Equipment
What a Driver Fitting Actually Changes
There is a particular kind of golfer who walks into a fitting bay convinced he already knows the answer. He wants the head the longest hitter on Tour is using, …
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LPGA
Ina Yoon Tears Hazeltine Apart With a Record-Tying 63
Hazeltine National does not usually give itself up so easily. It is a long, broad-shouldered course that has hosted Ryder Cups and men’s majors and tends …
Courses
Kiawah's Ocean Course: Where the Wind Writes the Test
There are courses that defend themselves with length, courses that rely on rough, and courses that lean on water and bunkering to make a player think twice. The …
PGA Tour
Eric Cole Lights Up the Back Nine to Lead a Loaded Travelers
TPC River Highlands is not a long course, and that is rather the point of it. Cromwell asks for precision and nerve more than muscle, and the eighth and final …
Tips and Instruction
Fairway Bunkers: The Shot Amateurs Make Far Harder Than It Needs to Be
Ask a club golfer which bunker shot frightens them and almost all of them will name the greenside one, the delicate splash from soft sand by the putting …
Tips and Instruction
How PGA Coaches Fix a Slice Without Changing Your Swing
Slice it off the tee and the instinct is to do something about your swing - grip tighter, roll the hands over, swing harder from the inside. It feels like a …
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour Bets the Future on Promotion and Relegation
For years the question hanging over the PGA Tour was whether it would ever change its shape, and the quiet answer always seemed to be that it would not. The …
Tips and Instruction
When the Putter Is the Smartest Club From Off the Green
Watch an amateur miss a green by three yards and you can usually guess what comes next. Out comes a wedge, in goes the chin, and a delicate little flick is …
Equipment
Gapping Your Set: The Yardages Hiding Between Your Clubs
Ask most golfers how far they hit their seven iron and they will give you a number with great confidence. Ask them how far they hit the club between their …
Events
Hatton Ends an Eighteen-Month Wait With a Valderrama Masterclass
There are courses that flatter a player and courses that interrogate one, and Real Club Valderrama has always belonged firmly in the second category. The trees …