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Bunkerless golf courses * capture the attention of keen golf course architecture enthusiasts. Perhaps it is the irony of great golf without a design element considered to be integral to both golf course design and strategy. Nowhere are they better presented than in England. * As a caveat, in early golf writing bunkers were often qualified by adjectives. For example, cop-bunkers, sand bunkers or grassed bunkers. Through the passage of time, bunkers have become synonymous with sand-filled hollows of various descriptions. Bunkerless Golf Courses in England England is in a league of its own when it comes to great examples…
The Open Rota is a list of golf clubs that are considered to be in the running to be chosen as venues for future Open Championships. An unofficial list, it is an elite collection of world-class links that will forever be part of the fabric of the game of golf. The Open Championship has been contested 148 times with 14 golf courses used as venues. To date, the Open has been hosted 96 times in Scotland, 50 times in England, and twice in Northern Ireland. No golf course in Wales or the Republic of Ireland has ever been an Open…
West Coast Golf in Scotland is still relatively unexplored to both overseas visitors and locals. Most will flock to Fife with an initial pilgrimage to The Home of Golf followed by a trip to East Lothian and the exclusive Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers – Muirfield. If you venture over again a combination of Aberdeen and Inverness will probably round out your Scottish golf resume. Evalu18 and SIGTOA have teamed up to pull back the curtain on your next holiday – West Coast Golf – Scotland. Dundonald Links – West Coast Golf – Scotland Dundonald Links is a Kyle Phillips…
Were you one of those golfers who quickly took the 4 iron out of the bag and replaced it with a hybrid? I was. Interestingly, many golfers are considering putting the 4 iron back in the bag simply because technology has changed. Where the 4 iron was once a club that was hard to launch, had a small sweet spot, and consistency that was incredibly poor, it has since improved. However, in order for the 4 iron to earn a spot in your bag, you’ll need to know how far you hit it and how far you should be hitting…
A major championship feel is expected when the PGA Tour’s top golfers gather at TPC Scottsdale this week for the 2023 WM Phoenix Open. Setting WM Phoenix Open fantasy golf lineups will be a challenge with top stars like world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, defending champion Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm all on hand. Numerous major winners, including Collin Morikawa, Jordan Spieth and Hideki Matsuyama also could play huge roles in successful 2023 WM Phoenix Open fantasy golf lineups. McIlroy is the 8-1 favorite in the latest 2023 WM Phoenix Open odds, followed by Rahm (17-2), Xander Schauffle (14-1) and…
PXG has expanded its range of golf equipment to include a new range of golf balls. After what it claims has been a decade of research and development, PXG’s new Xtreme golf balls are designed to offer a combination of explosive distance and maximum control, which the company says has been achieved through a three-piece construction, featuring a high COR polybutadiene core, a firm ionomer mantle layer, and a soft urethane outer cover. The dimple patternon the cover is designed to maximize distance with the driver while producing a high trajectory with optimal spin with irons and wedges, while an…
It’s party time on the PGA Tour, and this time it will be a pre-Super Bowl bash at the 2023 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. The elevated PGA Tour event tees off Thursday, and the final round will end just a few hours before Super Bowl 57 kicks off in Glendale. All of the world’s available top golfers will be teeing off, including 22 of the top 25. No. 1 Rory McIlroy returns from dominating the DP World Tour, and reigning WM Phoenix Open champion Scottie Scheffler is back at the site of his first PGA Tour victory. Jon…
Justin Rose ended a four-year wait for his 11th PGA Tour victory with an impressive three-shot win at the weather-delayed AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California. The 42-year-old took a two-shot lead into Monday’s fifth day at Pebble Beach Golf Links, with eight players separated by three shots, only to pull clear of the chasing pack with an excellent back-nine display. The victory was his first since the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open, with his latest success earning him a spot at The Masters in April and boosting his hopes of qualifying for Europe’s Ryder Cup team this autumn. Rose’s victory…
The PGA Tour heads to the Arizona desert this week for one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. The WM Phoenix Open 2023 tees off Thursday at the TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course and will serve as one of 13 elevated events on the PGA Tour schedule. The WM Phoenix Open field is star-studded and will be headlined by the likes of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, and Scottie Scheffler. McIlroy is the 8-1 favorite in the latest WM Phoenix Open odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Other top contenders in the WM Phoenix Open field include Jon Rahm (17-2),…
Getty Images Aaron Rodgers celebrated a win at the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but there were some questions about the validity of the victory. Rodgers and his PGA partner Ben Silverman won the net portion of the Pro-Am by shooting a combined 26 under, defeating Peter Malnati and former FedEX CEO Don Colleran by just one stroke.Rodgers played well, but some thought his handicap of 10 was more than just a little inflated.PGA Tour pro Keith Mitchell, who was paired with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, said that Rodgers’ win is invalid because of the NFL star’s suspiciously high…
