Hideki Matsuyama was 5 shots behind Russell Henley with 9 holes to play in the final round of the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii. But he stormed back with a 31 on the back nine to force a playoff as the two played in the final group and then defeated...
The Ventus TR Blue shaft, the latest from Fujikura, has the ability to crank up the stability even further, particularly during the transition. Adding stability to a shaft can be accomplished by adding more material to the shaft, but doing so winds up altering weight and overall performance in a negative...
Russell Henley started with a birdie on his opening hole, the 10th, then had a stretch of five straight pars before putting a square on the scorecard at the 16th (his seventh). However, an eagle on the par 5 18th was a nice bounce-back and he turned with a 2-under...
According to Forbes, the top 10 women on the list combined to earn $167 million in 2021, and 2 LPGA golfers make the 2021 list: Jin Young Ko (6th) and Nelly Korda (9th). A big chunk of Ko’s 2021 earnings came from the $1.5 million she banked for winning the season-ending...
For mid and high-handicap golfers looking for more ball speed and more forgiveness off the tee and from the turf, Mizuno now has updated the ST-X family of fairway woods. The ST-X fairway woods have a classic, clean matte-black finish with only a Mizuno chevron added to help golfers align...
Golfweek.com presents the Yancy Ford award yearly to an individual who has made significant contributions to senior-amateur golf. Gene Elliott, a Bettendorf, Iowa native who has created an impact well beyond the Hawkeye state, may just be the most fitting recipient of the award. Also, it’s what Elliott has done off...
Tim Rosaforte, golf’s first true insider who rose to popularity on Golf Channel and NBC Sports, died Tuesday of Alzheimer’s Disease. He was 66. Rosaforte became the first journalist to be named an honorary member of the PGA of America. Rosaforte meant a lot to even more people, and the likes...
Keita Nakajima, the current #1 ranked amateur in the world, and Takumi Kanaya, a former World #1 amateur, are both in the field this week at the PGA Tour’s Sony Open in Hawaii just as they will be at this year’s Masters. Nakajima became the 3rd Japanese winner of the Asia-Pacific...
XXIO is taking some of the technologies and features used in its maximum-game-improvement clubs and adding them to equipment designed for more accomplished golfers, which is featured in their latest clubs X family. The XXIO X family features a full lineup of woods and irons that should appeal to a...