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Stenson to captain Europe's '23 Ryder Cup team

Henrik Stenson has been named as captain for Europe's Ryder Cup team for the 2023 competition which will be held in Rome, Italy.

There Go The Saudi Millions: Henrik Stenson Named 2023 European Ryder Cup Captain

Long rumored, totally uncertain and now official…

Henrik Stenson has been named as the European Captain for the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Rome, Italy from September 25 – October 1, 2023.

The 2016 Open Champion has enjoyed an impressive Ryder Cup career, helping Europe to victory in three of five of his appearances as a player before going on to bring his experience to the role of Vice Captain in the 2020 edition of the biennial contest.

The 45 year old becomes the first Swede to be named European Captain and will be aiming to emulate the memorable European performance in the last home match at Le Golf National in Paris, France in 2018, and reclaim the Ryder Cup following victory for the United States at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, last September.

As a player, Stenson made his Ryder Cup debut for Europe at The K Club, in Ireland, in 2006, when he secured the winning point in a dominant 18½ – 9½ victory. He was also a member of the victorious teams in 2014 at Gleneagles, Scotland, and 2018 at Le Golf National, in France, as well as being part of the European Teams in both 2008 and 2016.

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Wilson D9 Forged Irons: A Worthy Follow Up?

Wilson D9 Forged Irons – Key Takeaways

Update to the 2020 MGS Most Wanted Player’s Distance ironUpdated looks, AI-generated thin forged face, lower CG$1,099.99 steel, $1,499.99 graphiteAvailable April 4

Before we dig too deeply into the new Wilson D9 Forged irons, I need to say something. I know at MyGolfSpy our aim is to be both dispassionate and #datacratic. We’ve repeatedly said, and the data repeatedly proves, that looks and feel matter neither a jot nor a tittle when it comes to performance. Many folks don’t like hearing that but it’s the simple truth.

So, with all that plainly stated, I need to get this off my chest or my fingers simply won’t cooperate in writing the rest of this Wilson D9 Forged story:

Sweet leapin’ Moses! These are some sexy irons!

There. I feel better now.

Visually, the new Wilson D9 Forged irons are more than worthy successors to MyGolfSpy’s 2020 Most Wanted Player’s Distance iron, the D7 Forged. Obviously, Wilson has made cosmetic changes but as we’ll see it’s the tech updates that should put the D9 Forged on your must-demo list this spring.

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Anirban Lahiri finishes second in The Players

Coming into the final round with a one-shot lead, Lahiri fell short of the trophy by a stroke.

Berger: "I've never taken a bad drop in my life and I’m not about to take one now"

High course and slope ratings and a high Stimpmeter reading for greens have become ridiculous status symbols. ALICE DYE

/ Geoff Shackelford

Daniel Berger’s ball is circled in black

Another rules incident was reported but not shown on NBC’s broadcast of the Players, this time involving Daniel Berger being openly questioned by playing partners Joel Dahmen and Viktor Hovland.

It would have been tough to go into great depth with the tournament coming down to the last few holes and Berger having fallen out of contention. Still, this uncomfortable one comes on the heal of similar sticky situations at Bay Hill the previous week.

Thanks to PGA Tour Live and a more progressive Tour posting such things, you can view the Berger shot and lengthy discussion between the three, joined too by chief referee Gary Young who ultimately left things up to the players.






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"Disturbing trend continues as Naomi Osaka deals with verbal harassment"

While it seems like golf has been fortunate on the player heckling front of late, it’s worth noting what happened to Naomi Osaka in Indian Wells as a reminder that tennis and golf are different.

Helene Elliott of the LA Times looks at the incident, the history of trouble at this tournament, Osaka’s desire to address the crowd mid-match, and the decision not to eject the heckler.

I found it odd the heckler was not ejected when the timing of the noise impacted the flow of the match. Get ‘em outta there!

Anyway, Elliott writes:

Retired tennis great Martina Navratilova called it “heartbreaking” that someone would insult Osaka and also that Osaka had been affected so deeply. Navratilova also said Osaka would have to “toughen it out somehow” in the future and said Black players Althea Gibson, Chanda Rubin and Zina Garrison had endured tougher experiences in the sport than Osaka has had. It’s tricky telling people how to feel when we’re all shaped by different cultural factors and have different emotional trigger points.

