USGA Announces Five U.S. Open Championships at Pinehurst No. 2, Plans for Golf House Pinehurst, and Strategic Shift for Future U.S. Open Venues

In an effort to expand its impact in golf and extend its mission to champion and advance the game, the USGA will establish “Golf House Pinehurst” in North Carolina, to include a new equipment-testing facility, innovation hub, museum/visitor center and offices by 2023, and host five U.S. Open Championships in the golf-rich state by 2047.

The announcement adds four U.S. Open Championships to be contested on the famed Pinehurst No. 2 course – in 2029, 2035, 2041 and 2047 – to the already scheduled 2024 event. The decision accelerates the USGA’s strategy to stage its premier golf championship at America’s most iconic venues with greater frequency. By doing so, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club will serve as the USGA’s first anchor site for the U.S. Open.

Scotty Cameron Special Select Squareback 2 Putter Review

The new Scotty Cameron Special Select Squareback 2 gives you an ideal blend of feel and forgiveness on putts from any distance.

‪I tested this hitting multiple putts from various distances and performance is off the charts.

Cleveland Golf RTX ZipCore Wedges Review

When you already design some of the best wedges in golf, there isn’t much room for creativity.  But Cleveland has succeeded in making the new RTX ZipCore their best performing wedges to date.

 

‪ZipCore have slightly less offset, and a more rounded lead edge than RTX 4.  Full and half swings came out lower, but stopped just as fast if not faster.  Shots from tight lies felt equally crisp.

New Titleist Drivers to Debut on PGA and European Tours

This week at both the PGA Tour’s Safeway Open and European Tour’s Portugal Masters, tour players will get their first opportunity to put the new Titleist TSi drivers in competition.

The tour debut of the new TSi drivers – in advance of next week’s U.S. Open Championship at Winged Foot – marks the start of Titleist’s tour seeding and validation process. Gathering feedback from the game’s best players throughout the R&D process and then earning their final validation are critical elements in the development of all high-performance Titleist golf equipment.

Titleist Golf Ball Fitting Experts Now Available For Virtual Consultations

 Golfers trying to find the best golf ball for their game can begin the fitting process by booking a one-on-one video call with an expert Titleist golf ball fitter.

Titleist Virtual Golf Ball Consultations – now available Monday-Friday through the Golf Ball Fitting page on Titleist.com – allow golfers who aren’t able to attend an in-person Titleist Golf Ball Fitting event the opportunity to speak directly to one of the same fitters they would meet on site.

Sea Pines Resort Offering Best Values of the Season with Great Coastal Getaway Packages

In an island destination that offers an abundance of outdoor, fresh air activities, The Sea Pines Resort is offering its best values of the season, during the most favorable weather of the year.  The Sea Pines Resort’s Getaway Package wraps together great lodging and access to the many activities for which Hilton Head Island is famous.

The Getaway Package (available now through February 27, 2021) includes activities options from tennis to biking, golf for all ages, dinners, and food discounts, as well as a family portrait session on the beach.

Streamsong Resort to Re-Open Blue and Red Courses October 1 with Revolutionary New Mach 1 Greens

Streamsong Resort is proud to announce the reopening of Streamsong Blue and Streamsong Red on October 1. Both courses have been closed for play as they undergo regrassing with a revolutionary new ultradwarf bermudagrass, Mach 1. Once complete, Streamsong will become the first golf destination in the world to showcase Mach 1 on a 36-hole layout. The two courses will re-join Streamsong Black, which has remained open and available to the public during this time.

Mach 1 was developed by renowned golf course superintendent Rodney Lingle and is distributed by Modern Turf. It has been recognized as one of the cleanest and purest turfs in the industry with a super fine texture and smoothness that creates a high-quality putting surface. Through extensive testing, Mach 1 has been proven to provide smoother ball roll, more uniformed growth patterns in warm weather climates and more stability and longevity. It is a genetically strong, high-end performing turfgrass that is both heat and drought tolerant, which is ideal for Florida’s seasonal environment.

PGA Tour Announces 2020-2021 Super Season Schedule Featuring 50 Tournaments

The PGA TOUR 2020-21 Season kicks off this week, featuring 50 official FedExCup tournaments – including 14 tournaments that were postponed or canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic – culminating with the crowning of the FedExCup champion Labor Day weekend in 2021.

