Father's Day is fast approaching (June 19th) and there are more choices than ever before for the golf dad in your life. I'm here to help make sure you whatever you get dad is something he'll truly and completely enjoy.
All the ideas here are products, gadgets, and gear I've used, tested,, played, and reviewed so I know first hand these are can't miss. Dad will look better, play better, and just have more fun with any and all of these golf must haves.
PopStroke Entertainment Group, a national leader in golf entertainment co-owned by Greg Bartoli and Tiger Woods’ TGR Ventures, today announced the official public opening of its PopStroke Orlando location is set for Monday, June 13 at 9 a.m. The Orlando location is located at 321 N. Alafaya Trail in Waterford Lakes Town Center.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 9 at 10 a.m., hosted by PopStroke along with representatives from TGR Design, Stevens Construction, government officials, and the East Orlando Chamber. This is the first of several Orlando locations planned. Details will be released on future locations later this year.
Arcis Golf—the second largest and fastest-growing owner and operator of private, resort and daily fee clubs in the United States—has added Four Bridges Country Club in Liberty Township, Ohio, to its growing portfolio. This is the 9th club acquisition completed by Arcis in less than a year.
The Four Bridges community has 3,200 residents within Liberty Township, located in Ohio’s Butler County, and is in the center of the fast-growing I-75 corridor north of Cincinnati.
Women’s Golf Day, the global movement that engages, empowers, and supports females through golf, is an annual one-day sporting and community celebration taking place today Tuesday June 7th!
WGD was founded by Elisa Gaudet in 2016. Now in its 7th year, WGD unites people across the globe through golf. Starting in Australia and ending in French Polynesia, events will take place for 24 hours straight. There are events in every continent, apart from Antarctica.
When you're a gear junkie like Kyle, the winner of a new Mitsubishi TENSEI 1K Pro White shaft in my 12 Days of Christmas Jingle Bam Giveaway, there's nothing quite like testing out all kinds of new equipment.
New equipment doesn't always translate to better play on the course. But since Kyle has put the TENSEI 1K in his driver he's seen "more consistent total distance." And that's compared to a variety of heads and shafts he's played over the last few years.
The USGA today released a statement on the 2022 U.S. Open field. Here it is.
"We pride ourselves in being the most open championship in the world and the players who have earned the right to compete in this year’s championship, both via exemption and qualifying, will have the opportunity to do so. Our field criteria were set prior to entries opening earlier this year and it’s not appropriate, nor fair to competitors, to change criteria once established.
FootJoy is bringing the heat with their 2022 U.S. Open limited edition Back to Brookline collection.
With apparel celebrating the U.S. Open return to The Country Club and inspired by Frances Ouimet's historic 1913 win and The Country Club's iconic squirrel, FJ has created something really special.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced that 12 players have earned exemptions into the 122nd U.S. Open Championship, which will be held on the Open Course at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass., on June 16-19, 2022. These exemptions bring the number of fully exempt players to 91.
The additional 12 players earned entry based on the current Official World Golf Ranking® (OWGR®) or the four-event U.S. Open 2022 European Qualifying Series, which ended on June 5.
Merion Golf Club will be set up at 6,130 yards and will play to a par of 36-34–70 for the 42nd Curtis Cup.
The yardage for each session of the competition will vary due to course setup and conditions.
The United States Golf Association officially broke ground Monday on its newest campus, Golf House Pinehurst, which will include its equipment-testing facility, the visitor-friendly USGA Experience and an educational landscape feature, to be completed by the end of 2023.
“The USGA, along with our many partners who helped make this project a reality, share a bold vision for Golf House Pinehurst and the impact it will have on this community and the game of golf,” said Mike Whan, CEO of the USGA. “We love being a part of the Home of American Golf, and bringing this vision to life, starting today.”
Fujikura, the leader in performance golf shafts, was proud to be the #1 driver and wood shaft at the U.S Women’s Open.
