PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan "was up all last night" after hearing Tiger Woods suffered significant injuries in a car crash and said support for the golfer is most important. "When Tiger wants to talk about golf, we'll talk about golf," Monahan said.

The Los Angeles County sheriff says Tiger Woods was "not drunk" during the rollover that seriously injured the golf superstar Tuesday, saying the single-vehicle crash was "purely an accident."

A caddie and artist created an amazing tribute to Tiger Woods in the sands of St. Andrews.

Woods was in a serious car accident on Tuesday and suffered significant leg injuries. Here is the latest.

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Motocaddy is taking the U.S. market seriously, setting up operations and warehousing in Carlsbad, Calif.The company is hiring a nationwide network of sales reps, focusing on green-grass accounts.Motocaddy has opened a full-time service center in Chicago.The focus this year is on establishing rental fleets and sales through pro shops.

As Motocaddy comes to America, the UK’s top seller of electric carts — “trolleys” as they call them over there — has a question for you.

On a typical five-mile hike, would you rather:

A: Carry a 25-pound pack for all five miles
B: Push that 25-pound pack for all five miles
C: Just, you know, walk for all five miles

Take golf out of the equation and nearly all reasonably non-maniacal types would pick C. The thing is, though, that nine out of 10 golfers in the U.S. would actually pick D: Sit your ass in a cart and drive the five miles. While many of you may think that represents a huge obstacle to Motocaddy’s efforts to penetrate the U.S. market, Motocaddy sees it as an opportunity.

Lots of overseas companies have seen opportunities in the U.S. but there’s a big difference between seeing the opportunity and actually seizing it. You need a strategy.

The PGA Tour heads to Florida where a loaded field competes in the first WGC tournament of the year. Here are our best bets for the event.

2021 Yamaha Inpres UD+2 Driver is here! For the long time fanatics of the Yamaha golf club brand, you know that the “Inpres” name has been synonymous to Yamahas main line of golf clubs including the legendary “Inpres Tour” series.  These were highly sought after and limited production models that generated and nurtured many Yamaha Golf fanatics among JDM users. Fast forward to 2021, Yamaha’s athlete player’s line of clubs has now been transitioned off to their RMX line of clubs and the Inpres line now is dedicated to the distance oriented Game Improvement clubs with the UD+2 series. The 2021 UD+2 marks the 3rd generation of the highly popular and successful series geared towards experienced golfers looking to regain some of their lost distance, as well as players who just picked up the game of golf recently looking for ultimate forgiveness and playability. It is evident through the years of success and iterative refinement, the UD+2 series provide golfers with a great combination of distance, forgiveness and playability in an attractive overall design. 

The 2021 Inpres UD+2 driver designs around a theme of being able to hit your “best shot of the day” on every shot in your round!  What an exciting concept!  There are drivers out there that provides you ultimate distance once every 14 drives… which is great… but in reality you want to see those great shots more often and more consistently.    It seems obvious when you state it that way,  but many times as players, we become overly joyful about the one super distance drives in a round that you feel that nothing else matters.  As you gain experience in this game of golf, we learn to understand that repeatable and consistent results are far more important in this game.  But what if a club can help you achieve both?  

The 2021 Yamaha Inpres UD+2 driver features a new patented technology called “Speedbox”  which are small square grill like structure across the leading edge of the crown as well as the leading edge of the sole. The Speedbox structure creates a much rigid structure around the face, which in turn minimizes the energy loss by avoiding the impact energy to disperse as vibration to the rest of the body.   Impact energy is maintained and transitioned efficiently into maximum ball speed.  Yamaha claims an increase of +1.6 m/s (approx. 3.6 mph) of ball speed compared to their previous model.   This 460cc head also features a larger CG angle that makes it easier to square the face at impact.    MOI has also been increased from 4650 to 5020 which largely helps with producing straighter shots.   Following the tradition of Yamaha drivers of the past,  Yamaha Golf again collaborated with their in house Yamaha Acoustic R&D team to perfect the impact sound to have a clean metallic sound pleasing to the ears.     

The 2021 Inpres UD+2 driver is certainly worthy of the “Ultimate Distance” (UD) name designation.  The driver comes in a 9.5 deg and a 10.5 deg loft with a very light Fujikura Air Speeder shaft in R thru S flexes. If Ultimate Distance is your objective with your drives,  the 2021 Yamaha UD+2 driver should definitely be on your short list to consider. 

