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Celine Boutier began the day five shots behind but shot an 8-under 63 to win the ShopRite LPGA Classic as South Korea's two best players faltered down the stretch.

Danny Willett celebrated his 34th birthday by winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by two strokes on Sunday.

Sahith Theegala is one round away from his first PGA Tour title in just his second start of his rookie season.

Inbee Park birdied three of her last five holes to match Jin Young Ko with a 6-under 65 for a share of the lead in the ShopRite LPGA.

Danny Willett carded 66 to claim a three-shot lead heading into the final day at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.

Bryson DeChambeau fell short in his quest for a long drivers world championship but said he's "definitely going to continue" competing in long-drive tournaments.

Will Zalatoris set a course record Friday with an 11-under 61 to share the lead with Nick Watney and Sahith Theegala in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

So Yeon Ryu and Jodi Ewart Shadoff left Friday with a share of the lead in the ShopRite LPGA.

Tyrrell Hatton overcame three bogeys on a frustrating back nine to card a two-under 70 and take a one-shot lead in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship second round on Friday.

Spirit of the Game: Joe Louis Barrow, Jr.

October 1, 2021

Joe Louis Barrow Jr. didn’t have to look far for inspiration.

His father, Joe Louis (pictured, above), isn’t just regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, but was one the first African Americans to have a cultural impact in the United States.

Even on the golf course. In 1952, Louis, who was as passionate about golf as he was about boxing, was invited to play as an amateur in the San Diego Open. He’d become the first African American to play in a PGA Tour event.

Following in the footsteps of his father, Joe Louis Barrow Jr. has also left an impact, parlaying a successful business career into his role as CEO of The First Tee, a positive youth development organization that introduces the game of golf and its values, such as honesty perseverance and sportsmanship, to young people.

Honma Beres is all about lightweight luxury designed for low- to medium-swing speed players with very deep pockets. Pricing for a Beres driver can range from a low end of $850 for a 2-Star driver all the way up to $4,500 for a 5-Star driver.

Though the 2-Star is ironically considered “entry-level” by Beres (it did finish third in this year’s Most Wanted Super Game Improvement Iron testing), the line goes up to 3-, 4- and 5-Star levels. Just so we’re clear, a full bag of 5-Star Honma Beres wares will set you back roughly $70,000.

With all of that said, we’d like to get feedback from MyGolfSpy readers.

TESTERS WANTED

We’re looking for two couples (four total testers) to try the Honma 2-Star driver and report back.

Bryson DeChambeau finished tied for fourth place on Thursday and will be part of the top 16 that will compete for the long drive world title.

PGA rookie Sahith Theegala carded an 8-under 64 on Thursday to grab a one-shot lead over Nick Watney and Harold Varner III in the Sanderson Farms Championship.

Longtime caddie Jim "Bones" Mackay will significantly cut back on his TV analyst duties to carry the bag full time for Justin Thomas, with whom he won a WGC event in Memphis in 2020.

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Rule of the Month: The Ball

Oct. 1, 2021

Generally, you will hole out with the same ball you play from the teeing area. You can always use a new ball when starting a hole. You can also substitute a different ball any time you are taking relief, including both free and penalty relief. Unless the one-ball Local Rule is in effect, the substituted ball could be any brand. On the putting green however, when you mark and lift your ball, you must replace that same ball to finish out the hole.

When your ball is lifted, you can almost always clean it (except for a few specific circumstances). If you happen to run out of balls, you can borrow one from any other player, including a practice or X-Out ball (which are generally conforming balls).

If you play a wrong ball, you lose the hole in match play or get a two-stroke penalty in stroke play. In stroke play, you must correct your mistake by playing the right ball or otherwise playing under the Rules (for example, by playing under stroke and distance if your ball is lost).

Tyrrell Hatton shook off the disappointment of Europe's heavy loss at the Ryder Cup last week as he took a share of the first-round lead at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on Thursday.

DISTANCE + STRAIGHTNESS  = The eRook II Driver! The new eRook II is definitely a driver worth considering for a wide range of players.  Let’s start with the basics.  It is 450cc’s,  this is an adjustable driver face angle, loft, lie, head weight, weight bias.  In the neutral setting, the face angle sits at 0.5* open.  The standard head weight is approx 200g.

JIGEN the actual brand of the new eRook II driver is driver design-focused and this is their second product to hit market.  The first model the eRook RK55z was a hit in Japan,  known as a very straight low spin club with excellent distance now the eRook II is completely redesigned from the ground up and it shows.

The center of gravity distance, depth, and height along with gravity angle was intentionally designed to give the player equal to better performance than many of the most well-known golf brands drivers.  This is a 3 piece structure (excluding the hosel adapter and weights.)  The eRook II is made of the well-known (Body) Ti811 titanium that is wax precision cast while the (FACE) is made of Ti-180 which is pressed into the structure, finally the large encompassing crown/body is thermal pressure molded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic or (CFRP).

Does that mean anything to you?  well a lot of R&D as gone into this driver compared to many other boutique brands which is why the new eRook II really performs.  The symmetry wing rib arranged inside of the sole does two big things,  it transmits repulsive energy to the ball with extremely low loss and how they achieve this is by controlling rigidity and vibration for a stronger straightness.

The massive CFRP carbon-encompassing crown gives this head a surplus of weight to take advantage of, which for a driver designer is a luxury.  In this case, the designers at JIGEN redistributed the weight savings mostly to the sole and combined with the extra weight adjustment screws on the exterior of the club head further lowered the CG while maintaining their ideal characteristics so that the eRook II fit the wides range of player possible.

Foresight and Bushnell have launched GC3 and Launch Pro launch monitors.The GC3 is a pay one-time option while the Launch Pro is largely subscription-based.Prices range from $2,999 to $6,995.

It’s an exciting time for Foresight sports, which means it’s an exciting time for golfers. The company recently was acquired by Vista Outdoors for $474 million. That brings Foresight under the same corporate umbrella as Bushnell Golf. The timing couldn’t be better as Foresight and Bushnell are partnering on the release of two … well, one, but kinda two … new compelling offerings in the personal launch monitor category.

Launching simultaneously are the Foresight GC3 and Bushnell Launch Pro launch monitors.

Foresight GC3 / Bushnell Launch Pro – Technical Details

Let’s get the technical bits out of the way. Both the GC3 and Launch Pro are manufactured by Foresight Sports. The San Diego-based company recently expanded its headquarters where the new launch monitors are assembled. It now has the capability to produce well over 200 units a day to help keep up with the anticipated demand.

Both the GC3 and Launch Pro are photometric (i.e, camera-based) systems. As you might surmise from the name, three cameras give the devices the ability to accurately capture both ball and clubhead data. While that’s not quite a GC Quad, the new device is more powerful than Foresight’s prior-generation GC2. Not bad for what’s being loosely billed as consumer-grade, or at least prosumer-grade, equipment.