2022 U.S. Open Champion and Team Troon member Matt Fitzpatrick and Troon® have partnered on a fundraising effort in support of Ukraine humanitarian relief.
Fans who donate to the WHO Foundation between July 1st and July 31st via the Troon website (www.troon.com/win-matt-fitzpatricks-open-championship-bag) or by scanning the QR Code on Fitzpatrick’s golf bag to be used at the 150th Open Championship, will be entered to win a prize package from Fitzpatrick, Troon and Troon International.
PGA Tour star Viktor Hovland, one of the game’s brightest young talents with six wins on global tours to his credit, has renewed his multi-year equipment contract with PING, President John K. Solheim announced this week.
“Viktor is a great fit for the PING brand. He’s an elite player and one of the most likeable and engaging personalities on tour. He’s fun to watch, and golf fans have really connected with him,” Solheim said. “When we signed him right out of college, we knew he was a special player. The connection to Norway and our relationship with Oklahoma State over the years made it a no-brainer for us to add him to the PING team. He’s quickly proven himself to be one of the best players in the world in less than three years as a professional. We’re very excited to extend our relationship with Viktor.”
This week, the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament will feature the strongest field from the world of sports and entertainment in the championship’s 33-year history, headlined by Justin Timberlake, Stephen, Dell and Seth Curry, Annika Sorenstam, Patrick Mahomes, Tony Romo, Aaron Rodgers, Charles Barkley, defending champion Vinny Del Negro and first-time participants WWE Superstar The Miz, Colin Jost of Saturday Night Live, and singers/songwriters Nick Jonas and Jake Owen.
GOLF Channel, NBC and Peacock will televise coverage Friday-Sunday, July 8-10, with NBC Sports surrounding tournament coverage all week in delivering robust linear and digital coverage.
Firestone Country Club, renowned as one of North America’s most historic venues for championship golf, celebrates a remarkable week as host of the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship, and other events associated with the major tournament and the PGA Tour Champions.
The revered club, which has hosted numerous PGA Championships and World Golf Championships on the PGA Tour, was the site of Bridgestone Senior Players Championship on the PGA Tour Champions on June 21-27. Steve Stricker, who will captain the U.S. team at this year’s Ryder Cup, won the senior major on the difficult South Course for his second victory of the year and third major title. Stricker finished at 7-under 273 for the tournament, while runner-up Jerry Kelly was -1 for the tournament and the only other player to finish under-par for the week.
Marriott has announced a new Escape golf vacation package that's going to thrill every golfer looking for a fun, challenging resort experience this summer.
A memorable golf vacation and fun awaits at the luxurious Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa with Marriott's new Escape! Golf Package.
Luxury Italian golf fashion brand Duca del Cosma is celebrating this year’s Independence Day by highlighting even more vibrant hand-crafted golf shoes from the SS22 collection that incorporate the iconic red, white and blue colors of the nation’s Star-Spangled Banner.
Designed to offer unrivalled style and eye-catching patriotic looks, the super-comfortable shoes take inspiration from the theme of the American Stars and Stripes and use the most premium materials available to deliver the ultimate 4th July golf fashion statement.
The 150th Open Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews is fast approaching TravisMathew and Cuater have released scripting for Jon Rahm and Sam Burns.
TravisMathew has also launched an all expenses paid sweepstakes for a once in a lifetime trip to St. Andrews in 2023 to play the historic Old Course. You can enter to win the sweepstakes here.
The Major of Women’s Developmental Level Professional Golf is returning to World Golf Village, and with it all the energy that comes from some of the world’s best non-LPGA Tour golfers working their way to the game’s highest level. The 2022 PXG Women’s Match Play Championship is slated for November 1 – 6, 2022 at the Slammer & Squire Course at World Golf Village in St. Augustine.
The PXG Women’s Match Play Championship will feature more than 80 ascending future stars pursuing their dream of playing on the LPGA Tour, battling over a week-long endurance test that will combine a stroke play and match play tournament culminating under the Tower of the World Golf Hall of Fame.
