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The Golfers Trunk

5 Things You Should Store In Your Car Most golfers leave their clubs in their car trunk. (If you don’t, start to do it, groceries can fit in the back seat and the garage space is too valuable.) Here is an ultimate guide to what your trunk should look like, if you’re a golfer. Clubs This is a no brainer. But your sticks should ALWAYS be in your trunk. Who knows when someone’s going to call for a quick 9, or maybe you get the urge to head to the driving range after work one day. Push Cart One of…

U.S. Senior Open Wrap Up

Salem Country Club in Peabody, MA was the host of this years U.S. Senior Open. The course was the perfect location for the tournament and the big names came out to earn the Champions Tour’s most coveted trophy. This year, they went low. The two on top of the leaderboards finished at -16 and -14 respectively. Kenny Perry was lights out Sunday going bogey free 68 to go with his 65, 64 and 67 for the week. Considering the tough pin locations and firm greens on the final day, a bogey free round is worth a trophy alone. “I felt…

Presidents Cup Preview

Just around three months until the United States takes on the international team at the 2017 Presidents Cup. The United States holds the trophy after defeating the international team 15.5 to 14.5 in 2015. This years Presidents Cup has all the components of being a classic. Here are the standings for this years teams: USA Team: DUSTIN JOHNSON JORDAN SPIETH JUSTIN THOMAS DANIEL BERGER KEVIN KISNER BROOKS KOEPKA RICKIE FOWLER KEVIN CHAPPELL BRIAN HARMAN PATRICK REED International Team: HIDEKI MATSUYAMA JASON DAY ADAM SCOTT CHARL SCHWARTZEL LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN SI WOO KIM BRANDEN GRACE MARC LEISHMAN EMILIANO GRILLO HIDETO TANIHARA Hard…

Travelers Championship Picks

Who’s Going To Make The Cut? Now that the U.S. Open is over, the next tournament on the docket is in our backyard – The Travelers Championship. This year’s field is loaded with studs, which means it’s time for my predictions. Like last weeks U.S. Open, I’m making three picks: My “Well Duh” pick, my “Dark horse” pick, and last, but certainly not least, my “Wilfore have you ever watched golf before?” pick. 1. Well Duh = Bubba Watson He is at TPC River Highlands almost every year. He knows the course like the back of his hand and probably…

Should You Get Golf Lessons?

Some people have golfed their whole lives. Some pick up the game after their collegiate sporting career is over. Others pick it up as a hobby. One thing in common with every golfer is that they learned how to swing a golf club somehow. At a young age you may have gone to clinics or signed up for golf lessons. When you pick up the game later in life, you may just teach yourself. So what is the best way? Go to a PGA pro and pay to learn the game? Or… Swing the club the way you think you…

The Four Best Celebrities To Play Golf With 

We all want to hang out with a celebrity. In the golf world, playing an 18-hole round with a celebrity would be the coolest experience ever. However, some celebrities aren’t the best at golf. Others could be decent, yet they have the personality of a Styrofoam cup. So here are the four best celebrities to play golf with and who you can get to know after your round: Mark Wahlberg:  The Boston native is quite the golfer. He plays to an 8.7 handicap and golfs very often. He recently posted an Instagram where he said his new swing coach wanted him…

Three Drills To Help You Avoid Three Putting

Never Three-Putt Again Three putts after hitting a green in regulation are one of the most frustrating things in the world. You have a nice look at birdie, and you turn that circle on the scorecard to a square. Never good. Here are three drills to help avoid three putting. “Ring” drill: next time you practice putting, take four tees, and place them a couple feet from the hole creating four points. Drop balls on the practice green anywhere from 15 to 40 feet. The goal of this drill is to not make the first putt, but to putt the ball…

How Important Are The Grips On Your Clubs?

Something that is a huge part of your clubs, but often overlooked, are the grips – the pieces of rubber at the end that you touch every time you pick up the club. Because these get so much use, they are vital to your golf game. You want them to be in good condition, so nothing goes wrong. Here are some tips to determine whether you need to re-grip a club, or all of them: No Grip. Some people try to save money by using athletic tape over what used to be the grip. Don’t be cheap. Just buy a…

Why Does Jordan Spieth Struggle At TPC Sawgrass Every Year?

This year marks the third year in a row one of the worlds best golfers will miss the cut at The Players at TPC Sawgrass. But oddly enough he made a charge his rookie season, to win on Sunday. But he fell short. Why does a golfer, this good, struggle at this course? Well this year it was putting. Around the green Spieth was terrible. He hit a chip shot on Friday that went two inches, and then hit the identical shot next and sunk it. After renovations to the course this past year, Spieth and many other golfers have…

John Daly Wins First PGA Tour Event Since 2004

Finally, for the first time since 2004, John Daly was showered with alcohol for winning a golf tournament. I’m sure he has been showered in alcohol since then, but not for winning. Living. pic.twitter.com/ZhB2wcppi2 — Kelly Hawkins (@PGATOURHawk) May 7, 2017 Daly won the Insperity Classic at The Woodlands Country Club in The Woodlands, TX by shooting a final round 69 finishing up at -14. He just edged out Kenny Perry and Tommy Armour III. With his win, Daly becomes the 12th member of PGA TOUR Champions to have won on all three Tours. Daly closed out the tournament in…