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Dale Whitnell made two holes-in-one in the same round at the South African Open, having entered the day worrying about just making the cut at the European tour event.

We’ve started planning for the 2025 robot ball test and part of the plan this year is to include more of the cheap stuff.

Let me define cheap. I’m talking about the two- and occasionally 3-piece stuff with ionmer covers. While these balls get zero tour play, they’re loved by a segment of golfers for their lower price points, often soft (dare I say, super soft feel), and the variety of colors and patterns in which some models are offered.

It should go without saying that we can’t test everything, but we want to make sure we include some of the most popular models. To that end, we did some research to figure out what those balls are.

Our requisite fine print is that not every place that sells golf balls sold reports sales data. With that, sales data for direct-to-consumer brands can be spotty, but the list does give us a good idea of what the best-selling models (by unit share) were for 2024.

Let’s look at top 5.

While we may all dream of playing in the Masters, attending the Masters tournament is usually the closest we can get.

With the pricing of a Masters trip being what it is, let’s just say attending might feel like a bit of a pipe dream, too. We took a deep dive into the costs involved—from tickets to lodging to pimento cheese sandwiches—and you might be surprised by the total price.

Here’s a closer look at how much it really costs to go to the Masters in 2025.

Getting to Augusta

Augusta National Golf Club is located in eastern Georgia, about 145 miles east of Atlanta, 165 miles southwest of Charlotte and 75 miles west of Columbia, South Carolina. It’s not an area that sees much tourism outside of Masters week.

While Augusta Regional Airport (AGS) is conveniently located, the pricing for flights to this smaller airport is not cheap. A Delta flight from New York to Augusta that gets in on Wednesday and leaves on Monday will cost a little more than $1,000 for a round trip.

Tiger Woods Won His First Masters at Age 21

1. Historic Victory in 1997

   • At just 21 years old, Tiger Woods won the 1997 Masters Tournament, becoming the youngest champion in history at the time.

2. Record-Breaking Performance

   • He won with a record-breaking score of 18 under par (270), setting the largest margin of victory in Masters history at 12 strokes.

3. First African American and Asian Descent Champion

   • Woods became the first golfer of African American and Asian descent to win the Masters, breaking racial barriers in the sport.

4. Dominated the Tournament from Start to Finish

   • Despite a shaky +4 start on the first nine holes, Woods took control and never looked back, leading the tournament after the second round.

5. Transformed the Game of Golf

Jake Knapp shot a bogey-free 59 in the opening round of the Cognizant Classic at PGA National, the 15th time someone has broken 60 in a PGA Tour event.

Full 2025 Cognizant Classic Friday tee times for the second round at PGA National, featuring Jordan Spieth, Jake Knapp and more.

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A Gator took on a gator. Billy Horschel won.

In this edition of Play Smart, GOLF Teacher to Watch Christy Longfield explains how controlling your low point is the key to ball striking.

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Daniel Berger had a nightmare start at the 2025 Cognizant Classic when his opening drive landed in a palm tree. The nightmare didn't last.

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Jupiter Links Golf Club went head-to-head with The Bay Golf Club in a TGL match with playoff implications. Here are the highlights from Tuesday's match.

In their course of their long friendship, Gilles Gagnon learned a lot about Pete Dye, including how and where he hoped to be laid to rest.

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How to watch the 2025 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches on Thursday, including full Cognizant Classic TV coverage and streaming info.

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It’s been an up-and-down start to TGL, pro golf’s first major simulator league.

On one side, the negative column has been filled with valid criticisms.

The technology is clearly subpar as we’ve seen several malfunctions, including the sim totally whiffing on a Tommy Fleetwood shot. We’ve been vocal about this at MyGolfSpy by simply pointing out how absurd it is to have this issue when better launch monitor solutions exist.

On top of tech issues, TGL has sometimes suffered from blowout matches, boring player personalities, too long of a TV window and inconsistent scheduling/timing of matches.

For some, those factors have made it difficult to invest on a weekly basis—or even to continue watching past the first couple of weeks. I was among those who brought up concerns about whether TGL’s novelty factor would wear off as the season progressed.

A Lim Kim had five birdies but bogeyed the par-5 16th and finished with a 68 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the LPGA's HSBC Women's World Championship.

Ten reasons to watch Netflix's Full Swing, Season 3: Triumph, heartbreak, Ludvig Åberg making coffee, Bryson DeChambeau checking Instagram and more.

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After a video review of a rules penalty, Jake Knapp made the cut at last week’s Mexico Open played at the Vidanta Vallarta course.

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Amateur golfer Luke Clanton, a junior at Florida State and a native of nearby Hialeah, Fla, says "it would mean the world" to him to secure his PGA Tour membership by making the cut at this week's Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens.

Tom Kim admitted he's struggling with pace of play. Here's his reason why, which he offered on Tuesday after TGL play.

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As Year 1 of TGL heads toward the finish line, the startup league's two biggest needle-movers might not be around for the playoff crescendo.

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