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Jason Day shot a 3-under 67 on Saturday to move within one shot of the lead at the Houston Open.

Nineteen players advanced to the Sunday shootout in the Cyprus Showdown, with Johannes Veerman of the United States and Matthew Jordan of England entering the final day full of confidence after shooting the lowest score in the third round.

It looks like we’re going to get not one, but two looks at Augusta National within about five months from fall of 2020 to April of 2021. Tantalizing, amirite? Of course, watching The Masters on TV is exciting, but the chances of any of us actually getting to play the course and the holes of […]

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Rory McIlroy is still searching for the final piece of the career grand slam. Perhaps the odd fall date and the lack of patrons will provide the stage, at last, to try on that green jacket.

A look back at Tiger Woods' 2019 victory and a look ahead to everything you need to know about when and if the 2020 Masters will be played.

The Masters is finally here. We offer a look around Augusta National with the help of some folks with green jackets in the Champions Locker Room.

Jason Day shot a 2-under 68 to pull within two shots of second-round leader Sam Burns on Friday, while Phil Mickelson missed the cut after following an opening 76 with a 73.

Paul Goydos and Brandt Jobe shot 7-under 64 to share the first-round lead in the PGA Tour Champions' Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Joaquin Niemann has tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew from next week's Masters.

From my experience there are 2 types of golfer – the ego golfer and the mastery golfer. These golfers represent 2 different mindsets and approaches to practice and play.

One of the biggest differences between the ego and mastery golfer is their perspective on nature vs nurture. An ego golfer is more likely to believe that their talents are inherited and part of who they are, whereas a mastery golfer believes that talents and skills can be developed with effort, over time.

Because they believe that their skills are part of who they are, Ego golfers derive self-worth and their identity from their scores. To an ego golfer, their results make a statement about who they are as a person. Better scores prove to themselves and to others that they are a better person.

A mastery golfer is more humble, and values the experience and learning opportunity from each round more than they do the end result. They can detach themselves as a person from their scores and don’t need validation from others. Professor Carol Dweck who has done a lot of research on the effects of mindset, calls these 2 mindsets: Fixed (Ego) and Growth (Mastery) mindsets.

Because an ego golfer’s identity is tied to their score, they feel a lot of pressure to play well. If it goes well they feel great, if it doesn’t go well, they can quickly get frustrated, flustered and down on themselves.

Acushnet Q3 Financial Report – Key Takeaways

Big sales quarter for Acushnet – $483 million, up nearly 16% vs. Q3 2019Big Net Income (Profit) quarter, too – $63.2 million, up 112% vs. Q3 2019Year-to-date numbers still down vs, 2019 however, thanks to COVID-19

The Acushnet Q3 Financial Report is out. If you’re an optimist by nature, feel free to do a little dance, make a little love, and get down tonight.

For the more pessimistic types out there, feel free to channel your inner Eyeore, and commence with the “yeah-buts…”

It’s an interesting report and once you get past the investor-focused spin, there’s a little something for both sides. Let’s take a look.

Acushnet Q3 Financial Report – a BIG 3rd Quarter

If you’ve been paying any attention at all, you know the golf industry has been positively giddy lately. By all accounts, the game is enjoying a post-lockdown boom. The Acushnet Q3 Financial Report gives us some tangible proof of that.

Acushnet is posting $483 million in sales for the quarter. That’s an impressive 15.7 percent jump over Q3 of 2019. In dollars, that’s a nearly $66 million increase.

How’s this for a stat? Testing by Golf Laboratories Inc. tests showed an average swing speed increase of 2.2 miles per hour and 8.8 yards more distance when golfers wore SQAIRZ golf shoes versus the leading brands.

As shoe claims go, that’s as bold as it gets. Is it real?

Here’s your chance to find out for yourself.

Bob Winskowicz, one of the founders of SQAIRZ, wants four My Golf Spy Forum members to wear and test SQAIRZ shoes and report your findings to the forum. You keep the shoes!

A look back at Tiger Woods' 2019 victory and a look ahead to everything you need to know about when and if the 2020 Masters will be played.

Professionals dream of playing in the Masters. But the other, less talked about part: They get to play Augusta in the months leading up to the tournament. It's those quiet moments where business deals are struck and memories are made.

There is plenty to whet your (fall 2020) Masters appetite but you can’t go wrong with the virtual panel put together in the name of Save Muny: 1984 & 1995 Masters Champion Ben Crenshaw, 2017 Masters Champion Sergio García, and broadcast great Verne Lundquist.

Enjoy!

This week’s Vivint Houston Open benefiting the (cheating) Astros Foundation marks the first time in the COVID-19 era that a tournament is welcoming back significant crowds. (Announced at 2000 a day compared to last week’s 500 a day in Bermuda).

While face covering is required at all times and spectators at Memorial Park are forking out over $100 per ticket, they’ve been asked to socially distance. Yet even a Thursday crowd, typically the lightest of the week, appeared to struggle with both requirements.

While the obvious first concern involves virus spread, the responsibility placed in Houston’s hands will also determine how soon upcoming events can welcome back fans.

Golf.com’s Art Stricklin was on site and quotes players who felt safe inside the ropes but also addresses what was obvious to telecast viewers: a lot of people standing around side-by-side with the usual mixed-face covering buy-in.

In fact, the only complaint Texas native Jimmy Walker had was there were only 2,000 fans.

Brandt Snedeker shot a 5-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead in the Houston Open, the first domestic PGA Tour event to have fans since the Players Championship on March 12.

 

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The story of the just-released Limited Edition Vokey Wedge Works 64W isn’t entirely unique. When the Masters rolls around or even when it was supposed to roll around, there’s invariably a common theme.

Given the notoriously fast conditions at Augusta, it’s far from unusual for the Tour’s best to swap their standard lob wedges for higher lofted, lower bounce options to help tackle firm lies, elevated greens and uncomfortable short-side situations they’re likely to face.

That’s exactly what you’re getting here.

Vokey 64W – Inspired by Jimmy Walker

Billed as inspired by Jimmy Walker, as wedges go, the new Limited Edition Vokey 64W isn’t radically different than Vokey’s first Augusta wedge of the season – the Special Edition Low Bounce K Grind that was released all the way back in May.

Say hello to MyGolfSpy Japan.

The incomparable Wu-Tang Clan reminds investors to “diversify your bonds.” In this case, it’s an apt descriptor of MyGolfSpy’s ongoing commitment to expand our reach beyond the limited confines of North America.

MYGOLFSPY JAPAN BACKGROUND

The worldwide golf equipment and apparel market represents roughly US$13.5 billion.

In terms of the golf business, the United States is the largest single market. Japan is second, South Korea third, followed by the UK and Canada, respectively.

Together, the U.S. and Japan control roughly two-thirds of the worldwide market (US$9 billion). That’s some serious salad.