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Gordon Sargent is deferring his PGA Tour status until next summer and will return to Vanderbilt for his senior year.

Switching to a counterbalanced putter could cure your tempo and stability issues.Many manufacturers offer their putters in standard length and longer counterbalanced configurations.Counterbalancing will be a solution for some—but not for all.

If you are reading this, you likely have putting issues. Something is just not right on the greens. You are missing the reads, struggling with speed, aiming at anything but the hole and are finding putting to be petulant, not pleasant.

Poor putting can really sink a good round. Imagine you finally get to play the Old Course at St Andrews and you card 40 putts for your round. You enjoyed the walk and snapped a sassy photo on the Swilcan Bridge but you just can’t stop thinking about how four fewer putts would have dropped your score below 80.

What should you do? Take a putting lesson? That’s a good start. Learn a green reading system? Aimpoint will help you improve your feel for slope. Practice more? Obviously.

Since all of those options take too much time, let’s jump to option four: buying a new counterbalanced putter!

Quite a few pros who were struggling on the greens dramatically improved their putting when they moved to counterbalanced putters. Maybe that is the answer for you as well.

There’s a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it’s worthy of your consideration.

What We Tried: The new Penfold Sunday Stand Bag. The name says it all. It’s a Sunday bag with legs.

Who Tried It: John Barba, traveling golfer, lover of old brands and the unofficial MyGolfSpy historian. We also had a special expert tester, Stevie Blady. Stevie knows a wee thing or two about carrying golf bags.

The Penfold Sunday Stand Bag

The Penfold Sunday stand bag is a line-straddler. It’s a bit too small to be a true stand bag and a bit too big to be a true “Sunday” bag. That’s not a bad thing.

The Penfold Sunday stand bag carries 10 to 12 clubs with ease. Even 13 isn’t a problem. A full set of 14 can be done, provided the grips are standard size.

Golf is a difficult and sometimes maddening game. You can be striping it one day and unable to hit a decent shot the next. The difficulty of building a consistent, repeatable swing is even greater for those of us with one of those pesky day jobs. Fortunately, maybe, there are plenty of gadgets that offer to aid you in building that swing. One of those training aids is the Callaway Swing Easy.

The Problem:

There are a lot of moving parts to the golf swing. It can be all too easy to get lost in playing “golf swing” and trying to commit to different positions with your arms and hands, hips, torso, etc. Synchronizing all those movements and positions could probably go a long way towards consistency in your golf game. But how can you work on that synchronization?

The Solution:

Enter the Callaway Swing Easy. The Swing Easy promises to teach you how to use the arms and body in a consistent synchronized motion. At just $14.99 on Amazon, you’ll receive a bright “safety orange” Callaway-branded elastic band with a hole on each side for you to insert your arms. Slide it up past your elbows to lower-bicep height and swing away!

How I Found It:

It should be noted that while we found this on Amazon, it is in fact available at golf retailers.  I found it on the shelf at Golf Galaxy for the same price, right next to the Callaway Connect Easy. Try not to get them confused. The Connect Easy wraps around your torso and your trail arm and is designed to correct a “flying elbow.” The Swing Easy wraps around both arms with the intent of helping you sync the arms and torso. Whatever you’re working on, Callaway apparently really wants you to take it “Easy” doing it. Moving on …

How It Worked:

Wearing the Swing Easy, I found myself consistently hitting the ball flush and with generally less curvature than my normal shot. I tend to hit a sometimes-overcooked draw with my irons. Shots while wearing the Swing Easy were a bit shorter (it’s hard to feel like you can go after it while wearing it) but they were certainly straight. The band actively worked to keep me from lifting the club with my arms, instead encouraging a full shoulder turn. The Swing Easy is also small, light and folds up easily, meaning you can stuff it in your bag and have it at the ready for any driving range emergency.

With wins in four consecutive starts, Korda is outpacing all of the LPGA Tour -- and even fellow No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler.

As we age, “DING Dong Hits” start to take over your game. We all wonder where these crazy mishits are coming from. They could be caused by physical injuries and reduced strength. So, its important to sort out what is causing your missed shots and make some minor changes in your swing to get your game back on track.

The most critical areas to consider are your backswing, impact and finishing pose. You can exercise more to improve our strength, but mishits are your greatest concern as they are the primary reason for your higher scores. Focus on these areas:

Setup
Using a lighter grip to relax your muscles and allow your floppy wrists to add lag at the top of your swing for more whipping action and power at impact.

Backswing
Rotate your wrist to open your club face to keep your leading wrist flat and to shallow your downswing. [Use a mental count (such as Cocaaa-Cola or Wateer-Loo or 1-aand -2) to allow for more time in your backswing to add wrist lag.]