The schedule, which reflects a net increase of one tournament over the original 2019-20 schedule, features the most tournaments in a season since 1975 (51). Three events postponed in 2020 – U.S. Open, Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship and Masters Tournament – will be played in the fall portion of the 2020-21 season and again in their traditional dates during the 2021 calendar year, along with 11 tournaments that were canceled and not rescheduled as a result of the pandemic, including THE PLAYERS Championship. In addition, with the postponement of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2020, the men’s Olympic Golf competition will take place July 26-August 1, 2021, as a standalone event for the first time.

Mitsubishi and Aldila Continue Dominant Run on PGA and European Tours

Mitsubishi and Aldila Golf shafts have a fever.  And the only prescription is more trophies.

Jon Rahm won the BMW Championship today last week using an Aldila Tour Green 75 shaft in his Taylormade driver, and an Aldila Tour Green 85 in his Taylormade 3 wood. Rahm averaged over 313 yards off the tee at difficult Olympia Fields, while also hitting almost 79-percent of the fairways. 

Srixon Introduces the Latest Soft Feel Golf Balls

SRIXON®, a global leader in golf ball performance, announces the launch of the next generation of SOFT FEEL and SOFT FEEL LADY golf balls. Building upon Srixon’s continued success in the golf ball market – with more than 30% growth in market share year-to-date versus last year* – the new SOFT FEEL and SOFT FEEL LADY golf balls are now available in North America.

“This is our 12th generation SOFT FEEL golf ball, putting us at the forefront of the low-compression distance ball category,” said Brian Schielke, Marketing Director at Srixon. “With this new model, we’re excited to give golfers our longest SOFT FEEL to date, in a ball that maintains the signature feel golfers expect from a SOFT FEEL.” 

6 Players Added to 120th U.S. Open Championship Field at Winged Foot Golf Club

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that 16 additional players have earned exemptions into the 120th U.S. Open Championship, which will be contested at Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), in Mamaroneck, N.Y., on Sept. 17-20, 2020. The 144-player field for the championship will be entirely made up of exempt players due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Five players earned entry based on the three-event 2020 Korn Ferry Tour Series, which began with the Albertsons Boise Open and ended with the Tour Championship on Aug. 30. Exemptions also went to 11 players, who were not otherwise exempt, based on Week 34 of the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR), as of Aug. 23. 

83-Percent of Players at the BMW Championship Trusted Golf Pride Grips in Second Round of FedExCup Playoffs

Golf Pride®, a division of power management company Eaton and an industry leader in grip innovation, today announced that it was the leading grip brand in play during the second round of the 2020 FedEx Cup Playoffs, with 83% of the 69-player field trusting Golf Pride grips.

8 players who finished in the Top 10 chose Golf Pride swing grips at Olympian Fields, including both the Champion and sudden death playoff runner-up. In addition, 8 of the top 10 seeded players at the upcoming 3rd and final round – The Tour Championship at East Lake – will trust Golf Pride as they vie for the coveted FedEx Cup. The winner’s grip of choice at the BMW Championship was the Golf Pride MCC and the victory marks the 5th of his career.  Players trusting Golf Pride have now won 5 FedEx Playoff events in a row, dating back to last year – 2 wins for the Golf Pride MCC and 3 wins for the Tour Velvet family. 

SIK Golf Announces Partnership with Club Champion

SIK, The Fastest Growing Putter Company in Golf, announced today that they’ve partnered with Club Champion to offer custom fitting of a SIK Putter in all Club Champion fitting studios nationwide.

 

Established in 2010, Club Champion is the #1 golf club fitter, builder and retailer in the country and is headquartered in Willowbrook, IL. There are currently 74 fitting studios in major markets across the country with further expansion planned. The studios offer all top golf club, shaft and grip manufacturers in the industry, which are used to build trial clubs in real-time. 

Tour Edge Exotics Earns Two Runner-Up Finishes in Five Days, Including Impressive Performance from Staffer Tim Petrovic

Tour Edge had a big week on the PGA Tour Champions at the weeklong, two-event Charles Schwab Series swing that concluded Wednesday in Branson, Missouri.

The surging brand out of the Chicago area is reporting a record number of clubs in play and two runner-up finishes with Exotics drivers in a five-day time span.  

