USGA and Deloitte Launch U.S. Open Augmented Reality App

The USGA today announced the launch of a new U.S. Open Augmented Reality (AR) App by Deloitte, designed to provide golf fans with an engaging and innovative digital experience for the 119th U.S. Open Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, June 10th to the 16th. 

 

Available in the Apple App and Google Play Stores, U.S. Open AR offers fans watching on-site at Pebble Beach or from elsewhere exclusive insights into player performance on the iconic 6th, 7th, and 18th holes, in 3-dimensional augmented reality.  Pebble Beach will come to life on users' mobile devices through a virtual map of the course, allowing fans to follow the action in real-time, compare player performance, and see how competitors performed on signature holes. 

Golf Pride was the Overwhelming Grip of Choice for 94-Percent of Players at the 2019 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Division I Golf Championships

Golf Pride Grips was the most used grip brand at both the 2019 NCAA Men's and Women’s Division I Championships.  By the numbers, 150 of 156 players (96-percent) competing in this year's NCAA Men's Golf Championship at Blessings Golf Course trusted their games to Golf Pride grips. 

 

The 2019 Men's NCAA Division I Individual Champion also trusted his championship quest to Golf Pride's Z-Grip cord.  At the 2019 NCAA Men's and Women's Division I Golf Championships all of Golf Pride's performance models were played with the brand's flagship model, MCC, leading as the most played grip. 

Galvin Green Reports 50-Percent Growth Rate in the U.S.

I've been telling you guys this since the PGA Merchandise Show: if you haven't checked out Galvin Green in awhile, there's no better time to do so than now.  I showed you their latest styles, and took them on course to play and review for you.  And I couldn't be more impressed with golf weather apparel.  There's simply nothing comparable to Galvin Green on the market. 

 

So it's not a surprise to me that Galvin Green 2019 sales orders are at record levels.  The company has seen orders of its distinctive range of premium performance golf clothing grow by more than 50-percent in the U.S. in recent months. 

Belvedere Golf Club Debuts on Golf Digest America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses

One of the Midwest's most revered and classic golf properties, Belvedere Golf Club in Charlevoix, MI is ranked (No. 89) for the first time ever on Golf Digest's biennial list of "America's 100 Greatest Public Courses." 

 

The honor comes two years after the classic 1925 William Watson creation underwent a caring restoration by Belvedere staff and architect Bruce Hepner, using long-lost blueprints of Watson's original design, which were discovered, serendipitously, during the demolition of a building in downtown Charlevoix in 2016. 

Jeongeun Lee6 Trusts Nippon Shaft to Win 74th U.S. Women's Open Championship

Jeongeun Lee6 trusted Nippon Shaft products in her irons and wedges to help her win the 74th U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. 

 

The 23-year-old South Korean used Nippon Shaft N.S.PRO 850GH steel shafts in her irons and N.S.PRO 950GH steel shafts in her wedges to shoot 6-under par 278 for the week with rounds of 70-69-69-70 at the stunning seaside Seth Raynor layout.  It was Lee6's first LPGA Tour victory and it came with a winner's check worth $1 million. 

Sebastian Cappelen Wins Web.com Tour Rex Hospital Open Using KBS Shafts

Another week, another KBS Golf Shafts win on a major tour.  This week Sebastian Cappelen won the Web.com Tour Rex Hospital Open using KBS shafts. 

 

Cappelen was struggling to find his game through his first 12 starts to the season, but fired off a sizzling 7-under-par final round to seal the victory at 21-under 263, the second win of his career. 

How 2019 U.S. Women's Open Champion Jeongeun Lee6 Got Her Unique Last Name

Jeongeun Lee6's first win on the LPGA Tour was a big one.  Lee6 won the 74th U.S. Women's Open at The Country Club of Charleston by two strokes over her nearest competitors, and finished 6-under par for the tournament.  And for the Korean golfer known as "Six," the win couldn't have been more on brand. 

 

Lee6 became the 19th golfer to make the U.S. Women's Open their first LPGA Tour victory, but Lee6's win did not come out of nowhere.  Lee6 has seven Korean LPGA Tour victories, and in six LPGA starts last season, she finished inside the top-20 five times (including three top-10 finishes).  But it wasn't until her major win yesterday that fans really grew curious about her name. 

