Santa's talking miniature horses, Matrix Resurrections, and golden pixie dust in his latest letter. Just when you think you know everything about someone, they go and blow your mind.
And speaking of mind-blowing, the gift up for grabs in my Letters from Santa Giveaway 6 is a brand new Vessel Player III golf stand bag. You can choose any of the seven available colors, in a 6-way or 14-way top. Whatever you want. I'll let Santa fill you in on all the details.
Bombination. In a word, that's how to describe the new Mizuno ST-G 220 driver. A damn beast to be honest. And with all-out adjustability (featuring two movable weights and three movable weight tracks) the ST-G 220 will also be wildly effective and incredibly versatile for a wide range of players and skills. Mizuno is making that holy grail of added distance with more forgiveness a legit reality with the ST-G 220.
And one of you will win your very own ST-G 220 driver in my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway. You can choose whatever stock shaft you want, whatever flex you want. And you can see all the options here.
This one is insanely awesome. Not gonna lie, it's pure magic. And for extra crazy? I don't really know what exactly will be in this gift package from Santa!
The big man in red is a huge fan of Inverness Club and loves that Inverness is an anchor site for my Play With Pete Invitational. And so one of you is going to win an amazing Inverness Club $500 Apparel and Accessories Golf Shop Gift Package! I'll let Santa give you all the details in his latest letter.
Tiger is back. He has a new golf ball. Santa is pumped.
I'll just let Santa explain it all. But the gist is he wants TWO of you to EACH win TWO DOZEN new 2022 Bridgestone Golf Tour B XS "TIGER" stamped Proto Balls.
More and more of us are opting to play hybrids in our bags rather than long irons, and the new Tour Edge Exotics C721 hybrid is one of the best you'll ever hit.
And TWO (2) of you will win your very own C721 hybrid in my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway. You can choose any loft (2/17 degrees, 3/19 degrees, 4/22 degrees, or 5/24 degrees), shaft, flex, and even custom length and grip size you want. You can see all the options here.
If you think wedge spin is sexy, the new Callaway JAWS MD5 and JAWS Full Toe wedges might just be the Sexiest Wedges Alive. Callaway always designs absolute spin machines, and the MD5 and Full Toe are their finest to date.
We've reviewed the JAWS MD5 and Full Toe earlier in the year, but will hit on few key points here again because one of you is going to win a Full Set of three (3) MD5 and Full Toe Wedges in my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway. We'll have a 52 degree MD5 gap wedge, 56 degree MD5 sand wedge, and a 60 degree Full Toe lob wedge wedge up for grabs. And yup, RH or LH available for you to choose.
You guys already know that Santa and I are buds. But even the best of friends don't know every detail about the other's life. And gonna be honest, I did not know Santa had a few sets of Aerotech Golf SteelFiber shafts in his irons. And I definitely didn't know he has dreams of turning professional.
SteelFiber shafts have more PGA Tour wins than any graphite iron shaft in history, and I guess you can add Santa's name to the list of players who use them, including World No. 1 Nelly Korda. Now one of you will also win a Full Set (11) of Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve graphite shafts in my Letters from Santa GIVEAWAY 3 in my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway.
It's a crazy weather day here today. High wind advisory with wind gusts up to 60 mph. Thunderstorms all over the area. So figured it's also a perfect day to give away a new FootJoy HydroKnit rain jacket for DAY 3 of my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway. You know, when the weather outside is frightful, HydroKnit is so delighful!
Like we'll do all 12 Days, I'm just going to touch on some key points on what makes HydroKnit such a great jacket since we've already gone into all the details earlier in the year. Check out the jacket here on the Footjoy site to see the colors and sizes you can choose from.
When Santa told me he was interested in the new Srixon ZX drivers it honestly didn't surprise me. The ZX7 I reviewed for you guys this year has been the best Srixon driver I've ever played.