USGA and LPGA Announce 2021 Senior Major Championship Schedule

The United States Golf Association (USGA) along with the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) announced today the dates for the 2021 senior major championships. Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, Conn., will host the 3rd U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship from Aug. 19-22, with French Lick Resort in French Lick, Ind., hosting the 4th Senior LPGA Championship presented by Old National Bank the following week, Aug. 23-29.

The U.S. Senior Women’s Open is the final addition to the 2021 USGA championship schedule. The Senior LPGA Championship and the U.S. Senior Women’s Open were both postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Callaway Golf Releasing New Big Bertha B-21 Family of Woods and Irons

Callaway Golf Company (NYSE: ELY), an industry leader in golf equipment and innovation, announced its new Big Bertha B-21 lineup of drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons. 

These products are engineered with premium technologies and legendary Big Bertha design features, for distance any way you swing it.

Golf Pride Grips Trusted by 84-Percent of Field at The Northern Trust

Golf Pride, a division of power management company Eaton and an industry leader in grip innovation, today announced that it was the leading grip brand in play during the first round of the 2020 FedEx Cup Playoffs, with 84% of the 122-player field trusting Golf Pride grips.

100% of players who finished in the Top 10 chose Golf Pride at TPC Boston. The Tour Velvet not only was trusted to victory, but it was also the choice for the record-setting 59 during the week. 

U.S. Golf Market Enjoys Best Ever Monthly Equipment Sales in July 2020

Golf Datatech, LLC, the golf industry’s leading independent market research firm for retail sales, consumer and trade trends, has announced that U.S. golf equipment sales reached the all-time greatest single month retail sales total since the Company started tracking data in 1997. 

July’s total on and off course equipment sales of $388.6 million bested the next two all-time highest sales months ever (June 2007 of $368.1 million and June 2006 of $364.0 million). Four equipment categories, balls, irons, wedges and gloves also set all-time monthly sales records. 

PUMA Golf Introduces New Collection that Pays Homage to the Three Iconic Host Cities of the FedEx Cup Playoffs

PUMA Golf has unveiled a Limited-Edition collection of products paying homage to each of the three host cities of this season’s FedExCup Playoff events.  

The new collection is comprised of 6 caps, 3 pairs of shoes and 1 crewneck that borrow from various characteristics associated with these three great American cities: Boston, Chicago and Atlanta. 

Honma TR20B Irons Offer Next Level Feel, Precision, and Feedback

Honma, one of golf’s most prestigious and enduring equipment brands, proudly announces one of its most anticipated iron sets, the TR20B, is now available to the consumer market. Once only accessible to professionals, TR20B is designed for accomplished golfers who prefer the sleek look and precision responsiveness of a blade iron and appreciate expert craftsmanship.

As other driver and iron models in Honma’s TR20 (“Tour Release 2020”) line, like the TR20V and TR20P iron sets, which satisfy the players, and players distance market, continue to turn heads in the North American market, the TR20B brings better players an exciting option that delivers consistent performance and unsurpassed feel and feedback on every shot. 

Tyler Strafaci Adds to Family Legacy in U.S. Amateur Championship Victory Over Charles Osborne at Bandon Dunes

Eighty-five years after Frank Strafaci Sr. won the 1935 U.S. Amateur Public Links, his grandson, Tyler Strafaci, 22, of Davie, Fla., captured the U.S. Amateur Championship in dramatic fashion at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. The fifth-year Georgia Tech senior rallied from an early 5-down deficit to defeat Southern Methodist University rising junior Charles “Ollie” Osborne, 20, of Reno, Nev., 1 up, in the 36-hole championship match.

It was Strafaci’s fourth consecutive match to be decided on the final hole. This time, he laced a 4-iron from 245 yards to 25 feet to set up a two-putt birdie, the 25th of the match between the two finalists. When Osborne, who pushed his 5-iron second from 212 yards to the right of the green, failed to convert his birdie from 18 feet, the match was over.

120th U.S. Amateur Championship - Meet the Quarterfinalists

The bid to win the most prestigious amateur title in golf is now down to eight players. 

Meet the 2020 U.S. Amateur Quarterfinalists.