The USGA has announced that Biltmore Forest Country Club, in Asheville, N.C., will be the host site of the 2025 U.S. Senior Amateur Championship. The club previously hosted the 1999 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and the 2013 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship. The dates of the 2025 championship have not yet been determined.
“We are thrilled to announce our return to this exceptional club,” said Rob Doone, championship director. “We look forward to a great test of golf for the world’s best senior amateur players and are confident this course will identify a worthy champion and provide an unforgettable experience for everyone.”
PXG has tripled down with the introduction of three new putter designs to its Battle Ready Putter lineup – the PXG Battle Ready Raptor, Battle Ready Hercules, and Battle Ready Dagger+ putters.
"These new Battle Ready Putters are a triple threat – fully optimized for killer stability, forgiveness, and consistency," said PXG Founder and CEO Bob Parsons. "With the new mallet, mid-mallet, and blade added to the lineup, we now have even more ways for golfers to close out on the course."
Fujikura, the leader in performance golf shafts, was proud to be the number one driver, wood and hybrid shaft at the U.S. Senior Open at Saucon Valley CC in Pennsylvania.
After their recent domination at the U.S. Open in Brookline, it was more of the same from Fujikura at the U.S. Senior Open. In a field of former major winners and iconic players, Fujikura once again claimed the number one spot for the driver, wood and hybrid shaft counts. In the driver shaft count, 36.5% of the field chose Fujikura. In the wood shaft count, 30.4% of the players used Fujikura with another 16.1% using a Fujikura hybrid shaft.
Golf Pride, an industry leader in innovation and sports performance equipment, has announced the Grand Opening of its new Retail Lab. Located at the company’s state-of-the-art Global Innovation Center (GIC) at Pinehurst No.8 in Pinehurst, NC, the Retail Lab is the first of its kind and will allow Golf Pride to both study and showcase the relationship between the grip and the hands – a golfer’s only physical connection to their clubs.
The goal of the new Retail Lab is to provide a world class, “inside the ropes” Tour-like grip selection and installation experience with Golf Pride’s lead tour technician, while also allowing consumers access to GIC-exclusive products and merchandise. The lessons learned by Golf Pride technicians during each grip selection and regrip process will undoubtedly have positive effects on evolving the retail experience across Golf Pride’s retail partners, OEM, and eCommerce channels, enhancing the retail journey, and providing a stronger consumer experience.
Three new professionals signed multi-year equipment contracts with PING, company President John K. Solheim announced today. Cole Hammer, RJ Manke, and Logan McAllister were college standouts who earned Korn Ferry Tour status for the rest of the season by finishing in the top 5 of this year’s PGA Tour U.
“Our college program continues to identify and build relationships with some of the top young players in the game,” Solheim said. “To have three of the top 5 from the 2022 PGA Tour U class is a testament to that commitment. Cole, Logan and RJ all had exceptional records throughout their college careers and are ready to take the next step into the professional game. We’re excited to be aligned with these talented players and look forward to supporting them as they transition to the pro ranks.”
Wilson, the club maker with more Major wins with its irons than any other brand, had a special reason to celebrate Padraig Harrington’s victory in the U.S. Senior Open Championship at Saucon Valley Country Club in Pennsylvania, yesterday.
It marked yet another Major triumph in the longest-running contractual relationship between the Chicago-based brand and its most successful Tour player of recent times, covering a modern-day record of 24 seasons of prize-winning association. By winning his first USGA title, Harrington took his professional wins tally to 33.
Reynolds Lake Oconee announces the Little Big Town Performance at Reynolds Lake Oconee sweepstakes. Besides two days and nights of fun at the award-winning resort community in northern Georgia, the winner and a guest will attend an intimate concert with multi-platinum-selling, country super group Little Big Town on July 13.
