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Jodi Ewart Shadoff's second-round 69 at the LPGA Mediheal Championship gives the 34-year-old from England a four-shot lead going into the weekend in search of her first victory.

Mito Pereira made birdie on half of his holes for an 8-under 63 on Friday that gave him a one-shot lead in the Shriners Children's Open after two rounds.

Jon Rahm's four-footer for birdie on the final hole just missed the cup, capping a frustrating day for the home-crowd favorite at the Spanish Open and dropping him two shots off the lead on Friday.

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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

VICE Force Golf Bag.

Your Bag Tester

Hi, I’m Harry, and I am a professional golf shoe tester. (Yes, they exist.) I actually test a lot of things at MyGolfSpy and play professionally when I’m not checking and comparing specs on gloves, rangefinders, bags, ball retrievers, etc. You can call me the Director of Soft Goods Testing here at MGS. You can also just call me Harry. That’s fine, too.

The VICE Golf Brand

Have you ever found yourself not vibing with any golf brand in the industry? Maybe their style just doesn’t cut it for you?

Richard Bland, Branden Grace and Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra upstaged their more-illustrious opponents on Friday to shoot 7-under 65s and share the lead after the first round of the LIV Golf Invitational-Bangkok.

Jodi Ewart Shadoff went on a run of four straight birdies late in her round Thursday for an 8-under 64, taking a two-shot lead in the LPGA Mediheal Championship.

Tom Hoge made two eagles on his way to an 8-under 63 for a one-shot lead in the Shriners Children's Open.

Jon Rahm overcame early jitters from playing at home and shot a 7-under 64 in the opening round of the Spanish Open on Thursday to sit one stroke behind the leaders.

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The Official World Golf Ranking will not make a ruling on awarding points to LIV Golf events until after the series' next two tournaments.

Thanks to our good friend the Worldwide Web, the purveyance of golf equipment is easier, quicker and more convenient than ever.

Point, click, done.

But all that convenience comes at a cost. Try before you buy? Nope. Personal service? Hardly.

Custom fit? That gets a little tricky.

There are always holes in this imperfect world we inhabit. And there are always entrepreneurial-minded people looking to fill those holes. The folks behind a company called Fairway Jockey think they can fill at least a couple of those holes. Additionally, they believe they can provide you with some compelling, and perhaps even innovative, golf club buying options.

PuttOUT and Blast Motion join forces.Blast tracks your face angle and path.Available in two packages.

How good is your putting? Or, in my case, how bad is your putting?

Most golfers really don’t know what they’re doing, right or wrong, without getting a lesson from a pro. But if you’re looking for the next best thing, PuttOUT and Blast Motion will get you where you need to be.

Welcome to the PuttOUT and Blast Motion collaboration.

PuttOUT is a putting training aid juggernaut while Blast Motion has expertise in sensors to record what your swing is actually doing during your round.

Let’s take a dive into what seems to be a smart match between the two companies.

Levin's putting stance has drawn parallels to Happy Gilmore, the main character in the 1996 movie of the same name.

Two of the recent blogs by Danny Maude reminded me why if is so difficult to control the direction and distance for every iron shot. Slope of the ground (side to side or back to front) your weight shift and your swing arc can change your impact point with every different length of iron. You need to adjust your stance, grip and lineup to execute perfect shots up your target line.

Inconsistencies are exactly the reason why mid-handicap golfers need to take a full practice swing before each hit. You need to pay attention to the direction of the club face and the point of impact with respect to the ball position. You have to visualize where your club face will RELEASE your ball. Of course, it’s so much easier to understand your errors when you see the divot after you hit each shot.

Eliminating Angles for Your Irons in Your Setup
Your iron shaft should be setup perpendicular from where your ball is resting. DON’T SETUP WITH A FORWARD SHAFT LEAN. Your wedge shots should be lined up in the center of your stance so your shaft should be pointing at your belt buckle. The ball position for your 6-iron is forward of the center of your stance so the shaft of your club should still be square to the ground but pointing slightly forward of your belt buckle (as below).

Setup with the Face Square
You can add draw or fade with the direction of you swing. You can also add hook or slice with a closed or open face, respectively, so setup with the face of your club square to your target line to understand the impact of a square setup. Every iron is swung in an arc so you need to focus on creating a consistent impact with your club face square and also keeping the impact point of your swing path in line with your target line. Making a complete swing allows you to return your club to square at the bottom of your swing.

Make a Practice Swing Before Every Shot
I rarely see a mid-handicap golfer take a practice swing that duplicates the swing speed and tempo of their actual shot. Each club length will change the outcome of your shots. Inconsistencies in your swing will show up during your practice swing. Just do it!

LIV Golf is forming a strategic alliance with the little-known MENA Tour in hopes of securing Official World Golf Ranking points for its players.

Which is more technologically advanced: a light switch or a pair of shoes with BOA’s proprietary closure system? We all know what a light switch does. At one point, it was revolutionary. Now it’s an afterthought. Conversely, how much “technology” could a pair of golf shoes contain?

Some companies would have you believe that the right pair of shoes can help you hit the ball further and shoot lower scores. So what in the name of Bill Bowerman is going on here?

BOA Technologies believes it has an answer. More importantly, its crack team of Ph.D-equipped researchers is charged with creating a repository of information that assesses the impact of various closure systems on a range of athletic movements. In 2018, BOA constructed a performance laboratory at its Denver, Colo., headquarters. The directive was simple: gather evidence that the academic community would accept which supported a clear and definitive performance benefit on footwear that leveraged BOA’s unique performance fit system.

Easier said than done.

WHAT IS BOA?

The Korn Ferry Tour released its 2023 schedule on Tuesday with changes that already had been in the works, starting with a minimum $1 million purse for the regular season, with $180,000 to the winner.

Tiger Woods saved three Hero World Challenge spots for tournament exemptions, and it is widely expected he will play for the first time since 2019.