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When Wesley Bryan and caddie Lee Chaney had their flights to Minnesota canceled, they needed to come up with a Plan B.

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The Epsom salt test for golf ball quality goes back a ways. There’s a 17-year-old video on YouTube where Ralph Maltby explains the process but that’s hardly its origin. The test itself likely dates back to balata.

It’s old-school, if not old-world, stuff.

But as is so often the case these days, Bryson DeChambeau recently reignited the Epsom salt conversation and, as a result, a string of posts has popped up. One I saw showed three TaylorMade balls floating in Epsom salt with the poster asking Bryson to weigh in on whether the balls were any good.

FFS, Bryson. See what you did?

Bryson’s experience with Epsom salt isn’t new. When he signed with Bridgestone, he said it was because his Epsom salt testing showed the TOUR B to be the most consistent ball on the market.

Full 2024 3M Open tee times for Thursday's first round, featuring Tony Finau, Akshay Bhatia, Lee Hodges and more.

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Tiger Woods' son, Charlie, shot a 10-over 80 on Tuesday and missed the cut at 22 over through two rounds at the U.S. Junior Amateur.

GOLF Hall of Fame Teacher David Leadbetter shares a simple hack that uses glove markings to ensure you're gripping the golf club properly.

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It's time for the 2024 PGA 3M Open. Will Lee Hodges defend his 2023 title? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN now.

In a 25-second video, Top 100 Teacher Cameron McCormick, who’s also Jordan Spieth’s coach, revealed a feel for “tour-level compression.”

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The 3M Open begins on Thursday at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota. Here are 4 players our expert loves — and why he thinks you should too.

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U.S. captain Keegan Bradley has selected Webb Simpson as his first vice captain for the 2025 Ryder Cup, the PGA announced Tuesday.

Keegan Bradley, who was announced as U.S. Ryder Cup captain two weeks ago, just announced his first move in creating his team for Bethpage.

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Ping's latest limited-release putter is designed around the wand made famous by six-time Tour winner Viktor Hovland.

The post Ping releases PLD Milled SE DS72 Hovland Edition putter | First Look appeared first on Golf.

The 2024 3M Open betting odds are out, and we're putting money on a contender from last week's Open Championship.

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We ranked the defining athletes of the 2000s. Find all of our sport-specific lists here.

PING has released a new PLD Milled SE DS72 Hovland Edition mallet putter at retail.This Viktor Hovland-inspired putter was previously only available as a limited edition.The putter will be available at PING authorized retailers with a MSRP of $485.

PING just announced the release of their new PLD Milled SE DS72 Hovland Edition mallet putter. The announcement gave me a feeling of deja vu since PING released a limited-edition Hovland DS72 just last October. 

Why are they releasing a putter that they already released?

One could speculate that the summer heat has finally got to the folks in Phoenix. It’s either that or this DS72 must be different from the one offered last year. 

While I will never downplay the impact of the Arizona sun, the new PLD Milled SE DS72 Hovland Edition mallet putter is in fact different from the previous release, and that’s a good thing.

This DS72 is Hovi style (mostly).

PING is calling this new putter the Hovland Edition, and with good reason. In many ways, this new PLD DS72 is just like the one that Viktor Hovland uses on the PGA Tour.

A professional bettor had a boatload riding on Tiger Woods and seven other players *not* to win The Open. Here's the logic behind the wager.

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Outside of one phenomenal player, LIV Golf had a forgettable major season.

Bryson DeChambeau catapulted himself to being among the top few players in the world based on winning the U.S. Open and coming one shot short at the PGA Championship. There is no doubt he is a bonafide threat heading into the 2025 major season.

But beyond DeChambeau’s remarkable play, LIV struggled mightily in the four majors—the only events all year where the best players get together.

It began at the Masters where, despite a limited field and plenty of representation, LIV failed to get anyone in serious contention. No LIV player came within nine strokes of victor Scottie Scheffler as the top five on the leaderboard were all PGA Tour players.

The PGA Championship featured an electric DeChambeau in a battle against Tour players Xander Schauffele and Viktor Hovland—but the only other LIV golfer in the top 25 was Dean Burmester (T12).

I’m not ashamed to admit it. I’m a sneakerhead. Always have been, always will be. When I see a great deal on a pair of kicks, I just have to share it with you guys. Today’s deal is going to save you extra money ON TOP of these shoes that are already on sale. Let’s get it.

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Air Max is an iconic line, and the 1 ’86 OG’s do not disappoint. Featuring all the vintage accents of Air Max you’ve come to know and love, “this is on-course cool, confidence and comfort personified.” Grab these classic kicks for a great deal before it’s too late.

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TPT Golf shafts may not be what you think they are.

For instance, if you think TPT Golf shafts are just another high-priced upgrade that offers no real benefit, they may not be what you think they are.

Then again, if you think all driver heads are the same and the shaft makes all the difference, TPT Golf shafts may not be what you think they are.

If you remember TPT Golf shafts as the shafts that kept breaking back in 2018, we have to tell you:

They’re definitely not what you think they are.

As the elder statesman among the MyGolfSpy writing staff, I put up with more than my share of abuse. Recently, after yet another gutta percha joke and being asked repeatedly if I went to school with Old Tom Morris, I filed a complaint with our HR department.

Unfortunately, the source of the quips was our Director of Content Connor Lindeman – who is also our HR department. He told me he’d look into it.

After a month of deliberations (in reality, he forgot all about it – something about having a baby, blah, blah, blah), Connor told me MyGolfSpy was ready to settle: $1,500 to spend on old and vintage golf clubs, but I’d have to write an article about it.

I told him I wasn’t sure I could afford the $1,500 and asked if I could pay it in installments.

 He said no, they’d pay me.

We all start our golfing journey in a unique way. Some grow up with the game, club in hand from the time they can walk. Others find it later in life, maybe as a teenager or a twenty-something looking for a new hobby. Some will start later in life, which shines a light on the beauty of the sport: anyone, at any age, can pick it up.

I fall into the twenty-something category. I grew up a three-sport athlete, football, basketball, baseball. My parents or friends didn’t play golf so I never had exposure to the game as a kid. In fact, the first time I picked up a club, I was a 21-year-old college junior. An injury ended my college baseball career and I needed to fill that void so I decided to take a one-credit elective golf “class.”

While that class was entertaining, the only real takeaway I can recall is lining up your feet like train tracks towards the ball when you putt to make sure you are square. We took a walking field trip to a driving range at the end of the semester, which was the first time I took a swing at an actual golf ball.

I had no clubs and am left-handed. There were three irons that of the lefty variety for me to use. As you can imagine, I was bound to fail. I played a couple of rounds with friends before the school year was over and used a rental mixed bag from the local course. While this might pass as serviceable for some, I am 6’4” and nothing about standard-length clubs fits me.

Had I known what I do now, I’d have taken a very different approach to starting this game that I have grown to love so much. In this article, I’ll cover some things I wish I’d done differently or I wish someone had told me when I started playing the game.