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Getting Started With Golf: Essential Equipment And Accessories For Beginner Players

February 28, 2024 | by SwingU Staff

Getting started with golf does not require expensive equipment – focus on starter sets for beginners Key accessories like balls, tees, ball retrievers dramatically improve the golf experience Relaxed dress codes allow comfort – polos, pants, …

20 Of The Funniest Golf Jokes We’ve Ever Heard

February 15, 2024 | by Dan Bier

20 Of The Funniest Golf Jokes We’ve Ever Heard (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) Golf may seem like a serious, dignified sport on the surface, but there is plenty of humor to be found out on the links.From …

The Original Mr. 57 Has Company. Now He Has To Shoot 56

February 14, 2024 | by Doug Ferguson, AP

LOS ANGELES (AP) — David Carey only seems to get attention whenever someone posts a sub-60 score in golf. This time, the first word of another historic round came as a text from his mother. “My …

Do LIV Players Even Want To Return To The PGA Tour? Opinions Vary

February 9, 2024 | by Doug Ferguson, AP

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The video board at Las Vegas Country Club showed 4:29 as it counted down the time to when the range would close and LIV Golf Las Vegas could start. In the sky, …

Review: SuperSpeed Golf Training System

February 8, 2024 | by Chris Chaney

What You Need To Know SuperSpeed Golf is an overspeed training product designed to help golfers swing the club faster The base system comes with three clubs of varying weights, and encourages users to go through …

Pebble Beach Has Elite Field, Fewer Celebrities, Same ‘Crosby’ Weather

February 1, 2024 | by Doug Ferguson, AP

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Even with a smaller field and a bigger purse, one element about Pebble Beach doesn’t change. Just check in with Tony Finau. He was on the seventh hole, among the most …

Matthieu Pavon Becomes First Frenchman To Win On PGA Tour Since WWII

January 29, 2024 | by Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Oui! Matthieu Pavon became the first player to win a PGA Tour event under the French flag since World War II when he made an 8-foot putt on No. 18 at Torrey …

Epson Tour Has 20-Event Schedule And Record For Most Purses Over $300K

January 17, 2024 | by Doug Ferguson, AP

HONOLULU (AP) — The Epson Tour remains the primary path to the LPGA Tour, now with larger purses and a new wrinkle on how to get into those tournaments. The Epson Tour released its 2024 schedule …

Has Tommy Fleetwood Become Golf’s Best Loser?

January 8, 2024 | by Doug Ferguson, AP

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Not to be forgotten is the putt heard ’round the Great White North. Nick Taylor made a 72-foot eagle on the fourth playoff hole to win the RBC Canadian Open, the first …

New PGA Tour Season Starts With Renewed Emphasis On Charity With Lahaina In Mind

January 4, 2024 | by Doug Ferguson, AP

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa is making his fifth trip to Kapalua to start a new year on the PGA Tour at The Sentry. This was the first time he wore an apron and was …

USGA, R&A Officially Announce Golf Ball Roll Back

December 8, 2023 | by Doug Ferguson, AP

Golf’s ruling bodies are changing the equipment testing to make sure the golf ball goes shorter for everyone from Tiger Woods to the amateur who plays public courses on the weekend. The USGA and R&A announced …

SwingU Strokes Gained Frequently Asked Questions

November 22, 2023 | by SwingU Staff

Overview Q: In the broadest and briefest terms, what is strokes gained and what does it accomplish? Strokes gained is both: a quantitative measure for the relative value of each golf shot based upon a model of how …

Cameron Young, Eric Cole, Davis Thompson Among Early Leaders At The Rainy RSM Classic

November 17, 2023 | by Associated Press

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Cameron Young birdied his last hole in the dark and held his game together during the worst of the rain Thursday to share the lead with Eric Cole and Davis …

Life-Changing Upgrade Up For Grabs At European Tour’s Season-Ending Dubai Event

November 15, 2023 | by Associated Press

Finnish golfer Sami Valimaki started the 2023 season with a world ranking near No. 400 and just one top-10 finish in his previous two years on the European tour. Ryo Hisatsune was a 20-year-old from Japan …

Tiger Woods Gives Health Update, Stops Short Of Announcing Comeback

November 8, 2023 | by Doug Ferguson, AP

Tiger Woods says he is pain-free when it comes to his right ankle that was fused in April. It’s the rest of leg that remains a work in progress. And there’s no indication when he’ll get back to …