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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

Callaway Fairway 14 Stand Bag

Your Bag Tester

Dave Wolfe – The ever-curious MyGolfSpy writer and putter fanatic. When it comes to golf products, I believe that impulse control is something to be controlled.

Are Any Golf Bags Built for Push Carts?

Have you ever found yourself between pant sizes? The pair of size 36s were a bit baggy but the 34s created an awkward muffin top. Obviously, a pair of 35s would be ideal. Sadly, in a land of even-sized pants, that Goldilocks size option is not usually available.

Those of us who push our clubs are presented with a similar situation every time we shop for a new golf bag. Do we go cart bag and lose the walking flexibility of a stand bag? Do we go stand bag and lose the storage and stability of a cart bag?

Dustin Johnson said he's resigned from the PGA Tour and plans to play only LIV Golf events and major championships "unless I hear otherwise."

Fran Quinn, 57, qualified for the U.S. Open on Monday, while Rickie Fowler and former NFL running back Danny Woodhead were among the notables who failed to make the field for next week's major championship at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.

After a four-month hiatus, Phil Mickelson is returning to competitive golf on the new LIV Golf Invitational Series after being added to the field on Monday for the series' first event, to begin Thursday at Centurion Club outside London.

Jack Nicklaus the third American to become honorary citizen of St. Andrews, joining Bobby Jones in 1958 and Benjamin Franklin in 1759.

Our Job Is Your Game

If you dive into Most Wanted Testing articles, you see this saying every single time. Why? It is our DNA.

Our mission is simple: to educate golfers worldwide and to equip them with the best products suited for their game.

Yorktown, Va., is where every shot and every data point comes to life. It is where we are changing the golf industry one reader at a time.

Most Wanted Testing

In 2021, 122,988 shots of data were collected over 11 Most Wanted tests. Let that sink in … 122,988 SHOTS.

It is 2022 and we are almost three-quarters of the way through Most Wanted testing. Each test isn’t possible without the dedication of our testers. Without them, Most Wanted testing does not exist.

“The first four putters were 20 years in the making.”  Guerin Rife

The concept of an overnight success story is misguided at best. Truthfully, the leap from relative unknown to a bona-fide market mover is the result of countless hours of dedication to a specific objective that benefits from some sort of inflection point.

In this case, we’re talking about putters, specifically Evnroll putters, and the man behind it all, Guerin Rife. In 2017, we traced Rife’s story from his roots as an ad agency art director to one of the most highly regarded creative thinkers and putter designers in the game.

What we knew then was that Rife was on to something with his Sweet Face Technology.

What we didn’t know is exactly whether it could sustain an entire brand.

Jerry Kelly birdied the first hole of a playoff with Kirk Triplett on Sunday to win the PGA Tour Champions' Principal Charity Classic.

Minjee Lee won the U.S. Women's Open by four strokes over Mina Harigae at Pine Needles on Sunday to earn $1.8 million, the largest payout in the history of women's golf.

Billy Horschel ended any doubt about his victory at Muirfield Village with an eagle putt from one end of the green to the other on the 15th hole, sending him to a 4-shot victory Sunday at the Memorial.

The great thing about the U.S. Open is that it’s, well, open. It’s the ultimate meritocracy. If you’re good enough, you can compete.

You didn’t play high-level college golf? Doesn’t matter. You didn’t play competitive golf at any level? That doesn’t matter, either. The only thing that does matter is can you shoot the scores?

Pretty straightforward, right?

The final qualifiers are this weekend but it’s the Monday regional in Ohio that’s drawing more interest than normal. That’s where former NFL running back Danny Woodhead will try to buck the odds once again.

Gunning for Brookline

If you follow the NFL at all, you probably remember Woodhead. The 5’8” running back out of Division II Chadron State in Nebraska carved out the unlikeliest career, highlighted by three seasons with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.