Patrick Cantlay WITB What's In The Bag - The Golf Equipment Cantlay Used to Win the 2019 Memorial Tournament

Patrick Cantlay wasn't going to make the same mistake two years in a row at Muirfield Village.  At The Memorial Tournament last year Cantlay lost the lead on the back-9 on Sunday by not making a birdie on the last 10 holes. 

 

However on Sunday this year at Jack's place, Cantlay recorded four birdies on hole Nos. 10 to 15, and showed incredible closer's poise under pressure as the 27-year old returned to the winner's circle for the first time since 2017.  Cantley fired an 8-under, 64, which was the lowest final round score ever recorded by a champion, and finished two strokes ahead of runner-up Adam Scott. 

74th U.S. Women's Open Championship Recap: Round 4

Jeongeun Lee6 of the Republic of Korea broke out of a crowded leader board with three back-nine birdies and withstood some late struggles to shoot 1-under-par 70 and win the 74th U.S. Women's Open Championship on Sunday by two strokes over a trio of players at the Country Club of Charleston. 

 

Lee6, who turned 23 on Tuesday, earned $1 million in notching her first victory in the United States. The six-time winner in three seasons on the Korea LPGA Tour is in her first full-time season on the LPGA Tour, and shot 70-69-69-70 for a 6-under-par total of 278. 

74th U.S. Women's Open Championship Recap: Round 3

Celine Boutier and Yu Liu, who helped Duke University to a national title in 2014, find themselves tied for the lead and paired in the last group for Sunday's final round of the 74th U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston. 

 

The two close friends are unexpected leaders, with Boutier missing the cut in her two previous U.S. Women's Open appearances, and Liu making her first start.  Liu matched the low round of the day on Saturday, a 5-under-par 66, and Boutier shot 69 as the duo completed 54 holes at 7-under-par 206. They lead by one stroke over Lexi Thompson, Jaye Marie Green, and Mamiko Higa of Japan, who held the solo lead through 36 holes but slipped back with an even-par 71 on Saturday. 

74th U.S. Women's Open Championship Recap: Round 2

Mamiko Higa shot a 6-under-par 65 in her first-ever U.S. Women's Open round on Thursday, and then rallied with birdies on three of her last six holes on Friday to post an even-par 71 and maintain a one-stroke lead in the weather-delayed Round 2 of the 74th U.S. Women's Open at the Country Club of Charleston. 

 

The round was suspended for nearly two hours in the late afternoon by thunderstorms, and when play was halted for the day at 8:24 p.m., Higa led Jessica Korda by one stroke.  Korda, 26, put together rounds of 69-68 to sit at 5-under 137.  Amateur Gina Kim, 19, of Chapel Hill, N.C., shot 1-over 72 on Friday for a 4-under total of 138 and sits in solo third among completed players.  And Celine Boutier, 25, of France, was also at 4 under with four holes left to play in Round 2. 

All Three Courses at Sea Pines Resort Named to Best Courses You Can Play in State by Golfweek Magazine

All three courses at The Sea Pines Resort have been named to the state list of "Best Courses You Can Play" in Golfweek magazine's annual "Ultimate Guide" that recognizes the most prestigious venues in the game. 

 

Harbour Town Golf Links is ranked No. 2 in South Carolina (and you already know how much I love this course), with Atlantic Dunes No. 8, and Heron Point No. 11.  In that order, they also were the top three courses listed on Hilton Head Island.  Golf courses must be accessible to the public to be eligible for the "Best Courses You Can Play" recognition. 

Nine Troon Courses Named to America's 100 Greatest Public Courses by Golf Digest

Nine Troon affiliated courses have been named to Golf Digest's ranking of America's 100 Greatest Public Courses.  Seven of the courses are Troon-affiliated properties and two, Gamble Sands and Tetherow, are OB Sports-managed facilities. 

 

Troon brands, including Troon Golf, Troon Prive, Troon International, Honours Golf and OB Sports, have 90-plus courses that have been or are ranked on domestic and international Top 100 rankings. 

