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USA Today
a day ago
- General
- USA Today
Father's Day Gift Guide, Titleist alignment aids, TaylorMade zero-torque putters and more
Father's Day Gift Guide, Titleist alignment aids, TaylorMade zero-torque putters and more In this Get Equipped, we bring you Golfweek's 2025 Father's Day Gift Guide, new Titleist alignment aid balls and zero-torque TaylorMade putters. Not to look past this week's RBC Canadian Open, but next week, the game's best male players — along with some hearty souls who went through qualifying — will descend on Oakmont Country Club for the 125th U.S. Open. The course is insanely hard. It's long, the rough is thick, and the greens are diabolically fast. In case you've forgotten, Dustin Johnson won at Oakmont in 2016 with a score of 4 under, and Angel Cabrera won at Oakmont in 2007 at 5 over. Distance off the tee and driving accuracy will be important, but everyone in the field is going to miss greens, which means that wedge play will be critical. Pros often put new wedges in play at the Masters, having played a practice round of two with them to make sure they like the bounce and sole configuration while keeping the grooves sharp. While summer is just arriving in many parts of the United States, given the amount of time elite golfers put into their short game, many will repeat the exercise before they arrive and compete at the U.S. Open. In two months, grooves wear down, spin rates on chip shots and pitches can decrease, and control can be sacrificed. If you want to win a U.S. Open, that can't happen. On the other hand, some recreational golfers will use the same sand wedge and lob wedge for years and wonder why they can't make a chip shot spin or check up quickly at their local course. If you play 25 to 30 rounds a year and don't practice often, you can probably get two seasons out of a sand wedge or lob wedge before groove deterioration will rob you of enough spin to lower performance. The more you play and the more you use those clubs, however, the quicker the grooves can wear out. There are lots of great wedges out there now, from brands like Callaway, Cleveland, Cobra, Mizuno, PXG, Ping, TaylorMade, Titleist, Tour Edge and Wilson. If you're still carrying a 56, 58 or 60-degree wedge that was in your bag before the COVID-19 pandemic started, talk with a good custom fitter about new wedges and get ready to see your short game come back to life.
Irish Examiner
2 days ago
- Irish Examiner
Titleist aiming for improvement with new additions to golf ball options
If you're the sort of golfer who likes to draw a line on your ball before every round, Titleist has been paying attention. The newest additions to its golf ball options is the AVX and Tour Soft AIM 360 models, feature a new 360-degree alignment marking designed to make setup on the green (and on the tee box) more precise and automatic. Golfweek reports that the AIM 360 design is the latest evolution in Titleist's ongoing exploration of printed alignment aids. While previous iterations, such as the Performance Alignment and Enhanced Alignment models, were more directional, AIM 360 encompasses the entire golf ball. The look is more prominent and symmetrical, and the practical benefit is clear: it gives players an easy way to square up to their target, whether you're lining up a putt or teeing the ball up and aiming down the left side of the fairway to play your cut. It also allows players to judge the quality of their putting stroke because, after lining up a putt, if the stripe remains smooth and solid as the ball rolls, you know you struck the putt properly. When the stripe wiggles, the face and path were not square to your target line at impact. In controlled testing conducted by Titleist's R&D department, golfers showed up to a 35% improvement in directional accuracy when using AIM alignment designs compared to the standard Pro V1 side stamp.
NBC Sports
6 days ago
- Sport
- NBC Sports
GOLF CHANNEL SURROUNDS 'GOLF'S LONGEST DAY' PRESENTED BY TITLEIST MONDAY, JUNE 2, WITH 10 HOURS OF LIVE COVERAGE OF FINAL QUALIFIERS FOR 125TH U.S. OPEN
Comprehensive 'Golf's Longest Day' Coverage Begins June 2 at Noon ET, Spanning 10 Final Qualifying Sites and U.S. Open Host Oakmont Country Club Notable Players Expected to Attempt to Qualify Include Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, Keith Mitchell and Luke Clanton U.S. Open 125 – GOLF Channel Original Documentary Chronicling 125-Year History of The U.S. Open – Debuts Tuesday, June 3, at 8 p.m. ET STAMFORD, Conn. – May 29, 2025 – GOLF Channel will surround 'Golf's Longest Day' Presented by Titleist with 10 hours of live coverage on Monday, June 2, as golfers compete at 10 sites across the United States and Canada in the hopes of qualifying for the upcoming 125th U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club June 12-15. Rich Lerner will serve as the primary host for GOLF Channel's coverage of Golf's Longest Day Presented by Titleist. Damon Hack and George Savaricas will be joined by Tripp Isenhour and Brendon de Jonge to provide commentary and analysis throughout the 10 hours of live coverage, which will air from 12-2 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. – midnight ET. Notable players that are expect to attempt to qualify on Monday include Max Homa, Rickie Fowler, Keith Mitchell, Zach Johnson, Stewart Cink, Padraig Harrington, Webb Simpson, Harold Varner III, Marc Leishman, Graeme McDowell, Luke Clanton, and Neal Shipley. Following are the qualifying sites and GOLF Channel commentators that will be on-site to provide reports and interviews with players throughout the day. Reporter U.S. Open Qualifying Site U.S. OPEN 125 – GOLF CHANNEL FILMS ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY CHRONICLING 125-YEAR HISTORY OF THE U.S. OPEN, DEBUTS TUESDAY, JUNE 3, ON GOLF CHANNEL GOLF Channel will celebrate the milestone 125th U.S. Open with U.S. Open 125 – a new GOLF Films original documentary that debuts Tuesday, June 3, at 8 p.m. ET and chronicles the essential characteristics, moments, players and venues that have defined the U.S. Open Championship. It explores key inflection points, the championship's underlying ethos and the timeless themes that have been embodied by U.S. Open champions for more than a century. U.S. Open 125 features more than 80 interviews with U.S. Open champions, USGA staff, GOLF Channel commentators, historians and golf journalists, including more than 20 new interviews, notably U.S Open champion Hale Irwin; USGA CEO Mike Whan; GOLF Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee; Barclay Douglas and Fred Waterman of founding USGA club Newport Country Club; and Thurman Simmons of the John Shippen Foundation. Screeners of U.S. Open 125 are available for media members upon request. --NBC SPORTS--
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club tournament attracts 33 teams
A major annual golf tournament attracted 33 teams, including some from across the Solent. The event, held at Shanklin and Sandown Golf Club, featured the popular ninth Hole Challenge. Organised by club professional Peter Hammond, this part of the competition allows players to deposit between £5 and £100 in the pro shop. If they successfully hit the green and par the hole, Hammond doubles their deposit. If not, their deposit remains in their pro shop account until they choose to spend it. The competition concluded with a meal prepared by the club's chef, Liam Hill. The winning team, from Shanklin and Sandown, comprised Kenny Crane, Luke Hatch, Matt Taylor, and Dave Wilson, who scored 123. Each winner received a Titleist lightweight cart bag. The runners-up, also from Shanklin and Sandown, were Stephen King, Chris Lee, Ian Miles, and Mike Ward, who scored 122.
NBC Sports
21-05-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Titleist gives Maguire 'peace of mind' on course
Leona Maguire knows how her Titleist golf balls are going to play in any condition, and that's why she trusts the No. 1 ball in golf.