The concert—taped before a live audience at the Sandy Creek Barn Amphitheater at Reynolds Lake Oconee—will become a made-for-television special that airs Friday, August 12, on Country Music Television (CMT).
In a newly established partnership between Mizuno and the ECWPGT, the Japanese manufacturer will serve as title sponsor of the Mizuno Cali Q-School Prep Series this August, a two-event tournament series designed to give players a preview on what they’ll face the following week at Stage One of LPGA Q School.
The first event will be played at the Arnold Palmer Course at Mission Hills CC and second played on Marriott’s Shadow Ridge course at Palm Desert.
This is a different kind of guest review and first of it's kind actually. And it comes from Adam, one of the players in this year's Play With Pete Invitational at Pasatiempo.
You guys know all about my Play With Pete Invitationals, and this year at Pasatiempo every player was fit on the range for a new Callaway Rogue ST driver and Callaway Chrome golf balls before their rounds began. The entire day was absolutely crazy and wildly fun. And somehow in all the glorious insanity at Pasatiempo Adam found what appears to be that Holy Grail driver calling it a "rocket launcher that will bring his game to a new level."
When you're reading a golf review (or any kind of product review really) you want an honest opinion that helps you make a decision whether something is right for you. And that's exactly what you're getting here from Andrew, the winner of a full set of new Golf Pride CPX grips.
Andrew has given his new CPX grips a pretty thorough testing, and I enjoyed reading his review immensely. It also sounds like Andrew has found an ideal set of grips for his game, calling them "the perfect balance of everything you'd want in a grip with tackiness that's second to none."
Nobody ever said winning a major championship – at any level – is easy. Just ask Padraig Harrington. What looked like it would be an easy Sunday stroll around Saucon Valley Country Club’s Old Course turned into a much-too-close-for-comfort final round of the 42nd U.S. Senior Open Championship.
Harrington, who began the day with a five-stroke cushion, had to sweat out a one-stroke victory over 2019 champion Steve Stricker, becoming the third consecutive player to win this championship in his first appearance, and the 11th overall.
A coveted quadruple in golf? You betcha when it means you win four tournaments in the same week.
And that's what Mitsubishi Golf accomplished this week with wins on the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, LPGA Tour, and Korn Ferry Tour.
Padraig Harrington was asked at the end of his Tuesday pre-championship press conference what it would take to win the 42nd U.S. Senior Open at Saucon Valley Country Club’s Old Course. The wily veteran from the Republic of Ireland with three major championships to his name outlined three keys.
Putt well. Drive it well. And above everything else, have a great attitude.
In the lead up to the 150th Open at St. Andrews, Shot Scope has analyzed amateur golfers performance at the historic Old Course.
How does performance on the Old Course compare to other Open Championship courses in the UK? What holes are the hardest? Where can you expect to make a rare birdie? Which green causes the most 3 putts? Where do you need to hit your ball off the tee in order to score well? All of this and many other insights are available through Shot Scope performance tracking.
Padraig Harrington overcame a broken driver during warmups and what he called a rough patch mid-round on Friday to post a 6-under-par 65 and take the 36-hole lead by one stroke over 2019 champion Steve Stricker in the 42nd U.S. Senior Open Championship on the Old Course at Saucon Valley Country Club.
Harrington, of the Republic of Ireland, turned 50 last August and is competing in his first U.S. Senior Open. The three-time major champion (2007 and 2008 British Opens; 2008 PGA Championship) weathered a rainy Round 1 on Thursday morning, then reeled off six birdies in a bogey-free round on Friday afternoon, with three of the birdies coming in a five-hole stretch late in the round.
If your buddy told you he got 10 additional yards off the tee because of his shoes, you’d probably laugh at him. But when 10 of the top 10 PGA players on tour, including No. 2 in the world Jon Rahm are choosing replaceable traction, you gotta listen.
In a recent interview Rahm stated, “I think a game changer is the shoes I’m using this year, they’re different from last year, They’re a lot more comfortable. I’ve done some great work with Cuater and the Travis Mathew team, and I think it’s allowed me to be a little bit more stable and up my ball speed and my swing speed without being concerned.”
