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This December, L.A.B. Golf released their latest mallet putter, the OZ.1i. This putter came about through collaboration with Adam Scott. Working together, L.A.B. Golf and Scott designed what is arguably the most traditional-looking mallet L.A.B. Golf has ever produced.

The sports car-inspired aesthetics are only part of the OZ.1i story, though. Here are five things you should know about the new L.A.B. Golf OZ.1.

1. The OZ.1i has a stainless steel insert

Prior to the OZ.1i, L.A.B. Golf mallets featured 100-percent milled-aluminum construction. While the body of the OZ.1i is still aluminum, its face has a milled stainless steel insert. The “i” at the end of the OZ.1i name stands for “insert.”

Why did L.A.B. Golf add an insert? Basically, the story is one of ball speed and feel. The firmer stainless steel will increase ball speeds. Not only is there more pop off the face but the stainless steel face provides firmer feel at impact. For some golfers, the bump in ball speed and the firmness of feel are just what they are looking for. 

If you prefer the feel of L.A.B.’s traditional milled aluminum face, like the one found in the DF3, the OZ.1 is coming soon, and will not have a stainless steel insert.

Scott O'Neil has been named as the new CEO of LIV Golf, replacing Greg Norman, who has held the position for the Saudi-backed league since its inception in 2021.

Spanish golfer Jon Rahm is planning to participate in the Ryder Cup later this year despite his ongoing appeal of sanctions levied against him by the DP World Tour for competing in LIV Golf events in 2024.

Tiger Woods' TGL debut Tuesday showed the league's potential but also highlighted what must be fixed for the league to have staying power.

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From LIV-PGA Tour drama to testing in Stockholm to a yearlong delayed start, we look at everything that went into making TGL a reality.

Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm offered different views on the current state of men's pro golf, which is fitting given the game's fractured nature.

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Titleist is completing its GT metalwoods lineup with the introduction of the GT1, GT2 and GT3 hybrids. Here are three things to know.

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Historically, which I suppose means for its first three iterations, Titleist’s 1 driver was the light one. While that remains true with the GT1 driver, Titleist wants golfers to understand there’s a bit more to the story. This GT1 offers added versatility which has the potential to significantly expand the pool of players who might just fit into one.

More on that in a bit but, first, let’s look at the design elements that differentiate and bind GT1 to the rest of the GT driver family.

Titleist GT1 design

The standard build of the Titleist GT1 driver features lighter components. That part of the story hasn’t changed. Stock head weights are lighter as are stock shafts and the stock grip.

Fully assembled, the GT1 weighs roughly 50 grams less than a stock men’s build with Titleist’s other GT models.

As far as the shaping goes, GT1 features the longest front-to-back profile within the GT lineup. It’s the reason why, instead of the traditional pear shapes of GTs 2-4, Titleist describes the GT1 as offering a more modern profile.

In the midst of the new release chaos that is December through January in the golf equipment, COBRA nearly snuck one past us.

Recently Added to the USGA’s conforming driver list is COBRA KING Mini Driver. To be clear, we assume it’s a mini. It sure as hell looks like one.

The USGA photo shows a 13.5-degree driver head with a pair of front-to-back flip weights (12g, 2g). Also visible in the image are references to COBRA’s PWRSHELL technology and the new FutureFit33 hosel.

It’s a little early to tell when or even if COBRA’s Mini is coming to retail, but given that TaylorMade, Callaway and PXG have Minis on the market and Titleist has one coming, it stands to reason that COBRA would want to add its spin to the category.

Unfortunately, nothing suggests the relative size of the COBRA KING, so we don’t yet know how COBRA will seek to balance off-the-tee performance with some measure of usability from the fairway. Without evidence, I’m going to suggest that smaller might be better.

Hybrids are divisive. Some golfers love them. Others loathe them. 

They’re either a panacea for long-iron struggles or one swing away from being permanently benched. To that end, Titleist believes its GT family (GT1, GT2, GT3) of hybrids has something for both proponents and detractors. 

It starts with stability

For most golfers, hybrids are scoring clubs. This is the guiding reality under which Titleist began the process of developing GT hybrids. Eliminating significant ball speed drop-off on off-center strikes is fundamental to the target golfer using hybrids not only off the tee but for approach shots. For this reason, Titleist looked for opportunities to increase heel-toe MOI throughout the line while giving fittings more control over CG placement. 

When you look at the sole of the GT2 and GT3, you see two interchangeable weights – one in the heel and one in the toe. The neutral set-up is with the heavier weight in the heel. Swapping the heavier weight to the toe will produce more of a fade (or less of a draw) flight bias. The other method of thinking is to align the CG with strike location. So if a golfer tends to make contact towards the toe, moving the CG in that direction produces more efficient impact. Regardless of the fitting scenario, distance preservation through increased stability is evident in each model, all of which have greater MOI than the previous generation. 

Titleist is rounding out its GT metalwoods lineup with the Titleist GT1 driver and fairway woods. Here are three things to know.

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Rory McIlroy revealed that he talked with phenom Tom McKibbin and advised him not to join LIV in his Dubai Desert Classic press conference.

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Rory McIlroy expressed his disappointment at the prospect of fellow Northern Irishman Tom McKibbin joining LIV Golf and warned him it is not worth the sacrifice.

Once described as a "torture chamber," Pete Dye's famous design is not as terrifying as it once was. But it looks like its old self.

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Bryson DeChambeau took a page out of Mr. Beast's famous YouTube playbook, in wildly successful fashion. It feels like just the beginning.

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Complete 2025 American Express tee times for Thursday's first round in California, featuring Justin Thomas, Wyndham Clark and more.

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Week 2 of TGL was Tuesday night, with Tiger Woods, Kevin Kisner and Max Homa of Jupiter Links Golf Club falling to the Los Angeles Golf Club's Justin Rose, Collin Morikawa and Sahith Theegala 12-1.

Tiger Woods' TGL debut came with laughter, tears, hammers and one wild bladed bunker shot. It also raised these three burning questions.

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Tiger Woods said Tuesday night that meetings about what will happen with the Genesis Invitational are scheduled but did not reveal any decisions