Articles by Mike Stachura

January 16th, 2025

Titleist GT2, GT3 hybrids: What you need to know

The Titleist GT hybrids (GT2 and GT3) benefit from refined shaping and new internal and external weighting to push new levels of stability and forgiveness.

January 16th, 2025

Titleist GT1 driver, fairway woods, hybrid: What you need to know

The Titleist GT1 line-up of driver, fairway woods and hybrids continues the idea of bringing the technology of the mainstream line-up to players who are looking for more help with clubhead speed, forgiveness and higher launch.

January 15th, 2025

Ping New Releases for 2025

Looking to learn what you need to know about the latest new products from Ping? These handy thumbnails will keep you up to date on the company’s new releases across all club catetgories. Ping G440 Drivers: The Ping G440 driver lineup (G440 Max, G440 SFT, G440 LST) mixes something different with its traditional focus on Read more…

January 15th, 2025

Ping G440 Max, SFT, LST fairway woods and hybrids: What you need to know

The Ping G440 fairway woods and hybrids both utilise a new internal hosel structure that frees room for the face to deflect while saving mass that can be used to lower the centre of gravity for easier, more spin-efficient launch.

January 15th, 2025

Ping G440 drivers: What you need to know

The Ping G440 driver line-up (G440 Max, G440 SFT, G440 LST) mixes something different with its traditional focus on forgiveness for a slightly new approach to more distance.

January 11th, 2025

Callaway new ERC Soft, Supersoft, Chrome Tour Triple Diamond balls: What you need to know

Callaway launches new versions of its three most popular balls with changes that range from core to cover.

January 11th, 2025

Mizuno M.Craft X putters: What you need to know

Mizuno’s M.Craft X putter line-up mixes not only materials, it also mixes the performance aspects of blades and mallets to produce designs that offer the best of both.

January 10th, 2025

Mizuno Pro S, Mizuno Pro X balls: What you need to know

Both models look to increase the potential for distance and ball speed by reducing the thickness of the cover but increasing the thickness of the spin-reducing mantle layer between the core and cover.

January 8th, 2025

TaylorMade Qi35 drivers: What you need to know

TaylorMade’s four new driver models push for a mix of higher forgiveness, better spin and distance.

January 3rd, 2025

Callaway Elyte line: What you need to know

The Callaway Elyte drivers look to maximise distance by combining the most productive aspects of a forgiving, lower spin head design with an aerodynamically sleek shape—two design paradigms that typically work at cross purposes.

January 3rd, 2025

Callaway Elyte hybrids: What you need to know

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Callaway Elyte hybrid lineup (Elyte, Elyte X, Elyte Max Fast) solves the challenge of unhittable lower-lofted irons with two key technologies. First, there are unique-to-each-model face designs, all based on thousands of average golfer swings. Second, and certainly no less informed by all that swing data, the company reengineered Read more…

January 3rd, 2025

Callaway Elyte fairway woods: What you need to know

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Callaway Elyte fairway woods, all five of them (Elyte, Elyte X, Elyte Max Fast, Elyte ◆◆◆ and Elyte Ti), make use of distinctive internal and external elements to optimize launch and spin for different golfer types. Internally, a bridge-like structure weighted with heavy tungsten sits low and forward within Read more…

December 19th, 2024

Equipment: Seeking Forgiveness

Why better players are converting to game-improvement irons.

December 17th, 2024

TaylorMade Qi35 drivers on conforming list—could Tiger put one in play?

TaylorMade just put three new driver models on the conforming list, perhaps in time for a certain 15-time major champion to put one in play. One current No. 1 already put it in play last week. The TaylorMade Qi35, Qi35 Max and Qi35 LS showed up on last week’s update to the conforming list of Read more…

December 13th, 2024

Cobra DS-Adapt fairway woods, hybrids: What you need to know

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Cobra DS-Adapt lineup rolls out three new fairway woods and a hybrid and each will make use of a new 33-way adjustable hosel to help players dial in the ideal launch and ball flight characteristics their games need. The range includes the compact, low-spin DS-Adapt LS, which features a Read more…

December 13th, 2024

Cobra DS-Adapt drivers: What you need to know

The Cobra DS-Adapt family of drivers will include four models ranging from the compact, low-spin, tour-preferred LS to the ultra-high forgiveness-focused Max-K.

December 7th, 2024

PXG Tour Series putters: What you need to know

PXG’s new Tour Series putters take a more classical approach than the company’s more aggressive Battle Ready II lineup.

December 3rd, 2024

13 (!) new drivers from Callaway, Cobra, Ping, Srixon on conforming lists

While the companies aren’t ready to share details yet, the images on the R&A and USGA’s lists of conforming driver heads provide a few details.

November 27th, 2024

Only one company can legally describe a putter as a ‘broomstick’. Here’s why

In a recent online exchange, L.A.B. Golf founder Sam Hahn was explaining why the company was dropping the “broomstick” terminology on its putters and replacing it with “sweeper”. The answer was eyebrow-raising.