TravisMathew, a premium men’s golf and lifestyle brand, today launched its exclusive sweepstakes with St Andrews Links. Running until Aug. 7, TravisMathew is giving fans of the brand a chance to win an all-inclusive trip for two to Scotland to play the historic Old Course and award-winning Castle Course.
“The TravisMathew brand prides itself on bringing a new, fresh offering to the game of golf and with this exclusive sweepstakes we wanted to give back to our loyal customers who share our vision,” said Ryan Ellis, CEO of TravisMathew. “We were thrilled to share the news of our new storefront opening this fall with St Andrews and now we are equally as thrilled to get to share this once-in-a-lifetime experience with a loyal customer.”
It was a tale of two waves on Thursday at the 42nd U.S. Senior Open Championship. Those fortunate enough to avoid the morning rain showers certainly benefited in Round 1 on Saucon Valley Country Club’s Old Course.
Ten of the 11 golfers who broke par on the 6,973-yard, par-71 layout were among those in the afternoon wave. That included Mark Hensby and 68-year-old Jay Haas, both of whom carded 4-under-par 67s to share the lead. Haas, playing in his 17th U.S. Senior Open and 50th USGA championship overall, shot his age for the second time this year, and joined four others to do so in the U.S. Senior Open.
Breakthrough Golf has forever changed the way golfers look at putting when the Stability Shafts were introduced. They revolutionized putting by returning the club face to square at impact for consistently straighter putts.
That same thinking went into developing the new Brava Driver Shaft. It’s a lightweight shaft that delivers the power and consistency to perform shot after shot regardless of swing speed or driver model. It was designed for maximum ball speed and smash factor because it delivers more center strikes and a better face angle.
The Travelers Championship – scheduled for June 23–26 at TPC River Highlands – will host the top-ranked player in the world and four of the top five players in the Official World Golf Rankings. Eight former Travelers Championship winners will also tee it up.
“TPC River Highlands has great balance and variety,” said golf course architect, Bobby Weed. “The New England terrain offers exciting semi-blind and tree-lined holes. Combined with holes along the Connecticut River, there is drama at every turn.”
The Rocket Mortgage Classic today announced several player commitments, as reigning champion Cam Davis will defend his title against the likes of Will Zalatoris and Tony Finau, both ranked among the world’s top 20 golfers.
Additional players include major championship winners and past World No. 1s Justin Rose and Jason Day, PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year frontrunner Cameron Young, nine-time PGA TOUR winner Matt Kuchar, five-time PGA TOUR winner Rickie Fowler and four-time PGA TOUR winner Kevin Kisner.
Award-winning Italian lifestyle brand, and golf footwear trendsetter, Duca del Cosma, will exhibit at the 2022 PGA Buying and Education Summit and Show on Monday, July 11th and Tuesday, July 12th which will be held at the JW Marriott in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Duca del Cosma continues to grow within the green grass community. Exhibiting at the 2022 PGA Buying and Education Summit and Show provides the team an opportunity to meet one-on-one with key green grass accounts as well as establish new relationships with potential customers and buyers.
Royal Albartross—the premium golf and lifestyle brand from the United Kingdom—has unveiled a new collection of footwear and belts for women.
The 2022 additions—all handmade by master craftsmen in Italy and Portugal—come in a range of colorways, patterns, and themes to coordinate and accent any look for the links and beyond.
The U.S. Senior Open kicks off this week with 156 golfers in the field. Saucon Valley Country Club previously hosted this championship in 1992 and 2000.
Some big names will be playing the Old Course at Saucon, and here's a deep dive into the field and championship history.
The new Titleist TSR drivers – the next generation of the most played drivers on the PGA TOUR – are making their worldwide debut this week at the Travelers Championship.
Today’s introduction of the new TSR drivers, together with the new TSR fairway metals, marks the start of the tour seeding and validation process for the upcoming Titleist metalwoods line.
