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How to watch the PGA Tour, Masters, PGA Championship and FedEx Cup playoffs on ESPN, ESPN+
Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the PGA Tour, Masters, PGA Championship and FedEx Cup playoffs on ESPN and ESPN+.
How to watch PGA Tour's The American Express on ESPN+
The next stop on the PGA Tour is La Quinta, California, for The American Express. Here is how you can watch all of the action.
Power Rankings, two World No. 1s, a possible LIV TV deal and more this week in golf
The American Express is loaded with talent, what's up with two world No. 1's and LIV Golf might have a new TV deal.
Looking ahead to the LPGA season -- Upcoming events, predictions, players to watch, more
Previewing the 2023 LPGA season as the season kicks off at the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions.
Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x Golf Balls (2023)
Titleist has announced new Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls.The 2023 models feature high-gradient cores for more distance, lower long-game spin and tighter dispersion.Retail price is $54.99.Availability begins Jan 25.
The story of the new Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls is relatively simple.
Before we dig into what’s changed, however, what you need to know is that what’s true for one ball is basically true for the other.
For example, spin properties have changed a bit for both but the relationship between the two remains the same.
The Pro V1 is still a mid-flight, mid spin ball while the Pro V1x remains Titleist’s highest-launching and -spinning option. Compression ratings haven’t changed, either. The Pro V1 is still a high-80s compression ball while the firmer Pro V1x runs in the high 90s.
Dumb Mistakes that Ruin Your Round
I found a great summary of mistakes published by Josh Berhow when interviewing PGA pros at GOLF’s Top 100 Teachers Summit . You really don’t have to change your game to lower your scores. just don’t make the following mistakes.
Poulter: Could turn down Ryder spot if qualified
LIV Golf's Ian Poulter said Tuesday that it's no guarantee he would play for Europe in the 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome if he does manage to qualify.
Wilson Staff Dynapower Drivers, Fairways and Hybrids
Wilson Staff Dynapower Drivers, Fairways and Hybrids Key Takeaways
Wilson Staff revives a classic name from its past.Two new adjustable drivers: one all-titanium, one with a carbon-fiber crownAI-optimized dynamic face thickness$499.99 in carbon fiber; $429.99 in titaniumPresale starts Feb 22; at retail March 1The new Wilson Staff Dynapower drivers, fairways and hybrids have an awful lot going on. Not the least of which is the name.
Wilson’s social media has been warning us that something retro is brewing. And that something is the resurrection of Dynapower. The original 1956 Dynapower was an iron-focused weighting technology. You can read more about that technology in our companion piece on the new Dynapower irons but you’ll notice the “buy-a-vowel” labeling on both the irons and metalwoods reads “DYNAPWR.” So in text, it’ll be “Dynapower,” but on the sticks it’s DYNAPWR.
Just so we’re CLR.
But give Wilson Staff credit. As an outside-looking-in player in the driver game, this modern take on a retro-classic name is bringing something unique to the table: dueling drivers.
Made from different materials and with different performance characteristics.
Wilson Staff Dynapower Irons: Wilson Goes Retro
Wilson Staff Dynapower Irons – Key Takeaways
Wilson revives a classic tech name for 2023.Game-improvement irons designed by AI$799.99 in steel, $899.99 in graphitePresale Feb 22; at retail March 1The new Wilson Staff Dynapower irons check all the requisite boxes for a modern game-improvement iron.
Low CG for high launch? Check
AI-designed variable face thickness for max ball speed? Check
Lofts strong enough to cause outrage in certain circles? Double-check
Retro naming that highlights a 67-year-old—and still relevant—technology? Wait. What?
A Master of Craft & Design Introducting Ohkoshi-San of AXIS Golf!
I’m a huge fan of AXIS golf! The product’s quality, feel, shape and options sit well above most. Seriously the options are better than Mizuno’s old Yoro-craft and can toe up with Miura’s MCW, This is complete custom GRIND work done by a true master, not those instant masters you see on Instagram. The only limitation really is the mold itself.
A couple of weeks ago I visited Ohkoshi-san and Yomoto-san at their factory in Sai Tama Japan, then a week later some Shabu Shabu in Nihonbashi over a dozen beers.
The brand AXIS Golf is really about Ohkoshi-san’s skill and experience. In short, he worked hard and put in his time on the Japanese professional golf circuit as a crafter.
Ohkoshi-san was born and raised in Noda city in Chiba, Japan. Ohkoshi-san was part of his high school golf team. Around that time, he started playing with wedge grinding just for fun.
His Aunt worked as a reception clerk at a local driving range. After school, he would visit and she would let him hit golf balls starting when he was around 14 years old influenced by his friend who was playing competitive golf at that time.
Titleist TSR2 and TSR3 Hybrids
Titleist has announced the TSR2 and TSR3 hybrids.Reimagined shaping and lower/deeper CGMAP $299 eachPre-sale starts Feb. 2 with full retail availability on Feb. 23.
Because we discussed the Titleist TSR2 and TSR3 fairway woods several months ago, you might have assumed that Titleist released TSR2 and TSR3 hybrids concurrently.
If so, I forgive you.
And given the cacophony of equipment releases this month, it would be easy for Titleist’s updated TSR2 and TSR3 hybrid launch to come and go relatively unnoticed.
But I’m working to change all of that. After all, ain’t no party like a hybrid launch party.
Let’s discuss.
Srixon Soft Feel Golf Balls
Srixon Soft Feel Golf Balls – Key Takeaways
13th generation of Srixon’s softest ballTwo-piece ionomer, 60 compressionNew FastLayer core$22.99/dozen. Available Feb. 16The newest edition of Srixon Soft Feel golf balls would appear, if you checked the specs, to be no different from the previous edition of Srixon’s Soft Feel golf balls.
Both are two-piece ionomer-covered balls priced to move at $22.99 per dozen. Both releases report a compression of 60 for the standard model and 58 for the Soft Feel Lady version. And both tout a “new” FastLayer core that is Srixon’s softest yet. Even the cover thickness—or in Srixon’s case, we should say “thinness”—is the same.
Even the Soft Feel Brite colors are the same: matte red, matte green and matte orange.
So what’s new and/or different?
It’s hard to say. But we can say OEMs don’t spend a lot of time, energy, effort or money pumping innovation into two-piece ionomer-covered balls that sell for $22.99. Any innovation is usually trickle-down stuff from the next tier or two of golf balls.
Birdie-birdie finish powers Kim to Sony Open title
Si Woo Kim brought a sleepy Sony Open to life on Sunday in Honolulu with a birdie-birdie finish, giving him a 6-under 64 and a one-shot victory over Round 3 leader Hayden Buckley.
Fernandez de Oliveira wins, gets spot in 3 majors
Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira closed with a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Latin America Amateur Championship, earning a spot in three majors this year.
Europe beat GB & Ireland to win Hero Cup
Continental Europe, led by Francesco Molinari raised aloft the Hero Cup as they beat Great Britain and Ireland in the inaugural competition on Sunday.
Buckley shoots 64 again, leads by 2 at Sony Open
Hayden Buckley started and ended the back nine at Waialae with eagles on Saturday for a second straight 6-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead and creating some separation going into the final round of the Sony Open in Honolulu.
Fernandez de Oliveira holds lead at Latin Amateur
Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira of Argentina had a record day at Grand Reserve to build a 4-shot lead Saturday at the Latin America Amateur Championship, leaving him one round away from a spot in the Masters and U.S. Open.
Hero Open: Continental Europe take 2-shot lead
Continental Europe will take a two-point lead into the final day of the Hero Cup after extending its advantage over Britain & Ireland in the afternoon foursomes on Saturday.