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With the best women's amateurs in the world competing for a tee time at Augusta National, emotions ran high at Champions Retreat.

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A putter that fits enhances three critical aspects of your setup: hip orientation, hand and shoulder relationship and eye position.

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Visitors to driving ranges equipped with Toptracer can play a simulated version of the Old Course at St. Andrews in its reverse routing.

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Four contestants in this week's ANWA share their favorite golf stories, including the time Rachel Heck got locked-in at Augusta National.

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In today's edition of Play Smart, GOLF Teacher to Watch Addison Craig explains the benefits of knowing how to shape the ball both ways.

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Megha Ganne’s course-record opening 63 at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur is the kind of performance for which she’s wired.

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How to watch the 2025 Valero Texas Open on Thursday, including full Valero Texas Open TV coverage and streaming info for Round 1.

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How to watch the 2025 LIV Golf Miami event at Trump National Doral this week, including a full LIV Golf Miami TV schedule and streaming info.

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How to watch the 2025 Augusta National Women's Amateur on Thursday, including full Thursday TV coverage and streaming info for Round 2.

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Craving the Masters' signature cocktail? Here's how to make the famous Azalea the Augusta-National approved way.

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Four-plus decades. Nine top 10s. Two green jackets. Bernhard Langer's Masters run has been impressive. Like the man himself.

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As golf season kicks in, you’re undoubtedly thinking about new equipment. You’ve probably even bought some already. While putting a new driver in play is always fun, don’t overlook the golf ball. As with every season, 2025 brings with it a plethora of new options but might I suggest there could be a not-so-new model you’ve overlooked?

Maybe it’s time to look again.

Before we start, a brief disclaimer. You won’t find things like the Titleist Pro V1, Pro V1x or even the new Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Diamond on this list. Those are the big guys and I’m working on the assumption you’re fully aware of those offerings and they’re probably already on your list of things to try.

There’s nothing wrong with sticking with the classics (there’s a reason why they’re so popular) but today I’m going to dig a little bit deeper to find options slightly outside the mainstream for performance-driven golfers. I won’t pretend we have data on everything but these are either on my list or would be if I was looking for something a little different than what I usually play.

With that, they might be worth a look for you, too.

There was no April Fools joke here, and thank God for that (unlike Tiger Woods, who is not playing in the Masters despite this post on X).

I was scrolling through Instagram on April 1 when, bam, there it was: the Masters empanada.

Immediately, everything was okay. All of my worries and concerns fell to the wayside, for the Masters empanada is here to save us all.

Technically the fine folks at Augusta National are calling this a “tomato pie”—a “Southern tradition” that will be making a “limited debut” at this year’s Masters (“limited debut” means it’s a soft launch and then staying with us forever, right? Right?).

adidas is having its moment. First it was the Samba, then the Superstar. Now, it’s Gazelle’s turn to hit the golf course.

The adidas Gazelle Golf shoe makes a long-awaited debut as a part of the new Original Golf collection. The popular training shoe-turned-streetwear staple has been retooled to make it course ready.

Luckily for fans of the OG Gazelle, the retooling is only in regards to performance. The sleek, streamlined aesthetics that make the Gazelle popular remain largely untouched.

No need to reinvent the wheel here. The Gazelle remains one of the stalwarts in adidas’s growing catalog of sneakers so it would be considered a big mistake to switch up now for the sake of golf.

Instead, the DNA of the Gazelle has been preserved. The only differences you’ll really notice come by way of traction (a slightly beefed up sole) and the waterproofness of the suede upper.

Here are the most-watched YouTube golf videos for March. Keep in mind that viewership totals are always changing so these numbers are estimates based on when this article was published.

Bob Does Sports dominated the rankings in February but March belonged to Grant Horvat. Four of the top five most-watched videos came from Grant Horvat Golf. And as always, Bryson managed to sneak in a few must-watch uploads of his own.

1. Can We Beat John Daly & His Son In A Golf Match?

Channel: Grant Horvat Golf Views: 2.5 million

Phil Mickelson and Grant Horvat take on John Daly and his son, John Daly Jr. In this two-versus-two 18-hole match, you’ll see how technical Phil Mickelson is and how much John Daly loves the opportunity to play golf with his son. For the second part of the match, you can switch to Phil’s channel and watch it here. (John Daly/Grant Horvat Match part two).

