Will Wilcox’s hole-in-one with a pitching wedge from 147 yards out was the 1st ace at TPC Sawgrass’ iconic 17th hole (and just the 7th in Players Championship history) since Miguel Angel Jimenez in 2002, a span of exactly 6,300 tee shots.
This past Wednesday, Golf Digest Top 50 and Golf Magazine Top 100 Instructor Todd Sones was featured on Golf Channel as part of the network’s 16 hours of coverage in conjunction with the PGA of America’s National Instruction Day. Todd also serves on the Golf Academy of America’s National Advisory Board. Todd was featured alongside …
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Zac Blair hit himself in the head with his putter Friday at the Wells Fargo Championship, bent it, and was later disqualified for using an non-confirming club. Nice job dude!
The Rules of Golf are complicated to say the least. That’s why some of my favorite posts come from the mind of noted USGA Rules Official Dr. Robin Farran. Dr. Farran teaches Advanced Rules at the Golf Academy as is widely regarded as one of the country’s top USGA Rules Officials. In this week’s Diary of …
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Against the European Tour’s wishes, the PGA Tour scheduled the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational opposite the 100th playing of the French Open in Paris. The European Tour has elected not to sanction the WGC event, meaning it won’t count towards the tour minimum, nor will any money or Ryder Cup points be accrued.