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This isn’t about someone who just picked up the game or your buddy who shoots 130 once a year at the company outing. These are things golfers still do after many years playing the game. They still make no sense to me and it has nothing to do with being a good or bad golfer. See if you agree.

Aiming somewhere … but not at anything

A lot of golfers claim they’re aiming but they never actually pick a specific target. If you stood behind them and asked, “What exactly are you aiming at?”, most would point vaguely and say something like, “Just trying to keep it in play.”

That’s not a target. That’s a hope.

Golf is challenging enough for our brains to figure out so if you’re keeping things vague and not setting a specific target, you may want to start.

Refusing to get a putter fitting because “It’s too expensive”

The same golfer who just paid $600 for the latest driver refuses to spend a dime to get fitted for the one club they use more than any other. We’ve established that the ball is your most important piece of equipment, thanks to its use on every hole, but the putter is pretty close.

Other than the Masters, the Open Championship is my favorite golf tournament of the year.

It’s unpredictable and chaotic. Weather usually plays an outsized role. There is luck involved—but the skill of staying patient is even more critical.

This week, the tournament returns to Royal Portrush where Shane Lowry won in 2019. It’s easily among the top few courses on the Open rota despite the relative lack of history.

Who is going to win this week? I believe it will be one of these five players.

1. Rory McIlroy

It’s been a rollercoaster year for McIlroy. After winning the Masters in dramatic fashion, he seemed to be a shell of himself and, for some, even started to take on the role of villain. Some of the quotes he gave at the U.S. Open—where he continued a spat with the media—were alarming.

Who will be the Champion Golfer of the Year?

Other than a few obvious picks—Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm—it’s a wide-open contest when it comes to this year’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Scheffler is the strong favorite for good reason. Over his last 10 starts, his worst finish is a tie for eighth. McIlroy has been rounding into form recently, bringing hope that his post-Masters funk is behind him. And Rahm loves the Open Championship, one of the two majors he hasn’t won yet.

It becomes a crapshoot past those three. Bryson DeChambeau has rarely fared well on links golf, Xander Schauffele won The Open last year but hasn’t been himself in 2025, Tommy Fleetwood seems to be allergic to winning.

If it’s just about anyone else on the list, it will be a surprise. Not a ton of experienced players are in good form, leaving ourselves open to the possibility of yet another surprise major winner.

At the Open Championship, the 236-yard 16th at Royal Portrush is an intimidating par-3 with a deep chasm right of the green that punishes the slightest mistake. The key to any difficult hole is knowing how to manage it. Shot Scope shared some data with us from the 2019 Open Championship about the 16th hole and there are a few things you can learn from it for your game.

Big numbers start with the wrong miss

The worst mistake at Calamity Corner isn’t a poor swing; it’s missing in the wrong spot.

The right side of the green drops 40 to 50 feet into thick rough. According to Shot Scope, players fail to get up and down from that area nine out of 10 times. Many make double or worse.

Even if you never have the chance to play Portrush, the message is the same: not all misses are created equal.

When there’s big trouble on one side, plan to miss away from it. For some players, that could even mean missing the green entirely just to stay safe.

The BGT Paradox Tour Putter is a solid choice for golfers wanting to make putting easier. Its Swing Balance Technology helps keep your stroke smooth and on target. In this post, we’ll look at what the Paradox Tour Putter offers, compare it to L.A.B. Golf’s latest putters, and check out their prices. This is for anyone curious about the best putters for 2025 and looking for a straightforward take.

What’s the BGT Paradox Tour Putter About?

The Paradox Tour Putter from Breakthrough Golf Technology (BGT) is designed to keep the putter face square without extra effort. Its Principal Axis Technology lines up the putter’s weight with your stroke’s natural pivot point—roughly around your shoulders. This cuts down on wrist action and helps your putts stay on line.

Key Features

Swing Balance Technology: Weights the putter high in the toe and low in the heel to match your stroke’s flow, making it feel smooth and natural.

On this week's episode of Emergency 9, Subpar co-host Drew Stoltz explains a crafty way to take advantage of your opponent during a match.

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The 2025 Open Championship will be played this week in Northern Ireland at Royal Portrush. Here's who's in the field.

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The Open has arrived at Royal Portrush. With players and caddies officially on-site, here’s what’s happening on the ground.

