United States Ryder Cup Captain Zach Johnson today named Davis Love III as one of his Vice Captains for the 2023 Ryder Cup, which will take place September 29 – October 1 at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy.
Johnson previously appointed former Ryder Cup Captain Steve Stricker as a Vice Captain on February 28, 2022. Additional Vice Captains will be announced at a later date.
The most played hybrids on the PGA TOUR since 2014, Titleist hybrids have always set the highest standard for performance and playability.
The all-new TSR2 and TSR3 models – available for fittings and presale on Feb. 2 and in golf shops worldwide beginning Feb. 23 – continue to raise the bar with advancements and refinements that will benefit all players seeking long iron alternatives.
Golf course developer and construction company Landscapes Unlimited has completed enhancement projects at two golf courses at Desert Mountain Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Closely collaborating with Nicklaus Design, Marvin Mills Irrigation Consulting and Desert Mountain’s agronomic team, Landscapes Unlimited’s work at the Renegade course included construction of a new driving range to accommodate a new clubhouse build; re-surface and re-seed of fairways and tees from bent grass to rye; and several changes to the first hole. The company also expanded and enhanced the driving range tee area at the Apache course.
Vantage Tag Systems a wholly owned subsidiary of DSG Global [OTC:DSGT] is pleased to announce the debut of the revolutionary SR-1 single rider fleet cart at the PGA Show in Orlando, FL January 24-27, 2023.
The excitement is building as the PGA Show approaches and Vantage Tag Systems debuts the SR-1 Personal Transport Vehicle (PTV) single rider for golf courses, golf communities, and a multitude of other applications. A personal transporter is a low-speed, electric-powered vehicle that can transport one or two persons over short distances. According to Stellar Market Research the market is expected to reach US$ 78.71 Billion in 2027 from US$ 48.51 Billion. in 2021 at CAGR of 8.5% during the forecast period.
SQAIRZ, the fastest growing golf shoe company, has announced the release of their newest performance golf shoes: SPEED BOLD, available for men. BOLD will debut at the 70th annual PGA Show in Orlando, FL, from January 24-27 and will be available for purchase at sqairz.com in early March.
Make a statement—on the course and on your scorecard—by combining six BOLD new colors with the superior performance of SQAIRZ technology. The BOLD line is an extension of the award-winning design of the men’s SPEED.
TRUE Linkswear (TRUE), purveyors of ultra-comfortable, modern golf footwear designed for the rigors of walking amid the elements, will debut the all-new LUX Hybrid at the 2023 PGA Show Jan. 24-27 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.
The LUX Hybrid is a performance-driven, athletically-inspired golf shoe designed to look like a traditional saddle shoe but built with TRUE’s market-leading technology. With over 1,000 rounds of PGA and LPGA TOUR golf played in the LUX Hybrid by TRUE Ambassadors like Joel Dahmen and Christina Kim, high-level player feedback led to creating a comfortable, durable shoe that performs at the highest level of the game.
SRIXON, a global leader in golf ball technology and innovation, is set to launch the latest edition of SOFT FEEL golf balls Feb. 16 in North America.
Srixon’s SOFT FEEL provides golfers comfortable feel at impact and confidence at address. Equipped with a premium FastLayer Core, Speed Dimple Pattern and a soft, thin cover for enhanced greenside spin, SOFT FEEL delivers impressive ball speeds while balancing distance and feel.
SuperStroke, the No. 1 Putter Grip in golf and the leader in innovative Tour-proven golf grip technology, proudly introduces Zenergy, its next generation line of game-changing putter grips.
SuperStroke’s first new hero line in three years, Zenergy replaces the mega-popular Traxion line that has seen countless wins on professional tours – including numerous majors – since its introduction.
Sacks Parente Golf (SPG) is continuing its relentless pursuit of helping golfers make more putts by introducing a crucial gram-saving putter insert technology.
Starting with the company’s Series 66mg Anser-style putter, SPG is moving from its original aluminum insert and replacing it with SPG’s new patented magnesium face technology – a patent that SPG secured earlier this year.
INNODESIGN introduces a new single rider golf cart INNO-F1 at the 2023 PGA Show in Orlando Florida. F1 for INNO-F1 stands for ‘for one’, not ‘Formula 1’ as some may think.
Two seater golf carts are the popular standard for golf courses around the world. Traditional two seater golf carts have not changed since the world’s first golf cart was introduced about 70 years ago. While we are familiar with two seater golf carts, designer and founder of INNODESIGN Young Kim asked ‘why aren’t there any golf carts for one?’ Then he and his team of designers began to sketch a single rider golf cart about three years ago.
Bobby Weed Golf Design is pleased to announce the successful completion of a three-year modernization project on the Championship Course at Grandfather Golf & Country Club.
