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For golfers looking for a new club, the Golf Digest Hot List has been a go-to resource for 20 years. This year, the Hot List has received a significant upgrade to help golfers narrow down their choices even further. With gold and silver medals and star ratings for Performance, Innovation, and Look/Sound/Feel, the Hot List remains the definitive guide for choosing the right club. To enhance the testing process, the Hot List now includes a player panel of 32 men and women with varying abilities. Additional testers with handicaps of 10 or higher have been added to better represent the…
The 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans is well underway, with the halfway point seeing four teams tied for the lead at 13 under. Among the teams at the top are Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, Davis Thompson and Andrew Novak, Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard, as well as Aaron Rai and David Lipsky. While these names are dominating the leaderboard, there were also some notable teams who missed the cut and went home early. The golf course in Avondale is a challenging par-72 track designed by Pete Dye, measuring 7,425 yards. The tournament boasts an impressive purse of $8.9…
Francesco Molinari and Luke Donald, two well-known Ryder Cup stars, recently participated in the pro-am event leading up to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana. Despite the fact that both players are getting older, their experience in foursomes and fourball gave fans hope that they could perform well in the tournament. The Englishman and the Italian started off strong on Thursday, shooting a solid 65 in the best ball competition. However, their performance took a turn for the worse on Friday, as they struggled to a 77, ultimately leading to their elimination from the competition. The Zurich…
The PGA Tour is heading back to Texas, with the CJ Cup Byron Nelson set to begin next week at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, outside of Dallas. This tournament, previously sponsored by AT&T, is the third of four stops in the Lone Star State for the Tour in 2024, with the final being the Charles Schwab Challenge in May. Despite the new title sponsor, golf fans should be aware that this is the same tournament that has been established since 1940 and is not a continuation of the CJ Cup event that was previously held in various locations. Dallas…
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry had an impressive start at the Zurich Classic, shooting 61 in fourballs during the opening round at TPC Louisiana. Their goal was to keep themselves in contention for the weekend, and after a challenging foursomes format on Friday, they managed to stay in the lead. Lowry mentioned that they let things slip in the middle of the round, but that’s to be expected with the alternate shot format. Despite the challenges, they finished the day with a 2-under 70, moving them to 13 under for the tournament, tied with David Lipsky and Aaron Rai. The…
The Golf Digest Hot List is a prestigious list compiled by the Golf Digest editorial team, but the voting process is driven by the input of two unpaid groups – a team of scientists and a panel of 32 golfers. These groups provide insights into the performance, innovation, look, sound, and feel of golf clubs, which are the three criteria used to evaluate the clubs on the Hot List. The judges assess the utility of each golf club based on interviews with player panelists and their evaluations of clubs within a category. Using Rapsodo MLM2Pro launch monitors, over 24,000 shots…
The evolution of golf coverage on television has been a topic of discussion for many years. In a survey conducted by Golf Digest, over 70 percent of fans expressed a desire to see more shots during broadcasts. Surprisingly, this survey took place over five decades ago, in the January 1972 issue of Golf Digest. The challenges facing golf broadcasts at that time included high production costs, difficulty covering all 18 holes, and fitting in all the relevant shots. To address concerns raised by viewers, five industry executives provided their insights on the future of golf coverage on TV. One of…
When it comes to improving your golf game, the debate often arises about whether to work on your swing or upgrade your equipment. This dilemma is something that many golfers face, including myself. As I have been working on increasing my clubhead speed in recent months, I couldn’t help but wonder if a better club would also make a difference. With the Golf Digest Hot List set to debut, I made an appointment with a clubfitter to test out some new drivers. However, the question arose: should I get fit for the swing I have now, or the swing I…