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The early 2025 Open Championship odds have world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy as betting favorites heading into Royal Portrush.

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Mizuno is adding to the Mizuno Pro Signature family with the new Pro S-1 irons. Here are four things to know about the new blades.

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On its 100th birthday, TPC Harding Park, in San Francisco, has mounted a display on the people and events that have shaped the course.

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The Gary Player Experience is a spectacle to behold. Here's what it's like to play a round with him on one of the world's greatest courses.

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When Callaway launched its first generation of Apex Ai irons, the lineup included just two models – the Ai 200 and Ai 300. The Ai 200 was positioned as Callaway’s mainstream players distance offering, while the Ai 300 provided a bit more of a game improvement slant.

From the beginning, it was clear that 200 and 300 were just the beginning. The addition of new models with different numbers was all but inevitable, and with the release of the Ai 150, Callaway continues to build out – or perhaps more accurately, backfill – its Apex Ai lineup.

Understanding Callaway’s numbering system is straightforward: as is the case with Titleist’s T-Series, as the numbers get bigger, so does the size of the irons and the amount of forgiveness they offer. With that logic, the Ai 150 sits at the compact end of the Apex Ai spectrum.

The Apex Pro replacement

In simple terms, think of the Ai 150 as the replacement for the Apex Pro. It’s what Callaway is calling its fastest players iron – emphasis on players. This isn’t the fastest Callaway iron by any stretch, but it’s the fastest among clubs with a compact profile and represents the first mainline players offering to feature Ai Smart Face technology.

As a reminder, Ai Smart Face technology provides consistency on mishits while mitigating the impact of different lie conditions. It’s the same technology that’s proven effective in the Ai 200 and Ai 300, now optimized for the better player who prefers a more compact shape.

Fresh off the Scottish Open, Rory McIlroy ditched sleep for an early practice for The Open Championship.

While most of golf's stars will tee it up in Northern Ireland at the Open Championship, a few notable names won't be in attendance.

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Rory McIlroy addressed the media on Monday at his home Open at Royal Portrush. Here's what he said — and why this time sounded different.

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Revelyst has acquired GolfLogix, the popular GPS app, which claims the world’s largest database of more than 40,000 courses.

The move appears to be more than just another corporate acquisition. It’s a strategic chess move that brings the industry one step closer to solving golf’s most persistent technology challenge: connecting what happens in the practice bay with what actually matters on the golf course.

The acquisition, which closed on July 9, adds GolfLogix to Revelyst’s newly rebranded Golf Technology platform alongside Foresight Sports, Bushnell Golf, and PinSeeker. Terms weren’t disclosed, but the timing and scope suggest this is about more than expanding market share.

The missing piece

As I wrote earlier this year about golf’s evolving technology ecosystem, the industry has long struggled with a fundamental disconnect. Launch monitors provide incredible data in controlled environments. Rangefinders and GPS devices help navigate the course. Simulators offer year-round practice opportunities. But connecting these experiences has remained elusive.

The problem isn’t just about data—it’s about context. A launch monitor might tell you that your 7-iron carries 155 yards at 85 mph ball speed in perfect conditions, but how does that translate to a 165-yard shot into a 15 mph wind on the 14th hole at Pebble Beach?

Callaway has released Night Edition versions of both its Elyte and Elyte X drivers, bringing what the company describes as a “dark, refined finish” to its current driver platform.

Here we go again

By now, you more than know the drill. The Night Edition models feature the same technology as their green accented counterparts, including Callaway’s new Ai 10x Face, a Thermoforged Carbon Crown and an adjustable perimeter weighting system.

The standard Elyte is still positioned as the more versatile everyman option, while the Elyte X is designed specifically for golfers seeking greater forgiveness and higher launch.

The notable difference is that the Night Edition drivers are nearly all black. I should probably also mention they cost fifty bucks more.

Following the playbook

The release of an all-black colorway has become standard practice across virtually every category in golf equipment. Whether companies call it “Night Edition,” “Stealth,” “Blackout,” or any number of creative alternatives to simply saying “black,” the dark treatment has become as predictable as the spring equipment cycle itself.

Can Scottie Scheffler add to his major total? Is Jon Rahm headed toward big things at Royal Portrush? We break down the top 25 players who can win the 2025 Open Championship.