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Getty Images The U.S. Ryder Cup Team announced on Tuesday that captain Zach Johnson has named Davis Love III a vice captain for the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone from Sept. 29 – Oct. 1. Having previously announced the addition of Steve Stricker to the locker room, Johnson has made the decision to also include another former captain in Love.”I’ve been involved in the Ryder Cup since 2006, and I can tell you, without a doubt, that Davis Love III’s passion for the event is unmatched,” said Johnson. “As I thought about the 2023 U.S. Team and those who…

Jon Rahm and Patrick Cantlay have been popular PGA DFS picks for years, but daily Fantasy golf players will have to decide if they can be trusted when they set their PGA DFS strategy for The American Express 2023, which gets underway from La Quinta, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 19. Rahm, who’s the highest priced player on both DraftKings and FanDuel, is coming off a victory at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in his last start. Cantlay, whose PGA DFS price is $10,100 on DraftKings and $11,700 on FanDuel, secured a runner-up finish at this event in 2021.Can those household…

Stromberg x Lee Sharpe Augusta Hoody Ex-professional footballer turned avid golfer Lee Sharpe has joined forces with American Golf to create a capsule golf clothing range. The Stromberg x Lee Sharpe collection is available online and in the new Trafford and Leeds megastores.The first of three releases in the new clothing range includes a men’s midlayer, trousers, hoody and polo shirt in a striking navy blue and white colourway, duel logoed, featuring the iconic Stromberg logo and a specially designed logo depicting Sharpe’s famous microphone goal celebration. The polo shirt in the characterful range features a collar designed to be worn up, another nod…

Netflix has announced that its highly anticipated docuseries on the PGA Tour, modelled after its successful series on Formula 1 racing, will be released on February 15 and will be called ‘Full Swing’. The project is a collaboration of Vox Media Studios and Box To Box Films, which produced the F1 series ‘Drive to Survive’. According to the PGA Tour, the series covers the ‘entirety of the competitive calendar’ from the 2022 season and the USGA, R&A, PGA of America and Augusta National all took part in the series. The show is promising unprecedented access to the PGA Tour and…

Another island swing is over for the PGA Tour, and an eventful two weeks in Hawaii produced some interesting storylines for the rest of the spring. Two drastically different events emerged as the fortnight wore on, and not all winners were created equal at Kapalua and Waialae.In the first week, Jon Rahm ran down Collin Morikawa at the Tournament of Champions. In the second week, Hayden Buckley tried to sneak past Si Woo Kim for his first career win at the very end of the Sony Open. (Spoiler: He did not succeed.) A lot happened outside of those two finishes, though,…

The PGA Tour returns to the mainland this week for the 2023 American Express in Palm Springs, Calif., and a surprisingly strong field will be on hand. The field is one of the best in the history of the event, once known as the Bob Hope Desert Classic. Five of the world’s top 10 golfers are scheduled to tee off Thursday. The American Express field includes red-hot Jon Rahm and Sony Open winner Si Woo Kim, both former champions of this tournament. World No. 2 Scottie Scheffler, former FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele also are highlights in…

I remember being confused by all the talk about launch angles when I first started playing golf. Though it’s important to understand launch angles, it can be quite overwhelming. Which golf club launches the ball the highest? And does loft really matter? We answer these questions and more here.   Which Golf Club Has The Highest Launch Angle? Out of all the golf clubs in your golf bag, the one with the highest launch angle is the lob wedge. A standard lob wedge has anywhere from 58 to 64 degrees of loft, depending on the golf club manufacturer.  Though lots…

The American Express 2023 gets underway from a trio of courses in La Quinta, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 19. Experienced and amateur bettors alike will lock in wagers for this event, which features a field loaded with experienced players. Major champions like Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm are expected to be in the mix at the 2023 American Express, with 500 FedEx Cup points going to the winner.Rahm won this event in 2018 and he’s listed as the +550 favorite according to the latest 2023 American Express odds. He’s followed by Patrick Cantlay (+950), Scheffler (+1100) and Tony Finau (+1500)…

Thorbjorn Olesen plays the final hole at The Belfry en route to winning the 2022 Betfred British Masters Six-time Major champion Sir Nick Faldo has agreed to become the new long-term host of the Betfred British Masters which will return to The Belfry this summer and be held there until 2026. Sir Nick has a long connection with The Belfry, having played three of his 11 Ryder Cups at the Midland’s-based resort. He is also a past winner on the British Masters, although that was held at Woburn when he won it in 1989. This year will mark Betfred’s fifth…

Si Woo Kim of South Korea birdied his final two holes to record his second consecutive 64 and win the PGA Tour’s Sony Open in Honolulu. Eight birdies in the final round helped Kim finish the week with on 18-under, beating third-round leader Hayden Buckley by a stroke. The key moment came at the par-3 17th, where Kim’s tee shot missed the green. He chipped in from about 28 feet away for a birdie that proved pivotal. The chip-in tied him with Buckley at 17 under, and his two-putt birdie at the par-5 18th at Waialae Country Club got him…