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Callaway has signed rising stars Nicolai and Rasmus Højgaard to its team of staff players competing on the DP World Tour. The high-flying 21-year-old Danish twins, both already multiple winners on the European circuit, will use a full bag of Callaway and Odyssey products, including the newly-launched Paradym driver and the company’s Chrome Soft ball. The brothers made history in 2021 when they both won in consecutive weeks on Tour. Seven days after Rasmus picked up his third DP World Tour title at the European Masters in Switzerland, Nicolai won the Italian Open. Golf, and winning, has been a key…
A steel iron shaft is a heavy construction. This is challenging for the average slow-swing-speed golfer to optimize clubhead speed and control. In this post, I reveal the 6 best graphite iron shafts for 2023 and explain how these lighter, flexible shafts help your launch, accuracy, and distance. I have pulled out all the stops to cover the top picks for every swing speed and gender to help you identify the best option for your game. Plus, I’ll demystify the jargon surrounding shafts to improve your understanding of kick point, torque, and flex and how it relates to your launch…
Jon Rahm enters the 2023 WM Phoenix Open ranked first in the FedExCup standings after securing two victories and four consecutive top-10 finishes. He finished on top of the leaderboard at the Sentry Tournament of Champions and the American Express, and he’s coming off a T-7 showing at the Farmers Insurance Open in January. Rahm will certainly be among the top 2023 WM Phoenix Open contenders when play gets underway from TPC Scottsdale on Thursday, Feb. 9. Rahm, the No. 3 ranked player in the world, is listed at 17-2 in the 2023 WM Phoenix Open odds. Rory McIlroy is the…
The first full-field designated event of the season is finally upon us as the 2023 WM Phoenix Open takes center stage on the PGA Tour playing calendar. Welcoming 22 of the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Rankings, the Greenest Show on Grass is sure to be filled with birdies, beers and some of the loudest fans golfers witness all season long.The vast majority of the game’s elite travel to TPC Scottsdale. Among them are two of the hottest players in the world in Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm, who will play in the same tournament for the…
The PGA Tour visits its most raucous venue of the season this week when a full field of elite players tee off in the 2023 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. The WM Phoenix Open is one 17 events on the PGA Tour schedule that will have elevated purses and guaranteed appearances by the Tour’s top players. This year’s tournament features 22 of the top 25 players in the Official World Golf Ranking and a purse of $20 million. Rory McIlroy, who is ranked No. 1 in the world, and Jon Rahm (No. 3) are the co-favorites to lead after the…
Raised in a rural farming and ranching community in the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada, I was introduced to the game by my grandad and father. Both were never great golfers – golf was a diversion from the rigours of business during drought, BSE (mad cow disease) and recession. Europe was a world away and the prospect of travelling to the UK, let alone to play the greatest courses, was as much fantasy as any science fiction title. What was in the realm of possibility was finding a way to play what was considered the best golf right where I was……
Hole 13 at Hunstanton Golf Club was designed to challenge the best. The 17th and 18th are renowned, but it is the 13th, upon reflection, that makes an impression. The hole is a 387 yard two shotter draped diagonally over a ridgeline. It’s uphill to the precipice then three steps down before a forced carry over dunes to a punchbowl green. Visibility of the green is gained only from perched atop the ridgeline but this leaves you with a longer approach. A shorter approach is at the cost of visibility. Here you cannot have your cake and eat it too.…
If you’ve ever imagined a mystical piece of paradise where your wildest golf fantasies become realities you’re in good company… we present the Herbert Fowler Ideal Golf Course. Most of us have dreamt of designing our own golf course. For a privileged few that may be a reality, but for most of us, our imagination is the only place our design work will be seen. Perhaps there is a piece of land which captures your attention and stirs your soul or your local is ripe with potential. In any event, likely you begin with something already fixed in place. Now…
In 1897, CB Macdonald wrote that the ideal golf links, let alone a collection of ideal holes, were yet to be constructed in America. Requiring 18 ideal holes, sandy soil and time to develop, Long Island was earmarked as an ideal location. Spurned on by an article in Golf Illustrated regarding golf’s best holes, CB Macdonald questioned architects and professionals in Great Britain which holes were considered to be best. Armed with responses, CB Macdonald travelled to Great Britain to gather material, survey the holes and make maps in 1902. Consensus Best Holes One-Shot Holes Eden High Out – 11th…
Template Holes have become increasingly popular and an awareness of them are on many golfer’s radars. Much of the interest is due to a resurgence in the appreciation of CB Macdonald’s & Seth Raynor’s golf course designs, especially at National Golf Links of America (NGLA). Interestingly, the American template holes often get more attention than the originals. Below, we look at the originals found in England and Scotland. CB Macdonald’s Template Holes & The Originals Template Holes – Sahara 2nd National Golf Links of America & 3rd Royal St George’s Golf Club CB Macdonald admits the hole is not a…