2. Can I Break A Random Course Record In One Try?

Channel: Bryson DeChambeauViews: 2.4 million

Can Bryson break the course record at Hackberry Creek in just one attempt? He takes on the challenge with bold shot choices, a new golf ball and a fast start. Having a month without Bryson at the top of the most-watched videos is rare.

3. Justin Thomas versus Grant Horvat

Channel: Grant Horvat Golf Views: 1.8 million

Justin Thomas joins the Grant Horvat Five Under Challenge and starts with a five-shot lead. With firm greens, creative shotmaking and a little trash talk, this competitive match heats up fast at a course JT helped design.

As Augusta-themed Limited Editions go, you won’t find much better than The Bridgestone Peach Reserve Collection.

That is, maybe until Friday (he said in a not-so-subtle piece of foreshadowing).

These “first-major-of-the-year” limited editions are dropping fast and furious now that the big day is just over a week away. Bridgestone, along with COBRA and Vice, is one of the few companies that always packs some extra cool into its limited edition creations. We’re not going to say Bridgestone has outdone itself this year, but we can confirm the Bridgestone Peach Reserve Collection is, as they might say down in Georgia, purdy dadgum impressive.

Let’s take a look.

The Bridgestone Peach Reserve Collection

First off, I’d like to give Bridgestone an Augusta-back-nine-birdie high five for not going the Azalea route. Hey, I like flowers as much as the next guy, but c’mon, man; Azalea-related Augusta stuff has fallen into a giant vat of liquid cliché it can’t get out of. We can do better, people.

The pre-shot routine is important. Watch any professional golfer and you’ll see them go through a routine before they take a swing. The routine can vary depending on the type of shot (tee shot, fairway, chip, putt, etc.) but they have a specific process they follow.

If you’ve ever wondered why your best range sessions never translate to the golf course or why you can’t play a consistent or steady round of golf, the answer may be in your pre-shot routine.

The pre-shot routine prepares you for a shot. It’s more than just aiming and a quick waggle. Here are some of the biggest pre-shot routine-related mistakes and practical tips to fix them.

You’re standing over the ball for a LONG time

The longer you stand over the ball (10, 15, 20 seconds), the more you invite the opportunity for second-guessing and tension buildup. A faster pre-shot routine is often better than a slow one.

In their book Golf’s 8-Second Secret, Mike Bender and Michael Mercier suggest that once a golfer steps into the shot, the actual execution should take about eight seconds.

If you’re unfamiliar with a 17-year old YouTuber named Gabby, I’ll let it slide for the moment.

After all, you’re a serious (well, semi-serious, anyway) person who only watches “respectable” golf YouTubers like Rick Shiels, Peter Finch and Bob Does Sports (I said “semi-serious”…), so why would you know about a teenager whose game is better than yours and who looks more like a fashion influencer than a golfer?

Well, all that’s about to change.

Who is Gabby Golf Girl?

Let’s catch your semi-serious self up to speed here.

Gabby DeGasperis is a teenager, a golfer, a wildly successful YouTube Creator/Instagram personality (nearly 1 million combined subscribers), and the owner of one of the fastest growing channels in all of YouTube.

Let’s be honest: three-putts are frustrating. You do the hard work, find the fairway, hit the green in regulation and then give away a shot with a three-putt. To find out how common this mistake is, we asked Shot Scope to share some of their putting data. Spoiler alert: Three-putts happen more often than you might think.

How common is a three-putt in golf?

Here is a look at how often golfers three-putt according to handicap. The three-putt percentage shown is the percentage of three-putts per round.

Handicap	Three-Putt %	Holes Per 3-Putt	Avg. 2nd Putt Distance (ft)
5	6%	16.7	7.9
15	11%	9.7	8.0
25	13%	7.6	8.2

Higher-handicaps three-putt more frequently

The higher-handicap golfers three-putt more often than the lower-handicap players. We saw that one coming.

The average five-handicap golfer three-putts about once per round. The 25-handicap golfer three-putts two or three times per round.

Higher-handicap golfers often struggle with speed control on longer putts. This issue is compounded by the location of the higher-handicappers’ approach shots which are often 40 or more feet from the pin.

Defending champion Nelly Korda became the latest example of anything goes in the T-Mobile Match Play when she settled for a halve Wednesday against Brittany Altomare.