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Getty Images Aaron Wise was holding his own for most of the day at the 2023 Players Championship. Playing in the more difficult afternoon wave at TPC Sawgrass as the first round neared its conclusion, Wise arrived at the difficult par-4 18th hole sitting 2 over for the tournament. Once his final putt dropped, he carded an 8-over 80, tied for the second-worst round of the day.Wise’s sextuple bogey 10 on the finishing hole began when his initial tee shot found the water lining the left side of the fairway. Instead of dropping on one of the forward tee boxes…
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Golf putters were not always as complicated as they are today. For so many years, you could choose a basic blade like the Ping Anser or a half-round mallet, likely made by Odyssey. However, things have changed entirely, and there are now hundreds of putter options to choose from. Both blade and mallet putters can be effective, and to understand how they will impact your putting stroke, it pays to know the difference. What is a Blade Putter? A blade putter is the classic golf putter design. This putter head is usually rectangular in shape with a flat face…
For golfers that are new to the game or those that struggle with a swing flaw, breaking 90 may seem unattainable. The good news is this is not the case. I’ve worked with hundreds of students who thought they would never break 90 consistently, and we got them there. OF course, breaking 90 takes a bit of time and effort on your part, but it also requires a mindset that you may or may not be aware of. I’m going to show you not only how to break 90 in golf but what breaking 90 looks like. It may open…
With the 2023 Players Championship fast approaching, the key question everyone’s asking is the same across the golf world: Who are you picking to win at TPC Sawgrass coming off the PGA Tour’s hottest stretch in quite some time? With a tremendous field featuring 44 of the top 50 golfers in the world, we are in for an epic ride beginning with Thursday’s first round. No matter how you want to categorize The Players, it’s a big-time event. Just look at the aforementioned field. Players storylines are plentiful, and the star power is no joke. Justin Thomas will be looking…
A scorching hot stretch on the PGA Tour continues this week as 44 of the top 50 players in the world convene at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday morning with competition beginning at the 2023 Players Championship. Following a couple tremendous designated events, the PGA Tour’s signature event goes down just under a month before major season begins with the 2023 Masters.Rory McIlroy, a second-place finisher last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, enters as the favorite alongside Scottie Scheffler with Jon Rahm right behind them on the Caesars Sportsbook odds board. Defending champion Cameron Smith is not in attendance after…
Outside of Tiger Woods winning five times, it’s hard to imagine a better start to a new era for the PGA Tour than what the league has experienced thus far in 2023.With this week’s Players Championship a de facto summit for the sprawling Tour, it’s worth looking back at everything that’s happened over the first two months of the season.The year kicked off with Collin Morikawa kicking away his best opportunity to win for the first time since the 2021 Open Championship. Jon Rahm took the Sentry Tournament of Champions then looked like he might take everything in sight. He…
MyGolfSpy Ball Lab is where we quantify the quality and consistency of golf balls. Today, we’re reviewing the 2022 Titleist Velocity. To learn more about our test process, click here. Before we dig into our Velocity Lab, some quick housekeeping: We know you’re all looking forward to seeing the 2023 balls tested. To get a broader sample of what you’re likely to find at retail, we space out our orders, which means it takes six to eight weeks or more from start to finish. That process is underway and we hope to start sharing our findings in the next few weeks.…
Golf club manufacturing has changed considerably in the last few years. All of these changes create quite a few questions about the differences between forged and cast irons. Forged irons have always been considered players irons. Yet, today there are so many game improvement irons to come to the market made with a forged club head. We get it – companies are throwing mixed signals, and it’s hard to know which clubs are truly best for your game. Let’s take a look at the differences between forged and cast irons and, most importantly, which one is the best for your…
The PGA Tour has largely looked the same for a while now. Season swing bleeds into the holidays. The holidays lead into the West Coast swing which turns into the Florida swing, all of which act as the appetizer to the major championships. The dog days of summer turn into the FedEx Cup Playoffs, and then the cycle repeats itself. With plans unveiled for a new-look playing calendar beginning in 2024, the top players now know with certainty they will be taken care of if they continue to produce quality results. This tiered system of the designated events (which we will…
