Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Tour Edge Announces Three New Exotics 725 Irons, including all-new Exotics X725 S.G.I. Design

Tour Edge, the pound for pound industry leader in performance and innovation, announces three new Exotics 725 Irons, including their highest ever MOI iron in the brand-new Super Game Improvement X725 design.

The performance and design goals of the Exotics 725 Irons were to perfectly represent the spectrum of different iron categories that exist.

Tour Edge Launches Exotics 725 Fairway Metals and Hybrids Marking 20 Years of Exotics

Tour Edge, the pound for pound industry leader in performance and innovation, announces their new Exotics 725 Fairway Metals and Hybrids with the new C725 fairway and hybrid (Competition Spec) and the E725 fairway and hybrid (Extreme Spec).



The new E725 metals are MOI+ designs built for maximum forgiveness, while the new C725 designs are all about harnessing power and flight tuned performance.

Tour Edge Announces Exotics 725 Drivers, including the 10K MOI E725 Driver

Tour Edge, the pound for pound industry leader in performance and innovation, announces their new Exotics 725 Drivers, the most forgiving family of drivers the company has produced with the 10K MOI E725 and C725 low-spin design.



The higher the MOI, the greater the resistance to twisting on off-center hits. When the club twists, energy is lost. Reducing twisting helps with both accuracy and ball speed retention on off-center hits.

PUMA Golf Releases PHANTOMCAT NITRO SPORT

Building on the proven PHANTOMCAT NITRO™ design, the new PHANTOMCAT NITRO™ SPORT is made with 30% sustainable materials, making the new model both extremely high performing and environmentally friendly.


“The PHANTOMCAT NITRO™ SPORT exudes PUMA’s Forever Faster mantra,” said Mike Diaz, Marketing Director, PUMA Golf. “Having the ability to provide a shoe that provides lightweight performance, energy return, and eco-friendly sustainability is exciting and we’re proud to offer this hi-tech option to golfers of all abilities.”

COBRA PUMA GOLF Athlete Angel Hidalgo Lands Maiden DP World Tour Win with LIMIT3D Irons

COBRA PUMA Golf athlete Angel Hidalgo captured his maiden DP World Tour win at The Acciona Open De Espana.

Hidalgo went wire-to-wire to capture the victory, with a birdie on the 2nd hole playoff to overcome Jon Rahm.

Channel your Inner Secret Agent with Golf Pride's New James Bond Grip Kit

Golf Pride, an industry leader in innovation and golf performance equipment, has partnered with EON Productions to create a limited edition 007-themed golf grip kit. 

Paying homage to the 60th anniversary of the 1964 film Goldfinger, this kit includes 14 custom grips and a specially crafted gold bar collector display. Golf Pride applied its vast experience with design and material innovation to build the base performance for this product, before tackling the fun challenge of bringing to life a grip that embodies the cultural phenomenon that is James Bond.

Friday, September 27, 2024

TrackMan Launches Virtual Golf 3 (VG3)

Trackman is proud to announce the release of Virtual Golf 3 (VG3), the latest evolution of our industry-leading graphics engine, available exclusively for Trackman simulators worldwide beginning yesterday, September 24.

VG3 is more than a software update; it’s a giant step forward in closing the gap between the outdoor and indoor games.

TopGolf and SEGA of America Partner Up to Bring Exclusive Sonic the Hedgehog Game

Modern golf entertainment leader Topgolf and SEGA of America announced a multiyear partnership that will bring Sonic the Hedgehog to life in Topgolf-owned-and-operated venues this November and Toptracer-enabled franchise venues around the globe by Q1 2025. The all-new game is an ultimate Sonic experience filled with classic characters and challenges sure to power up new and nostalgic fans alike.

This is the first venture into the golf entertainment space for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise and is the first Topgolf game developed with an external IP since Angry Birds at Topgolf was released in 2020.

Virginian Evan Beck Finds Redemption By Winning 43rd U.S. Mid-Amateur at Kinloch for Elusive USGA Title

The USGA redemption tour for Evan Beck is officially complete. In dominating fashion, the 34-year-old from Virginia Beach, Va., finally put his name on a USGA trophy with a 9-and-8 victory over Bobby Massa in Thursday’s 36-hole U.S. Mid-Amateur championship match at Kinloch Golf Club.

A two-time USGA runner-up, including last year’s 3-and-2 defeat to Stewart Hagestad at Sleepy Hollow Country Club, in Scarborough, N.Y., and a 2008 shellacking (10 and 8) from Cameron Peck in the U.S. Junior Amateur final at Shoal Creek, in Alabama, Beck became the first Virginian to hoist the Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy, and the first from the Commonwealth to capture any USGA title since Lauren Greenlief’s triumph in the 2015 U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur.

Gole Fulfilled: Aussie Claims U.S. Senior Women's Am

In a field full of some of the game’s most established amateur legends, Nadene Gole may not have been the obvious favorite to win the 62nd U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, held this week at Broadmoor Golf Club in Seattle, Wash.  But when you look at her resume, well, maybe she should have been. 

Currently ranked No. 116 in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking®, far and away the highest-ranked female senior in the world, Gole defeated 2022 champion Shelly Stouffer, of Canada, 3 and 2 to win her first USGA title in just her second USGA championship appearance. 