PING Golf Signed Former World No. 1 Amateur Jennifer Kupcho

Less than two months after her impressive and historic win at the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur, Jennifer Kupcho, the most recent World No. 1 Female Amateur, has signed an equipment contract with PING.  Kupcho will make her debut as a PING staff pro at this week’s U.S. Women’s Open. 

 

Among her many achievements, Kupcho earned medalist honors in 2018 at the NCAA Division I Golf Championships and was the national collegiate Player of the Year.  Last summer, she was a member of the victorious U.S. Curtis Cup, Palmer Cup, and World Amateur teams. 

PUMA Golf Adds Amateur Golf Sensation Justin Suh to its World Class Roster of Athletes

PUMA Golf has added the former No. 1 Amateur in the World in 2018 and 2019 Justin Suh to its team of world-class athletes.  Per the multi-year agreement, Suh will wear PUMA Golf apparel, footwear, and headwear in all professional events in which he competes. 

 

Suh is set to make his professional debut this week at the 2019 Memorial Tournament, donning items from PUMA Golf's SS19 collection of apparel, accessories, and footwear. 

GOLFBUDDY an Official Sponsor of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer

GOLFBUDDY will be a sponsor of the 2019 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, an LPGA Tour event to be competed June 7th to 9th at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, the Bay Course, in Galloway, N.J. 

 

The sponsorship is part of a partnership between GOLFBUDDY and the LPGA Tour.  Players will compete over 54 holes for a share of the $1,750,000 purse.  The defending champion is Annie Park. 

PGA National Resort & Spa Will Celebrate Women’s Golf Day and Month in June

PGA National Resort & Spa will celebrate both Women's Golf Day and Women's Golf Month in June to salute all women's golfers and celebrate their inclusion in the game we all love. 

 

On June 4th, the legendary destination will conduct a women's golf clinic from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on the Champion Course practice putting green led by PGA Professional Randy Raimondi.  The clinic will be followed by a nine-hole round on its classic Fazio Course.  And both will be complimentary for members and the public. 

Circling Raven Earns Idaho’s Top Spot in Golfweek Magazine Best Courses You Can Play by State in 2019

Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel's acclaimed championship course  Circling Raven Golf Club has garnered Idaho's No. 1 ranking in "Golfweek's Best Courses You Can Play by State in 2019. 

 

Owned and operated by the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Circling Raven is designed by Gene Batessprawls, and runs expansively across 620 acres of gorgeous Palouse Region topography (part of the Tribe's ancient ancestral homelands in the Idaho Panhandle).  It is one of many highly regarded amenities of the Coeur d'Alene Casino Resort Hotel. 

Giants Ridge The Quarry Named No. 1 in Minnesota on Golfweek Best State Courses You Can Play List

The Quarry at Giants Ridge golf resort received top billing in Golfweek's "Best State Courses You Can Play" rankings for the fifth consecutive year. 

 

Solidifying its position as the best public course in the Gopher State, The Quarry is built on the site of a former sand quarry and iron ore mine.  Dramatically raised tees and hazards forged from reclaimed and repurposed mine land set this Jeff Brauer design apart from other courses and provide dramatic Iron Range vistas. 

Myrtle Beach Comes Up Big in Golfweek Magazine's Rankings of South Carolina Best Public Courses to Play

Golfweek has unveiled its annual list of the "Best Courses You Can Play" in each state, and Myrtle Beach again made waves in the ranking of South Carolina's best public courses. 

 

Nine of the Palmetto State's top 15 public layouts were located along the Grand Strand, according Golfweek, highlighting the depth and quality of the area's offerings. 

Four Courses at Reynolds Lake Oconee Namedto Best Courses You Can Play in State

Reynolds Lake Oconee is in elite company as one of only three destination golf communities in the United States with four courses named to its state list of "Best Courses You Can Play"in Golfweek magazine's annual "Ultimate Guide" that recognizes the most prestigious venues in the game. 

 

Reynolds Lake Oconee's "Fab Four" on the "Best Courses You Can Play" list in Georgia include No.2 Great Waters, No. 4 Oconee, No. 8 National, and No. 10 The Landing.  The only other golf clubs with four or more courses on the list include Bandon Dunes in Oregon and Kohler in Wisconsin. 