What did surprise me however was Santa's decision between the ZX5 and ZX7. I'll let him explain in his own words. But suffice to say in my Letters from Santa GIVEAWAY 2 in my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway, you'll be able to choose a brand new ZX5 or ZX7 driver, LH or RH, whatever flex you want.
It's won countless major championships. It's the most popular model in their line-up. And more than 80-percent of players on Tour use this brand, and aren't even under contract or endorsed to do so.
Of course I'm talking about Golf Pride grips and their Tour Velvet model. These are grips that are exceptionally comfortable and perform dependably in both dry and wet conditions. And one of you is going to win a Full Set of 13 Tour Velvet Align grips. And we're also going to give one of you a Full Set of 13 Tour Wrap MicroSuede grips in DAY 2 of my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway.
So you guys already know this year's PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway is going to be bigger and wilder than ever. Last year we had Santa Claus helping me out and recommending gifts to give you. And happy to report the big man in red is back this year.
Santa and I have known each other a long time now, and he absolutely digs the 12 Days. He had a great time following along and giving me suggestions on what to include last year. And this year he's let me know to expect daily "Letters from Santa" to take all the fun up another level. And Nick, I appreciate you being cool with me showing everyone your letters.
Cleveland Golf has announced the next generation of the popular CBX line of wedges, the CBX ZipCore. Cleveland Golf’s CBX ZipCore will launch in North America on Dec. 17, 2021.
Now in its third generation, the CBX family of wedges, first introduced by Cleveland Golf, has transformed the market. CBX ZipCore is no different and continues upon the legacy of Cleveland’s cavity-back wedges that deliver the perfect blend of forgiveness and versatility.
If you enjoy the walk as much as you do the game, Adidas Primegreen Solarthon spikeless golf shoes will let you stride the fairways and greens with exceptional comfort, while delivering performance that stacks up to premium golf shoes on the market.
I won't go into all the details about Solarthon again here, but since three of you are each getting a brand new pair in DAY 1 of my PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway, I thought I'd touch again on some of the key features that make these one of the best walking shoes out there.
It's that time again friends! My annual PGAPappas 12 Days of Christmas Golf Giveaway kicks off tomorrow, December 9th. And as much of an adrenaline rush and wild as it always is, we're taking Release The Kringle to a whole new level this year. I can't exaggerate how crazy it's going to be.
We'll have more gifts, more prizes, and more winners in this years 12 Days of Christmas than we've had in the past two years... combined. Mmm hmm... Jingle BAM baby!
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, a new national championship that will showcase the world’s best golfers with disabilities. The inaugural competition will be conducted on Course No. 6 at historic Pinehurst Resort & Country Club on July 18-20, 2022. The 2nd U.S. Adaptive Open will also be held on Pinehurst No. 6, and will be conducted from July 17-19, 2023.
The U.S. Adaptive Open Championship will serve as the association’s 15th national championship, joining such iconic events as the U.S. Open, U.S. Women’s Open, U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur. Champions of this new event will see their names recorded in the annals of golf history alongside many of the game’s storied figures.
Golf’s governing bodies have made available a Model Local Rule (MLR) to further limit the use of Green-Reading Materials.
MLR G-11 enables a committee to limit players to using only the yardage book that it has approved for use in the competition.
The USGA Nominating Committee has released its proposed slate of 2022 Executive Committee members and officers. The Executive Committee will again be led by Stu Francis of Hillsborough, Calif., who will be serving the final year of his three-year term as USGA president, and by Fred Perpall of Dallas, Texas, who has been nominated to serve as president-elect.
In addition, Sinclair Eaddy Jr., of Baltimore, Md., and Kevin Hammer of Boynton Beach, Fla., have each been nominated to serve a three-year term on the USGA Executive Committee, a volunteer group of 15 people that provides strategic and financial oversight as the Association’s policy-making and governance board.
For the first time ever, Club Champion can officially put a better golf game in a box.
