Aaron Jarvis picked golf over soccer. And now, with a win at the LAAC, he's got a spot in the Masters and The Open at St. Andrews.
Golfing News & Blog Articles
Stay up-to-date on golfing news, products, and trends from around the world.
Aaron Jarvis made birdie on the final hole Sunday for a 3-under 69 and a one-shot victory in a tense ending to the Latin America Amateur Championship
Scott Jamieson retained a one-shot lead going into the final round of the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi after a four-under-par 68 on Saturday ahead of Shane Lowry and Thomas Pieters.
Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Mitsubishi Electrict Championship at Hualalai for the third time.
Lee Hodges, along with Paul Barjon, took advantage of a late tee time on Saturday to miss the worst of a windy day and share the third-round lead at The American Express in La Quinta, California.
Nelly Korda is just ahead of a stacked field going into the final round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
No country has had more than one player with the Latin America Amateur Championship -- except Chile. Now, two players are in position to give the country its fourth winner.
Every year, adidas is in the running for the top five of our Most Wanted Shoe Tests. One shoe, in particular, has always been a solid performer: the TOUR360.
But why? For the most part, little has changed visually over the years. But what you get with the TOUR360 is much more than what you see.
When Boost Technology, previously found only in their running shoes, was introduced in the TOUR360 golf shoes was a monumental breakthrough for adidas Golf.
I’ve tried every TOUR360 model even before coming to work for MyGolfSpy. Even before the introduction of Boost Technology, the sexiness of the TOUR360 had me hooked.
I know what you’re asking. What’s the difference from last year’s model? We will get to that later. But I agree with you. It looks the same as last year—just a different color combo.
Puerto Rico's Roberto Nieves gritted through a challenging day at the 2022 Latin America Amateur Championship to finish the third round in possession of the lead and up 1 shot on the rest of the field at Casa de Campo's Teeth of the Dog course.
I don’t suppose anybody alive has ever done more for the game, not Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Ben Hogan, Gene Sarazen, not anybody, except possibly the Scotsman who invented it in the first place. The Scots invented it, but Hope and Bing Crosby popularized it. When they used to do their wartime fund-raising tours, the game was popularly believed to be the private reserve of guys who ran railroads or owned oil wells. It was restricted to posh country clubs the average Joe got into only for school dances. Hope changed all that. He brought the game down to the level of the common man. If Hope could play it, anybody could. BOB HOPE
Scott Jamieson took a one-shot lead in the opening round of the HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi after carding an error-free 63 to finish at nine-under on Thursday.
The Evnroll ER11 VX and ZERO are new models for 2022. That’s the lede.
With Evnroll, however, a new design is at best half the story. The foundation of every Evnroll putter is its proprietary parabolic grooves. In Evnroll parlance, its Sweet Face technology is what continues to separate it from every other putter brand. And if performance is the most important attribute of any piece of equipment, there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that Evnroll is still something of a unicorn in the putter world.
Some critics can’t seem to get past the concept that putter grooves can help moderate distance AND direction. However, data from Quintic and comprehensive player testing suggests that this is exactly the case.
But that’s a debate for another day.
Ernie Els survived a double bogey and wound up with a 4-under 68 to be part of a three-way tie for the lead in the PGA Tour Champions season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii.
Patrick Cantlay, tied for the first-round lead, will take a one-shot lead into the weekend after shooting a 68 on PGA West's Nicklaus Tournament Course.
Nelly Korda shot 6-under 66 at Lake Nona on Friday to take a 1-shot lead over Gaby Lopez and Danielle Kang in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Santiago De la Fuente del Valle has a chance to win the LAAC and a spot in the Masters. How he got here is quite the story.
Julián Périco of Peru shot a 66 at the Latin America Amateur Championship on Friday to set a 36-hole scoring record for the event. He leads by three strokes.
“I used to write down that I want to win five times, I want to win a major, I want to win The Race to Dubai, I want to win the FedEx Cup…but I can’t control it. There’s so many other variables in there. I’d rather set goals that are objective and measurable, that I’m in control of.” – Rory McIlroy
As I go through the goal setting process for the students I work with, we start with their dream goals (and motivation for achieving them), then we shift focus to goals that the player has more control over.
Trying to win doesn’t work
Why not set goals for tournament wins? After all, isn’t that what we want?
Of course we all want successful outcomes, but aiming our sights on that form of success can hold us back from it.
Making our measure of success about where we finish in a tournament or the score we shoot (the final outcome), adds pressure to it which can interfere with doing the things we need to do (in the moment) to continually progress. Think about a round of golf, if hitting each shot as best you can and following your pre shot routine is the goal (among other things that are on your mental game scorecard), there’s going to be less trying and pressure compared to “the success of this round is all about where I finish”.
Rory McIlroy and Colin Morikawa stayed in contention to make the weekend in Abu Dhabi as Scott Jamieson maintained his one-shot lead.
Wilson Triad Golf Balls – Key Takeaways
Cast urethane, three-piece ball for golfers who want to “break 80.”High MOI due to balanced density in all three layers85 compression$39.99 per dozen. Available Feb 15.The new Wilson Triad might very well be one of the most innovative golf balls of 2022. Whether “innovative” actually means “better” is a different discussion but the tech story behind this ball is fairly compelling as is the go-to-market strategy.
Wilson introduced the Triad in New York City last night, hosting a media event at its new Wilson retail store on Broadway (more on that later). The Triad is aimed at a specific golfer: the aspiring player who’s striving to break 80. And, if we read the marketing tea leaves correctly, that aspiring player also happens to be on the young side, probably under 40.
If that sounds like you or if you like the idea of a cast-urethane, mid-compression ball for less than $40, then you may want to try the Triad.
Wilson Golf Balls: Under the Radar?
MyGolfSpy’s 2021 ball test gave us several surprise performers, two of which were Wilson. Wilson’s Staff Model (and its unpainted brother, the Staff Model R) and the older Wilson DUO Professional should have raised your eyebrows a little. The 99-compression Staff Model finished first in driver ball speed for both low and mid-swing speeds and was in a virtual tie for first in high swing speeds (1/100th of an mph behind Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash).
The Staff Model was also among the top five balls for spin for 115 and 100 mph swing speeds and was in the top five for wedge spin. Perhaps the dark horse performer of the test was the 63-compression DUO Professional. The DUO Professional was one of the lowest-spinning balls throughout the test with the driver which is good if you want distance. It was in the top 10 in driver distance for both 85 and 100 MPH swing speeds. It was also among the lowest spinning balls with irons, which is good if you want distance. It’s not so good, however, if you want to do something crazy like stop the ball on a green.