In an impressive field for the 77th U.S Women’s Open at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Fujikura claimed another top spot title with a massive 35.5% of the field choosing to play a Fujikura driver shaft, with another 30.3% of players using a Fujikura wood shaft. The eventual winner was part of this wood shaft count percentage, using a VENTUS Red 6-R in her 3-wood and VENTUS Blue 6-R in her 5-wood on her way to victory.
Reinforcing its mission of growing the sport of golf and reaching new fans across the world via a new and innovative entertainment product, LIV Golf today announced broadcast details and the experienced, diverse team of talent and award-winning producers that is set to modernize how golf is watched.
Beginning Thursday, June 9 at 9:00 am EST / 2:00 pm BST, complete, live coverage of LIV Golf’s historic launch at Centurion Club will be globally available direct to consumers on LIVGolf.com, YouTube and Facebook. The LIV Golf event broadcasts will also be aired live on a global roster of leading premium and free-to-air broadcasters providing coverage in 138 territories around the world.
Team Galvin Green star Mina Harigae finished in second place wearing the latest Quickdry outfit in temperatures reaching 89°F at the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles on Sunday and jumped 30 places to 22nd in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings.
Having signed with the leading high-performance apparel brand earlier this year, Harigae chose to wear the striking VENTIL8™ PLUS MADELENE short sleeve shirt in Red/Lipgloss Red matched with the PETRAshorts and ELLA base layer in White for her final round that took her up to 24th place in the Race to CME Globe season standings.
When Minjee Lee first announced her presence at a USGA championship a decade ago by winning the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, she was asked by Golf Channel reporter Steve Burkowski if more USGA titles were in the offing.
Her two-word answer: “I’m coming.”
Cobra Golf isn't just making a splash in the game-improvement irons category in 2022. They're going all out cannonball with their new KING LTDx irons. Feel, sound, distance, and forgiveness have all been re-engineered giving golfers everything Cobra can possibly give you.
I've taken my New Cobra LTDx irons out handful of time now. Some tough courses including Pinehurst No. 2, NCR Country Club, and my hometown Manakiki. And I can say conclusively LTDx are one of the longest, massively forgiving, straightest irons out today. Hands down.
When she successfully defended her U.S. Women’s Open title in 2001 at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Karrie Webb ran away from a stellar field to produce an eight-stroke victory.
Now a fellow Australian with close ties to the World Golf Hall of Famer is threatening to do the same thing on the same Donald Ross layout in the 77th U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica.
U.S. Open Final Qualifying on Monday, June 6, will be held at nine sites (eight in the U.S., one in Canada).
Final qualifying, conducted over 36 holes, will be held at the sites listed. The 2022 U.S. Open Championship will be contested from June 16-19 on the Open Course at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass.
The storylines entering this week’s 77th U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica were seemingly endless. Through two days, the championship has not disappointed.
Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club has yielded lower scores than anticipated, some of the record-setting variety. One surprise performer remains on top of the leader board, with one of the game’s most acclaimed ball-strikers joining her through 36 holes. Meanwhile, the top-ranked player in the world is lurking, a mere three shots off the pace as we head to the weekend.
Mother Nature gave the field in the 77th U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica a bit of a breather for Round 2 on Friday at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club. Stifling heat was replaced by comfortable temperatures in the 80s and an overnight shower softened the course just a touch.
Give the world’s best players more benign conditions and watch the leader board turn into a sea of red numbers. A total of 26 players are under par through 36 holes, which is 12 more than the combined number of players in red figures through 36 holes of the previous three U.S. Women’s Opens at Pine Needles.
An exciting Round 1 of the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday at Pine Needles saw an amateur rewrite the record book in the morning, only to be topped by a tour veteran in the afternoon wave.
Here are 10 Stats to Know from Day 1 of the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica.