Three Branson Area Courses Earn Top Spots in Golfweek's ‘Best Courses You Can Play by State

Buffalo Ridge Springs (No. 1), Branson Hills (No. 2), and LedgeStone (No. 6) were all named to Golfweek Magazine's annual "best in state" list of best golf course.  

 

While Buffalo Ridge Springs (an amenity of Big Cedar Lodge) earned a spot on the publication's "Top Courses You Can Play in America" list, ranking at No. 89. 

Bayside Resort Golf Club Breaks Ground on New Clubhouse

Bayside Resort Golf Club, a semi-private club in Selbyville, Del., recently broke ground on a new 23,000 square-foot clubhouse, with completion expected in 2020. 

 

The new larger building will replace Bayside Resort Golf Club's current 7,500 square-foot clubhouse and feature a new golf shop, Signatures restaurant and bar, a golf simulator, event and banquet spaces, and more. 

Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, Gary Player, Fred Ridley and Actress Jane Seymour to Introduce Inductees at World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Golf legends and luminaries including Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, Gary Player, Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley and actress Jane Seymour will introduce Inductees Dennis Walters, Retief Goosen, Billy Payne, and Jan Stephenson into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Monday, June 10th.   The late Peggy Kirk Bell will be introduced with a special tribute video featuring her family. 

 

The Inductees selected each presenter for the Induction Ceremony, which begins at 7:30 pm EDT at the Sunset Center in Carmel By The Sea, Calif., kicking off the U.S. Open Championship.  A record number of Hall of Fame members are expected to attend the ceremony, including the Selection Commission Co-Chairs Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam. 

The 2019 Memorial Tournament: Inside the Course (Muirfield Village Golf Club Review)

This week the PGA Tour returns to Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio for the 44th playing of the Memorial Tournament.  Muirfield always attracts the strongest collections of marquee names, and everything about the tournament is prestigious.  It's name gives a nod to the game's origins, where the Honorable Company of Edinburgh Golfers composed golf's original 13 rules. 

 

Muirfield's design draws inspiration from Augusta National and Bobby Jones.  And with Jack Nicklaus as course designer and tournament host, the Golden Bear's stamp is seen everywhere.  The joke around here is that Muirfield is Jack's "other wife," and he even gave Barbara a necklace with the inscription "to my other gal" when the tournament was founded 43 years ago. 

5 Things to Know about the 2019 Memorial Tournament

One of the strongest fields of the year lands in Dublin, Ohio this week for The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club.  Muirfield opened in 1974 as a 6,969-yard track, and evolved into its current 7,392-yard, par-72 length with a series of nips, tucks, and wholesale redesigns. 

 

Of the 400-plus courses designed by Jack Nicklaus worldwide, Muirfield is considered his seminal masterpiece. Muirfield is a second-shot golf course with ample room off the tee.  However, the difficulty of each hole increases as you approach the greens, which are strategically bunkered and feature putting surfaces that are among the quickest and most undulating on the PGA Tour. 

Forest Dunes, Both Directions of The Loop Ranked Among America's 100 Greatest Public Courses

The Loop at Forest Dunes, the innovative reversible layout designed by Tom Doak, continues to garner the highest accolades from the golf industry.  In an unprecedented achievement, both golf course routings, Red and Black, have been ranked among Golf Digest's list of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses.  The panel ranked the Black No. 45 and the Red No. 47. 

 

Not to be outdone by the boutique Northern Michigan resort's newer addition, the original and immaculately-conditioned Tom-Weiskopf designed Forest Dunes course is ranked No. 28 on the list, putting all three Forest Dunes Golf Club layouts in Golf Digest's top 50.  Forest Dunes joins Pebble Beach, Streamsong, Bandon Dunes, and Kohler as the only resort properties with three courses distinguished among the nation's Top 50. 

Bay Harbor, Heather at Boyne Highlands Layouts Ranked Among America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses

Boyne Golf is one of the largest and most-lauded golf resort companies in the U.S., and two of its acclaimed resort golf courses have been ranked on Golf Digest’s 2019 - 2020 list of America's 100 Greatest Public Courses.  The Heather at Boyne Highlands Resort joins the distinguished roster for the first time, while the 18-hole Links/Quarry pairing at Bay Harbor Golf Club has been a staple on the list since 2003. 