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Biggest takeaways and results to ignore from a wild and longer-than-normal week at the Players

Cameron Smith won the biggest payday in golf, the weather caused all kinds of issue and luck meant more than usual at the Players.

Smith wins the Players with big putts, gutsy shot

Cameron Smith made his record-tying 10th birdie of the round on the 17th hole, helping power his one-shot victory at The Players Championship on Monday.

Quadrilateral: What We Learned From The 2022 Players

Ponte Vedra is definitely the leader in the clubhouse for security gates. The security gates are in place to protect the homeowners from muny golfers and help pizza deliverymen find the right neighborhoods, which all look alike but have different names--Quail Joint, Smuggler's Grape, Gator Cover, North Ditch, etc... DAN JENKINS as Bobby Joe Grooves

PRGR LS Fairway & Utility Woods

Introducing the new PRGR LS Fairway and Utility Woods!

The key thing to mention right off the start is that these are ideal for players that have a driver swing speed of around 90mph and that is usually someone who hits their 3 wood around 210 yds. PRGR believes this fits a key segment of players and is designed to maximize flight with a high initial velocity, high trajectory, and proper spin for more carry and distance.

In regards to the overall material and construction of the fairway wood head.  They take a milled face made of their own custom 455 maraging steel and laser weld it to the body which is also stainless AM355P.  The crown is CFRP pressed to the body.  They paint over the carbon which I like very much and without knowing the head had a carbon crown it is difficult to notice or hear anything other than the steel at impact.

I have hit all the LS woods for almost 3 rounds now.  The shape and feel are what stood out to me the most,  I really enjoy the lower profile face on the FW and UT which really helps get the ball up. The shape is not oversized and nothing looks elongated as you could expect to see in more forgiving clubs.  The LS series should appeal to the majority of golfers.

I tend to lean to Titanium fairway woods because I have noticed they always provide a little more distance and get up easier but these new LS woods meet the distance and trajectory I would get from my usual Ryoma FW or JBeam G-FW which are both titan made.











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NEW RELEASE: ASICS GEL-KAYANO Ace Golf Shoes

ASICS GEL-KAYANO Ace Golf Shoes – Key Takeaways

New spikeless shoe from ASICS/Srixon allianceUpdated waterproof upper and ankle paddingFour colorways$169.99. Available April 1

The new ASICS GEL-KAYANO Ace golf shoes are the third wave of offerings from the new North American ASICS/Srixon footwear alliance. The two companies have a long history of sympatico relations in Asia and, in the last two years, have established a golf shoe foothold in the northern half of this hemisphere.

ASICS and Srixon joined the North American golf shoe fray in December of 2019 with two models: the spiked GEL-COURSE Duo BOA and the spikeless GEL-COURSE Glide. The spikeless GEL-COURSE Ace was added to the lineup last year.

ASICS clearly knows what it’s doing with athletic shoes in general. And all three shoes have been top-half performers in our recent spiked and spikeless shoe Buyer’s Guides. And if first looks tell us anything, the new GEL-KAYANO Ace should continue that trend.

ASICS: For Body and Soul

The ASICS story dates back to post-war Japan. It started as the ONITSUKA Company in 1949 with the simple goal of making athletic shoes for Japan’s youth. ONITSUKA’s first offering was a Chuck Taylor-inspired high-top basketball shoe in 1950. The company released its first golf shoe in 1955.

Over the years, ONITSUKA expanded into all types of athletic shoes for everything including running, wrestling, soccer, baseball, fencing, even ski-jumping. By 1977, ONITSUKA merged with two other like-minded companies to form ASICS. And if you’re ever on a game show, it might be helpful to know that ASICS comes from the Latin phrase Anima Sana in Corpore Sano which means “pray for a sound mind in a sound body.”

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2022 MOST WANTED MALLET PUTTER

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The most comprehensive mallet putter test of 2022 is complete.

