The top 50 from the final world ranking of the year was set on Sunday, increasing the Masters field to 83 players.
Tiger Woods keeps saying he doesn't have speed or distance. On Sunday, with son Charlie at the PNC Championship, it seems he has both.
Tiger Woods showed flashes of the 15-time major champion amid some struggles in his first competitive round of golf in a year.
Tiger Woods back on the course for a competitive round -- even if it is a relaxed one -- for the first time since his February car crash will draw all sorts of attention.
Tiger Woods called his return to the golf course on Friday 'an awesome day' as he played with his 12-year-old son, Charlie, ahead of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida.
Charlie Woods had his wedge game dialed in during Friday's pro-am at the PNC Championship. How dialed in? Well, you just have to watch.
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.
The Full Swing KIT.
A Full Swing KIT is a Doppler radar-based personal launch monitor that can be used outside and, soon, indoors as well. The Full Swing KIT offers 16 different data points to help you dial in your game. If that wasn’t enough, the launch monitor has a 4k-resolution camera built into the unit to record every swing.
Personally, I think the camera is a huge plus because you can really see what your swing looks like. If you don’t understand what you’re doing wrong, you can send it to your coach and get instant feedback. Neat, huh?
The Full Swing KIT operates like your smartphone. You can click and drag, remove or add any data points, see your dispersion pattern and more at a touch of a button. It is as easy as that. This is just one reason why Full Swing KIT is unique because of its fully customizable interface.
Just a fantastic blend of point missing and obtuseness on display here as both quotes about the Saudi Golf League’s latest hires hide behind “grow the game”. In the first sentence!
Guess they didn’t read my GTG variant warning.
For Immediate Point Missing:
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. and NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LIV Golf Investments announced today that it has appointed Monica Fee and Lily Kenny as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Partnerships and Head of Strategy, respectively. The addition of Fee and Kenny bolsters the number of women serving in leadership positions within the company as both will transition into their new roles with LIV Golf Investments immediately, reporting into Chief Commercial Officer, Sean Bratches.
"I am very pleased to welcome Monica and Lily to LIV Golf Investments to help lead our company's ambitious plans to expand our global corporate presence and grow the game of golf around the world," said Sean Bratches, Chief Commercial Officer of LIV Golf Investments. "This is an exciting time for all of us as we grow our team, and the appointment of Monica and Lily is the latest show of force of how we are strengthening the commercial arm of the business."
Mike Thomas, father of PGA golfer Justin Thomas, marveled Thursday at just "how good" Tiger Woods is hitting the ball ahead of Saturday's PNC Championship.
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.
Titleist Performance Institute
Hi, I’m Chris and I’m a golf-obsessed member of the MyGolfSpy team. As the Director of Business Development, I generally work as a conduit between our staff and other golf companies. I also spend a fair bit of time in my hot tub collecting thoughts into ramblings on equipment or other golf topics.
And, like many of you, I can’t wait for the next brown box to show up on my doorstep.
TPI stands for Titleist Performance Institute.
If you struggle with heel strikes or worse yet the shanks, then this drill is for you. Swing too far from in to out? Too far from out to in? This drill is for you. It is, quite simply, the kind of drill that so many golfers should utilize as their staple practice drill whether they are warming up or just getting some solid practice in.
A few points to note:
You can use a club box, a 2x4 (be careful!) or a partially empty plastic water bottle laying on it’s side
Align the box at the target
Tee the ball up approximately 2” inside the box
Known for its gorgeous year-round climate and spectacular golf courses, a golf break to Tenerife also offers breathtaking natural attractions, fun activities, superb hotels and gastronomic delights.
Just a handy 3-4 hours from central Europe, Tenerife enjoys year-round warm sunshine, perfect for playing golf. But there’s more to this island than great weather. From treks up the mighty volcanic Mount Teide, stargazing, waterparks and animal parks, to lively resorts like Playa de las Americas, vibrant beaches and bar-lined strips, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Tenerife is blessed with a variety of great accommodation options with everything from quaint hotels to large resorts, and there’s plenty on offer for different budgets, as well as all-inclusive and long-stay options.
If you’re looking for luxury, the Sheraton La Caleta Resort & Spa is an outstanding 5-star resort located in Adeje on the south coast and close to most of the island’s golf courses. The Ritz-Carlton Abama, set high above Tenerife’s western coastline, also offers a 5-star experience, and you can play at the resident Abama Golf Club which we rate as the island’s best golf course.
Another great option is Vincci Tenerife Golf Hotel. Close to Reina Sofía airport, it offers exclusive four-star services and an exceptional location, right by the sea and only one kilometre from one of Tenerife’s best golf courses, Golf del Sur.