 

Golf Digest's biennial review of America's top public courses uses nearly 1,000 low-handicap male and female golfers on its Course Ranking Panel, and asked each to submit ballots based on eight criteria including shot options, challenge, layout variety, distinctiveness, aesthetics, conditioning, character, and fun. 

Arcis Golf Embarks on Renovation of Tour Course at Weston Hills Country Club

Arcis Golf has begun renovation of the Tour Course at Weston Hills Country Club, one of the private club's two 18-hole Robert Trent Jones, Jr. designs, and one time home of the PGA Tour's Honda Classic.  The Players Course will remain open for play throughout the project. 

 

The Tour Course is undergoing a complete bunkering renovation, installation of Celebration Bermudagrass on all fairways, and building a new short-game area.  The multimillion-dollar project is being directed by award-winning Fry-Straka Global Golf Course Design, and is scheduled to be complete this fall. 

The Club at New Seabury Completes Renovations on the Dunes Course: Reshaped Features Enhance Playability and Experience

The Club at New Seabury has completed renovations to The Dunes Course as part of a multi-year, multi-million dollar Club investment, all in an effort to better position the course as a classically designed layout and improve the playability and enjoyment for all golfers. 

 

The course opened Memorial Day weekend with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, May 24th,with President and Executive Director Chris Card providing the welcome and opening remarks. 

Darrell Survey Shows 97 Percent of PGA Tour Players Use Bushnell Laser Rangefinders

The Darrell Survey Company, the golf industry's leading independent and impartial arbiter of equipment use, is reporting that 97-percent of the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship field used a Bushnell laser rangefinder to obtain accurate yardages. 

 

Surveying 156 players during the Wells Fargo Championship, 151 of those players named Bushnell as their preferred distance measuring device. 

Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk (Narrated By Bill Murray) Debuts in U.S. Movie Theaters June 7th

Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk is the most thorough feature-length film documentary ever developed on golf's historic caddie profession, and will make its nationwide theatrical debut on June 7th at more than 75 locations across the United States. 

 

The film, narrated by actor and former caddie Bill Murray, has drawn critical acclaim in early 2019 with positive reviews and best documentary awards from the Cleveland International Film Festival in early April and the Newport Beach (CA) Film Festival in early May.  The film continues on the film festival circuit through the first week of June, with the Greenwich, CT, International Film Festival on June 2nd. 

Bettinardi Signs Veteran PGA Tour Player Jason Kokrak

Bettinardi Golf announced that PGA Tour veteran Jason Kokrak will join their rapidly growing Tour staff.  Kokrak will play his custom Tour Department DASS (Double-Aged Stainless Steel) BB8 Triplane putter with patented F.I.T. Face Milling. 

 

Since Kokrak put his Bettinardi putter in play at the Honda Classic this season, he has not missed a cut and climbed from 109th to 65th in the Official World Golf Rankings.  Kokrak has also moved up 30 spots in Strokes Gained: Putting. 

Golf Pride Wins Grip Counts and Wanamaker Trophy at Bethpage Black

Golf Pride was the leading swing and putter grip brand in play at 2019 PGA Championship, with 125 players (80-percent) in the field trusting Golf Pride grips. 

 

Eleven players who finished in the Top 10 and ties, including the champion Brooks Koepka, chose Golf Pride at Bethpage State Park's Black course.  Koepka trusted Golf Pride's Tour Velvet Cord grips en route to capturing his 4th career major. 

PING Golf G410 LST Driver Preview: Movable Weight Technology in a Low Spin Head

PING Golf has expanded their G410 driver family with the G410 LST, a high-MOI driver engineered to produce low, stable, spin with the shot-shaping control provided by the company's innovative movable-weight technology. 

 

The multi-material driver is made of a cast Ti 8-1-1 body, forged T9S+ face, high-density tungsten back weight, and lightweight aluminum/thermoplastic adjustable hosel.  It can be ordered and custom fit at authorized PING golf shops around the world. 

