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The Toulon Golf Small Batch Valhalla putter honors the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., site of this year’s PGA Championship.The Valhalla is based on the Toulon Santa Monica design and features a new Kentucky Bourbon finish.Available May 15 at ToulonGolf.com with a MSRP of $1,800.

Grab your horn-adorned helm and mighty hammer for, today, we enter Valhalla.

“But, Dave, I work a desk job. My daily conquests are menial, not mighty.”

Fret not, corporate raider for, this time, ‘’tis not valor that will allow you to reach Valhalla. A few weeks’ loot from thy aforementioned desk job will suffice.

Let thy engorged Venmo strike a mighty blow!

As it turns out, today’s Toulon Golf Small Batch Valhalla is not actually honoring the Viking afterlife but rather the Valhalla Golf Club where this year’s PGA Championship will be played.

PGA Championship week is upon us.

The year’s second major features three prominent players coming into the tournament coming off of a win, an oddity caused by pro golf’s convoluted calendar and Scottie Scheffler taking time off while becoming a dad for the first time.

So while I still wish the PGA went all-in on a match play format, we have the recipe for an exciting leaderboard come Sunday afternoon.

Early indications are that this tournament will be a ballstriking contest rather than a test of strategy and short game.

Valhalla favors long bombers and top-tier iron players. Get ready to see a lot of mid-irons. The par-3s average 216 yards on the scorecard, a sign that the winner needs to be very strong in the 4-to-7-iron range throughout the week.

There is a lot of cool gear in the golf world that doesn’t always fit into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised.

What We Tried

PING PLD MIlled Plus Custom Putter Designer

Your Putter Designer

Dave Wolfe– Lover of putters. Seriously, like all of the putters. It’s a thing.

We Tried It: PING PLD Milled Plus Custom Putter Designer

Are you a fan of the PING PLD Milled putter line but can’t quite find the exact putter that you want at retail? You could try the PING PLD Custom program. Through that program, PING will build you a 100 percent custom putter. That program also includes a remote or in-person fitting and build consultation with a PING professional.

Buyer beware: the PING PLD Custom program will set you back $1,490.

There is a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised. 

What We Tried:

The TaylorMade P790 Irons. I’ve been playing some game-improvement irons (they rhyme with “Nixon”) and figured it was time to try something different. Is my wife happy about it? Nope. Am I sleeping on the couch with my new Vintage Copper P790s? You know it.

Who Tried It:

Connor. Managing editor and resident sneakerhead. The self-proclaimed worst golfer at MyGolfSpy who’s been steadily (but slowly) improving.

Why P790?

To be frank, I was just really excited that the new Vintage Copper series P790 irons were offered in left-handed. On a more serious note, I’ve been steadily getting better and wanted to try an iron that’s not labeled as “game improvement.”

It’s worth noting that my copper P790s will perform the same as the standard finish. Now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about my experience with the TaylorMade P790 irons.

Scottie Scheffler said part of his at-home PGA prep was "competing and gambling" with buddies on the greens to keep his short game sharp. "I don't really want to lose to them, either, so I was able to simulate a little bit of competition."

The PGA Championship returns to Valhalla, where Rory McIlroy won in 2014. Here are all the event details.

Tiger Woods said the negotiations between the PGA Tour's policy board and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund remain "fluid" and there's "a lot of work ahead for all of us."

Here is the list of tee times for the first and second rounds of the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club.

Rory McIlroy has filed for divorce from his wife, Erica, after seven years of marriage. The golfer's manager issued a statement saying there will be no further comment.

Four-time PGA Championship winner Tiger Woods will tee off at 8:04 a.m. at Valhalla Country Club on Thursday, while defending champion Brooks Koepka tees off just 33 minutes later.

After winning the Wells Fargo Championship, McIlroy heads into the PGA Championship on a heater -- again. Can he capitalize this time?

Calling last year's Oak Hill finish "a magical carpet ride," Michael Block said Tuesday that at this year's PGA Championship he hopes to "just have a good time."

Futures betting odds to win the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, finish top five and top 10.

Let’s start with the headline.  

The COBRA LIMIT3D irons are the first commercially available 3D printed irons. 

