Understanding Center of Gravity: How Equipment Design Improves Your Ball Flight In my 15 years of teaching, I’ve noticed something interesting: golfers often blame their swing when the real issue is equipment geometry. They’ll come to me saying, “Sarah, I’m hitting it thin,” or “I can’t get the ball up,” when actually their clubs aren’t working with their swing—they’re working against it. Today, I want to walk you through one of the most important concepts in modern club design: center of gravity, and how it directly impacts YOUR game. Let me explain why this matters. When you strike a golf…

Patrick Reed’s Qatar Gamble: Why This Week Matters More Than You Think Here’s what casual golf fans might miss watching Patrick Reed stalk around Doha Golf Club this week: we’re witnessing a player actively reshaping his own career narrative in real time, and the stakes are higher than just another trophy. Look, I’ve been around this tour long enough to know that when a guy wins a major like Dubai’s Desert Classic, turns down a lucrative Saudi deal, and then positions himself to earn a PGA Tour card through the European Tour—well, that’s not happenstance. That’s calculation. That’s a player…

Two PGA Wins in Three Weeks: What the Bridgestone TOUR B X Actually Tells Us About Modern Ball Technology Chris Gotterup’s back-to-back wins with the new Bridgestone TOUR B X has the golf world buzzing, and I get why. Two victories with a ball that literally didn’t exist in retail form a month prior is exactly the kind of equipment story that makes headlines. But after spending the last decade testing balls on launch monitors and fitting hundreds of golfers, I’ve learned to separate genuine technological breakthroughs from perfectly-timed marketing momentum. The TOUR B X story is actually worth your…

The Phoenix Rising: Why Sunday’s Desert Showdown Matters More Than You Think Here’s what I’ve learned in 35 years of watching professional golf: the best tournaments aren’t won by the guy who shoots the lowest score on Sunday. They’re won by the player who understands how to orchestrate a comeback, who knows his own game well enough to trust it when the pressure mounts, and who can tap into something deeper than mechanics when the stakes are highest. This Sunday at TPC Scottsdale, we’re going to see exactly that dynamic play out in the Arizona desert, and it’s going to…

Phoenix Open Preview: Why Scheffler’s Dominance Should Worry the Rest of the Field Listen, I’ve been covering professional golf for 35 years, and I’ve seen my share of dominant players. I caddied for Tom Lehman during some of his best years, covered 15 Masters tournaments, and watched the tour evolve from a gentleman’s game into a precision-engineered sport where analytics and athleticism reign supreme. But what Scottie Scheffler is doing right now? This is different. And as we head into another Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale this week, I think we’re witnessing something we need to properly acknowledge rather than…

The Closing Stretch: How to Manage Pressure When It Matters Most I’ve watched thousands of golfers play well for 16 holes, then fall apart at the finish. It’s not always about swing mechanics—it’s about managing the mental and strategic demands when your round is on the line. Recently, there’s been renewed discussion about what makes certain tournaments uniquely difficult to win, and the closing holes at TPC Sawgrass keep coming up as some of the most challenging stretches in golf. Let me share what I’ve learned from working with players at all levels about finishing strong. Here’s what happens: You’re…

The Chubb Classic at 39: Why Naples’ Senior Tour Anchor Still Matters Look, I’ve been covering professional golf since the ’90s, and I’ve watched the PGA Tour Champions circuit evolve from a genteel retirement party into something genuinely compelling. The Chubb Classic—returning this week to Tiburón Golf Club for its sixth consecutive year—is a perfect case study in why these senior events have become essential to understanding modern golf. What strikes me most about the Chubb’s longevity isn’t just the tournament’s staying power. It’s what the tournament represents: a community that has figured out how to keep elite professional golf…

TaylorMade’s Qi4D Max: A Calculated Step Forward That Actually Delivers TaylorMade’s driver lineup has become something of a Rorschach test for the equipment industry—some golfers swear by it, others have been burned by overhyped releases that didn’t match the marketing. The Qi4D Max lands in a market saturated with “game-changing” technology claims, so let me cut to the point: this is a genuinely competent driver that makes meaningful improvements in the areas that matter most, specifically adjustability and mishit performance. Here’s what caught my attention immediately. The Qi4D Max marks the first time TaylorMade has offered adjustable weighting in their…

Northern Ireland’s Golf Resurgence Needs More Than Championship Courses—It Needs the Right Home Base After 35 years covering professional golf, I’ve learned that a tournament’s success depends on far more than just the quality of the course. It’s about infrastructure, hospitality, and whether visiting players—and their families—feel genuinely welcome. That’s why the Culloden Estate and Spa matters more to Northern Ireland’s golf tourism future than most people realize. Let me be direct: Northern Ireland has produced Rory McIlroy, one of the five greatest players of this generation. The region has hosted major championships and continues to develop world-class courses. But…

The Gotterup Moment: Why Chris’s Phoenix Victory Signals Something Bigger for Tour Golf I’ve been around professional golf long enough to know that playoff victories at marquee events don’t just make headlines—they make careers. When Chris Gotterup rolled in that birdie putt on the 18th hole to defeat Hideki Matsuyama at the WM Phoenix Open, he wasn’t just winning a tournament. He was announcing his arrival as a player the tour’s elite need to start respecting. What strikes me most about this result isn’t necessarily the dramatic finish—though watching Matsuyama find the water with his tee shot in a playoff…