Tiger Woods' participation in the Masters following injuries sustained in his February 2021 car crash would be "phenomenal" not only for the event, Rory McIlroy said, but for golf in general. "It would be awesome for him to be there," McIlroy said.
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If you want to improve your scores, stop trying to swing with speeds like the professionals. It takes a lot more effort than trying to swing faster. Crazy long-distance drives are not paying off when you play the game of golf.
Bryson DeChambeau proved to all of us that if you add muscle mass and work out to add acceleration power, you can increase the distance of your drives. But with all of his effort he is still hitting much shorter drives than the world record holders for distance. Those record holders are only landing a small percentage of their drives in-bounds. Trying to hit extreme distance with your driver is a crazy strategy, especially for most recreational golfers.
Scottie Scheffler is now #1 in the World Ranking. You can try to duplicate his swing but don’t try to duplicate his speed and distance.
GOLF Magazine issued an interesting summary of the driving distance for male and female recreational golfers. Knowing these distances should help you contain your efforts to hit longer drives. The average professionals are driving 300 yards but the longer they drive the further they also hit off the fairway.
Get Realistic with Your Driving Distance
Recreational golfers should be choosing tees which are appropriate for they strength and age. The Professionals don’t have this option. You can improve your scores if you control your driving distance and land more drives in the fairway.
Average Yards Driven by Level of Handicap
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No one quite knows how the Masters golf tournament became a "major." The little world of golf looked up one morning and there it was on the doorstep marked, "Important. Refrigerate After Opening. Store With the British Open, the American Open, and PGA. Keep out of reach of children." JIM MURRAY
The Lamkin Grips story is familiar. We’ve done family stories before. There’s Bob and Sam Bettinardi and, of course, last week’s look at the Solheims and the PING Anser.
But the story of Lamkin Grips is a little different, a little more personal. Sure, there are some similarities to both Bettinardi and PING, but when you talk about a 97-year-old family business that spans three generations, as third-generation CEO Bob Lamkin says, “you could definitely write a book about us.”
Navigating the Family Business
If you’ve never been a family member in a family business, it’s hard to grasp the dynamics at play. It can either be the best of all possible situations or the worst of all possible situations. And sometimes it’s both.
“I applaud primarily the second generation,” Bob Lamkin tells MyGolfSpy. “Because to get to that third generation, that’s the amazing part. What goes on from generation to generation, between the family members involved and the different dynamics, it’s just amazing.”
If you know your golf equipment, you know Lamkin. While not as dominant as Golf Pride, it’s a solid number two in the golf grip market with a strong presence with OEMs and retail. Lamkin was the very first company to manufacture golf grips in the US. Its long history starts in Chicago, travels southwest to San Diego and across the border into Tijuana. It also crosses the Pacific to Asia, and not for the reasons you might expect.
The 2022 Valero Texas Open features a number of star golfers, including Jordan Spieth, in the final tune up before the Masters. Here are the best bets for the event.
One last chance to get ready for the Masters or get into the field at Augusta National if you aren't already. Here's how to watch the Valero Texas Open on ESPN+.
Can Wake Forest have another player in the mix? What big name is coming in without much fanfare? A look at all the key storylines.
Playing down fairways bordered by straight lines of trees is not only unartistic but makes tedious and uninteresting golf. Many green committees ruin one's handiwork by planting trees like rows of soldiers along the borders of the fairways. Alternatively, groups of trees, planted irregularly, create most fascinating golf, and give players many opportunities of showing their skill and judgment in slicing, pulling round, or attempting to loft over them. Some of the most spectacular shots I have ever seen have been around, over or through narrow gaps in trees. ALISTER MACKENZIE
The LPGA announced modifications to its Hall of Fame criteria on Tuesday, lifting a playing time requirement that had barred Lorena Ochoa from entry. The LPGA also is inducting its remaining eight founders.
Tiger Woods was at Augusta National on Tuesday, sources said, playing an 18-hole practice round with his son Charlie and good friend Justin Thomas. Woods has yet to say whether he will compete in next week's Masters.
It’s that time of year again!
Obviously, I’m talking about the Masters.
The azaleas are in bloom, the grass is greener than you can imagine and the white coveralls are ready for the caddies.
For those who get a chance to go to the Masters in person, I’m very jealous. However, for those of us who won’t have that glorious opportunity, we can at least be a part of this special week by grabbing your Masters swag NOW.
Stitch Golf have designed unique Masters’ edition headcovers, shirts, hats and stand bag and they are all available TODAY.
Nine people died in a fiery, head-on truck-van collision, including six college golfers and their coach. Fellow classmates say they aren't sure how they will cope once the condolences fade and the memorials disperse.
Before we dig in, let’s make sure we’re on the same page.
If you’re not familiar with the term, gapping refers to the process of calibrating the yardage differences between each club in your bag. How far do you hit a given club and how far is that from the next one—that sort of thing. The conventional wisdom is that you should have equal or near-equal gaps between all (or at least most) of your clubs.
It’s good advice and this guide should help you put it to good use.
How much distance should I have between clubs?
We’re painting with broad strokes here but the yardage distance between clubs, called the “gap”, should be between 10 and 15 yards. One degree of loft typically works out to about three yards of carry distance so, if you have four degrees of loft between clubs, a 12-yard gap is a solid target.
With that said, the gap doesn’t need to be exactly 12 yards throughout the bag. There are situations where it can make sense to widen some gaps, shrink others or even ignore them. More on that below.
Getting into the field at the Augusta National Women's Amateur isn't easy. Yet, the Cardinal will make up 10 percent of the field at this year's event.
The Masters has a great many things going for it, some planned and some fortuitous. It is played on a superb and scenic course that inspires the fine field of players to spectacular feats and offers singularly good vantage points for spectators. It is held at a wonderful time of year, when practically every golfer, after a long hibernation, finds his fancy turning to thoughts of supinating the left forearm or some other such crucial action that will make the season at hand the big one he has been waiting for.
HERBERT WARREN WIND
There is 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 works as advertised.
What We Tried
Callaway Customs Rogue ST Driver Designer
Your Driver Designer
Dave Wolfe – Ever-curious MyGolfSpy writer and putter fanatic. When it comes to custom golf products, I believe impulse control is something to be controlled.
If You Go Rogue, Should You Go Custom?
Today’s discussion may not resonate with some golfers. Being concerned about the looks of your golf gear may be a foreign concept. You just can’t wrap your head around being concerned about a golf club’s looks. Clubs are tools. Nothing more.
The Masters has a great many things going for it, some planned and some fortuitous. It is played on a superb and scenic course that inspires the fine field of players to spectacular feats and offers singularly good vantage points for spectators. It is held at a wonderful time of year, when practically every golfer, after a long hibernation, finds his fancy turning to thoughts of supinating the left forearm or some other such crucial action that will make the season at hand the big one he has been waiting for.
HERBERT WARREN WIND
At 19 years, 25 days, Atthaya Thitikul is the youngest winner on the LPGA Tour since Brooke Henderson in the 2016 Portland Classic at 18 years, 9 months, 23 days.
Six weeks after his first PGA Tour victory, Scottie Scheffler beat Kevin Kisner at the Dell Technologies Match Play for his third title in his past five starts, this one enough to move him to No. 1 in the world.
Chad Ramey won the windswept Corales Puntacana Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Ben Martin and Alex Smalley by a stroke.
