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Keita Nakajima became the first No. 1 amateur to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, closing with a 3-under 68 and outlasting Taichi Kho on the second hole of a playoff Saturday.

Matthew Wolff bogeyed the 16th and 18th holes on Friday and settled for a two-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler in the World Wide Technology Championship.

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Nino Bertasio saw his lead halved to two shots at the halfway stage of the Portugal Masters, with Thomas Pieters among the players to move into contention.

Keita Nakajima of Japan shot a 4-under 67 on Friday to take a 1-shot lead going into the final round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.

Information is great. Actionable information is vastly better. That’s the premise behind Rapsodo’s Insights analysis.

Simply, Insights is an investigative addition to Rapsodo’s MLM (Mobile Launch Monitor) platform. Every personal launch monitor produces, with varying degrees of accuracy, shot data such as ball speed, launch angle and carry distance. Assuming the information is relatively consistent, that’s great. But, what should a golfer do with it?

That’s the million-dollar question.

As with a good bit of personal technology, the device is really a gateway into something much more robust. Consider your smartphone. And now make a list of everything you do with that phone beyond dialing up a restaurant for some take-out. The point is that a product is important. However, perhaps its greatest asset is how it allows for expansion and integration, primarily through software-based applications.

In that vein, Insights is both a short-term value-add for Rapsodo users and perhaps a harbinger of what consumers should expect to see in this space moving forward.

Greg Norman announced the addition of two key executives to his staff at LIV Golf Investments, the group that announced his hiring as CEO last week and that is behind an effort to start a new golf league.

Matthew Wolff kept the ball in play and ripped off a 10-under 61 to match his career low on the PGA Tour, giving him a two-shot lead at Mayakoba.

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Italy's Nino Bertasio carded a bogey-free 61 to claim a four-shot lead after the opening round at the Portugal Masters on Thursday.

Bo Jin, a sophomore golfer at Oklahoma State, made five birdies over his last eight holes on Thursday to post a 7-under 64 at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship, good for a 1-shot lead.

MyGolfSpy Ball Lab is where we quantify the quality and consistency of the golf balls on the market to help you find the best ball for your money. Today, we’re taking a look at the 2021 Costco Kirkland Performance + V2. To learn more about our test process, how we define “bad” balls, check out our About MyGolfSpy Ball Lab page.

About the Kirkland Performance + V2

While the world awaits another four-piece Kirkland golf ball that will hopefully be the equal of the original, golfers still have the option of choosing Costco’s three-piece Performance + V2.

At less than $13 a dozen, it seems like a great deal but when we ran the original through Ball lab, we found that although the ball was cheap, it was of no value. Nearly a quarter of the sample had a significant concentricity issue and the diameter consistency easily qualified as poor.

In our recent robot test, we found that Costco’s ball doesn’t always hold its own against the premium balls on the market. The Performance + V2 is shorter than most due largely to its high spin properties and there are some question marks around its performance in the wind. Those details alone suggest it’s not a ball for everyone but for those it fits (or for those who are willing to sacrifice some performance for value), the question of quality lingers (or at least it should).

Bellerive Country Club has been selected to host the Presidents Cup in 2030, making it the seventh American course to host the biennial event.

Seven golfers, including defending champ Yuxin Lin of China, share the lead at 4-under-67 at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Dubai. Lin is vying to be the event's first three-time winner.

I was happy to see that Colby on a recent GolfersRX blog suggested putting with a swing like a pendulum. As a graduate engineer I decided to swing my putter like a pendulum many years ago. It really is the only way to direct a putt directly up your target line. If you read the breaks and hit the right target line with the right speed, you should be able to sink more putts. A perfect “pendulum” swing is ideal for your success.

Your your swing must impact the ball with a square face and with a follow through swing directly up your target line. Unfortunately, we all have a natural tendency to swing our putter around our body as our arms are attached to our rotating shoulders.

Pendulum vs Arc Putting Swing
There are too many putting contraptions that encourage you to swing the putter in an arc as you rotate your body during the putt. This really is a dumb approach to putting as your putter only squares to your target line for a fraction of a second as it arcs around your body. If your ball is not resting exactly at that spot which is square to your target line, you will never hit it on the right path. A perfect pendulum swing is the only solution to minimize miss-directed putts.

The Colby Recommendation
To eliminate the wrap around the body effect, he suggested that you practice with your leading left arm wrapped around your ribs to your right side while you practice putting with your trailing right hand (for right-handed putters). He stated that “the toe of the putter should turn over just slightly after impact”. Unfortunately, if you don’t place your ball on the perfect point before your putter turns over, you can expect a pulled putt.

Solution
Because your leading arm is on your left side (for right-handed putters) it’s much easier to make a pendulum swing up your target line if you use your leading left arm to swing straight up your target line (and not around your body). That’s right, let your leading arm be your pendulum and your trailing arm my even let go of your putter as it impacts the ball (and continues swinging up your target line).

The CEO of the Premier Golf League hopes to partner with the PGA Tour on "co-sanctioning" for his idea for 48-player, 12-team, 54-hole events with guaranteed purses.

TaylorMade has acquired Nassau Golf Co. Ltd.

That’s the headline. The terms of the sale weren’t disclosed. There’s your footnote.

The interesting stuff is somewhere in the middle.

Chances are, even if you’re not keenly aware of it, you are familiar with Nassau Golf. The South Korea-based ball factory has produced numerous TaylorMade balls over the years. It’s also the factory responsible for the original Kirkland Signature four-piece golf ball (the one where the covers didn’t rip) and, perhaps most notably, it produces the MTB Black and MTB X for Dean Snell.

Special guest Ryan Barath (@RDSBarath) joins us for a head to head debate with MGS owner Adam Beach: Should fittings be free for all golfers?

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