PING Golf Blueprint Forged Blade Irons Preview: Tour Inspired for the Elite Player

Focusing on the needs of highly skilled golfers who rely on pinpoint accuracy, PING Golf has released their new Blueprint forged blade irons.  They're shaped and sized to deliver the workability and confidence required to play with score-lowering precision. 

 

The irons are one-piece, four-step multi-stage forgings, made from 8620 carbon steel with tungsten toe and heel weights.  They can be ordered and custom fit at authorized PING golf shops around the world. 

Brooks Koepka WITB What's In The Bag - The Golf Equipment Koepka Used to Win the 2019 PGA Championship

Brooks Koepka buried the field for the first three rounds at the PGA Championship, then hung on Sunday at Bethpage Black to earn his fourth career major championship victory.  Koepka became the first player in history to successfully defend both the PGA Championship and U.S. Open. 

 

Koepka set a record for the lowest 36-hole score in major history (128) over the first two rounds of play.  He also set the record for the largest 54-hole lead in PGA Championship history (seven strokes).  And in tough conditions Sunday, Koepka did just enough to hit some clutch fight off Dustin Johnson, and finish 8-under par for a two-stroke win. 

Mitsubishi and Aldila Golf Continue Major Dominance with 10th Consecutive Major Championship Victory

Brooks Koepka set all kinds of records winning the 2019 PGA Championship, but he wasn't the only juggernaut story at Bethpage Black this week. 

 

Winners of the last 10 consecutive major championships have played Mitsubishi or Aldila shafts in their drivers, making this one of the most impressive equipment streaks in the business. 

Bridgestone Golf Releasing Limited Edition Tiger Woods Chasing Majors Tour B XS Golf Balls for 2019 PGA Championship

Tiger Woods back in contention at major championships is fun for everyone.  Even the players on the PGA Tour admit it.  And as Tiger looks to win his second consecutive major to start the season, Bridgestone Golf is commemorating his chase by releasing limited-edition "Tiger Chasing Majors" Tour B XS golf balls ahead of the PGA Championship this week. 

 

The last time Tiger won the first two majors of the season he was victorious at Augusta and Bethpage Black in 2002.  And if Woods can hoist the Wanamaker Trophy this week, that would also mark his fifth PGA Championship title and career major victory number 16. 

Adidas Golf Celebrates 20-Year Partnership with Sergio Garcia with Limited Edition Throwback Polo

In 1999, a 19-year-old named Sergio Garcia burst onto the golf scene at the PGA Championship when he hit an eyes-closed shot behind a tree in the final round, and jumped his way up the fairway.  And today Adidas Golf is commemorating that special moment by offering a throwback limited-edition polo to celebrate the 20-year relationship between Garcia  and the brand. 

 

The limited-edition polo is patterned after the design he wore in 1999, and will be available in limited quantities at the Adidas flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City and on www.adidas.com beginning May 14th at 8 a.m. PT. 

Under Armour Scripting has Jordan Spieth Ready to Chase the Wanamaker Trophy at Bethpage Black

As you approach the first hole of the Black Course, there is a warning sign that has become synonymous with Bethpage.  It's a caution informing all players of the expertise needed to survive the immense challenge of these menacing 18 holes, mere miles from the bright lights of New York City. 

 

The 2019 PGA Championship will be debut for the first time this week at this infamous Long Island course, and there has been continued buzz around the tournament moving to the start of spring, from its former home in the dog days of August.  No matter the course or the time of year however, one thing is certain: Jordan Spieth will be ready to compete, thanks to his razor sharp focus, preparation, and support from the latest in Under Armour Golf innovation. 

Miura Golf Milled Tour Wedge High Bounce Preview: Inspired by Feedback from the PGA Tour

Miura Golf is releasing a new Milled Tour Wedge High Bounce (HB) to their lineup of clubs that delivers the soft feel golfers covet, and is a striking example of Miura's dedication to producing the finest equipment in the industry. 

 

Using premium soft carbon steel, the Tour Wedge HB boasts a wider sole that tapers from toe to heel, allowing for a more effective bounce along the middle of the sole. The added C Grind (heel and toe relief) and camber (front to back relief) increases playability and forgiveness.  And the new tour inspired head shape confidently aligns you for pinpoint accuracy. 