Because this isn’t my first day on the internet, I know some of you will read this and think (or scream in my comment section), COBRA is ripping-off Avoda, the small brand that recently received some attention for 3D printing irons for Bryson DeChambeau. 

C’mon, guys. It’s not like 3D printing a golf club is as simple as hitting the print button. Well, I suppose the act itself is exactly that easy but the button doesn’t work without years of development. 

In COBRA’s case, it has been working on 3D printed irons for the last half dozen years. While it has kept its cards close to its vest, COBRA has had 3D printed clubs on the PGA Tour for years.  

Titleist has announced an Enhanced Alignment option for the Pro V1, Pro V1x and Pro V1x Left Dash.

Titleist isn’t going nuts or anything. This isn’t Truvis or Stripe (or Ink).

Enhanced Alignment provides a new choice for golfers seeking a pre-baked alignment aid beyond the side stamp or the more than 40 different alignment designs already available through Titleist’s golf ball customization program.

Do you like alignment aids?

I’m not sure where you stand but I’m an alignment aid guy. As I’ve intermittently struggled with my putting, I’ve tried almost everything from a single line to TP Pix with ClearPath, all the way to Callaway’s two-color Fade pattern.

Personally, I gravitate towards the bigger, bolder, can’t miss ‘em kind of designs, and while Titleist’s Enhanced Alignment isn’t quite as audacious as that, it strikes a reasonable balance between subtlety and utility.

While I consider myself a golf traditionalist in a lot of ways that are annoying to people, I think this call back to the past might have more support.

The PGA Championship being played this week at Valhalla used to be a match play tournament. For its first 39 years—until 1957—a stroke play qualifier led into a match play bracket to determine the champion. It took TV networks pressuring the PGA of America to force a change to 72 holes of stroke play, a format more conducive to advertising (more on that in a moment).

I think the tournament should go back to match play.

We don’t have nearly enough match play in professional golf on an individual level, especially now that the WGC Match Play Championship at Austin Country Club has ended. The PGA Championship switching formats would create an identity it has lacked for many years.

Will this actually happen? Probably not. But let me state my case.

Stewart Golf has extended its popular follow family of electric carts with the new Q Follow Carbon Range.

It might be a stretch to say that electric pushcarts are all the rage but one might say they’ve become the tiny houses of the golf world.

If you prefer the e-bike analogy, that’s fine, too.

What I’m driving (or no longer driving, as the case may be) at is that several of my laziest friends have moved from riding carts to electric carts, and while I’ve always been a walker, I prefer the freedom of follow mode to pushing.

My two-cents’ worth? Electric carts are the best way to carry your clubs.

The new Wilson Staff Model golf balls are a bit of a phenomenon.

We’re not talking about performance. Rather, it’s your interest in Wilson Staff products and specifically the new Staff Model golf balls. Soon after their release in January, you told us you wanted to know more.

Rest assured: A Ball Lab quality teardown is in the works. Also, know the Wilson Staff Model golf balls will be part of our next MyGolfSpy ball test. But it’s fascinating to note your interest far outpaces Wilson’s relative golf ball market share. We’re not sure what that means but it must mean something.

Today, let’s take a deep dive into how Wilson Staff Model golf balls came to be. If you’re a Rudyard Kipling fan, consider this a MyGolfSpy “Just So” story. But instead of Kipling telling his four-year-old daughter how the elephant got his trunk, we’ll share with you how the Staff Model got its dimples.

Among other things.

Just a few weekends ago, Mystik Dan took home the Kentucky Derby crown. The riveting horserace came down to a dramatic photo finish.

He’s not the only winner. Chalk one up for FootJoy!

Today, FootJoy released a collaboration with renowned fashion designer Todd Snyder. The “Mint Julep” Premiere Series, fittingly named for the cocktail of choice at the Kentucky Derby, arrives in time for the PGA Championship.

Sure, Mystik Dan stole the show, but FootJoy’s “Mint Julep” Premiere Series is every bit the stunner that the Kentuck Derby finish was. Seriously, if you can find a more breathtaking pair, let me know.

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Both the FootJoy Wilcox and Field models are elevated with classy patent leather and pastel “mint” pops of color. I’ve not had the pleasure of attending the Kentucky Derby but the elegance that exudes from each shoe seems to match the aura of those privileged to attend the popular event.