New for 2021, the Club Champion Gift Packages are the perfect present for your favorite golfer this holiday season! Included inside each gift box – designed to look like a miniature version of a Club Champion club delivery box – is a certificate redeemable for either a driver fitting experience and a custom driver, or a putter fitting experience and a custom putter. The driver + fitting experience will retail at $1,000; the putter + fitting experience will retail at $500.
SRIXON and Cleveland Golf, Sumitomo Rubber Industries, LTD. are proud to announce that Brooks Koepka has joined its Tour staff. As a new member of our Tour Staff, Koepka will play a Srixon Driver, Srixon Irons, Cleveland Golf Wedges, Srixon Golf Ball, and carry a Srixon Staff Bag.
“I am very excited to join my good friends Shane Lowry, Graeme McDowell and Hideki Matsuyama as a Srixon and Cleveland Golf Tour Staff member,” said Brooks Koepka. “I’ve been an equipment free agent for the past few years, so it will be fun to be involved with a company on a daily basis and be able to contribute to the development of their future equipment. I put the ZX7 Irons in play in January and it is the best iron I have played on Tour. I look forward to kicking off our new partnership this week in Las Vegas!”
Sunday in Dubai Collin Morikawa did something no American has ever done before on the European Tour. And Mitsubishi Golf did something on the European Tour only Mitsubishi Golf has ever done.
Morikawa turned the "Dubai Double" becoming the first American to capture the Race to Dubai by winning the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates course.
Custom club fitter Club Champion announces the opening of three new fitting studios, located in Dallas, TX; Columbia, SC; and Little Rock, AR. The studio in Little Rock is the first Club Champion studio in the state of Arkansas. All three new stores are open and accepting fitting appointments.
Club Champion fits, sells and builds custom golf clubs using brands like Callaway, TaylorMade, Ping, Titleist, Cobra, Fujikura, Golf Pride and many more. The company delivers a Tour-quality fitting that produces longer, more accurate shots with a nearly 100% satisfaction rate for golfers of any ability level.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that Inverness Club, in Toledo, Ohio, will host the 129th U.S. Amateur Championship. The dates of the championship are Aug. 13-19, 2029. The stroke play co-host course will be named at a later date.
“The growth of the U.S. Amateur over the last 100 years has been phenomenal, and earlier this year we saw near record-high entries for the championship,” said John Bodenhamer, senior managing director, Championships. “Part of that growth is a commitment by the USGA to take the championship to the best courses in the country, and Inverness is certainly among that group. We look forward to continuing our partnership with them with another U.S. Amateur.”
We obsess about every detail of our golf shoes, but the socks we wear are often just an afterthought. That is, unless you've worn a pair of Kentwool Merino wool socks.
Kentwool Merino wool socks check off every single performance box imaginable to keep you moving forward in style and complete comfort both on and off the course. And honestly, there's no way to exaggerate how freaking awesome these socks are on so many levels.
The legend of Bernhard Langer continues to grow at an exponential rate as the ageless wonder continues to pull off the unthinkable.
At the PGA TOUR Champions Charles Schwab Cup Championship Sunday, Langer won the 6th Schwab Cup of his storied career, the most of any player in Champions history.
The best golf bags will always have some combination of comfort, function, and style. And the new Vessel Golf VLS Lux is a luxurious stand bag that can do it all.
With immense attention to details, VLS Lux keeps your clubs organized and protected, holds all your golf necessities, and is a pure joy to carry around the course.
To brighten up the golfing wardrobe and any golf trip, leading apparel brand Galvin Green has introduced a new premium TRUE BLUE capsule collection of garments in fresh colorways inspired by the bright sky that golfers long to play under.
Ideal for those looking to play on the Sun Belt region this winter, the latest collection from the innovative Swedish brand features fashionable shirts, shorts and hoodies in the increasingly popular Blue Bell color along with other shades of blue and white in a variety of designs and patterns.
Luxury Italian golf fashion brand Duca del Cosma today announced the signing of LPGA Tour player Kelly Tan to wear its hand-crafted shoes in a multi-year contract.