Three USGA Champions Among Quarterfinalists in 120th U.S. Amateur Championship

Only one player in the game’s history has managed to win both a U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Amateur title, and it’s a household name: Tiger Woods. Two recent U.S. Junior Amateur champions put themselves in position to become the second player to accomplish the feat by winning a pair of matches on Thursday at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort.

Michael Thorbjornsen, 18, of Wellesley, Mass., the 2018 Junior Am champion, and 2015 winner Philip Barbaree, 22, of Shreveport, La., are among the eight quarterfinalists in the 120th U.S. Amateur.

Titleist Introduces T-Series T100•S and T200 Player’s Distance Irons in Limited Black Finish

 The striking long-range performance of the Titleist T-Series T100•S and T200 player’s irons – powered by breakthrough technology for explosive distance in a player-preferred shape – can now be experienced in a stealthy all-black setup.

Available Aug. 28 for a limited time, the new T-Series T100•S and T200 Black irons are finished with a sleek High Polish Black PVD coating continually requested by tour players and members of #TeamTitleist. Each model is complemented by a glare-reducing matte black shaft – DG Onyx AMT Black (T100•S) or Project X LZ Onyx (T200) – and an all-black Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 grip.

Vokey Design Introduces Limited Jet Black SM8 Wedges

The unrivaled craftsmanship, performance and technology of Titleist Vokey Design SM8 wedges – the overwhelmingly most played wedges on the PGA Tour – will now be available in a tour-inspired all-black configuration.

This limited release features SM8’s Jet Black raw finish enhanced with black paint fill in the logos and graphics, complemented by a Dynamic Gold S200 Black Onyx shaft and exclusive Golf Pride New Decade Multi Compound Black/Gray grip with BV Wings.

SkyGolf Launches New Skycaddie LX5 GPS Smart Watch with Ceramic Bezel

SkyGolf®, maker of SkyCaddie®, the most-trusted rangefinders in Golf, announces the new SkyCaddie LX5 with ceramic bezel Smart Watch and the industry’s largest and most-brilliant color touch screen at 1.39 inches. Now available for order, this handsome new model includes all the same next generation technology as the original LX5 Smart Watch.

“The timing of this launch is perfect as we have sold out of the original SkyCaddie LX5 Smart Watch and are now on back order,” said Jacqui Surman, SkyGolf Senior VP and COO. “We have been blown away with how busy golf has been and really excited to see the LX5 flying off the shelf, especially during these uncertain times. The new LX5  with ceramic bezel offers a very stylish and classy look, making it a very handsome watch to wear on and off the course. Both models of the  LX5 include most of the dynamic features that golfers rave about in our award-winning SX500 and SX400 handhelds, giving you the most accurate information conveniently located on your wrist.”

SIK Golf Conratulates Bryson DeChambeau on his Top-5 Finish at the 102nd PGA Championship

SIK Golf, (S)TUDY (I)N (K)INEMATICS, would like to congratulate PGA Tour Staff Professional, Bryson DeChambeau, on his Top 5 Finish at the 102nd PGA Championship held at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, CA this past weekend.

DeChambeau recorded rounds of 68, 70, 66 and 66 to finish at 10 under par and capture a T-4th Place Finish.

Firestone Country Club Unveils Non Member Stay and Play Packages

Firestone Country Club, renowned as one of North America’s most historic venues for championship golf, is now allowing an exclusive opportunity for non-members to reserve a limited number of stay-and-play packages and experience its celebrated on- and off-course offerings.

Since the 1950s, the club and its famed South Course has annually hosted the biggest names in professional golf. In addition to being site of three PGA Championships, Firestone was the long-time venue for the PGA TOUR’s World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and its predecessor, the World Series of Golf. It currently hosts the Bridgestone SENIOR PLAYERS Championship, being held this week and televised on Golf Channel.

Led by the PGA Champion, Golf Pride® Grips Are Trusted By 86% of the Field

 Golf Pride® a division of power management company Eaton and an industry leader in grip innovation, today announced that it was the leading swing and putter grip brand in play at the 2020 PGA Championship, with 86% of the field trusting Golf Pride grips.

Nine players who finished in the Top 10 and ties, including the champion, chose Golf Pride at the demanding TPC Harding Park. The winner trusted Golf Pride’s Z Grip Cord en route to capturing his breakthrough career major.  In addition to touring professionals, 17 out of the 20 PGA Professionals who qualified to compete in the 2020 PGA Championship trusted their games to Golf Pride. 