November 21st, 2024

L.A.B. Golf Oz.1, Oz.1i putters: What you need to know

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The new Oz.1 and Oz.1i putters from L.A.B. Golf continue the company’s stroke-enhancing technology in an almost traditional half-moon, mid-mallet shape. L.A.B. Golf is the putter company that’s drawn plenty of attention in recent years for its unconventional shapes and distinct weighting designed to facilitate the putter face staying square Read more…

November 19th, 2024

Cleveland HiBore XL drivers: What you need to know

The new Cleveland HiBore XL driver offers a new take on driver shape that seeks to emphasise a larger face area, forgiveness and improved sound.

November 13th, 2024

Equipment: Just Like Us

Why some pros are opting for drivers designed for the masses.

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The American Express - 2025

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Sepp Straka	-25	F	4
2	Justin Thomas	-23	F	4
T3	Justin Lower	-22	F	4
T3	Jason Day	-22	F	4
T5	Patrick Cantlay	-20	F	4
T5	Charley Hoffman	-20	F	4
T7	Camilo Villegas	-19	F	4
T7	Taylor Moore	-19	F	4
T7	Ben Griffin	-19	F	4
T7	Max Greyserman	-19	F	4
11	Alex Smalley	-18	F	4
T12	Nick Taylor	-17	F	4
T12	J.T. Poston	-17	F	4
T12	Will Zalatoris	-17	F	4
T12	Frankie Capan III	-17	F	4
T12	Beau Hossler	-17	F	4
T12	Mark Hubbard	-17	F	4
T18	Trey Mullinax	-16	F	4
T18	Kevin Roy	-16	F	4
T18	Cam Davis	-16	F	4
T21	Harry Hall	-15	F	4
T21	Jacob Bridgeman	-15	F	4
T21	Doug Ghim	-15	F	4
T21	Rickie Fowler	-15	F	4
T21	Billy Horschel	-15	F	4
T21	Keith Mitchell	-15	F	4
T21	Daniel Berger	-15	F	4
T21	Ben Kohles	-15	F	4
T29	Vincent Norrman	-14	F	4
T29	Car Young	-14	F	4
T29	Tom Hoge	-14	F	4
T29	J.J. Spaun	-14	F	4
T29	Sam Burns	-14	F	4
T34	Lanto Griffin	-13	F	4
T34	Quade Cummins	-13	F	4
T34	Lee Hodges	-13	F	4
T34	Victor Perez	-13	F	4
T34	Ryan Palmer	-13	F	4
T34	Harry Higgs	-13	F	4
T34	Nick Dunlap	-13	F	4
T34	Chris Kirk	-13	F	4
T34	Brice Garnett	-13	F	4
T43	Ricky Castillo	-12	F	4
T43	Matt Kuchar	-12	F	4
T43	Sam Ryder	-12	F	4
T43	Michael Kim	-12	F	4
T43	Ryo Hisatsune	-12	F	4
T43	Matteo Manassero	-12	F	4
T43	Rikuya Hoshino	-12	F	4
T43	Harris English	-12	F	4
T51	Matthew Riedel	-11	F	4
T51	Sam Stevens	-11	F	4
T51	Brandt Snedeker	-11	F	4
T51	S.W. Kim	-11	F	4
T51	Brian Campbell	-11	F	4
T51	Ryan Gerard	-11	F	4
T51	Davis Thompson	-11	F	4
T58	Mackenzie Hughes	-10	F	4
T58	Kurt Kitayama	-10	F	4
T58	Rico Hoey	-10	F	4
T58	Taylor Montgomery	-10	F	4
T58	Kris Ventura	-10	F	4
T58	Alejandro Tosti	-10	F	4
T64	Jeremy Paul	-9	F	4
T64	Vince Whaley	-9	F	4
T66	Joe Highsmith	-8	F	4
T66	Will Gordon	-8	F	4
T68	Eric Cole	-7	F	4
T68	Mac Meissner	-7	F	4
70	Patrick Rodgers	-6	F	4
71	Chez Reavie	-5	F	4
CUT	Nate Lashley	-8	F	3
CUT	Chad Ramey	-8	F	3
CUT	Norman Xiong	-8	F	3
CUT	Joel Dahmen	-8	F	3
CUT	Luke List	-8	F	3
CUT	Kevin Yu	-8	F	3
CUT	Chandler Phillips	-8	F	3
CUT	Michael Thorbjornsen	-8	F	3
CUT	Zach Johnson	-7	F	3
CUT	K.H. Lee	-7	F	3
CUT	Jake Knapp	-7	F	3
CUT	Francesco Molinari	-7	F	3
CUT	Isaiah Salinda	-7	F	3
CUT	Tony Finau	-7	F	3
CUT	Chris Gotterup	-7	F	3
CUT	Tim Widing	-7	F	3
CUT	Andrew Putnam	-7	F	3
CUT	Patton Kizzire	-7	F	3
CUT	Takumi Kanaya	-7	F	3
CUT	Henrik Norlander	-6	F	3
CUT	Tom Kim	-6	F	3
CUT	Chan Kim	-6	F	3
CUT	Sungjae Im	-6	F	3
CUT	Noah Goodwin	-6	F	3
CUT	Jesper Svensson	-6	F	3
CUT	Nico Echavarria	-6	F	3
CUT	Peter Malnati	-6	F	3
CUT	Matt McCarty	-6	F	3
CUT	Jhonattan Vegas	-6	F	3
CUT	Blades Brown	-6	F	3
CUT	John Pak	-6	F	3
CUT	Adam Hadwin	-6	F	3
CUT	Ben Martin	-6	F	3
CUT	Aaron Baddeley	-5	F	3
CUT	Greyson Sigg	-5	F	3
CUT	Wyndham Clark	-5	F	3
CUT	Zac Blair	-5	F	3
CUT	Nick Hardy	-4	F	3
CUT	Matti Schmid	-4	F	3
CUT	Emiliano Grillo	-4	F	3
CUT	Adam Svensson	-4	F	3
CUT	Brian Harman	-4	F	3
CUT	Aldrich Potgieter	-4	F	3
CUT	Max McGreevy	-4	F	3
CUT	Paul Peterson	-4	F	3
CUT	Danny Walker	-4	F	3
CUT	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-3	F	3
CUT	Lucas Glover	-3	F	3
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	-3	F	3
CUT	Jackson Suber	-3	F	3
CUT	Mason Andersen	-3	F	3
CUT	David Lipsky	-3	F	3
CUT	Anders Albertson	-3	F	3
CUT	David Skinns	-2	F	3
CUT	Rafael Campos	-2	F	3
CUT	Kaito Onishi	-2	F	3
CUT	Braden Thornberry	-2	F	3
CUT	Hayden Buckley	-2	F	3
CUT	Bronson Burgoon	-2	F	3
CUT	Jason Dufner	-2	F	3
CUT	Steven Fisk	-2	F	3
CUT	Sami Valimaki	-1	F	3
CUT	Kevin Velo	-1	F	3
CUT	Will Chandler	-1	F	3
CUT	Patrick Fishburn	-1	F	3
CUT	Thomas Rosenmueller	-1	F	3
CUT	Trevor Cone	-1	F	3
CUT	Antoine Rozner	E	F	3
CUT	William Mouw	E	F	3
CUT	Taylor Dickson	E	F	3
CUT	Danny Willett	+1	F	3
CUT	Chesson Hadley	+1	F	3
CUT	Wesley Bryan	+1	F	3
CUT	Kyle Mendoza	+1	F	3
CUT	Kevin Streelman	+1	F	3
CUT	Kevin Kisner	+2	F	3
CUT	Ben Silverman	+2	F	3
CUT	Cam Young	+2	F	3
CUT	Bill Haas	+2	F	3
CUT	Davis Riley	+4	F	3
CUT	Philip Knowles	+4	F	3
CUT	Andrew Novak	+5	F	3
CUT	Cristobal Del Solar	+13	F	3
WD	Adam Schenk	-	-
WD	Brendon Todd	-	-