Matt Fitzpatrick is a champion once again at The Country Club.
The 27-year-old Englishman who triumphed nine years ago at this iconic venue when he claimed the U.S. Amateur, became just the 13th man and the first non-American to also add the U.S. Open Championship to his portfolio.
It's common in the golf industry for companies to say they won this tournament or that tournament when the player uses its clubs. Sometimes it can only be one club. And other times still that club was not really instrumental in the win.
When Matt Fitzpatrick won the US Open earlier today at The Country Club however, Mitsubishi Golf shafts played an absolutely crucial role in his breakout major championship victory.
Saucon Valley Country Club (Old Course) will host the 2022 U.S. Senior Open Championship next week and will be set up at 7,028 yards and play to a par of 36-35–71.
The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.
If championship Sunday in the 122nd U.S. Open can match the high drama of Round 3 on Saturday at The Country Club, fans are in for a wild ride. The way the lead kept flipping, one almost felt sorry for the folks manning the leader boards.
By the end of a turbulent and challenging day when temperatures dropped into the 60s, winds gusted in the mid-20s and red numbers were replaced by red faces, two players seeking their first major championship – and a bit of history – led the way.
For Collin Morikawa, the last couple of months have been a search to regain the form that led to a pair of major titles. His five starts since a solo fifth at the Masters in April have resulted in no better than a tie for 26th. That stretch includes a missed cut at the Memorial Tournament and a T-55 in last month’s PGA Championship.
Those aren’t results that people are accustomed to seeing from the world No. 7.
Thirty-four years after it last hosted this championship, The Country Club in Brookline acquitted itself nicely on Thursday, yielding a mostly-tight-bunched set of scores in round one. After 18 holes, exactly half of the field (78 players) are at or within six shots of the lead. Six shots is how many Brooks Koepka was trailing by after round one when he won at Shinnecock just four years ago.
That’s to say, we’re just getting started.
Round 1 of a U.S. Open has a tendency to send observers to bio pages or Google. While there might be an occasional big name at the top of the leader board, the opening round is known for its surprises, and the 122nd championship that began Thursday at The Country Club followed that script.
How about an alternate leading the field? Adam Hadwin certainly is known in golf circles – he owns 12 professional wins, including one on the PGA Tour. But the 34-year-old Canadian, the first alternate from the Dallas final qualifier, wasn’t even in the field until Paul Casey withdrew on Monday.
Edel Golf is announcing the introduction of a game-changing technology in irons. The new SMS (Swing Match System) Irons are unlike any irons on the market. The adjustable Swing Match Weighting brings a level of customization to irons that hasn’t been seen in golf.
By moving the heaviest of the three weights to the ideal position for the golfer’s swing, it enables total clubface control. That can mean eliminating your miss right or left, improving face impact position, more distance, more accuracy, and optimized performance all around. Golfers have long been able to adjust their driver to their swing to customize and maximize their performance. The Edel SMS Irons do just that and the results are shockingly good.
Club Champion, the globe’s top custom golf club fitter and builder, is continuing its meteoric surge of growth in 2022. The company continues to smash its own records by opening four new stores in the second quarter.
With additional locations from its international partners and studios now open in Huntsville, AL; Westport, CT; Colorado Springs, CO; and Peachtree City, GA, Club Champion has surpassed domestic 100 total locations after just over a decade on the market. There are now fitting studios in 42 U.S. states.
Fans will be able to follow the U.S. Open like never before thanks to a comprehensive suite of digital offerings that will immerse audiences in all the action at The Country Club from June 16-19.
“We look forward to providing fans with an unprecedented level of access to this year’s championship through a number of innovative digital offerings that are sure to bring golf fans closer to the action at The Country Club,” said USGA Chief Commercial Officer Jon Podany. “From live streams of championship play to in-depth performance analytics, to augmented reality, golf fans across the world will be able to immerse themselves in the U.S. Open.”