Tan, who represented Malaysia at the 2016 & 2020 Olympic Games, becomes the second global Tour player to sign with the fast-growing brand, after six-time European Tour winner Joost Luiten joined in January.
The American Junior Golf Association is excited to bring Mizuno Golf onboard in 2022 as an Official Partner of the AJGA.
Founded in Osaka, Japan in 1906, Mizuno has long held an enviable industry-wide reputation for crafting some of the finest golf equipment on the market and being at the forefront of technological innovation.
Eugenio Chacarra is a name you might not know. But one day soon, you will.
The first-team All-American senior from Oklahoma State University is ranked eighth in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, has excelled at every level of the game so far, and already possesses an elite game that's going to keep getting better on the professional circuit.
Recognizing a growing desire among golfers everywhere for a shaft that is both explosive and responsive Mitsubishi Golf introduced its all-new Kai’li™ Series. Kai’li is the first new series MCA Golf has launched since introducing TENSEI in 2015.
“The name may be familiar but Kai’li is a bold new series designed like none before,” says Mark Gunther, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for MCA Golf. “Kai’li is a blend of words meant to evoke the power and mystery of the ocean. This series is about discovering and unleashing new depths of strength and performance.”
What a weekend it was for golf club manufacturer Tour Edge, who has been experiencing a meteoric rise on the PGA TOUR Champions over the past few seasons.
Their staff player Bernhard Langer won the PGA TOUR Champion’s Dominion Charity Classic in Richmond, Virginia Sunday, becoming the oldest player to win a PGA TOUR Champions event in the process.
Luxury golf shoe brand Duca del Cosma has unveiled its most stylish and colorful golf shoe range, incorporating 25 eye-catching options that deliver striking looks, all-day comfort and incredible stability.
Featuring a host of bold colors that will brighten any fairway and clubhouse, the collection offers a hand-crafted shoe model for every golfer looking to hit the course with ultimate style and confidence.
In its ongoing pursuit of adding value, FlightScope, the global leader in tracking and analyzing sports performance data, announced today the upcoming launch of its FlightScope Mevo+ Pro Package add-on option for its Mevo+ tracking radar.
The Mevo+ is an advanced indoor and outdoor tracking radar and golf simulator that offers 16 data parameters, golf course simulation, and customizable skills challenges. The Mevo+ is a popular product in the launch monitor and simulator space and offers customers an accurate tracking device for practice and entertainment sessions.
Golf’s new Rules of Amateur Status have been published by the USGA and The R&A ahead of their January 1, 2022, effective date.
The work is the latest step by the governing bodies to make the Rules easier to understand and apply and follows the modernization process of the Rules of Golf in 2019. The new Rules were informed by golfer and golf industry feedback as a part of a comprehensive review, to ensure they continue to reflect how the modern game is played by millions of golfers around the world.
Tis the season of giving: Club Champion is giving golfers of every skill Tour-level fittings for just half the price.
From November 1, 2021-January 31, 2022, Club Champion is offering 50% off their fittings with an equipment purchase of $500 or more. To continue this new winter tradition, this 50% off promotion applies to every Club Champion fitting type. Those seeking a putter fitting are only required to purchase a new putter (no price minimum) for the 50% fitting discount to apply.
PXG, the global golf research and development powerhouse, has revealed its all-new Xtreme Forgiveness GEN4 Fairways and Hybrids. Expanding upon PXG’s flagship GEN4 lineup and in compliment to the X models, these golf clubs are more forgiving and deliver outstanding ball speed, ideal spin, and smooth turf interaction.
When PXG introduced its GEN4 Golf Clubs in Spring 2021, the new drivers, fairways, hybrids, and irons marked the apex of the company’s club lineup. Because PXG engineers have the freedom to approach club design with limitless creativity and without cost and time constraints, GEN4 presents significant advancements in materials and technology innovations, as well as personalized performance.
New Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x golf balls with Radar Capture Technology (RCT) – developed by Titleist Golf Ball R&D engineers and validated in collaboration with a team of TrackMan experts – are designed to enhance the data capture of launch conditions in an indoor environment and deliver the most accurate information possible.
Pro V1 and Pro V1x RCT golf balls improve the TrackMan experience for dedicated indoor fitting specialists committed to a premium, precision fitting; coaches and instructors aiming to give their players even better tools to work with; and Tour professionals and golfers seeking precision data capture from their indoor practice sessions.
Just in time for the holiday season, New Balance Golf has added two new colorways to its Fresh Foam PaceSL BOA performance collection. The new colorways are black with red highlights and grey with orange highlights. The new colorways will be available November 1, 2021.
The Fresh Foam PaceSL BOA combines a new Fresh Foam midsole with the BOA Fit System to deliver the ultimate walking shoe for golfers by providing a secure fit, perimeter stability, and comfort in every step.
SkyGolf®, maker of SkyCaddie®, the most-trusted rangefinders in Golf, is offering a special Holiday Promotion of $50 off the new SkyCaddie SX550 and award-winning SX400 rangefinders and the LX5 and LX5 with ceramic bezel smart watches. The promotion starts November 15 and ends December 31, 2021.
“With all of the talk about shipping delays and inventory shortages this holiday season, it’s a good idea to start gift shopping a little earlier than usual,” said Jacqui Surman, SkyGolf Senior VP and COO. “Our popular SkyCaddie GPS rangefinders and watches are sure to be appreciated by the golfers in your life. We currently have inventory in stock but expect to sell out before the holidays. Take advantage of our holiday promotion and stock up on gifts for your loved ones and maybe one for yourself!”
You guys already know about Aerotech Golf SteelFiber shafts. They have more PGA Tour wins than any graphite iron shaft in history, They're used by many players, including World No. 1 Nelly Korda. And I've been telling you how stable, long, and great feeling these are for awhile now.
Well now you're also going to hear the opinion of Donny, who won a set of Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve shafts in one of my recent giveaways. Private Reserve are designed with even tighter tolerances than the standard SteelFiber, and are the kind of shafts that legitimately can improve your game immediately.
When designing footwear, Adidas looks everywhere for inspiration. This time, it came through a quote: “Be unique. Be equal.”
The quote comes from ZOZO’s company philosophy, who Adidas has partnered with to introduce an exclusive, limited-edition colorway of our Stan Smith Golf.
Callaway Golf has made a leap forward in the exclusive, ultra-lightweight, ultra-premium performance category of woods with their new Epic MAX Star family.
Substantially lighter than their standard product offerings, this new line is particularly suited for slow swing speed players. Each of these new clubs is precision constructed so that they are easy to swing, create more speed, and help you hit the quality golf shots that you want to see.
The USGA and The R&A have announced that a new Model Local Rule (MLR G-10) will be available beginning on January 1, 2022 to provide those running professional or elite amateur golf competitions the option of limiting the maximum length of a golf club (excluding putters) to 46 inches.
The proposal was announced in February 2021, which opened a notice-and-comment period to allow the industry the opportunity to provide feedback as part of the equipment rulemaking procedures. The comments received from the golf industry, including players, professional tours and equipment manufacturers, were carefully considered before the decision to proceed with the new MLR was reached.
Apex UW is a high-performance Utility Wood that Tour players love. This unique design combines the best features of higher lofted fairway woods, the best features of hybrids, and a more neutral ball flight.
Using direct feedback from world-class pros like Phil Mickelson, Callaway created a multi-purpose club that better players can rely on from the tee, fairway, or rough.
Olympic Gold Medalist and the world’s #1 ranked women’s golfer, Nelly Korda, along with 27 of the Top 30 ranked players in the world, headline the 132-player field for the LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup (www.thefounderslpga.com) taking place at historic Mountain Ridge Country Club in West Caldwell, N.J., from October 6th-10th.
The LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup is a week-long event where competitors will compete for a $3 million purse, the largest purse for an LPGA Tour event outside the majors and the CME Group Tour Championship. The tournament, which debuted in 2011, pays tribute to the 13 founding members of the LPGA, including surviving founders Marlene Bauer Hagge and Shirley Spork. This year marks the inaugural year with N.J.-based Cognizant (Nasdaq:CTSH), one of the world’s leading professional services companies, as title sponsor.
The PGA TOUR and PointsBet, a premier global online gaming operator, announced a three-year extension of their multi-year content and marketing relationship designating PointsBet an Official Betting Operator of the PGA TOUR.
As part of the expanded relationship, PointsBet’s live betting odds integrations will be featured on PGA TOUR linear and streaming broadcasts on GOLF Channel and Peacock with plans to include on the NBC broadcast in the future. PointsBet is the official sports betting partner of NBC Sports.
While Team USA was busy making history Sunday, there was a PGA TOUR Champions event being played 2300 miles west at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
The PURE Insurance Championship finished up Sunday at Pebble Beach and Tour Edge was all over the leaderboard with a runner-up finish, three Top 5’s and six total Top 25 finishes.
Arccos – the pioneer of big data and artificial intelligence for golf – today announced its major features release for Q4 2021, highlighted by a next-generation Smart Club Distances algorithm, first-of-its-kind weather & location scenarios tool and enhanced putt data tracking.
Developed by Arccos’ leading team of data scientists, architects and engineers, the latest Smart Club Distances machine learning algorithm takes accuracy to a new level by providing a precise estimation of how far a player hits a well-struck shot with each club in their bag. Mishits, abnormally long and recovery shots are now automatically identified and eliminated from the calculations, which help fuel Arccos’ award-winning A.I. caddie club recommendations. Plus, golfers can now filter the total number of shots included by the algorithms at any given time to facilitate analysis of any recent changes in their swing, equipment or other game aspects.
PUMA Golf has announced a new multi-year partnership with Matti Schmid, a young, athletic star in the making with an impressive and growing resume. After earning Low Amateur honors at the Open Championship at Royal St. George’s earlier this year, where he finished with a second-round 65 to tie the lowest round by an amateur.
During his amateur career, Schmid amassed tremendous success including back-to-back wins at the European Amateur in 2019 and 2020. While on the men’s golf team at the University of Louisville from 2017-2021, Schmid led the team in scoring average, collected multiple top-5 and top-10 finishes, and won the Old Town Club Collegiate Invitational in 2018.
Hilton Head Golf Island (HHGI), comprising 26 courses across Beaufort, Bluffton and Jasper counties, invites golfers to experience pure Lowcountry golf this fall with packages from The Sea Pines Resort, Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort and the Heritage Golf Collection.
Host of the PGA TOUR’s RBC Heritage and home of Pete Dye and Jack Nicklaus’ famed Harbour Town Golf Links, The Sea Pines Resort’s Villa Golf Package can be tailored to golf groups of all sizes. Starting at $255 per night, per golfer, packages include a three-night stay in a fully-appointed resort villa, three rounds of golf – one each on Harbour Town, Heron Point by Pete Dye, and Atlantic Dunes by Davis Love III – and same day, same course replays for $50 on Heron Point and Atlantic Dunes.
More than a decade after the debut of Foresight Sports’ GC2 – the golf industry’s all-time bestselling professional launch monitor – the leading-edge technology maker has teamed up with Bushnell Golf to change the game once again with a personal launch monitor that redefines accuracy and performance.
Built on the same advanced photometric innovation found in Foresight Sports’ Tour-dominating GCQuad, the new launch monitor, sold under the name Launch Pro by Bushnell Golf and GC3 by Foresight Sports, features a three-camera system that delivers ball and essential club performance data both outdoors and indoors with industry-leading precision. And like its professional-grade predecessors, the new Launch Pro/GC3 personal launch monitor will be available in a price category that puts its advanced capabilities – from the range to the course to the simulation studio – well within reach of the avid golfer.