Team Finals 2024

Rank	Team Name	Total	Score
1	RIPPER GC	-11	277
T2	4ACES GC	-8	280
T2	IRON HEADS GC	-8	280
4	LEGION XIII	-6	282
5	STINGER GC	-15	273
6	FIREBALLS GC	-14	274
T7	CRUSHERS GC	-2	286
T7	HYFLYERS GC	-2	286
9	MAJESTICKS GC	-5	283
10	TORQUE GC	-4	284
11	CLEEKS GC	-1	287
12	RANGEGOATS GC	+4	292
13	SMASH GC	+12	300

Articles by Mike Stachura

Titleist GT2, GT3 hybrids: What you need to know

Titleist GT1 driver, fairway woods, hybrid: What you need to know

Ping New Releases for 2025

Ping G440 Max, SFT, LST fairway woods and hybrids: What you need to know

Ping G440 drivers: What you need to know

Callaway new ERC Soft, Supersoft, Chrome Tour Triple Diamond balls: What you need to know

Mizuno M.Craft X putters: What you need to know

Mizuno Pro S, Mizuno Pro X balls: What you need to know

TaylorMade Qi35 drivers: What you need to know

Callaway Elyte line: What you need to know

Callaway Elyte hybrids: What you need to know

Callaway Elyte fairway woods: What you need to know

Equipment: Seeking Forgiveness

TaylorMade Qi35 drivers on conforming list—could Tiger put one in play?

Cobra DS-Adapt fairway woods, hybrids: What you need to know

Cobra DS-Adapt drivers: What you need to know

PXG Tour Series putters: What you need to know

13 (!) new drivers from Callaway, Cobra, Ping, Srixon on conforming lists

Only one company can legally describe a putter as a ‘broomstick’. Here’s why

L.A.B. Golf Oz.1, Oz.1i putters: What you need to know

Cleveland HiBore XL drivers: What you need to know

Equipment: Just Like Us

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