The PGA Tour and LIV Golf have broken off discussions of a potential merger, with the PGA Tour now feeling in a position of strength due to the Strategic Sports Group’s $1.5 billion investment and the new CEO Brian Rolapp’s move to create the Future Competition Committee headed by Tiger Woods.
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Green: The ‘B’ Word
Bifurcation (noun) – the point or area at which something delves into two branches or parts. When bifurcation is applied to golf, it suggests the world’s best players and recreational players should use different equipment. With the golf ball rollback looming for professionals in 2028 and recreational players two years later, the debate about bifurcation […]
Rocha: The chipping point
A long time ago, Arnold Palmer recommended to Jack Nicklaus that he putt from off the green rather than chip because a poor putt ends up closer to the hole than a poor chip. Conversely, some experts say if you want a better chance to hole out, a chip is better than a putt. Wherever you […]
The science behind golf swings
The golf swing has been a confusing motion to describe because most golf instruction to this point has been based on what is seen. But the bigger question is “What do golfers do to produce what we see?” And if our goal is to produce a look without considering the driving forces that create the […]
Shades of Green: Tick, Tick, Tick
The golf ball rollback on the PGA Tour will begin in less than three years. Two years after that the rollback takes effect for all recreational golfers. Don’t fool yourself into thinking the ball rollback will be the final straw on the USGA’s determined and misguided pursuit to limit how far the golf ball can […]