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Eighty years. That’s how long FootJoy has been the king of golf footwear.

And honestly? They’re not letting you forget it.

To celebrate this milestone, FootJoy just dropped the third installment of their Legends Series collection. These aren’t your typical golf shoes – they’re basically museum pieces you can actually wear on the course.

Drop III features the Premiere Series Packard model, and it’s dripping with vintage vibes. We’re talking elevated navy and red accents that scream classic American golf style. But here’s the cool part: there’s a red “1945” emblazoned on the midsole. That’s the year FootJoy started their legendary run as golf’s #1 shoe brand.

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The craftsmanship is where things get serious. Hand-selected, premium full grain leather gives these shoes an iconic look that’ll make you feel like you stepped out of a 1950s golf magazine. These are for players who know the difference between good and great – and aren’t afraid to pay for it.

This complete 2025 U.S. Open viewer's guide features full U.S. Open tee times, TV schedules and streaming details for Oakmont.

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With a USGA deal expiring and a Golf Channel spinoff looming, what is NBC's golf future? Executive producer Sam Flood speaks.

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While Bryson DeChambeau is the obvious headliner, here is every LIV Golf player who is competing in the 2025 U.S. Open at Oakmont.

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Nervy moment? Here's how to keep your tempo in check, according to major champion and Stinger GC captain Louis Oosthuizen.

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Oakmont Country Club is dripping with history, but the SWAT room and the lore behind the exclusive money game is its most unique feature.

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Revisiting the U.S. Open winners at Oakmont and how they got it done reveals that, like a snowflake, each is unique.

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The GOLF.com staff makes picks to win and finds sleepers to watch for this week's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club.

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In the competitive golf equipment industry, bold new designs typically appear and disappear like seasonal apparel collections. True innovation – the kind that fundamentally changes how clubs are made or perform – is rare. But for COBRA Golf, innovation hasn’t just been a marketing buzzword; it’s been the backbone of a company that’s spent decades challenging the status quo.

What the hell is innovation, anyway?

“Innovation” is one of those words that gets banged around more than a range ball at a municipal course. It typically means whatever the person using it wants it to mean. So perhaps it’s worth understanding what “innovation” actually means to COBRA Golf.

“Innovation is coming up with something that didn’t exist before,” says Mike Yagley, VP of Innovation at COBRA Golf. “It could be something that really benefits a consumer in terms of feel, distance, speed, spin, trajectory control. Or it could literally be, ‘Hey, we figured out a way to make this a little bit easier.’ What we focus on is the consumer. What’s not working for them? What’s broken? How can we fix that?”

I know what you’re thinking. That sounds like pretty standard corporate-speak. But here’s the thing – COBRA backs it up.

From parking lot demos to industry disruptor

COBRA’s innovative spirit traces back to its founder, Tom Crow, who in 1975 introduced the original Baffler utility wood, designed to help golfers escape difficult lies. To show the effectiveness of his unique design, Crow would visit local pro shops, drop balls in the parking lot and ask the employees to hit balls into the Carlsbad hills.

We’ve all been there—standing on the first tee, watching our playing partners hit it straight down the middle while we’re already planning our search party for the woods. Sound familiar?

Most golfers are so focused on crushing the ball 300 yards that they forget the most important part: keeping it in play. You can’t score from the trees, no matter how far you hit it.

The good news? Driving accuracy isn’t some mystical art form. It’s achievable, and you don’t need to sacrifice distance. When you start hitting more fairways, you’ll often hit it farther, too.

Swing smooth

That extra 10 percent effort you’re putting into your swing is probably costing you 20 yards of accuracy. A smooth 85-percent swing will almost always beat a violent 110-percent effort. Your muscles work better without tension and your timing stays consistent when you’re not trying to kill the ball. Think “smooth” instead of “smash.”

Keep your head behind the ball

This is huge and the most common mistake I see. When you slide your head forward during the downswing, you move the bottom of your swing arc forward, too. This leads to inconsistent contact and pushes or pulls. Feel like your head stays behind the ball through impact—you should actually hit slightly up on the ball with your driver.