Study Your Divot and Club Face Impact Point
Your practice swing should be touching the grass just after the point where your ball is resting (you may want to try moving your ball back a few inches in your setup). Your divot should be a square cut but more important you need to determine if you are hitting on the center of your club face. An inside hit may be hitting your housel and directing your ball as if it is hit off the toe of your club. Spray your club face with foot powder to determine your point of impact and make appropriate adjustments.

The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island in 2031 will again host the PGA Championship after previously being held there in 2012 and 2021.

GOLF Teacher to Watch TJ Yeaton says gaining distance without completely redoing your golf swing is easy — just follow these tips!

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Not using your driver's adjustable wrench could be costing you distance and accuracy off the tee, as well as precious shots to your score.

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A punch shot is a low-trajectory golf shot that is useful in windy conditions or when you need to keep the ball under tree branches or other obstacles. Here's how to execute a punch shot:

1. Select the Right Club: Choose a club with less loft than you would typically use for the distance you need to cover. A lower lofted club, such as a long iron or even a fairway wood, will help keep the ball trajectory low.

2. Position the Ball Back in Your Stance: Place the golf ball slightly back in your stance, closer to your back foot. This helps to deloft the club at impact, reducing the launch angle of the shot.

3. Keep Your Hands Ahead: At address and throughout the swing, focus on keeping your hands slightly ahead of the ball. This encourages a downward strike on the ball, promoting a lower ball flight.

4. Compact Swing: Take a shorter backswing than usual, with a more controlled and compact motion. This reduces the amount of height generated in the swing, further lowering the trajectory of the shot.

Nelly Korda is the talk of the Chevron Championship as she seeks her fifth win in a row. Here's how she's handling the attention.

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A man has been charged with transporting millions of dollars of stolen Masters merchandise and memorabilia from Augusta National Golf Club to Tampa, Florida.

In today's edition of Play Smart, Jason Baile explains the two "unforgivable" ways players hit bad shots — and how to guard against them.

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Don't give much thought to your underwear on the course? You should! Here's why this golfer-friendly underwear from SAXX can help your game.

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After years of wanting to tee it up at Harbour Town, host of this week's RBC Heritage, I finally got the chance. Here's what it was like.

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Our fleet of onsite reporters emptied out their notebooks for a few parting thoughts from the 2024 Masters.

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How to watch the 2024 Chevron Championship at The Club at Carlton Woods, including full Chevron TV coverage, streaming info and more.

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After making waves at the Masters thanks to an oft-photographed and much talked-about sweater vest donned by Jason Day, Malbon is getting right back to it with another collaboration that is sure to get people talking. This time, they’re teaming up with Jimmy Choo, the irreverent brand behind some of fashion’s most glamorous styles and most well-known footwear. 

Throughout the collection, Malbon’s signature Buckets logo gets an upgrade thanks to the embroidered patches and encrusted crystals that define the Jimmy Choo look, blending it seamlessly with the embossed leather and JC monogram patterns.

The collection is, understandably, centered around footwear. Easy-wearing mules adorned with the aforementioned monogram patterns and flashy Buckets logo are the perfect companion for leisure time off the course, while the Diamond Golf trainers provide a golf-worthy take on Jimmy Choo’s signature diamond pattern by adding grooved outsoles for when competition heats up. 

Along with the two pairs of shoes, a limited-edition high-spec golf bag, clubhead covers, a rangefinder cover and shoe bags with co-branded touches are the collaboration’s heavy hitters, while caps, bucket hats and golf towels round out the assortment. 

Based on what we know about Malbon and their penchant for pairing golf and fashion, it’s no surprise that they linked up with Jimmy Choo. “Collaborating with a legendary shoe brand like Jimmy Choo to craft footwear that transitions from the golf course to fashion settings is a natural choice. This partnership aims to captivate both fashion and golf enthusiasts by merging our worlds seamlessly,” Malbon said.

SuperStroke recently announced a brand ambassador partnership with Good Good, golf content creators who are approaching 1.5 million YouTube subscribers.

With the signing, Good Good’s personalities will be playing SuperStroke grips in competition and on their own channels. There are also Good Good-themed grips available. The putter grip, which launched March 21 before being sold out, and the new iron grips are expected to be in stock by the end of April.

Other parts of the deal include SuperStroke’s sponsoring of Good Good videos and tournaments.

“I think Good Good is such a unique part of the game of golf,” said SuperStroke Brand Manager T.J. Liberati. “They bring a lot of people to the game that the PGA Tour and others can’t bring. I mean, we’re all big fans of Good Good here, so it was kind of a no brainer.”

Liberati explained that SuperStroke has been focusing on YouTube influencers as part of their marketing strategy over the past two years. Jordan Spieth, who is sponsored by SuperStroke, has the same representation as Good Good (WME), which helped start the relationship.