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Tiger Woods has been hospitalized and is in surgery after suffering multiple leg injuries following a Tuesday morning car crash.

The sports world came together to send well wishes to Tiger Woods after his single-car accident in Los Angeles County on Tuesday.

The PGA of America will allow 10,000 fans per round for the PGA Championship at The Ocean Course in May after talking to authorities in South Carolina and the CDC.

Vokey SM8 Slate Blue Wedges will be available March 19.The new finish option will be available in all loft, bounce and grind combinations.Retail price is $199.

Vokey SM8 Slate Blue Wedges are coming to retail next month. They offer the same tech as the current SM8 wedge with a new finish option.

That’s basically the whole story and, if it sounds familiar, that’s because … swap an 8 for a 7 …  I wrote this story two years ago.

It was a cool refresh then and it’s just as cool now because Slate Blue is Vokey’s best finish. That’s entirely an opinion and I should be clear that there’s no actual science behind it. The Vokey guys would tell you that performance from Slate Blue wedges is the same as any other finish in the Vokey catalog.

Vokey says the application of its Slate Blue finish is similar to PVD but that it’s more time-intensive. As you’d expect, there’s a trade-off for that. Slate Blue wedges cost more but the finish is more durable than PVD so they’ll look better longer.

Introducing the Baldo Corsa Forged Black Knight Type MC Iron.  The new Baldo Corsa series has 2 models:  MC (muscle cavity) and DC (deep cavity) and Today we are talking about their new MC design.

This is a single-piece forged player’s cavity back with a lot of advanced features.  The new Corsa MC has big perimeter weighting surrounding the cavity while the inner area has a good-sized back face shield which adds a bit more stability to performance.

The offset is very minimal and measured in face progression.  The PW is at 4.5 FP,  keep in mind 5.5FP is pretty much zero offset.   The face is both CNCB milled while the added laser milling on the face helps with moisture on the face or ball.

Another interesting feature is the (FIXED) Tungsten screw on the sole to help with swing weight balance and the overall weight of the iron head.  The base set is sold 5-PW with an optional #4 and gap wedge.

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2021 Most Wanted Driver results are finally here. How do the winners stack up with YOUR predictions?

0:56 – A review of our testing protocols and safety measures3:21 – And the winner is…12:34 – The gaps between rankings are incredibly small18:80 – Strokes Gained explained32:00 – The most forgiving and longest drivers36:42 – Our Tee Height Test revealed some interesting insights40:45 – Could the distance solution be as simple as lowering tees?

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USGA and RandA Modernize Amateur Status Rules

February 22, 2021

The USGA and The R&A have announced proposals for significant changes to the Rules of Amateur Status that govern the game worldwide.

These proposals result from a modernization initiative that has identified a clear need to bring the Rules up to date to reflect today’s global amateur game and ensure that the Rules are easier to understand and apply.

The proposed Rules, along with explanations to key changes, have been posted on usga.org and randa.org and the organizations are now inviting feedback from golfers and stakeholders. Comments will be accepted through Friday, March 26, with the new Rules scheduled to be adopted on January 1, 2022.

A comprehensive review of the Rules of Amateur Status began in late 2017, focusing on three main goals: to ensure the Rules are in the best interests of the game, reflect the modern game, and are easily understood and applied.

LPGA golfer Madelene Sagstrom publicly revealed Monday that she was sexually abused as a child, and the tour says it will share resources to help protect children from similar abuse.

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That’s the 2021 Most Wanted Driver test in a nutshell. We spent nearly two months collecting data on more than 18,000 golf shots to help you find the best driver for your game.

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At MyGolfSpy, our job is to provide independent, unbiased and objective testing so you can make more confident purchasing decisions. Our Most Wanted tests are an indispensable guide for the off-the-rack buyer or for anyone looking for a bit of extra insight before your next fitting.

Max Homa, who grew up 30 miles from Riviera, won his hometown event by outdueling Tony Finau in a playoff Sunday at the Genesis Invitational.

He has played solid golf. He has been in contention. There are still things that need to be fixed, but for the first time in a while, there is reason for hope.

Tiger Woods declined to offer a timetable for his return to competitive golf as he continues to recover from his fifth back surgery.

Sam Burns made two big par putts Sunday morning in the Genesis Invitational to finish a 3-over 74 for a two-shot lead after the third round, which was completed Sunday because of wind delays on Saturday.