Phil Mickelson has denied involvement in the commutation of Las Vegas businessman and gambler Billy Walters’ sentence by former President Donald Trump, according to an ESPN report. On Wednesday, Walters, whose insider-trading case was linked to Phil Mickelson, was one of 143 people who Trump granted clemency. A White House release listed Mickelson, along with
Month: January 2021
6:04 PM ET World No. 6 Rory McIlroy took a one-shot lead in the first round of the HSBC Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi after carding an error-free 64 to finish at eight-under before bad light stopped play on Thursday. After fog delayed the opening of play by nearly three hours, McIlroy was among the
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The new Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x both feature a softer cover as well as a reformulated core along with a fast, high-flex casing layer to generate speed. The real news, though: The first new dimple patterns since 2011 with the new Pro V1 having 388 dimples and the
This isn’t how John Augenstein imagined his professional golf career starting—in a pro-am without ams, at a PGA Tour event without fans. The 23-year-old makes his pro debut this week at The American Express on a sponsor’s exemption. The Vanderbilt grad decided to make the jump from the amateur ranks, forgoing one more semester of
5:57 PM ET Professional gambler Billy Walters was granted a commutation by President Donald Trump during his final day in office, and it came with the help of letters written by, among others, Phil Mickelson. Walters was sentenced to five years in prison in 2017 for an insider trading case linked to Mickelson, who ended
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: In pursuing more distance both off the driver and through the bag, the three-piece ERC Soft ball marries that benefit with a focus on the different way many average golfers approach their short games compared to better players. Rather than relying on spin for short shots (and thus a ball
TRYING To Teach My Girlfriend How To Play Golf!!! We all love golf, and female golf has never been held in higher regard! From the LPGA TOUR, to the LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR.. to the Justin Rose Ladies series and even to Golf Babes in Instagram, people are all talking about female golf. So I thought
Ben Hogan’s career numbers speak for themselves: 64 PGA Tour wins, including nine majors have permanently carved him a spot among’s golf all-time greats. Numbers that undoubtedly would have been even better if not for a nearly life-ending car accident in 1950. But as is the case with any of the older generation of golfers,
Golf Pro Fraser Mulholland breaks down the perfect technique for driving the ball. Connect with us: Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/optiklocal/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/optiklocal
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 wedge offerings add the “M” grind to three lower lofts (50, 52, 54 degrees) to its custom WedgeWorks lineup to join higher-loft options, which were an original part of Titleist’s SM8 stock lineup. The crescent-shaped grind is generally ideal for players who take shallower divots and
Golfers might’ve recognized the logo on the face mask that former President George W. Bush wore to Wednesday’s inauguration ceremonies. The Rhodesian Ridgeback is the breed of dog that inspired the logo and the name for golf apparel brand Rhoback. Known for performance-ready golf shirts and quarter-zips, the brand started making masks at the beginning
Celebrity is the currency on which the PGA Tour Champions trades to create interest and has since it was conceived in part as a means of keeping Arnold Palmer on stage after 50. A good idea, of course. But the value of its currency depends in part on the quality of each new class of
8:29 AM ET Nothing outside of the major championships was ever guaranteed for Tiger Woods’ when it comes to his schedule. And now even that is certain in the wake of the news that the Woods recently had a microdiscectomy procedure to alleviate nerve pain in his lower back. 2 Related Apparently Woods is already
Just a couple weeks after losing Jon Rahm to Callaway, TaylorMade has re-stocked its tour staff with another European star, signing five-time European Tour winner Tommy Fleetwood to a multiyear deal to play its clubs and golf ball. The signing is not a surprise as the company has been hinting at it on social media
The Stadium Course at PGA West was conceived as a California version of the Players Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass—but harder. The course opened in 1984, an era when difficulty was often conflated with greatness, and with PGA West, Pete Dye was evidently trying to build the greatest course on earth. He emptied the toolbox
Like a number of players, Tommy Fleetwood had some serious momentum prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought last golf season (and all the other sports seasons) to a screeching halt. Before the cancellation of the Players Championship, the Englishman had a T-2 at the Abu Dhabi Championship last January, then finished third at the
8:00 AM ET A significant anniversary in Phil Mickelson‘s career passed the other day, one that highlights his early greatness while also reminding us of his longevity. It has been 30 years since Mickelson won his first PGA Tour event, doing so as a 20-year-old amateur while playing college golf at Arizona State. The feat
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The TaylorMade SIM2 driver family is not merely a pro forma technology follow-up to last year’s SIM lineup. Instead, the company reexamined every element of the three models in the family to push new frontiers in driver forgiveness. Those include the mid-launch, low-spin SIM2; the larger-footprint, higher-flying SIM2 Max and
Shawn Clement’s Wisdom in Golf – Week 1 Online Lesson – Golf Test Dummy #shawnclement #fixmyswing #onlinelessons This is week 1 with Shawn Clement’s Wisdom in Golf, guided by Shawn himself, via live, online lessons. My screen recorder didn’t grab the audio in this first Skype call, so I had to get creative, but the
Golf Power Click Here for More Golf Tips: http://ignitiongolf.com In this tip I follow up on the first tip I did called Effortless Golf Swing. In it, I showed how easy I could swing yet generate some serious power. After I posted it, there were some people who commented on the video saying the launch
That said, if you backed up either Leishman or Webb did with a top-10 wager like our expert Pat Mayo did with Leish, you still came out OK. For those just getting into betting on golf, it’s usually a good idea to supplement your outright bets with a top 5 or top 10, so you
In the third round of the 2020 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD, Justin Thomas drives his tee shot to the cart path right of the fairway on the par-5 13th hole. He would pull off an impressive shot from the path and go on to save par. SUBSCRIBE to PGA TOUR now: http://pgat.us/vBxcZSh Tiger Woods won
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The three new SIM2 fairway woods and two new SIM2 hybrids continue the themes of low center of gravity and reduced turf-interaction sole-shaping established in last year’s models. What’s added is a new emphasis on forgiveness, even for better players who prefer more compact models. The keys are increased perimeter
$84.95 (originally $165) While this thermal may be from a previous season, it will still provide top-notch protection from the elements and insulation to help keep you on the course in colder weather. It’s designed with a relaxed fit and snap placket, so it’s easy to throw on or change out of when you need.
Returning to the U.S. mainland after an exciting two weeks in Hawaii to kick off 2021, the PGA Tour travels to the California desert for its next stop: The American Express. The tournament, part of the tour’s schedule since 1960, will be played on two courses: the Stadium Course at PGA West and the Nicklaus
4:55 PM ET Tiger Woods has undergone a microdiscectomy to alleviate nerve pain in his lower back and will not compete in next week’s Farmers Insurance Open or the Genesis Invitational next month. An announcement came via Woods’ Twitter account that he had “recently undergone a microdiscectomy procedure to remove a pressurized disc fragment that
What You Need to Know: The SIM2 Max and Max OS irons each utilize a “cap-back” design. Doing so brings the distance benefit of a hollow-body design, but replaces the steel back with a polymer “cap” or badge. That allows for a low center of gravity, which gives high launch, low spin for more distance
There is no worse designation for a golfer than cheater. Slow players, slicers, ball retriever-owners—they are all princes compared to the creative scorekeepers in our midst. It’s not an accusation we toss around lightly, and since we’re reluctant to sully reputations just for sport, we figured the next-best thing was to provide at least a
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