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Bobby Massa and Evan Beck Advance to Championship Match at 43rd U.S. Mid-Amateur

Rain returned to Kinloch Golf Club on Wednesday for the quarterfinal and semifinal matches of the 43rd U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship. But not even Hurricane Helene that is barreling its way into Florida and drenching the South could have cooled down Bobby Massa.

How about a scorching 6-under-par-29, first-nine performance in the semifinals that included five birdies, an eagle-2 and a bogey? 

Stouffer and Gole to Face Off in Finals

A field of 132 players from 492 entries began the week at the 2024 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur, and after two rounds of stroke play and four rounds of match play just two remain for Tuesday’s final match at Seattle’s Broadmoor Golf Club.

Stroke-play medalist Shelly Stouffer will take on the No. 3 seed, Nadene Gole, in the 18-hole final match after the pair won both their quarterfinal and semifinal matches on Monday. Stouffer won the 2022 U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur while Gole is competing in just her second U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur after she reached the quarterfinals in 2023.

John Fought Returns to Utah to Design State-of-the-Art Practice Facility, Spearhead Partial Renovation of Acclaimed Private Golf Course

Golf course architect John Fought, an All-American collegiate player at Brigham Young University, is returning to Utah to design a state-of-the-art practice facility and renovate some of the existing holes at Alpine Country Club, a private course in the booming area of Highland, 30 miles south of Salt Lake City.

The $6.8 million project, part of a three-phase, 10-year plan at the Club, is scheduled to begin in July 2025 and be completed in Fall 2027.

NEWTON GOLF Introduces New Gravity Putter Line, Building on Momentum from Recent Rebranding

NEWTON GOLF, a technology-forward golf company with a growing portfolio of golf products, including putters, golf shafts, golf grips, and other golf-related accessories, builds on its recent rebranding with the launch of three new putter models and two redesigned classics in its newly formed Gravity Premium Series (“Gravity”) of putters. 

Formerly known as Sacks Parente Golf putters, the putter linehas been redesigned and rebranded as Gravity under the NEWTON GOLF umbrella, ushering in a new era with a fresh, modern aesthetic. Featuring striking red and black colors and a premium ceramic coating finish  previously reserved for Tour-level putters, these models embody NEWTON GOLF’s core design principles, including the brand’s signature patented Ultra’Low Balance Point (ULBP) and Center of Gravity (CG)technology.

Club Champion Adds MyAccount to Enhance User Experience

Club Champion, the globe’s top custom golf club fitter and builder, announced that they have created MyAccount to enhance the fitter-customer relationship and evolve the existing user experience.


In the brand’s new MyAccount platform, customers can access their fitting history, Trackman results, purchase history, referral codes, and more. Additionally, users can track current orders in real-time and view their P.A.R. Program rewards. 

Erin Hills to Host Five USGA Amateur Championships From 2027 to 2039

The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that Erin Hills, in Erin, Wis., one of America's premier daily-fee golf courses, has been selected to host five USGA amateur championships over the next 15 years.


These championships come in addition to the 2025 U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally, which will be held 
May 28-June 1. 

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Club Champion Putter Fitting Review (Owings Mills, Maryland) - PGAPappas Winner Guest Review

A Club Champion fitting is truly unlike anything else you'll ever experience.  It will help you play better golf no matter what your goals are or what your game is like.  And in the process it's going to make days on the golf course more fun.  I recently had a Club Champion putter fitting that was one of the best fitting experiences I could have possibly had.

The winner of my recent Club Champion putter fitting giveaway also had an awesome all-around day.  It was educational.  It was eye-opening.  And bottom line it was triumphant.  Nick (@AllTruth16) on X/Twitter was fit at Club Champion - Owings Mills, and says "I learned a lot about my stroke and alignment and actually trust my stroke now."

Monday, September 23, 2024

Defending Champion Hagestad and Co-Medalists Beck and Oliva Pinto Advance at 43rd U.S. Mid-Amateur

Stewart Hagestad has a chance to make some U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship history this week at Kinloch Golf Club. Becoming a four-time champion to join Nathan Smith in that exclusive club might subconsciously be in the Southern Californian’s mind, but the veteran of now 31 USGA championships knows he can’t be focused on such trivialities.


Not against this stellar field and the gauntlet one must run through to hoist the Robert T. Jones Jr. Memorial Trophy.
Now that match play has begun, however, Hagestad, 33, of Newport Beach, can take a vastly different approach into each round. He can narrow his mindset to just himself, the course and opponent. Everything else is just white noise.

Three-time USGA Champion Tennant Grinds to Round of 32

Two 18-hole qualifying rounds of stroke play weren’t enough at the 62nd U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur as eight players competed for the final six spots to advance to the Round of 64 on Monday, the first round of match play at Seattle’s Broadmoor Golf Club.

After just one playoff hole, the bracket was set for a first round of matches that featured a handful of bouts that could’ve easily come in the quarterfinals or later, few more notable than three-time Senior Women’s Amateur champion Lara Tennant pitted against three-time Women’s Mid-Amateur champion Sarah LeBrun Ingram.

Fujikura Announces the All New 2024 PRO Series Shafts

Fujikura, the leader in performance golf shafts, is proud to announce the all-new 2024 PRO Series of wood shafts that will be available at charter detailers from September 23rd.

The new PRO Series features Advanced Bend Profile Design (ABP) – A technology led by fitter feedbackand proven through ongoing enso® analytics. ABP targets specific locations within a section of the shaft to substantially alter stiffness, independent of that section’s overall bend profile.