Golf Guidebook Staff You are standing on the first tee. There is a group behind you waiting. Your playing partners are watching. Maybe there is a starter calling your name. Your heart is pounding, your hands are shaking, and every swing thought you have ever learned has evacuated your brain simultaneously. First tee nerves are one of the … Read more
Los Angeles Golf Club have capped a dominant 2026 TGL season by sweeping the best-of-three SoFi Cup Finals against Tiger Woods’ Jupiter Links Golf Club. The team of Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose, Tommy Fleetwood, and Sahith Theegala earned $9 million in prize money — $2.25 million each — after dismantling Jupiter Links with a 6-5 … Read more
The golf ball rollback — one of the most debated rule changes in the sport’s modern history — has been pushed back yet again. The USGA and R&A have signaled that the implementation of new distance-limiting golf ball standards will now target a single universal start date of January 1, 2030, abandoning the original staggered … Read more
Cobra Golf has never been afraid to push boundaries in driver technology, and the 2026 OPTM driver family represents what may be the brand’s most ambitious launch yet. Built around a proprietary new concept called Product of Inertia — or POI — design, the OPTM line promises to reduce shot dispersion by up to 23 … Read more
The countdown to the 2026 Masters Tournament is on, and with Augusta National’s gates set to open on April 9, the storylines heading into this year’s edition are as compelling as ever. From a defending champion chasing history to a two-time winner whose form has quietly eroded, the field at Augusta promises intrigue at every … Read more
Ask most amateur golfers what they need to lower their scores, and they will say a better swing or more distance. Ask a scratch golfer the same question, and they will almost certainly say better course management. The difference between a golfer who breaks 80 and one who hovers around 90 is rarely physical ability … Read more
If you have ever wondered what it would take to consistently hit your irons with authority and precision — solid contact, predictable trajectory, dependable distances — you are not alone. Iron play is where most rounds are won or lost, and it is the area where recreational golfers struggle the most. The driver gets all … Read more
Titleist has officially entered the 2026 driver wars. The company’s new GTS driver family — comprising the GTS2, GTS3, and GTS4 — made its tour debut at the Texas Children’s Houston Open this week, and the early adoption numbers are remarkable. Twenty-four players switched into GTS drivers at Houston, with 18 choosing the GTS2 model, … Read more
Tiger Woods returned to competitive golf this week for the TGL Season 2 Finals — and the result wasn’t what he or his fans were hoping for. Woods replaced Kevin Kisner on the Jupiter Links roster for the decisive Match 2 of the best-of-three Finals Series against Los Angeles Golf Club, but LA dominated from … Read more
Women’s professional golf is getting its own version of TGL, and it could be a game-changer for the sport’s visibility. The LPGA Tour and TMRW Sports — the company founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Mike McCarley — have announced the formation of WTGL, a women’s team golf league that will bring the fast-paced, … Read more
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