Fifteen years ago, as a 17-year-old amateur, Mina Harigae made her debut in the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by ProMedica at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club. While the week ended with a disappointing final-round 80, Harigae would use that experience to help her win the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links title a few weeks later and play on a victorious USA Curtis Cup Team the following year.
Now 32 and a longtime veteran of the LPGA Tour, Harigae is back in the North Carolina Sandhills as one of nine players in this year’s U.S. Women’s Open field to have competed in that 2007 championship.
Royal Albartross—the British premium golf and lifestyle brand of shoes and accessories—has introduced four new men’s shoe styles to its 2022 offerings, perfectly timed for Father’s Day gift giving and the heart of the golf season. These latest styles combine artisan craftmanship with sneaker styling to create entirely original looks.
“The versatility of golf shoes is more important than ever, as life with a round between working-from-home becomes our daily escape,” said Alex Bartholomew, Royal Albartross’ Founder and Creative Director. “One thing is certain, it’s now fair game to wear these styles with just about anything. The 2022 line reaffirms our stance to create golf shoe designs that look and feel appropriate from the course and beyond.”
LIV Golf today announced the introduction of LIV to Give, the organization’s new global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) platform designed to support social and environmental efforts globally and in each of the series host communities. LIV Golf has pledged $100 million to support a broad range of initiatives targeting education, environmental sustainability, golf development programs, and the well-being of communities in the short and long term.
LIV to Give is embedded in the organization’s commitment to grow the game across the world and serve as a catalyst to inspire positive global change. As part of this effort, LIV Golf will work closely with the public and private sectors, host cities, as well as international and local organizations to assist in directing contributions to organizations of need for the greatest local impact.
Bridgestone Golf, the #1 Ball-Fitter in Golf, today introduced the Liberty Collection line of USA – themed accessories. Consisting of a MICROFIBER TOWEL, 30oz TUMBLER, two STAND BAGS, PREMIUM HEADCOVERS, BUCKET HATS, e12 CONTACT golf balls, and LIMITED- EDITION USA CAPS, all products in the Liberty Collection feature red, white, and blue colors for a patriotic feel.
“We are proud of our brand presence in the US market and felt inspired to come out with some patriotic products,” said Elliot Mellow, Marketing Manager at Bridgestone Golf. “The new Liberty Collection is a line of premium golf balls and premium quality accessories that provide patriotic color schemes and designs. The collection should appeal to a wide variety of players looking for understated, USA -themed items they can enjoy throughout the year.”
SIK by LA Golf has expanded their FLO family of putters with a new FLO M mallet. They could have easily called this new putter Little Hercules.
I've had the new FLO M in play already at NCR Country Club and Pinehurst No. 2, a couple of courses with pretty difficult greens. And what's truly amazing about this putter is how it combines a very lightweight, small profile with the kind of substantial stability and forgiveness you normally only see with larger, heavier mallet putters.
PUMA Golf introduces its new IGNITE ARTICULATE golf shoe, taking cleated innovation to the next level thanks to an all-new design that features an articulating outsole, midsole and upper that flexes with your foot, delivering the highest level of support.
Built to meet the rigorous performance demands, quality requirements and aesthetic preferences of the world’s best golfers, the IGNITE ARTICULATE combines PUMA’s Tour-validated technologies in a lightweight, extremely comfortable package with a modern athletic silhouette that can handle any swing, from any lie, in any season.
Club Champion has you covered for Father’s Day this year — now through June 19, Club Champion gift card purchases earn a 15% bonus on denominations up to $1,000.
Considered the premier custom club fitter worldwide, Club Champion offers Tour-quality club fittings and custom-built clubs for every level of golfer. Each state-of-the-art fitting studio houses over 50,000 hittable head and shaft combinations from over 60 golf manufacturers, alongside the best technology and talent the industry has to offer. Dad won’t have to wait to test the suggested clubs; he’ll get to hit the exact club that will be custom built for him.
