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Dustin Johnson is replacing Talor Gooch with Peter Uihlein on his LIV Golf team for 2023, sources told ESPN.

 

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OUR JOB IS YOUR GAME

This is one of the most compelling tests of 2022.

Should you grip it and rip it with your driver? What if you could gain up to 34 yards on your drives?

Yes, you read that correctly: You could gain as many as 34 more yards just by swinging faster.

Now, every golfer swings his or her driver differently. Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are both phenomenal drivers of the golf ball yet they deliver the club to the ball differently. They do have something in common, though.  They swing their drivers with maximum speed.

We’ve all heard the same refrain. “You want a smooth tempo.” “Swing with tempo.” “Swing nice and controlled.”  “Don’t swing out of your shoes.”

 

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Thai teen Atthaya Thitikul, 19, becomes the second-youngest to reach the No. 1 women's world golf ranking since the ranking began in 2006.

Welcome back to Retro Golf where we take golf’s most iconic clubs and put them up against their futuristic counterparts.

Today’s episode: The OG TaylorMade Burner Bubble head to head against the 2022 TaylorMade Stealth.

How many yards does 20-plus years in storage equal?

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There are so many ways I see that golfers can improve without ever going to the range, or gym, or without having to take a lesson. Better understanding and decision making is the low hanging fruit for improved performance and scoring. As a result I came up with my five part, strategy cheat sheet quite a while ago. Here you go….

The Five Yard Pact

Five yards is fifteen feet. If you hit any full swing shot to that distance from the hole, you’ve done nicely. My pact is simple. If you have a front pin, try to hit your shot 5 yards long. If you have a back pin, try to hit your approach 5 yards short, and the same goes for left and right pins. The only time the Pact is off is if there is a center pin and there are no “major” hazards around the green. However, if the pin is centered and there is a water hazard on the left edge of the green the Pact kicks in and you must plan for 5 yards right of the centered pin. Make sense?

You might wonder why you need the Five Yard Pact? These are some of the best players in the world trying to keep their golf ball between the left bunkers and the water on the 17th hole in the 2021 PGA Championship. Any more questions?
Stick to One Shot Shape

Yes, we all like to think that we can work the ball both ways, but all the data shows that we are “less good” at our atypical pattern than our regular shape. Play one shape on every tee and on every approach, unless you have an obstacle in your direct path. Moral of the story - dance with who ya brung and work on improving or upgrading your typical pattern on the range.

The wealthy Saudi-backed LIV Golf league embodied its "Golf, but louder" slogan in its first season. But can a league that embraced 54 holes, team golf and shotgun starts sustain? What about its players?

In John Huggan’s wide-ranging interview with Martin Slumbers, the R&A Chief addresses several issues of the day, from Trump Turnberry’s status to Open qualifying to Greg Norman. He makes clear that any talk of bans is not on the table.

I cover that in the latest Quad here along with a look at a key point made by the Washington Post writer who went to Saudi Arabia and LIV’d to tell about it.

Dustin Johnson's 4Aces GC squad captured the season-ending LIV Golf team championship at Trump National Doral on Sunday in Florida, outlasting Cameron Smith and Punch GC by one shot.

Seamus Power won the Butterfield Bermuda Championship for his second tour title, an achievement helped by the fact that rookie Ben Griffin relinquished the lead afterf going 4 over on the back.

Teams captained by Dustin Johnson, Cameron Smith, Louis Oosthuizen and Brooks Koepka advanced to the finals of the LIV Golf Team Championship.

Seamus Power knows the wind and Port Royal well enough to realize he'd better do his scoring early. He did just that Saturday, added a few birdies late and had another 6-under 65 to share the lead with Ben Griffin in the Butterfield Bermuda...

In a deciding singles match, Cameron Smith made birdie at the last hole to beat Phil Mickelson and eliminate his team in the LIV Golf Team Championship.

- Ben Crane took advantage of a rare start on the PGA Tour with his lowest score in 10 years, a 9-under 62 that gave him a one-shot lead going into the weekend of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship.

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

Inesis High MOI Putter: A premium offering from Inesis focusing on forgiveness and alignment.

YOUR INESIS HIGH MOI PUTTER REVIEWER

Phillip Bishop – A woeful putter. Perhaps, this is the one.

ABOUT THE INESIS HIGH MOI PUTTER

Well, you guessed it. This is a putter that concentrates on MOI. Not just any amount of MOI but high MOI. If you have a different name suggestion, feel free to leave a comment below.

If you are an avid MyGolfSpy reader, you are most likely familiar with Inesis and/or Decathlon. However, if you are not, they are an active sports brand from France.

Arjun Atwal walked off Port Royal on Thursday with an 8-under 63 that left him one shot behind Austin Smotherman and Harrison Endycott.

Despite feeling unwell, Jordan Smith shot a 9-under 62 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead at the Portugal Masters.

Bryson DeChambeau said he remains a plaintiff in LIV Golf's federal antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour because the PGA Tour won't pay him a $1.75 million bonus it owes him.