At MyGolfSpy, our job is to provide independent, unbiased and objective testing so you can make more confident purchasing decisions. Our 2022 Most Wanted Mallet test is an indispensable guide for the off-the-rack buyer or for anyone looking for insight before their next fitting.

Let’s take a look at the best mallet putters for 2022.

MOST WANTED SCORING

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















































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17th At TPC Sawgrass Giveth And Taketh: Shane Lowry's Joyous Ace; Kizzire's Hozel Shot

Ponte Vedra is definitely the leader in the clubhouse for security gates. The security gates are in place to protect the homeowners from muny golfers and help pizza deliverymen find the right neighborhoods, which all look alike but have different names--Quail Joint, Smuggler's Grape, Gator Cover, North Ditch, etc... DAN JENKINS as Bobby Joe Grooves

Saudis Preparing Mega-Purse Event, Execute 81 In Record Day Of Beheadings

After a flattering Atlantic profile of Mohammed bin Salman, that wasn’t enough to keep Golf Saudi’s sugar daddy and backer of the fluttering LIV Golf Investments to what he does best: screw with oil prices, complain about bad PR over Kashoggi and cut heads off.

It also seems he has yet to give up his sportwashing effort to lure pros away from the PGA Tour for a new golf league. Golfweek’s Eamon Lynch says the Crown Prince’s people have reconvened after the Phil Mickelson meltdown and demise of their league concept to try a new approach.

The latest conjecture has the Crown Prince’s coat holders planning to stage a tournament with an enormous purse that could dwarf the $20 million offered at the PGA Tour’s flagship stop in soggy Florida. The goal would be to engineer litigation by inviting Tour members to compete while hoping commissioner Jay Monahan denies the permission required to do so, thereby presenting an opportunity to challenge his control over where members play, or to at least jeopardize the Tour’s tax-exempt status as a 501c organization.

One tournament probably won’t do it. But then again, news of a record beheading day suggests MSM still has his touch.

From the AP’s Jon Gambrell on Saturday’s record hall of 81 executions, a new record mass execution for the Kingdom.

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Lahiri leads Players by 1 shot, eyes 1st tour win

Anirban Lahiri, who has never won on the PGA Tour, leads the the Players Championship by 1 shot as the tournament nears its conclusion on Monday.

For Some Reason, NBC Makes Tiger Watch Gold Man Hit His "Better Than Most" Putt

Golf is not a fair game, so why build a course fair? PETE DYE

/ Geoff Shackelford

The so-bad-you-can’t-take-your-eyes-off-it “mixed reality” has earned less-than-glowing reviews after Sunday saw NBC asked Tiger to watch this grand idea. Tiger pretty much ignored seeing some strange combo of C3PO, Oscar and a 24 handicapper in his place. He was a good sport but focused more on the NBC call at the time.

Something tells me this would not have gone over as well with Jack Nicklaus. He might not have gone all Tom Brady on the tablet, but I’m not seeing him grasping the point of the exercise. And in that sense, he’s not alone.

After the rough cut version Tiger was subjected to, The Gold Man was plugged into today’s setting, providing this kind of glorious crowd apathy:

Here is the full chat with Mike Tirico aired in its entirety thanks to the awful Players week weather.




Nelly Korda Diagnosed With Blood Clot, Next Start Uncertain

Golf is not a fair game, so why build a course fair? PETE DYE

/ Geoff Shackelford

As the first women’s major of 2022 nears, Nelly Korda announced a significant setback but it sounds like things could have been worse if not for great medical care.

According to Golfweek’s Beth Ann Nichols, Korda was next scheduled to play the JTBC Classic in Carlsbad March 24-27.

LPGA star Korda 'getting treatment' for blood clot

LPGA star Nelly Korda, 23, after experiencing swelling in her arm last week, was diagnosed with a blood clot, she announced on social media Sunday, and will be sidelined from competition for an undisclosed period.

Larrazabal secures sixth DP World Tour win

Spain's Pablo Larrazabal claimed victory over Jordan Smith on the second playoff hole at the DP World Tour's MyGolfLife Open at the Pecanwood Country Club in Haartbeespoort, South Africa on Sunday.


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