Arccos Golf - the pioneer of big data and Artificial Intelligence for golf - is introducing a new limited-edition ‘Smoke’ finish version on its game-changing Smart Sensors to offer golfers the most accurate shot tracking in the game in a modern look.
Having recently launched its latest generation Smart Sensors (Gen3+) and Link (Gen2) wearable, Arccos is set to provide golfers with a rare opportunity to track on-course data with its new Smoke Smart Sensors using an exclusive variation of the product in a dark grey and black design. This sees the distinctive Arccos green replaced with a stealthy colorway for the very first time.
Oklahoma senior Chris Gotterup was announced today as the winner of the prestigious 2022 Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel, recognizing the most outstanding male NCAA Division I college golfer for the 2021-22 season. The announcement was made today by Brian Stubbs, executive director of the Fred Haskins Foundation, and Ron Kruszewski, Chairman and CEO of Stifel.
Gotterup, a fifth-year senior who is the top-ranked NCAA DI men’s college golfer in both the Golfstat and Golfweek/Sagarin rankings, transferred to Oklahoma from Rutgers for the 2021-22 season. He carded victories at the East Lake Cup and the Puerto Rico Classic, and recorded eight top-10 finishes in 12 events overall, highlighted by his two victories, a runner-up finish at the Big 12 Championship and two top-3 finishes. Gotterup finished in fifth place at 1-over par at the NCAA Men’s Golf Championships Individual Championships on Monday, and advances to team match play competition with his Oklahoma teammates that begins today.
Adding performance options to the Scotty Cameron Phantom X family, three new Phantom X mallet putters – the all-new zero-offset Phantom X 5s and the updated Phantom X 11 and Phantom X 11.5 models – will join the 2022 line when they arrive in shops on Friday, June 17. These new mallets complete a 10-putter lineup of Scotty Cameron Phantom X high-performance mallets that have been trusted to multiple victories on the worldwide professional golf tours and are in play among dedicated golfers everywhere.
Seven new models were released in April – the Phantom X 5, 5.5, 7, 7.5, 9, 9.5 and 12 – with the new additions arriving in select Titleist golf shops worldwide on June 17 and available for pre-order on Tuesday, May 31. The full 2022 Phantom X mallet putter family features entirely new head shapes, as well as updates to popular models. The putters also include a new textured grip, new graphics and premium styling. Tour-preferred milled 303 stainless steel face construction carries through to nearly every new model.
LA Golf pledged today to treat female golfers the way they should’ve been treated all along by providing its LPGA partners with support on and off the course.
LA Golf will provide its partners full healthcare including mental health days and paid maternity leave, as well as performance-based bonuses. LA Golf will also provide its partners with a personalized concierge service to handle travel logistics and on-the-ground support for select tournament weeks to create a more seamless experience, allowing players to focus on their game.
Rose Zhang enters the U.S. Women’s Open this week as the best female amateur golfer in the world, having recently added “National Champion” to her growing list of achievements after winning both the individual and team titles at the 2022 NCAA D1 Women’s Golf Championship.
Today, she makes history again by becoming the first student-athlete to join team adidas by entering into a Name, Image and Likeness endorsement agreement with the brand. Earlier this year, adidas announced the first wide-sweeping, equitable and inclusive NIL network reaching more than 50,000 eligible student-athletes across 23 sports and all genders at 109 D1 universities.
The 77th U.S. Women’s Open Championship Presented by ProMedica begins at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C., on Thursday, June 2.
And fans both at home and at the course can follow the action more closely than ever before thanks to a number of new and enhanced viewing options.
Historic Hotels of America® has a unique collection of the most beautiful, prestigious, and iconic golf courses where many champions have learned to play golf, competed, and made history. Many of these golf courses were designed in the late 19th and early 20th century, often referred to as the “Golden Age” of golf course architecture. These historic golf courses were designed and built by legendary golf course architects – many of whom are World Golf Hall of Fame inductees – ranging from “Golden Age” architect Donald Ross to more recent legends, such as Pete Dye.
