As Equipment Editor here at WorldGolf.com, I see a lot of whiz-bang technology. But one of the more innovative - and unexpected - uses of technology I've seen has just been announced by Evolve Golf, maker of the Epoch Tee. Evolve has put together a pr… more »

I'm told that forgetting to buy one's wife a Christmas gift is well-nigh inexcusable. Nevertheless, let me offer an excuse: I've been REALLY busy. Mainly, I was busy securing golf gifts for my various golfing in-laws and out-laws, buddies and nemises… more »

What to give the golfer who is, like me, barricaded inside his home while yet another winter storm (ice, this time) rages outside? Something that she or he can use inside without potentially breaking a light fixture on the backswing, or making him or… more »

Need a stocking stuffer for that golfer who always seems to pad his scorecard with scores that somehow add up to less than you can possibly imagine? For that golfer who "rolls 'em over" even on good lies, and even in the rough? Who backhands missed short… more »

Crunch time is here for Christmas shopping, and over the next few days, I'm going to do my best to help readers who, like me, have waited until now to do their shopping. Exhibit #1, Sun Mountain, purveyors of golf bags and fashionable outerwear for m… more »

Many years ago, I reviewed Bob Thomas's first book, Ben Hogan's Secret. Despite that book spending over two years on the golf bestseller list, his publisher at the time, according to Thomas, was less than forthright with respect to the royalties. Thomas… more »

NEW YORK (Dec. 11, 2008, 10:22 a.m.) - Brand-spankin'-new U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin understands the pressure of playing in the Ryder Cup Matches. A veteran of three Ryder Cups, and the 1995 U.S. Open Champion, Pavin descibed how his hands were s… more »

NEW YORK (Dec. 11, 2008) -- At a 10 a.m. press conference at New York's Tavern on the Green, the PGA of America announced the captian of the U.S. Ryder Cup Team for the 38th Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the United States. And the winner i… more »

Every year, I go on exactly one golf trip. It is a great bunch of guys (up to 28, I believe). There is always a great selection of courses in Kentucky and Tennessee. And there are the obligatory wagers and quirky scramble formats (the only scrambles I ge… more »

On the first day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me a Mulligan on the first tee. On the second day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me two Cleveland wedges and a Mulligan on the first tee. On the third day of Christmas, my True Love gave… more »

Everyone talks about how golf clubs have improved so dramatically over the past 30 years. And rightfully so. The 460cc titanium drivers and the branding-iron-esque putters of today hardly look like they belong to the same solar system as the 160cc persim… more »

Pro golfers might not be the first "needy" people you think of when you think of charitable organizations. The fact is, though, that many of the young golfers on the Duramed FUTURES Tour, the developmental tour for the LPGA cannot make ends meet as they… more »

These excruciating economic times have claimed another victim: Tiger Woods. GM just announced that it would be ending its nine-year endorsement deal with the world's number one golfer. Although both sides called the decision "mutual," driven by GM'… more »

It was 50 glorious degrees today in central Illinois, and I decided to head out to my home course to sneak in nine holes -- likely my last chance this season. There is an inherent gamble in playing "one last round," though. If you play well, you are… more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MFI newsfeed) -- Fed Secretary Henry Paulson today announced a plan to provide $25 billion immediately to bail out America's moribund persimmon driver industry. The move is an attempt to help make the former stalwart of American golf eq… more »