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Rick Shiels is here to prove once again why so many golfers look to him for advice on their golf game. From beginner to wannabe pros, Sheils offers something for everyone. In the video below, he shows off the best shot he ever had.

Whether you know it or not, your golf bag and clubs speak volumes about you as a player.   After playing for 20 plus years, I can pretty much look at someone’s bag on the range and guess their handicap before watching them take a swing. Needless to say, first impressions on the golf course…

Depending on how you look at it, golf can be either the greatest or the worst sport ever.   If you are a golfer, it is the greatest game created. All you need to put you in a good mood is a little time on the course. You basically have to love the sport to…

One of the more difficult challenges about the U.S. Open is just how thick the rough can get. With the brutally tall grass lining the course, the pros definitely have their work cut out for them if they are unfortunate enough to land in it. It’s one of the things that makes for tough competition…

Ever since his crash in February, fans have been anxious to see Tiger Woods back in golf news.   Due to the severity of his injuries, there wasn’t much of a chance at seeing him in the field of competitors. However, many were holding out hope that Tiger may somehow be involved the U.S. Open…

Back in July 2020, when the pandemic was in full swing, players that tested positive were allowed to continue to play at the RBC Heritage Classic. Granted there were no fans, granted they were grouped together, granted we know much more about the virus now than we did then…However, Could there have been another option…

Rickie Fowler, during Thursday’s first round of the Memorial, birdied the par-4 2nd at Muirfield Village after hitting his approach, from 186 yards out, to 20 feet.   He birdied the par-4 6th after hitting his approach there, from 161 yards out, to 9 feet.   Fowler birdied the par-5 9th after hitting his second…

There are a lot of great gambling stories that come from the PGA Tour that start with “So, I was playing with Phil Mickelson…”   It just so happens Xander Schauffele has a very good story that also helped to propel Mickelson to last month’s unlikely PGA Championship victory.   The story was a few…

It’s fair to say that Eli Manning has always lived in his older brother’s shadow. Both he and Peyton found tremendous success in the NFL and continue to capitalize on their fame through commercial deals now that they’ve retired.   The Mannings are also both fans of golf and Eli has been putting a little…

Relief pitcher Tug McGraw coined the phrase “Ya Gotta Believe,” which became the rallying cry of the 1973 New York Mets. Phil Mickelson may owe him some royalties after his stunning victory at the 103rd PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, South Carolina.   Despite not having registered a top-10 finish in a major since 2016,…

The phrase “all publicity is good publicity” is not universally true. Let’s say we learned tomorrow that a professional golfer was caught on camera stealing food from an orphanage. There’s no silver lining there, no material benefit to the fact that this player’s name was being mentioned often on digital platforms. It would be comprehensively…

This is absolutely terrifying.   A man in Georgia was attacked by a massive swan while golfing with friends on an unnamed course.     The man’s name is John Walters, according to TMZ. Walkers had sunk a putt when a white swan flew on his back and began nipping at him. Walters managed to…