Each course has earned its reputation, in part, based on the many famous people who have played including U.S. Presidents, world leaders, golf champions, film and entertainment celebrities, and famous inventors and industrialists. The golf courses named to the 2022 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Historic Golf Courses list are some of America’s most historic greens. Today, guests can make their own history, stay, and play where champions have played.
The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced tee times for the first two rounds of the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open Championship Presented by ProMedica, Thursday (June 2) and Friday (June 3), at 6,638-yard, par-71 Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, in Southern Pines, N.C.
The U.S. Women's Open is a 72-hole, stroke-play competition. A field of 156 players will play 18 holes of stroke play on June 2 and 3, after which the field will be reduced to the low 60 scores and ties. Those players making the cut will play 18 holes on June 4 and 5. If there is a tie upon the completion of 72 holes, a two-hole aggregate playoff will immediately follow. If this playoff results in a tie, the tied players will immediately continue to play off hole-by-hole until the winner is determined.
Cobra PUMA Golf has announced its first name, image and likeness deal, welcoming 12-year-old golf phenom, Xavier “Xeve” Perez to the brands impressive roster of athletes.
At only twelve years old, Xeve has already had a memorable career. He began playing golf at the age of three and swiftly rose through the junior golf ranks, becoming one of the best junior golfers, winning over 250 tournaments, and making his indelible mark on the game.
Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club will be set up at 6,638 yards and will play to a par of 35-36–71 for the 77th U.S. Women's Open Presented by ProMedica.
The yardage for each round of the championship will vary due to course setup and conditions.
This is the 77th U.S. Women’s Open Championship Presented by ProMedica. The first U.S. Women’s Open, played at Spokane (Wash.) Country Club in 1946, was the only one conducted at match play. The Women’s Professional Golfers Association (WPGA) conducted the inaugural championship, won by Patty Berg.
The WPGA conducted the Women’s Open until 1949, when the newly formed Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) took over operation of the championship. The LPGA ran the Women’s Open for four years but in 1953 asked the United States Golf Association to conduct the championship, which it has done ever since.
National Golf Links of America, in Southampton, N.Y., has been named the host site of the 46th Curtis Cup Match, to be held June 7-9, 2030. This will be the third USGA championship conducted at National Golf Links, which has previously hosted the 1922 and 2013 Walker Cup Matches.
“We are thrilled to return to National Golf Links, one of America’s finest golf courses and a true cathedral of the game,” said Mark Hill, USGA managing director, Championships. “The club has been such an integral part of Walker Cup history, so for its leadership to offer to host a Curtis Cup speaks volumes about their commitment to the amateur and women’s game. We cannot wait to work with their leadership in the effort to stage another memorable Match.”
The United States Golf Association (USGA) has announced that 30 additional golfers, including major champions Adam Scott and Keegan Bradley, have earned full exemptions into the 2022 U.S. Open Championship, to be played June 16-19 at The Country Club, in Brookline, Mass. These exemptions bring the number of fully exempt players to 79.
Exemptions were awarded to 27 players who earned a place in the top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking® (OWGR) as of May 23, who were not otherwise exempt. Scott, who will compete in his 21st U.S. Open, won the 2013 Masters Tournament. He is ranked No. 42. Bradley, who won the 2011 PGA Championship, is ranked No. 46. It will be Bradley’s 10th U.S. Open.
Tamarack Resort has begun restoration of its 18-hole championship golf course, Osprey Meadows. The driving range is expected to open to the public later this summer with the grand opening of the course planned for summer 2023.
While the overall layout of the course – with its mountain, meadow and lake views – remains, Tamarack and the original course architects from RTJ II have reimagined several holes to improve overall playability. Additionally, the course will feature a unique 19th, aka “gambler’s,” hole — a par-3 hole played at the end of the round to settle friendly wagers among players.
Fujikura, the leader in performance golf shafts, was proud to be the #1 driver and wood shaft at the 104th PGA Championship.