Ben Hogan Golf GS53 Driver and Fairway Woods Preview: Hogan's First Driver and Fairway Woods in Over a Decade

Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company is releasing a line of GS53 drivers and fairway woods, making it the first time in over a decade the illustrious company has returned back to the driver and wood categories. 

 

The GS53 family marks the third major product launch of 2019 for Ben Hogan Golf, and joins a line-up of high performance forged irons, hybrids, wedges, and putters. 

PUMA Golf Scripts for the 2019 PGA Championship: Fowler, DeChambeau, and Woodland Dressed to the Nines

Rickie Fowler, Bryson DeChambeau and Gary Woodland will be dressed to the nines each day at the 2019 PGA Championship as they prepare to tee it up at Bethpage State Park's iconic and challenging Black Course. 

 

With the infamous WARNING sign that golfers encounter heading to the first tee in mind, PUMA designers created a Limited Edition WARNING Pack that Fowler will wear during the first two rounds of the Championship. 

Sung Kang WITB What's In The Bag - The Golf Equipment Kang Used to Win the 2019 AT&T Byron Nelson

Sung Kang set the Trinity Forest course record with a 10-under 61 on Friday at the AT&T Wells Fargo, and then birdies three of the final five holes Sunday to win his first career PGA Tour event. 

 

Kang finished 23-under par for the tournament, holding off Scott Piercy, Matt Every, and Brooks Koepka to win by two strokes.  Kang heads next to Bethpage Black to for PGA Championship where the spotlight will be brighter, and conditions a lot tougher. 

Peter Millar Scripting for Nine Players at the PGA Championship

Peter Millar will outfit nine players next week as the PGA Championship as players get ready to take on Bethpage Black and the second major of the season. 

 

Louis Oosthuizen, Branden Grace, Brandt Snedeker, Si Woo Kim, Chez Reavie, Lee Westwood, Ryan Fox, Chesson Hadley, and Patton Kizzire will all be wearing pieces from Peter Millar's new spring 2019 collection. 

PGA National Resort & Spa Announces Summer Escape and Play Unlimited Golf Package: A Golf Lover's Dream

World Class PGA National Resort & Spa is one of the premier golf destinations in the U.S., and now you can play there in one of the most value-packed golf getaway packages of the year. 

 

The "Summer Escape and Play Unlimited Golf Package" is a golf lover's dream, and offers 90 holes of championship golf on five courses, with accompanying kids 12 and under staying free. 

Renowned Golf Course Architect Bobby Weed Golf Design Announces Expansion

Renowned golf course architect Bobby Weed Golf Design is expanding its team with the addition of design associate Joseph K. Graziani.  The hiring of Graziani ensures Bobby Weed Designs will remain well-positioned to handle its growing project base, with a specialization in design, renovation, and repurposing. 

 

Bobby Weed designs feature a balance of visual appeal, sustainability, and playability, all informed by an environmentally-sensitive aesthetic and an exceptional hands-on, holistic approach.  Some of Weed's original designs include Olde Farm Golf Club in Bristol, Va., the Dye Valley course at TPC Sawgrass, and a number of other TPC facilities, including TPC Summerlin, TPC Las Vegas and TPC River Highlands. 

GOLFBUDDY aim W10 GPS Watch Preview: Wearable Golf Tech that's Packed with Superior Functionality and Dependability

GOLFBUDDY has released the aim W10 GPS smart golf watch, their most advanced wearable technology to date, and it's absolutely loaded with features. 

 

AIM stands for accurate, innovative, and measurable, and the new aim W10 is stylish, comfortable, and brings you the best technologies to help you improve your game. 

John Daly is Using a Golf Cart at the 2019 PGA Championship and People are Losing Their Minds

John Daly has been given the green light to drive a golf cart at the PGA Championship next week at Bethpage Black, and people are losing their minds about this decision.  The PGA of America granted the 53-year old Daly and two-time major champion a special exemption because of arthritis he suffers in his right knee under their own Americans with Disabilities Act policy. 

 

Critics like Nick Faldo are saying walking is an integral part of the game.  Some are predicting doom and gloom because of the precedent it sets.  And still others are reminding us all that some guy named Tiger played and won a U.S. Open on a broken leg.  But this decision really isn't that big of a deal.