We’ve reached the third major of the year.

There will be no surprises in terms of difficulty this week at Oakmont. The course is an absolute brute—among the toughest in the country—and a winning score of even par or worse is a possibility, although modern technology tends to make U.S. Open massacres a little less bloody.

The rough? It’s at least five inches thick.

The greens? They are running above 14 on the Stimpmeter.

The bunkers? They can be nasty, especially if your ball kneels for a prayer in the church pews.

When it comes to product collaborations surrounding majors, the only one that comes close to the Masters is the U.S. Open.

Before you start accusing me of xenophobia, let me say that Open Championship collabs are this close to U.S. Open collabs. However, when you combine golf and a red, white and blue color scheme with beer, I’m sorry, the rest of the world looks up at you.

Bridgestone Golf is the king of golf ball collabs. No one does it better and only a few (particularly Vice, if you’re thinking of accusing me of xenophobia again) are even close. We knew Bridgestone would come out with something cool for the U.S. Open but this new collab with old friend Pabst Blue Ribbon beer is an all-American bolt of lightning.

Bridgestone Golf x Pabst Blue Ribbon: A U.S. Open grand slam

 Bridgestone first collaborated with Pabst Blue Ribbon last fall to celebrate Pabst’s 180th anniversary. They’re joining forces again, this time to commemorate this week’s 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont.

“We’re excited to launch another collection with Pabst Blue Ribbon,” says Bridgestone President Dan Murphy. “After last year’s drop sold out so quickly, our consumers asked for more and we stepped up and delivered.”

When I was younger, I watched the group ahead of me head straight to the back tees. At my local course, they were called the “pro tees.” Naturally, I assumed anyone playing from the pro tees had to be, well, a pro.

It didn’t take long to learn otherwise. A six-hour round later, I realized those tees weren’t reserved for pros. Instead, they were often chosen by average joes, most of whom didn’t have the game to belong there.

If you’re heading to the back tees to make you look like a good golfer, it might be time to rethink it. Here are five signs you’re not ready for the back tees.

You’re hitting hybrids or fairway woods into every par-4

If you’re reaching for a hybrid or fairway wood on nearly every approach shot, you’re playing a course that’s too long for your game.

According to the USGA’s “Best Tees” initiative, golfers should be hitting 6-iron or shorter into most par-4s.

Rain stays away for most of the day as players practice and crowds take in wet Oakmont. Plus, Matt Vogt returns to the place where he caddied, Quotables and several course perspectives.

Justin Thomas knows it's far-fetched, but he still wondered aloud Monday what it would take to catch world no. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

Can anyone stop Scottie Scheffler? Will Rory McIlroy find his game? We break down the U.S. Open field at Oakmont from the clear favorites all the way to the players looking to make the cut.

When it comes to limited edition golf gear, most brands follow a predictable playbook: slap some stars and stripes on everything, throw in a few patriotic slogans, and call it a day. TaylorMade could have done exactly that for this year’s U.S. Open at Oakmont.

Instead, they’ve created something a bit more interesting.

The Heritage Collection manages to honor both the championship and TaylorMade’s own legacy in a way that feels authentic rather than forced. While red, white, and blue elements are present throughout the collection, they’re balanced with a deeper story that connects TaylorMade’s founding to the host venue.

The Pittsburgh connection

The star of the Heritage Collection isn’t just another flag-themed staff bag. It’s a love letter to TaylorMade’s origin story and the city that’s hosting this year’s championship.

In 1979, TaylorMade founder Gary Adams created the Pittsburgh Persimmon, a stainless steel driver that would fundamentally change the game. The name was a deliberate nod to industrial Pittsburgh, symbolizing a new age of metalwoods in golf.

Ryan Fox hit a towering approach on the fourth playoff hole to seal the RBC Canadian Open. Here's the 3-wood he used.

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Phil Mickelson finished off his pre-U.S. Open LIV Golf event in style, holing an insane sideways flop shot Byrson DeChambeau called "magic."

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Ryan Fox’s soaring 3-wood to close out his Canadian Open win was a stunner. Here’s how he pulled it off, and what you can take from it.

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