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At Silvies Valley Ranch, you're treated to high-end food, dynamite golf, a relaxing getaway and, of course, goat caddies.

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Myrtle Beach is in the midst of a renaissance, with renovations and improvements aimed at enhancing your golf trip experience in every way.

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Everything in golf takes focus, especially putting. But nobody ever trains for it. Here's how you can, according to an expert.

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As we get older, we tend to lose distance. But GOLF Top 100 Teacher Kellie Stenzel shares 10 ways to maintain length even as we age.

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The more you know about golf-ball construction, the easier it’ll be to buy the right model for you. Here's a quick primer to help.

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Chris Gotterup birdied the final four holes for a 7-under 64 and a 1-stroke lead over Robert MacIntyre on Friday after the second round of the PGA Tour's inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic.

SuperSpeed, which I think is fair to say was the first swing speed training system, has sued The Stack System, a competitor founded by noted golf biomechanist Sasho Mackenzie and Marty Jertson, a long-time PING engineer and Tour competitor, for false advertising.

SuperSpeed and its representatives claim that The Stack System has engaged in a marketing campaign to mislead consumers about the real-world gains its product produces.

It’s worth mentioning that members of the MyGolfSpy Staff and our community members have used The Stack System, SuperSpeed, and Rypstick, a third competitor.

Our experience (and that of our community members) suggests that all three tools work. As with many things in golf, the one that’s right for you likely depends on your budget, your use case, and more generally, your preference.

The larger point is that when golfers stick to the program, any of the three are likely to deliver more swing speed.

Today’s story on Vice Golf isn’t the story I was expecting to write.

If you’re a regular reader of MyGolfSpy, you know “partner content” is usually a corporate profile and a discussion of that company’s products and what makes them different/unique. When I sat down with Vice Golf co-founder Ingo Duellmann and Chief Growth Officer Benny Pfister, that’s pretty much what I thought would happen.

Instead, I was thrown a curveball that even Sandy Koufax or Dwight Gooden would have envied. And that curveball came with a nice dollop of German mustard on the side.

I don’t know if Vice Golf’s new approach to designing golf balls means their golf balls will be “better” than everyone else’s. Heck, the company itself says their balls won’t fly farther or be more accurate. But this story is about the process, not the end result.

And the process, dear readers, is the story. Whether the results of that process (i.e., the 2024 line of Vice Golf balls) work for you is, well, entirely up to you. But for today, the process is the compelling story.

This has been a busy week in the world of PGA Tour governance.

The short summary: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have official seats at the table for the Tour’s ongoing negotiation with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund which bankrolls LIV Golf.

Woods, McIlroy and Adam Scott will be among the most critical player voices when it comes to potentially bringing professional golf back together. (Tiger’s role in the game continues to be an intriguing one in 2024.)

The long summary is, well, a lot longer and more complicated.

Woods, McIlroy and Scott are on a “transaction subcommittee” that will be directly involved in negotiations with the PIF. Woods had been appointed to the Tour board last August so this is an extension of that position.

Topgolf Callaway Q1 sales: $1.133 billion – down two percent from last year.Net profit of $7 million is down 75 percent. EBITDA is up slightly.Acushnet Q1 sales top $707 million, up over three percent.Net profit of nearly $88 million, down nearly six percent.

The Topgolf Callaway and Acushnet Q1 2024 financial reports came out this week. Before you go wailing and moaning that the end is near or proclaiming, “these OEMs can’t keep charging these prices,” remember the words of Michael Corleone.

“It’s not personal. It’s just business.”

Both Acushnet and Topgolf Callaway make their money from golf but they go about it differently. And while top-line sales and bottom-line profits tell one story, how each company arrives at those lines is another one entirely.

But before we jump into the numbers, please indulge us as we share our standard disclaimer:

We are not nor do we claim to be financial experts, investment counselors or Wall Street-level business analysts (we do understand that some of you reading this might be one or all of those -we welcome your input). We’re simply golf industry geeks who like to read.

Rapsodo offers more than 30,000 courses within its simulation setting. Some I have played in real life and others are courses that I have always wanted to play. Not all courses are made equal and there are many which didn’t live up to the hype. However, I found 10  that are definitely worth checking out. 

Let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way. There are, of course, many of the so-called “best” courses such as Pebble Beach, Whistling Straits, The Old Course at St Andrews, Bandon Dunes, Streamsong, Tara Iti and many more that are well known and what I would argue overplayed on sim rounds. 

These will not be included. Instead, I will be recommending other stellar courses from all around the globe. My list for the best courses takes a different turn. Some of these courses you will have heard of and several will be new to you. All are fun, offer variety and present different challenges that are worth checking out and playing the next time you fire up your Rapsodo MLM2Pro.

Rapsodo Sim Options and Features

The simulation options the Rapsodo MLM2PRO offers are extensive. Golfers can use them at the range or into a net as well as choosing the ball they are using for improved sim results. There are a few key options to turn on to make sure the experience is more rewarding. 

These are, for starters, to ensure elevation is turned on. Without it, all courses are flat and boring. Next is to set penalties for lies. Same thing. With it turned off, it is just hit and hope and then move on to the next one with little punishment for wayward shots. 

Rory McIlroy will be involved in negotiations with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund as a member of the newly formed transaction committee.

Nelly Korda carded a 3-under 69 at the Cognizant Founders Cup on Thursday, putting her 6 shots back of leader Rose Zhang after first-round play.

Rory McIlroy positioned himself for a run at a record fourth Wells Fargo Championship title Thursday, opening with a 4-under 67 that left him three shots behind leader Xander Schauffele.

Beau Hossler and Robert MacIntyre share the first-round lead at the PGA Tour's inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic.

Tommy Fleetwood has a pro-style drill to help amateurs maintain (and strengthen) the balance in their golf swings.

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Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the Wells Fargo Championship before the start of Thursday's first round with a back injury.

After 18 holes at the Cognizant Founders Cup, Nelly Korda is right where she needs to be as she chases a sixth straight victory.

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In today's edition of Play Smart, Top 100 Teacher Sarah Stone shows us an easy way to manipulate your shot shapes.

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