In a championship field at Southern Hills CC, Fujikura was number one in both driver and wood shaft categories at the PGA Championship. For the driver shaft count, 32.1% of the field this year used Fujikura, with another 27.5% of the field also choosing Fujikura in their wood shaft.
If golf courses could speak, they’d likely say their favorite color is green.
Trees, plants, and grass are just a few of the verdant contributors that give golf courses their natural beauty, personality, and character. In the same way golfers everywhere are encouraged to do their part to respect the courses they play; Adidas is doing their part as a brand to respect the world we live in by making products with recycled materials. One of the ways they're doing that is with this PLAY GREEN Collection, made for golfers and designed with the environment in mind.
FootJoy, the #1 shoe in golf and on the LPGA Tour, has agreed to a multi-year partnership with LPGA star Jessica Korda. Jessica is the first LPGA athlete to wear FootJoy from head-to-toe, including shoes, full line women’s golf apparel and a golf glove.
Already the #1 shoe and glove on the LPGA Tour, chosen by players like Ariya and Maya Jutanugarn, Brittany Lincicome, Austin Ernst, Bronte Law and countless others, Jessica will be the first player to wear FJ women’s apparel.
Shot Scope, the industry-leader in advanced GPS and automatic shot tracking technology, has unveiled an innovative user dashboard designed to help golfers improve through an enhanced on course performance data management system.
The Shot Scope online user dashboard is an interactive space for golfers to manage their data – whether post round editing of around or a mid-week analysis of overall game improvement. The new dashboard is a great tool for any golfer seeking more clarity on where to make changes in their game and it can be used in varying capacities.
LA Golf has released a mallet version of their LA Golf putter giving players another option to experience this unique design and feel.
The mallet putter used the same carbon construction and DLT face technology from SIK by LA Golf to create more consistent launch angles and a smoother roll, and is available in a variety of hosels including plumbers neck, slant neck, and slant neck face balanced.
DUNLOP SPORTS AMERICAS® is proud to announce the latest golf footwear model in partnership with ASICS North America – the GEL-ACE PRO M STANDARD.
“These [GEL-ACE PRO M STANDARD] golf shoes are tremendous in providing a solid foundation for my swing,” said Srixon staffer and major champion Hideki Matsuyama. “The comfort and support are unmatched and have played a pivotal part of my success out on Tour.”
New careers and work opportunities in the golf industry are now available at Club Champion! The nation’s top golf club fitter and builder is looking to fill new positions in their Willowbrook, IL and Tempe, AZ warehouses, as well as their stores nationwide. Having recently opened their 100th custom fitting location and a new Tempe build shop, Club Champion is filling an array of positions to help support their mission of lower scores for every golfer.
Established in 2010, Club Champion is headquartered near Chicago, IL with fitting studios spanning from coast to coast. Now partnered with Tour Experience Golf in Canada, Golf Principles in the United Kingdom, and PureForm Golf in Australia, Club Champion has begun to offer their services internationally. Club Champion carries over 60 golf brands which allows for over 50,000 equipment combinations in every studio. Once fitted, the clubs are then hand-built by growing teams in Willowbrook and Tempe.
The legendary Pasatiempo Golf Club in Santa Cruz, California is hallowed ground in the world of golf course architecture. It's the most beloved course designed by one of the most beloved golf course architects.
And on June 13th, eight of you will become a part of Pasatiempo Golf Club's storied 93 year history, and leave your own footprints on this Alister MacKenzie masterpiece.
TravisMathew, a premium men’s golf and lifestyle brand, has announced its partnership with St Andrews Links and the opening of its new store at the Old Course, becoming the first brand with an on-site storefront at this iconic location.
The new relationship between TravisMathew and St Andrews Links will begin in August 2022, with the opening of a permanent TravisMathew store next to the iconic 18th hole at the Old Course and near to the historical Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews building.
