf can feel anything but ideal, let alone good!

Naturally, we’re all going to miss greens and while every shot counts the same, our ability to get up and down can transform a terrible score into a great one … or at least one we can live with.

Take Less Loft

One easy-to-implement change that Shot Scope data suggests the majority of players would benefit from is taking less loft.

From the Shot Scope database, consisting of over 350 million shots, we have compiled data on short-game usage of 8-iron, 9-iron, and pitching wedge among 15-handicap golfers. We then compared it to that of a gap, sand and lob wedge to reveal where average golfers have an opportunity to save strokes.

In my mind, there’s no scene in cinematic history that hits quite like Frodo returning to the Shire after destroying the One Ring. His journey through Middle Earth proved successful, sure, but returning home after the hell-bent hiatus was almost tear-worthy.

Almost.

In any case, I liken Frodo’s triumphant return home to that of the newest golf shoe from adidas. A familiar face is back and I couldn’t be more excited.

After a brief hiatus, the flagship adidas TOUR360 golf shoe is back in the lineup. The return of an icon! Perhaps the most recognizable golf shoe in brand history is here for another go.

Introducing the adidas TOUR360 24. The newest iteration of adidas’ premium Tour golf shoe has been years in the making. Can the new TOUR360 24 live up to the storied legacy of its predecessors?

Last week, Jordan Spieth was disqualified from the Genesis Invitational because he signed an incorrect scorecard. 

Spieth made a bogey on the par-3 fourth. His playing partner, Tom Kim, responsible for recording Spieth’s score, mistakenly put him down for a par. 

After a poor finish to his round, Spieth hastily checked with the scoring official to make sure the scores he had written down for himself—which were not official—matched with what the PGA Tour had in their system.

All the numbers matched so Spieth signed his card and bolted before Kim arrived at the scoring area. 

But Spieth’s official score was on the card Kim had. And Kim had it wrong. 

Any golfer knows the game’s tradition and camaraderie can be enhanced by quaffing a refreshing and delicious beverage. The combination of a well-designed course and beautiful scenery inspires golfers to seek out not only delicious alcoholic drinks but also those whose sole purpose is hydration.

My Favorite Golf Drinks (Alcoholic)

Personally, I prefer mixed drinks over beer or seltzers. Whether I am watching the Masters in my azalea polo or heading to the 19th hole after a good round, these are some of my go-to beverages.

Transfusion-www.whiskandshake.com

The Transfusion

This drink has taken the golfing world by storm. Its popularity can be attributed to its simple yet satisfying combination of ingredients. This cocktail has become a staple on course and after you have one, you will know why.

This is one that I typically drink when I am in a scramble tournament. Pairing it with a warm sunny day and going low in the scramble and you have an unbeatable trifecta.

From Scottie Scheffler's putting to lingering questions about golf's future, here are some of the top takeaways from the first two months of the PGA Tour season.

Peiyun Chien shot an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA Tour event in Thailand.

Geoff Ogilvy joined GOLF's Subpar Podcast to discuss course design, the evolution of TV broadcasts, playing against Tiger Woods and more.

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Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son Charlie will try to qualify for next week’s Cognizant Classic on the PGA Tour, the Tour announced.

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Augusta National has given special invitations to the Masters to LIV Golf's Joaquin Niemann, European tour rookie of the year Ryo Hisatsune and Thorbjorn Olesen.

The Mexico Open at Vidanta gets underway Thursday. Here are seven picks our betting expert loves (and why he thinks you should too).

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Your driver is the only club that you need to depend on for maximum distance. Hitting closer to the green on your drives will give you a better chance for more one putt greens. You should be taking advantage with your teed up ball forward in your stance to launch it for more distance. A new high-tech driver may help but you should improve your impact and power before you spend more cash on another driver.

Impact on the Center of Your Driver Face:
Jack Nicklaus said that playing your shot is 50% mental and 40% setup. The easiest way to increase your driver distance is to impact your ball at the center of your driver face. You need to determine your best stance by trial and error for the unique characteristics of your swing to launch your teed up ball.

At the practice range, apply some foot spray powder on your club face to determine your point of impact. Your stretched arms at the point of impact are different for every golfer. Adjust your club head position behind your teed up ball as well as the distance from your body to determine your ideal setup to launch your drive upward at least 60 feet in the air. Make sure that your impact point is about 4 inches beyond the lowest point in the arc of your DRIVER swing.

Strengthen Your Shoulders, Arms and Wrists for More Power
1/ Over the past 5 years Rory McIlroy has increased his average driver distance by 10% to 330 yards. Daily exercise is the key for his success. He believes that throwing a medicine ball sideways with outstretched arms (up his target line) was the most effective exercise that he uses. Of course, he has a trainer who catches the ball and returns it for his next throw.

2/ Phil Michelson recently created a video of his warmup exercises using elastic stretch bands to activate and strengthen his swing. He ties them to his golf cart or a door handle and uses a series of dynamic stretching exercises with about 10 stretches on both sides of his body for at least 5 different motions to strengthen his shoulders, torso, arms and wrists. When you buy the bands in 3 different strengths, they offer a series of exercises. This is a major change from his younger days when he picked up a few clubs and swung them a few times to loosen up.

Augusta National announced three surprise invites to the 2024 Masters on Wednesday, and among them was LIV Golf pro Joaquin Niemann.

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G/FORE, the brand founded on the idea of “disruptive luxury”, hasn’t been shy about bringing out bodacious and brash designs and shoes that seemingly eclipse every casual golfer’s budget.

What if I told you G/FORE has designed a shoe that features the same tech, luxury design and comfort of its most popular models for $50 less? Color me intrigued.

Introducing the new G/FORE GALLIVAN2R (pronounced “Gallivan-Tour”). A true hybrid that combines G/FORE’s best-selling shoes (the OG GALLIVANTER and the MG4+), the GALLIVAN2R is everything you know and love about G/FORE in a more budget-friendly package.

Here’s why I think the GALLIVAN2R has the potential to be G/FORE’s best-selling shoe.

A True Hybrid

If the new GALLIVAN2R was a car, it would be the new Prius. And, if you’ve seen the 2024 Prius in person, you know what I’m talking about. It’s sleek, fast and, dare I say it, kinda sexy.