There are lots of golf shots you can teach. But the beauty of golf is that there are some things you just can’t teach. Certain things require pure improvisation; you have to learn them for yourself by reacting and doing. Or, if that fails, by relying simply on blind luck. In that regard, look no […]

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There are very few golf courses this time of year that are more beautiful than the golf course in Evergreen, CO. However, the course is full of hazards, and not just the usual ones. In Evergreen, the golf course is full of elk. “They’re always out here. You just have to play around them,” said […]

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Phil Mickelson’s return to Winged Foot for last month’s U.S. Open didn’t go quite as he’d planned. Any dreams of redemption at the site of his most agonizing loss dissipated in Thursday’s round, and Mickelson left Mamaroneck, N.Y. with a trunk slam and early flight home. The good news? Mickelson has another major in his […]

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Tiger Woods’ first public golf course design in Ridgewood, Missouri has a unique name — Payne’s Valley Golf Course. If you were to be told the name as opposed to reading it, you may be a bit intimidated thinking the spelling was of the name’s homonym for bodily harm, but in reality, it’s an homage […]

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In case you missed it, Tiger Woods’ newest golf course design — and first public course — Payne’s Valley made its world debut on Tuesday in a made-for-TV match with some of the game’s best players. The Payne’s Valley Cup pitted Tiger and Justin Thomas against Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose in a mix of […]

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Johnny Manziel has turned into a big golf fan and an even better player. Has Johnny Football become Johnny — Golf? OK, so the latter doesn’t necessarily roll off the tongue as eloquently as the former. Still, Manziel has become quite the golfer. The former Heisman Trophy winner joined GOLF’s Subpar hosts Colt Knost and […]

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There are all sorts of factors with your clubs that can affect your ball flight. GOLF Top 100 Teacher Kevin Sprecher, runs though a few of the basics for how a number of different factors can affect your ball flight. A driver that’s too heavy, for instance, can potentially cause you to leave the face […]

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Want to chip it like Phil? Now you can. Phil Mickelson’s short game is the stuff of legend, and has been for years. His famous flop shots and high-spinning chips have helped him save par from countless tricky positions. And now, on a recent episode of the Golf Channel show “Swing Expedition,” GOLF Top 100 […]

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Jon Rahm lifted his ball from the cup on the 2nd hole at Olympia Fields Country Club after making his birdie putt. He lifted his ball up from the cup on the 3rd hole after making another birdie putt. He didn’t need to mark his ball. He was done. He lifted his ball up on […]

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Plenty of golfers have felt like doing this while struggling – but pro golfer John Peterson actually broke out a Happy Gilmore style swing during a PGA event. We guess Peterson just wanted his ball to get in it’s home. The Pro golfer was in last place after three rounds of the CIMB Classic back […]

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