Situated northeast of Asheville in a scenic valley between two mountain ridges, Grandfather’s Championship Course was designed by Ellis Maples in 1968 as one of America’s first true mountain courses. Maples later designed a second course on-site named Mountain Springs, which was constructed in 1977 to monetize the remaining real estate development inside the gates of Grandfather.
Dumbarnie Links, a premier daily-fee links course located on the east coast of Scotland near St Andrews that opened for play in 2020, has a surprisingly rich golf history dating back to 1837. Details of the once famous Dumbarnie or Colinsburgh golf club have been recently unearthed.
The first ‘meeting’ occurred on November 9th, 1837 when the first competitive round in history records Mr. John Wood, a banker from Colinsburgh, winning in a playoff with Sir Ralph A. Anstruther Bart of Balcaskie, after both came in equal at 109 strokes.
Caledonia Golf & Fish Club and True Blue Golf Club, two of the most decorated courses in all of golf-rich South Carolina, have opened 2023 with another national honor.
The Mike Strantz designs earned a spot among “Golfweek’s Best 2023: Top 200 resort courses in the U.S.,” the magazine’s annual ranking of the nation’s premier destination layouts. Golfweek’s panel of experts evaluated courses from coast to coast and when the scores were tallied, Caledonia was ranked No. 49 and True Blue was No. 85.
The Masters Tournament, The R&A and the USGA today announced that the ninth edition of the Latin America Amateur Championship (LAAC) will be contested at Santa MarÃa Golf Club in Panamá City, Panamá, January 18-21, 2024. The LAAC will return to Panamá for the second time in the event’s history and make its debut at Santa MarÃa Golf Club.
“It is an honor to host the top men’s Latin American amateurs at our beautiful venue for the 2024 Latin America Amateur Championship,” said José Ignacio Olea, General Manager of Santa MarÃa Golf Club. “Santa MarÃa Golf Club will provide a quality backdrop to showcase some of the best players in our region.”
Cobra Golf, a leader in golf club innovation, has unveiled the new KING Tour and KING CB and MB irons. Rounding out an impressive KING family that also includes the KING Forged Tec and Forged Tec-X irons, the new releases elevate the KING family of players’ irons to a new level.
Aimed at advanced players, a traditional forged muscleback (KING MB), compact muscle cavity back (KING CB), and a technical cavity back model (KING Tour) cover the full spectrum of golfers who value feel, feedback, and shot shaping ability.
Cobra Golf, a leader in golf club innovation, has introduced the new KING Tec Utility iron. Packed with technology, the KING Tec Utility is designed to provide added ball speed and distance from a wide variety of turf conditions for players who prefer an iron-like profile over a hybrid or fairway wood.
The KING Tec Utility iron features a classic, muscle-back style iron shape that sits comfortably at address, with a relatively wide sole for improved turf interaction from a variety of turf conditions.
Cobra Golf, a leader in golf club innovation, has introduced the new KING Tec Hybrid ($299), an impressive addition to the KING family of players’ clubs. Packed with innovative technologies, the KING Tec Hybrid is designed for 0-15 handicappers looking for a reliable option off the tee and on longer approach shots with exceptional versatility from a variety of lies.
The new Cobra KING Tec Hybrid is a super premium, adjustable hybrid designed specifically to complement Cobra's KING family of better player irons.
PXG, a global research and development company dedicated to creating the world’s finest golf equipment and apparel, has officially opened its first New York-based retail store. A premium facility, PXG Westchester marks an outstanding stepping stone for the brand to broaden its footprint in the Northeast.
“New Rochelle is an exceptional location for PXG’s newest retail store,” said PXG Founder and CEO Bob Parsons. “The area is stirring with economic growth, and interest in golf is the highest we’ve seen across the nation. With our new store, our New York based PXG Troops will have easy access to the absolute best, personalized golf experience in the business.”
The past meets the future with LINK.1, a new blade-style putter from L.A.B. Golf that honors the most popular putter design of all time but stays square by itself.
“So many golfers love the look of blade-style putters, but they’re not always the best for making putts,” said L.A.B. Golf CEO Sam Hahn. “What we did with LINK.1 was honor the shape of these legendary putters but make them dramatically easier to use by adding Lie Angle Balance.”
Srixon, a global leader in tour-quality golf equipment and innovation, announces the launch of the new ZX Mk II Irons. Delivering best-in-class performance and incredible feel, play irons that are fast and pure with the all-new ZX Mk II Irons.
“The technologies driving the exceptional performance of the ZX Mk II Irons are really exciting to launch and get into golfer’s hands,” said Brian Schielke, General Manager of Srixon. “Longer distances, improved feel, more control, and greater consistency are seen throughout each new iron set, and they provide a seamless transition for building a combo set.”