Cleveland Golf Introduces Two Additional Putter Lines

 Cleveland Golf® is proud to announce the new Huntington Beach SOFT Premier putters, to go along with an array of new Huntington Beach SOFT models. Discover a new, premium putting experience and the confidence to sink more putts with the new Huntington Beach SOFT Premier, officially launching on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. 

 

“The Huntington Beach SOFT Premier builds upon the success of our current putter lineup,” said Brian Schielke, Marketing Director at Cleveland Golf. “With new head shapes, sleek designs, and a fitting system for every stroke type, we have a putter that will help any golfer improve their performance on the greens.” 

Mizuno Golf Releases ES21 Wedges with Perfectly Centered Sweet Spot

Mizuno, founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1906, has long held an enviable industry and tour-wide reputation for crafting the very finest wedges in the game, offering golfers the ultimate blend of looks, feel, control and consistency around the green and on shorter approach shots. 

For 2020, Mizuno has unveiled the ES21 range of wedges, engineered to help players generate the consistent spin rates needed for a more effective short game. 

Mizuno Golf Unveils New JPX 921 Iron Series

Mizuno, founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1906, has long held an enviable industry and tour-wide reputation for crafting the very finest irons in the game, offering golfers the ultimate blend of looks, feel and workability. 

 

The JPX Series irons led a resurgence for Mizuno, starting with the JPX 900 Tour and more recently the JPX 919 Tour, residing in the bag of the back-to-back 2017/2018 US Open and 2018/2019 PGA champion. Now Mizuno has unveiled the next evolution of JPX – the JPX 921 Series, a highly engineered family of irons that has been developed alongside Mizuno's comprehensive custom-fitting program to deliver exceptional performance and help all golfers get the very most from their games. 

Titleist Introduces the New Tour Speed Golf Ball

Following years of rigorous product development, the introduction of the new Titleist Tour Speed – a high performance, multilayer golf ball with a proprietary thermoplastic urethane cover – provides golfers with the fastest, best performing golf ball in its category. Proven through extensive testing with amateur players, the breakthrough performance of Tour Speed is further enhanced by the superior quality and consistency of Titleist’s precision manufacturing process. 

 

Available in U.S. golf shops beginning Aug. 7 at a retail price of $39.99. Tour Speed offers a distinct and compelling performance option in the Titleist golf ball family through its innovative three-piece design, delivering a unique combination of exceptional distance in the long game and precise short game scoring control. 

Duca del Cosma Signs Swedish Tour Player to Wear Latest Shoes

Leading Italian golf fashion brand Duca del Cosma has added Swedish Symetra Tour rookie Michaela Finn to the growing portfolio of professional players wearing its distinctive shoes. Working hard to fulfill her ambition of playing on the LPGA Tour, Michaela is set to compete in the Symetra Tour’s return event in Michigan later this month wearing her favorite Duca del Cosma shoes. 

 

“I'm looking forward to being back out on the Symetra Tour turning heads with my footwear and my game," said Michaela. "Duca del Cosma shoes are very comfortable and I love how the design is so thought through - every detail is there for a reason and just completes the look. 

Srixon Introduces the Second-Generation Soft Feel BRITE Golf Balls

SRIXON®, a global leader in golf ball technology and innovation, has announced the launch of the second-generation Soft Feel BRITE. The Srixon Soft Feel BRITE golf balls are available in BRITE Orange™, BRITE Red™, and BRITE Green™ and are now available in North America. 

 

“Soft Feel BRITE delivers all the benefits of the Soft Feel golf ball with additional matte color offerings,” said Brian Schielke, Marketing Director at Srixon. “With the addition of the FastLayer Core, Soft Feel BRITE provides the total package of enhanced distance, feel and visibility.” 

PUMA Unveils Player Scripts for the 2020 PGA Championship

Rickie Fowler, Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Woodland will be rocking pieces from PUMA Golf’s newest collection of apparel, footwear and accessories as they tee it up at San Francisco’s TPC Harding Park, for the first major of the year thanks to the revised schedule, the PGA Championship. 

