Rickie Fowler and Max Homa Make Major Equipment Changes for 2026 During recent TGL matches, viewers spotted something telling: Rickie Fowler and Max Homa have made significant equipment changes for the 2026 season. Fowler is now using the new Cobra OPTM X driver, signaling a major shift in gear strategy for both players. When tour … Read more
Masters Practice Round Intel: Course Conditions, Player Form, and Early Reads Practice rounds for the 2026 Masters began Monday, April 7, at Augusta National Golf Club, and the intel flooding in reveals a tournament shaped by firm and fast greens, a returning champion seeking back-to-back wins, and a historically depleted field of defending major winners. … Read more
Nelly Korda’s 3 Straight Runner-Up Finishes: What’s Holding Her Back Nelly Korda has done something on the LPGA Tour that hasn’t happened since 2006: finish as runner-up in three consecutive events. It’s a streak that reveals both her remarkable consistency and a glaring weakness in her game that’s costing her tournament victories and substantial prize … Read more
TGL Ditches Full Swing for Shot Scope LM1: What It Means for Golf Tech In a surprising move that signals a major shift in golf technology adoption, TGL announced it’s replacing its Full Swing launch monitor system with the affordable Shot Scope LM1—cutting costs from six figures and $4,000+ per unit down to just $199 … Read more
Cobra has taken a dramatically different approach to the game-improvement iron category with the 2026 Baffler Combo Set, a single-purchase package that blends five distinct club constructions — hybrids, hybrid-irons, hollow-body irons, cavity-back irons, and wedges — into one cohesive set. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original Baffler, which was one of golf’s earliest … Read more
Bridgestone has launched its 2026 Tour B golf ball family with a bold claim: VeloSurge technology delivers an average gain of 2.3 mph in ball speed and 8.7 yards in distance compared to the outgoing models. With four distinct models targeting different swing speeds and playing preferences, the new Tour B range enters a crowded … Read more
Lauren Coughlin delivered one of the most dominant performances of the 2026 LPGA season at the Aramco Championship, going wire-to-wire at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas to win by five strokes over Nelly Korda and Leona Maguire. The 33-year-old Virginian’s third career LPGA title was built on a masterclass of consistent ball-striking and … Read more
PING’s newest driver, the G440K, has quietly appeared on the USGA and R&A Conforming Driver List, signaling that the company’s most forgiving driver to date is nearing retail availability. Building on the foundation of the wildly popular G430 Max 10K, the G440K introduces two headline technologies — Dual CarbonFly construction and an adjustable rear sliding … Read more
Los Angeles Golf Club demolished Jupiter Links GC 9-2 to win the inaugural TGL SoFi Cup, capping a dominant playoff run that included three consecutive eagles in the championship match. The victory was made all the more dramatic by the return of Tiger Woods, who competed for Jupiter Links for the first time in over … Read more
TaylorMade has officially unveiled the Qi4D driver lineup, the third generation in its Qi family and the company’s most technically ambitious driver release to date. With Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Charley Hull already gaming the clubs on tour, the Qi4D is poised to be one of the most popular drivers of 2026. Here is … Read more
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