Fujikura, the leader in performance golf shafts, was proud to be the winning driver shaft on the PGA, DP World and Korn Ferry Tour last week.
On the PGA Tour at the RBC Canadian Open, VENTUS claimed another driver shaft win with the eventual winner choosing to play VENTUS in all his woods. Capturing the title as the #1 player with strokes gained from tee to green, the winner used a VENTUS Black 6X in his driver, VENTUS Black 8X in his fairway wood and VENTUS Black 9X in his five wood. This win is the 19th driver shaft victory for Fujikura on the PGA Tour. With only 35 events played so far this season, this equates to a staggering 54.29% win percentage for Fujikura driver shafts on the PGA Tour.
Not all golf shoes should look the same. That’s why Adidas is turning up the volume on their CODECHAOS footwear franchise. Always meant to redefine what a golf shoe can be, they’re introducing CODECHAOS 22 featuring an exciting all-new design and innovative technologies that push spikeless performance to the next level.
Distinctive to the CODECHAOS model, Adidas completely refreshed the disruptive silhouette and outsole so that golfers can feel better connection and support with the ground throughout their swing. They primarily focused on our unmistakable TWISTGRIP technology, which now expands across the heel and forefoot, but also goes higher on the sidewall wraps for improved grip and performance. They revamped the upper to be a bold design aesthetic made with recycled materials, combining a multi-layer performance textile with a thin PU film, offering improved performance with stain resistance and a waterproof warranty. As with previous models, it will still feature Adidas full-length BOOST cushioning technology for added comfort with every step.
The Part Two shirt collection launched this month by leading high-performance apparel brand Galvin Green builds on the brand’s top-selling Part One range that has captured the imagination of golfers looking for stylish, breathable garments that minimize impact on the environment.
Designed to help serious golfers reach their peak and stay protected in the warmer temperatures, the new collection incorporates a series of eye-catching pyramid designs chosen to challenge traditional golfing conceptions. The collection boasts 11 bold designs in a variety of striking colors, including the combination Blue bell/Black, to keep golfers looking sharp for the ultimate GameDay experience.
As the best golfers in the world head to Boston, Mass for the third major of the year, PUMA Golf is introducing the Love H8 collection. Inspired by the all too familiar love, hate relationship we all have with the game; this capsule of broken hearts and broken clubs will have all of us feeling seen.
Launching just in time for one of the toughest showdowns in golf, the collection includes pieces for everyone – men, women, and juniors.
Just in time for 4th of July, SIK by LA Golf -- developer of Patented Descending Loft Technology (DLT) -- announced a USA Edition SIK PRO putter. Available in the PRO C-Series model with a plumber’s neck hosel, the USA Putter is precision milled from a solid block of 303 Stainless Steel and features SIK by LA Golf’s famed DLT face technology, which helps provide more consistent launch angles and improved roll.
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The new Limited-Edition model features a traditional blade profile with a blue and red PVD finish, which provides a stunning look in different lighting conditions. In line with the USA-themed design, the new putter also comes with an American flag graphic on the face. The Limited-Edition USA putter also features a premium, low-deflection LA GOLF composite P-Series shaft in white with an American flag graphic. A limited SIK USA headcover and red SIK Iomic putter grip finishes off this limited edition putter.
As part of a collaborative initiative by the USGA, The Country Club and Town of Brookline to advance a dialogue on inclusion in golf, the USGA Golf Museum and Library will debut a fan exhibit at the 2022 U.S. Open Championship that showcases legends who broke down barriers to participation in the game.
Titled “Hard-Earned Glory,” the exhibit will celebrate golf’s unifying power by connecting fans to powerful stories brought to life through photographs, digital highlights and 50 significant artifacts from the archives of the USGA Museum. The exhibit presents a broad timeline of key milestones in golf that mirror broader cultural movements through American history, from women’s rights to civil rights, accessibility to the LGBTQ+ revolution.