 

Fittingly, throughout the week, each of them will wear pieces from the Love/Haight Collection that PUMA recently launched. The colorful assortment celebrates the nostalgia of Tie Dye, inspired by the iconic Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco, the heart of free-spirited bohemian culture, and the unofficial birthplace of tie dye. The Collection features unique, hand-tie-dyed polos, sweater, shoes and caps. 

Tour Edge Sets New Record for Clubs on PGA Tour with Over 40 Exotics in Play

Tour Edge set a new personal best for the number of clubs in play in a PGA Tour event last week at the Ally Challenge on the PGA Tour Champions with 41 total Exotics clubs in play. 

 

The previous mark of 29 clubs in play was set at the 2020 Hoag Classic, the last event played before the PGA Tour Champions had to pause their season. 

Peter Millar to Showcase New Fall 2020 Line-up at PGA Championship

Peter Millar is excited to kick off the 2020 major championship season and will showcase their new fall 2020 product at the PGA Championship this week. 

 

In total, eight of the competitors will wear Peter Millar on the course for the 2020 PGA Championship: Kevin Kisner, Chez Reavie, Brandt Snedeker, Branden Grace, Robert MacIntyre, Michael Thompson, Harris English and Ken Tanigawa. Below are a few highlights of new products and features that Team PM will wear next week. 

2020 Play With Pete Invitational at Inverness Club

Play with Pete Invitational has become one of my favorite things of the entire year.  Two years ago I invited strangers from social media to join me for the inaugural Play with Pete at Oakland Hills Country Club, South.  Last year I received more than 1,000 messages on twitter, Instagram, and emails to join me for Play with Pete at Kiawah Island, The Ocean Course. 

 

And next month Play with Pete is staying right here in my own state, at the historic Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.  Host of four U.S. Opens and two PGA Championships, Inverness Club is the only course to ever host the U.S. Open, PGA Championship, U.S. Amateur, U.S. Senior Open, and U.S. Junior Amateur. 

FootJoy Tour X Golf Shoes Review

The new FootJoy Tour X deliver astounding stability with the greatest comfort I’ve ever felt in any FJ spiked shoes. 

 

‪The Tour X outsole is wider than the Tour S, so you have more contact with a wider ground surface area (particularly in the heel).  These give you a very strong sense of your feet being stabilized, even on monster swings.‬ 

Vokey WedgeWorks Adds Tour-Proven T Grind – A Favorite of Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas

Master Craftsman Bob Vokey’s long-trusted T Grind – an original Vokey grind still in the bags of many tour players including Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas – is now available through WedgeWorks. 

 

Inspired by Vokey’s work with one of the game’s all-time best wedge players, the T Grind was designed for great hands and a vivid short-game imagination. Available in 58º and 60º lofts, it is ideal for a shallow angle of attack in firm conditions, with low bounce and a narrow crescent surface. Compared to Vokey’s L grind, it has a wider back flange which allows for lower measured bounce. 

Limited Edition Adidas CODECHAOS Unites Golfers with All Athletes Preparing for Tokyo in 2021

One year from now, thousands of the world’s best athletes – including 120 golfers – will finally be in Tokyo to get their chance at competing for a coveted spot on the podium. That means they have one more year to stay ready with the mindset to keep putting in one more workout, one more lap, one more rep, or even one more bucket of balls. 

 

Adidas is commemorating this moment by uniting athletes and fans everywhere through a special capsule –the TOKYO Collection – made up of 41 footwear silhouettes across 19 sports, all purposefully designed in a signal pink colorway meant to connect athletes without words. 

USGA Receives World’s Largest Collection of Golf-Themed Comic Books

The USGA Golf Museum has expanded its world-leading golf library and artifact collection thanks to a recent donation of more than 560 golf-themed comic books. The continued effort to preserve the stories and images of how golf has been played and portrayed through time is part of the association’s mission to champion and advance the game. 

 

The collection, which is the most significant of its kind in the world, contains comics dating to the 1930s that feature golf on the cover. A selection of the covers has been digitized and can be found on usga.org.dennis.png. 

Steph Curry and Under Armour Pre-Release Styles From Upcoming Range Unlimited Golf Collection

Stephen’s love for the sport of golf is no secret. You might have caught him chipping balls in the backyard over the past few weeks, or when he partnered with Howard University to launch their first Division I Golf Program last summer, or last fall when he released the first UA Range Unlimited Collection with Under Armour. 

