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We all love to watch the Major Golf Tournaments for the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Of the 4 Majors, The Open Championship at Royal Troon is by far the most challenging because of those crazy pot bunkers, wild greens, the spiny gorse bushes, the ocean winds, cold fog & rain and that out of bounds railway track on the 11th hole.
What can we learn from the 2024 event to improve our games? Avoid the major golf courses in Great Britain? They are a challenge for the pros so you just may not enjoy playing there. Playing the forward tees will help but that won’t get you out of trouble.
World Class Golfers Missed the Cut
It is amazing how many top golfers missed the cut at +6. Seeing the names of the rejects will reinforce how hard this course was: Bryson DeChambeau (+9) Rory McIlroy (+11 with only 3 birdies and 10 bogeys or worse after 2 rounds), Tiger Woods (+14), Wyndham Clark (+16). Ernie Els and John Daly each dropped out after their first rounds shooting 82.
Golf Tips
I could not believe how Rory and Tiger both hit a booming slice OB on the #11 railway hole. So many other pros make the same disastrous slice. These are pros and they know how to hit a slice and how NOT to hit a slice especially in a heavy wind. How could this possibly happen? Guess that explains why all golfer have occasional surprising slices.
Could it be nerves? I don’t think so as they were on their eleventh hole.
Could it be the wind? It certainly made the slice worse, but their swing caused the slice.
Swinging hard for distance was the cause: They were both hitting 300+ yard drives so they had to make a 100% swing. Let that be a lesson to all of us. The harder we swing, the easier it is to leave our club face open and pound a screaming slice. [Rory hit a duck hook for his provisional and Tiger hit a beautiful straight recovery shot.]
Keegan Bradley admitted he had a brief conversation with Tiger Woods to get the latter's input surrounding the 2025 Ryder Cup.
If you find yourself off the fairway in the long stuff, heed this advice from Seve Ballesteros on how to escape three types of rough lies.
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Jason Kelce continued where Travis left off at the Korbel Celebrity Long Drive competition at the American Century Classic.
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Searching for Spin (etc.) is the third documentary-style film from Titleist in as many years. You may recall Titleist’s first docuseries, “We Go Farther,” told the story of the Titleist Speed Project and the revitalization of the company’s metalwoods.
Last year, the company released “The Perfect Iron Shot | Finding Feel” to coincide with the launch of T-Series irons. As the title suggests, that one focused on Titleist’s quest to engineer a better-feeling golf club.
Searching for Spin tells the story behind the development of RCT (radar capture technology ) golf balls. Hidden under the cover, RCT is the bit of magic that allows radar-based launch monitors like Trackman, Flightscope and others to accurately capture spin rates in limited flight environments.
It should go without saying that accurate spin capture is important.
“If you can’t measure the spin, all you have is ball speed and launch angle, and you can provide a predictive model, but it’s not accurate enough to hold a tournament on, it’s not accurate enough to do ball fitting, it’s not accurate enough to do club fitting,” said Matt Hogge, Titleist, Senior Director, Golf Ball Engineering & Technology. “You need the spin value.”
Billy Horschel hit a career low at last year's Memorial, but 2024 has been a different story for the 37-year-old pro.
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Golf is a game rich with variety and creativity, and there are many unique shots that can add flair and challenge to your game. Here are some unique golf shots, along with descriptions and tips on how to execute them:
Types of Unique Golf Shots
Flop Shot
- Description: A high, soft shot that lands softly on the green with little roll.
- How to Execute: Open the clubface of a high-lofted wedge (like a lob wedge), position the ball forward in your stance, and make a steep, aggressive swing. The goal is to slide the club under the ball, popping it high into the air.
- When to Use: When you need to get the ball over a hazard or bunker and land it softly on the green.
Stinger
- Description: A low, penetrating shot that stays below the wind and rolls out significantly after landing.
- How to Execute: Use a long iron or a fairway wood, position the ball back in your stance, and make a controlled, abbreviated follow-through to keep the ball flight low.
- When to Use: In windy conditions or when you need a shot that rolls out on the fairway.
Punch Shot
- Description: A low shot designed to stay under tree branches or other obstacles.
- How to Execute: Use a middle iron, play the ball back in your stance, and keep your hands ahead of the ball at impact. Make a short, controlled swing to keep the ball flight low.
- When to Use: When you need to escape from trouble and keep the ball low to avoid overhanging branches.
Bump-and-Run
GOLF Top 100 Teacher Jason Birnbaum shares a few things that most amateurs need to start incorporating during trips to the driving range.
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When Wesley Bryan and caddie Lee Chaney had their flights to Minnesota canceled, they needed to come up with a Plan B.
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The Epsom salt test for golf ball quality goes back a ways. There’s a 17-year-old video on YouTube where Ralph Maltby explains the process but that’s hardly its origin. The test itself likely dates back to balata.
It’s old-school, if not old-world, stuff.
But as is so often the case these days, Bryson DeChambeau recently reignited the Epsom salt conversation and, as a result, a string of posts has popped up. One I saw showed three TaylorMade balls floating in Epsom salt with the poster asking Bryson to weigh in on whether the balls were any good.
FFS, Bryson. See what you did?
Bryson’s experience with Epsom salt isn’t new. When he signed with Bridgestone, he said it was because his Epsom salt testing showed the TOUR B to be the most consistent ball on the market.
Full 2024 3M Open tee times for Thursday's first round, featuring Tony Finau, Akshay Bhatia, Lee Hodges and more.
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Tiger Woods' son, Charlie, shot a 10-over 80 on Tuesday and missed the cut at 22 over through two rounds at the U.S. Junior Amateur.
GOLF Hall of Fame Teacher David Leadbetter shares a simple hack that uses glove markings to ensure you're gripping the golf club properly.
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It's time for the 2024 PGA 3M Open. Will Lee Hodges defend his 2023 title? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN now.
In a 25-second video, Top 100 Teacher Cameron McCormick, who’s also Jordan Spieth’s coach, revealed a feel for “tour-level compression.”
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The 3M Open begins on Thursday at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota. Here are 4 players our expert loves — and why he thinks you should too.
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U.S. captain Keegan Bradley has selected Webb Simpson as his first vice captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup, the PGA announced Tuesday.
Keegan Bradley, who was announced as U.S. Ryder Cup captain two weeks ago, just announced his first move in creating his team for Bethpage.
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