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Only Steph Curry Understands How He Wants His Clubs Regripped

A course that continually offers problems - one with fight in it, if you please - is the one that keeps the player keen for the game. DONALD ROSS

/ Geoff Shackelford

Non-golfers might find it a bit odd to see Steph Curry picking his clubs at the local PGA Superstore when the NBA Finals begin Thursday.

Presuming this was a regripping, any golfer can understand how that’s a task not to be trusted to an assistant.

Stanford golfer Rose Zhang lands adidas' first NIL deal

A week after winning a college title as a freshman, Zhang has an NIL deal with adidas. It's the company's first endorsement with a college athlete. Zhang is the world's top-ranked women's amateur golfer and will play in the U.S. Women's Open this week.

Wie West-led initiative to support LPGA players

Michelle Wie West will lead a new women's partnership initiative with golf equipment company LA Golf, aiming for equitable and fair support on and off the golf course for LPGA players.

We Tried It: adidas Tour360 22 BOA Review

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

adidas Tour360 22 BOA—the BOA (not for suckers) version of adidas’ 2022 flagship golf shoe.

Your Tour360 22 BOA Tester

Tony Covey. A chubby-footed BOA enthusiast who believes laces are for suckers and is super excited to finally get his hands or, I suppose, feet, on a pair of adidas golf shoes. It’s been a while.

adidas Tour360 22 Shoe Review

The adidas Tour360 22 was tested as part of our 2022 Buyer’s Guide. It was a strong performer (as we’ve come to expect from adidas) but the unusual spike design caused some confusion.

adidas TOUR360 22 BOA review


a closeup image of the micro-adjustable BOA closure system on the adidas TOUR360 22 BOA golf shoe





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Freshman Wins NCAA Individual Title, NCAA Elite Eight Set

Adam Woodward reports on a wild finish to the men’s individual title chase that ended in a four-man playoff won by Vanderbilt’s Gordon Sargent. The true freshman joins a small group to have won the title in their first year, including Ben Crenshaw and Phil Mickelson.

The final eight teams are set, with Tuesday featuring 36-holes of matches concluding with Wednesday’s final. It was a remarkable show by top ranked teams backing up their season-long efforts to reach the elite eight. Woodward previews the bracket and morning matches.

The teams and TV Times:


Looming Questions Halfway Through 2022's Major Season

A course that continually offers problems - one with fight in it, if you please - is the one that keeps the player keen for the game. DONALD ROSS

/ Geoff Shackelford

Deprived of another day wondering who might be turning up at the LIV’s first London event in a week, I sat typed out some looming questions for the second half of 2022. Holy cow there’s a lot to be resolved in the coming weeks and months.

Jack, Howard, Nelly, Tiger, Phil, Brooks, Bryson, Brookline, Congressional, St Andrews, Portmarnock, Muirfield, Winged Foot, Riviera, Distance and plenty more on the rest-of-'22 radar now at the Quadrilateral.


Vanderbilt freshman Sargent wins NCAA title

Vanderbilt's Gordon Sargent curled in a short birdie putt on the first hole of a four-man playoff on Monday to become the ninth freshman to win the NCAA individual title.

Molinari named Europe's 2nd VC for Ryder Cup

Team Europe captain Henrik Stenson named Italy's Edoardo Molinari as his second vice-captain on Monday for the 2023 Ryder Cup that will be played at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome.

2022 MOST WANTED PLAYER’S DISTANCE IRONS

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Today, we highlight the results for our 2022 Most Wanted Player’s Distance Irons test!

Player’s distance irons are a blend of craftsmanship and aesthetics combined with subtle, creative waves of technology. All of which melds together to help you game a beautiful and performance-packed iron.

Let’s take a look at the best player’s distance irons of 2022.

MOST WANTED SCORING

We have reformulated our 2022 Most Wanted results to a 100-point scoring system. This new system better identifies golf clubs to potentially help you shoot lower scores.





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Pine Needles: All 18 From Above

Is it not high time that Authority placed a definite limit upon the golfer's insatiable greed for distance? Does not history teach that an art is ever ruled by a small intelligent minority? Why, then, pay attention to the ever-unthinking majority? Let them have their damn ball; but if they wish to enter the lists of the academy of the Amateur and Open Championships then they must use implements that will compel them to reflect in their play the best traditions of the sport that have been inherited from the past. And such limitations would be in line with the practice that prevails when it comes to contests of skill in other sports.
 MAX BEHR

"Rebirth at Riv: 2012 NCAAs, an oral history"

Is it not high time that Authority placed a definite limit upon the golfer's insatiable greed for distance? Does not history teach that an art is ever ruled by a small intelligent minority? Why, then, pay attention to the ever-unthinking majority? Let them have their damn ball; but if they wish to enter the lists of the academy of the Amateur and Open Championships then they must use implements that will compel them to reflect in their play the best traditions of the sport that have been inherited from the past. And such limitations would be in line with the practice that prevails when it comes to contests of skill in other sports.
 MAX BEHR

Eun-Hee Ji wins LPGA Match-Play, gets US Women's Open spot

Eun-Hee Ji beat Ayaka Furue on Sunday afternoon to win the LPGA Match-Play and secure a spot in next week's U.S. Women's Open.

World No. 1 Scheffler drops Colonial in a playoff

Sam Burns made a 38-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole at Colonial, which came just more than two hours after he had finished his round, to outlast top-ranked Scottie Scheffler on Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.

Alker shoots final-round 63 to win Senior PGA

Steven Alker avoided mistakes down the stretch and closed with an 8-under 63 on Sunday for a three-shot victory in the Senior PGA Championship, his third title this year and first major.

Perez beats Fox in 4-hole playoff, wins Dutch Open

Victor Perez of France birdied the fourth hole of a dramatic playoff with Ryan Fox to win the Dutch Open on Sunday for the second European tour title of his career.

Ji, Lee, Vu, Furue on to LPGA Match-Play semis

Eun-Hee Ji made quick work of Madelene Sagstrom in the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play quarterfinals, playing only 12 holes in a 7-and-6 victory Saturday. Andrea Lee, Lilia Vu and Ayaka Furue needed extra holes to join her in the semifinals.

Ames authors 'fun day,' takes lead at Senior PGA

Telling reporters that he "enjoyed the way I played," Stephen Ames shot a 4-under 67 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Mike Weir and Bernhard Langer after three rounds of the Senior PGA Championship in Michigan.

Bogey-free Saturday bolsters Scheffler at Colonial

Scottie Scheffler was all smiles after he almost made it through another round at Colonial without a bogey, as the world's top-ranked player earned the lead alone heading into the final round of this Texas tournament.

Wallace, Perez share lead after Dutch Open Day 3

England's Matt Wallace and France's Victor Perez shared the lead on 10 under par after the third round of the Dutch Open, where two shots separated the top nine on Saturday.

"12-year-old golf phenom Xavier Perez signs name, image, likeness deal"

The Golden Years of Hogan are certainly easier for me o remember than more recent events. Like when Steve Flesch won. Or Olin Browne. Or David Frost. Or Fulton Allem. Or Tim Herron. Or that fateful interlude when if it wasn’t Keith Clearwater, it was Ian Baker-Finch. One hit wonders occasionally add a touch of charm to an annual golf event , but not when they come in droves. For those of you who cut too many history classes, the Hogan years started with the first Colonial in 1946, and it didn’t hurt a thing that Ben won the inaugural with a shocking course-record 65 in the final round.
DAN JENKINS on the Colonial


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