 

One event that has become a tradition for Stephen is the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship in Lake Tahoe, Calif. While the tournament will be closed to spectators this year, Stephen is still bringing his signature style to the course with a pre-release of his newest pieces from the UA Range Unlimited Collection. 

NGF Update: Golf Trips Could be Down 40 Percent in 2020 Because of Covid

The latest consumer research from the National Golf Foundation indicates that overall volume of golf trips could be down 35% to 40% in 2020 due to the coronavirus. 

 

The golf travel market overall in the U.S. exceeds $20 billion annually, a robust market that ranges from playing fees and accommodations to travel costs, meals and entertainment expenses. It’s estimated that more than eight million golfers played golf while traveling for business or leisure last year. 

Jack Nicklaus and Miura Golf Introduce Commemorative Irons

The idea was simple: unite Jack Nicklaus, legendary golfer, with Katsuhiro Miura, legendary club-maker. 

 

The result? A limited series of hand-forged iron sets for serious collectors drawn to both beauty and function. 

Jim Furyk Puts His Name to Sportmanship Award at 3 Hammers Golf Complex

14 year old English amateur golfer Jensen Berridge got the surprise of his life today when he was given a letter personally written to him by one of the best golfers in the world; Jim Furyk.  And, to top it all, he was also presented with a new award created in the Ryder Cup Captain’s honor. 

 

‘The Jim Furyk Award for Sportsmanship’ will be an annual award presented to a young golfer at The 3 Hammers Golf Complex in Wolverhampton, England.  This all came about thanks to Staffordshire golfer Malcolm Read.  Malcolm was in the States when the US Team lost the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National.  He was so impressed by the way in which US Ryder Cup Captain, Jim Furyk, handled a crushing defeat that he decided to write to the Major winner to ask him a favor. 

Nicklaus Design Announced Exclusive Partnership with Full Swing Simulators

Nicklaus Design, the design company of golf icon Jack Nicklaus, today announced a multi-year relationship with Full Swing Simulators, golf’s most innovative simulator company. Nicklaus Design’s relationship with Full Swing will start with the unveiling of the PGA National Champion Course, the host site of the Honda Classic, as well as Muirfield Village Golf Club, the host site of the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide. The Muirfield Village course became available to Full Swing subscribers starting just as the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide got underway in Dublin, Ohio. 

 

The partnership with Full Swing takes advantage of its recently launched proprietary golf course software, Full Swing GOLF, which brings golfers a new way to experience iconic courses with the highest quality graphics on the market. Full Swing uses patented dual-tracking technology, combining high-speed cameras and infrared light wave technology to provide real-time ball feedback with flawless detail. 

OnCore Debuts Vero X1: High Performance Four Piece Tour Ball

 OnCore Golf, the Buffalo, New York-based golf ball company, unveils their second Tour ball after three years of research and development.  OnCore’s first four-piece ball, the VERO X1 upholds OnCore’s commitment to innovation and technology while diversifying the company’s portfolio of golf balls to meet the needs of all player performance levels. 

 

Building off of their award-winning three-piece tour ball, the ELIXRTM, OnCore undertook an effort to further increase spin off the irons and distance off the tee while maintaining the highly desirable feel and control offered by the ELIXRTM. The VERO X1 features a thinner cast urethane cover, a nano-thick transition layer between cover and mantle, a high modulus, perimeter-weighted mantle, and an oversized-core. These elements are combined to release a turbocharged performance delivering enhanced speed and distance, noticeably higher stability in flight, and more control and responsiveness to irons and wedges for high skill shots. 

USGA Makes Landmark Acquisition of Howard Schickler Photography Collection

As the primary steward for preserving and celebrating the history of the game, the USGA has expanded its extensive golf photography holdings with the recent acquisition of the Howard Schickler Photography Collection, the world’s most significant private collection of original early golf photography. 

 

The collection contains more than 1,000 high-quality, historically and artistically important golf images from the 19th and early 20th century. Many photographs feature top American and British golfers, both men and women, from the mid-1800s to the 1970s. The collection was amassed over decades by collector Howard Schickler, sourced from the collections of some of the game’s most influential figures, including the personal collections of Old Tom Morris and F.G. Tait, the Auchterlonie and the Foulis families, the estate of Billy Burke and the collections of Ed Dudley and Bernard Darwin.