Golf is the most frustrating game on earth and that’s exactly why we play this crazy game. We all have our good and bad days in golf. Unfortunately, we have more poor than amazing results. We constantly read golf blogs and articles searching for that magic bullet that will turn our games into excellence. Finding golf’s Holy Grail must be the reason why we play this crazy game.
Will there every be an End to our Search?
We have all heard about golfers who break their clubs or throw their bag of clubs in the pond and walk away in discussed. Very few of us get to that point. We are drawn back to our weekly rounds with friends and their constant abuse. We beat up on ourselves when we miss a shot or fire one into the trees (never to be seen again). Fortunately, we see a glimmer of light when we hit that amazing shot that ends up close to the hole and we may make or miss the putt but we all marvel at our potential for success.
What do Non-Golfers think of this Game?
They see this game for what it really is. A bunch of crazy men and women chasing a ball around a beautiful field of dreams and trying to get that ball out of sand traps or out of the rough in total frustration. Only to finally sink a putt and move on to the next fairway of misery or ecstasy. I’m one of the lucky ones because my wife has also caught this disease. I can’t imagine the abuse that golfers must take from a spouse who is a non-golfer.
Does this Search Ever End?
I was inspired to summarize my thoughts when I saw a blog which highlighted a “Eureka” moment by Bryson DeChambeau. Yes, even the pros who seem to have the perfect game are constantly searching for improvement. Bryson was working out at a driving range with World Long Driver Martin Borgmeier.
Bryson was working on his right miss (which you can’t afford to have on any fairway – especially if you are hitting 350 yards to the right): [“Yup, was it. Oh my god,” he says. “I just figured something out in my golf swing.” As Bryson explains, the shift has to do with his wrist position at impact. During the downswing, the force his trail arm generated, forced his club face open, leading to that right miss.] He carried on about a feeling that he needed to create during his downswing to close the face of his club. Even Bryson is never happy with his complete game.
If all you take is a quick glance, the new, sixth edition of the Srixon Q-STAR golf ball isn’t all that different from the fifth edition. If you take a deeper dive, you’ll find your first glance is pretty much correct.
We’re talking about your basic two-piece ionomer-covered golf ball here. To its credit, Srixon packs an acceptable amount of technology into those two pieces. But realistically, the Q-STAR is what it is: a firmer, higher-spinning alternative to the decidedly softer $20 to $25 per dozen ionomer balls.
That makes it a “premium” two-piece ionomer-covered golf ball. That also makes it an oxymoron but we’ll tackle that later.
Don’t mistake the Q-STAR for its three-piece, urethane-covered cousin, the Q-STAR TOUR. That’s the urethane ball that’s been getting the two-toned DIVIDE treatment. This new edition of the Q-STAR has two key changes—Srixon calls them upgrades—from its predecessor.
First off, Srixon decided to make the Q-STAR softer, with compression dropping from 77 to 72. To get there, Srixon is using its latest FastLayer Core technology. To risk oversimplification, the FastLayer Core is kind of like a Tootsie Pop. Firmer on the outside and softer on the inside.
The game has grown! And America barely added to the increase of 5.5 million or so people who identify as golfer.
14 December 2021, St Andrews, Scotland: New research figures revealed by The R&A and Sports Marketing Surveys (SMS) show golf has enjoyed a significant increase in popularity worldwide since 2016 with over five-and-a-half million additional golfers taking up the sport.
The number of total golfers globally has increased from 61 million to 66.6 million in a five-year growth period, surpassing the previous high mark of 61.6 million set in 2012. The measure includes club members and non-member independent golfers playing nine or 18 holes and users of driving ranges in markets where course availability is limited.
The new figure reflects a positive trend in golf in which participation levels are now rising worldwide after a period of decline. This was recently highlighted in the 2021 European Golf Participation Report, which highlighted that over 10.6 million golfers now enjoy playing full-length courses on the continent – a healthy increase from the 7.9 million last monitored in 2016.
Tiger Woods and his son, Charlie, have some of the same mannerisms. But you have to watch Tiger Woods watch for himself to truly understand.
December 14, 2021
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When the weather outside is frightful, there’s only one thing that can make the fire even more delightful: a home golf simulator.
I’m almost certain that’s what most of you were thinking.
Nearly every red-blooded golfer has at one time or another eyeballed his or her garage, family room or basement and thought, “I bet I could fit a golf simulator in here.”
Three key challenges most likely held you back:
What you’d need, how to do it and, of course, the money.
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