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Throughout their careers, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have found some interesting places and lies on the golf course, and more often than not they've pulled off an amazing escape.

Phil Mickelson's All-Time Best Flop Shots

Known to take risks around the green throughout his PGA TOUR career, check out some of Lefty’s all-time best flop shots along with a tongue-in-cheek instructional from 1992 where Mickelson shows off a reverse flop.

Golf Instruction: 3 Ways to Improve Your Course Strategy | GOLFPASS

GOLFPASS coach Martin Chuck from Raven Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona teaches three ways to improve your course management strategy, which is part of his “Level Up” series that helps three different levels of golfers.

Golf's Return - Inside Look at Golf Coming Back Since Shelter in Place Order

GOLF.com was in attendance at the Scottsdale Open. This event featured current and former PGA Tour pros, in the likes of Kevin Streelman, Colt Knost, and Joel Dahmen as well as popular faces in the Pro-AM. Get a feel from the players and event officials on early observations and changes happening as golf becomes one of the first major sports to take the leap in coming back.

12 ICONIC GOLF COURSES (How many can you name?)

How well do you know the world's most famous courses? In this video, Neil Tappin shows photographs of some of the most iconic, beautiful golf venues (all of which have host men's major Championships) but how many of the 12 can you name? By using some of the most incredible pictures of the world's most famous clubs, this quiz will test your knowledge of the elite game. Can you identify all 12 of these iconic golf courses?

Happy Mother's Day!

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What Is A Belly Wedge? | Golfing World

Robert Rock and Iona Stephen try the belly wedge.

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Check out some of the best golf club twirls through the years on the PGA TOUR.

Science of Golf: Evolution of the Golf Ball

NBC Learn, in partnership with the United States Golf Association, explores the science of golf. In this segment, the evolution of the golf ball is discussed.

Fore the Golfer: How A Hole Location Is Determined And Changed

Have you ever wondered how hole locations are chosen on a given day? A surprising number of factors must be considered to find a balance between playability, variety and turf health.

Golf's Versions of Field Goals

Almost like their NFL counterparts, check out these players thread the needle through some trees on course.

An Earth Day Message From The USGA Green Section Staff

It’s Earth Day, and as we mark our 100th anniversary, the USGA Green Section is taking time to highlight the environmental benefits of golf courses.

Elevate Your Bunker Game to Lower Your Scores | GOLFPASS | Golf Channel

GOLFPASS coach Martin Chuck from Raven Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona teaches his keys to help you master the greenside bunker shot, which is part of his “Level Up” series that helps three different levels of golfers. Learn the proper way to make perfect contact from the sand to break 100, the correct backswing and downswing techniques to break 90 and how to maintain high loft on the clubface to break 80.

Team TaylorMade Shot Shape Wall Challenge | TaylorMade Golf

Draws, cuts, hooks and fades — Team TaylorMade has *all* the shots. Thanks to the V Steel design in the all-new SIM fairways, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Jason Day, Collin Morikawa, Matt Wolff and John Rahm had no problem navigating their way around, over (and through!) that 25-foot wall.

Science of Golf: Kinematics

NBC Learn, in partnership with the United States Golf Association, explores the science of golf. In this segment, the concept of kinematics, the use of stimpmeters and how they impact and regulate green speed are discussed. Additional insights are provided by two-time major champion Suzann Pettersen and professional golfer Drew Weaver.

Martin Chuck's Three Iron Keys to Lower Your Scores | GOLFPASS

GOLFPASS coach Martin Chuck from Raven Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona teaches the proper way to strike your irons, which is part of his “Level Up” series that helps three different levels of golfers. Find out the keys to making solid contact to help you break 100, maximizing distance to break 90 and controlling trajectory to break 80.

PGA TOUR's Best All-Time Shots Off the Cart Path

Relief from the cart path wasn’t the answer for these players who make amazing shots from hitting off the concrete.

Think Fast | Quick Hitting Questions for Your Favorite PGA Tour Pros

We rattled off some quick hitting questions for your favorite Callaway Staffers to answer and they did not disappoint! From Hollywood features to sharky situations, you won't want to miss this.

The Callaway Staffers include Henrik Stenson, Francesco Molinari, Maverick McNealy, Sebastian Capellan, Matt Wallace, Marc Leishman, and Adam Hadwin.

A Quick Look at 70 Years

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How to Hit BOMBS with Phil Mickelson

Take it from Lefty, there is an art to hitting bombs. World Golf Hall of Famer, Phil Mickelson, walks you through how to hit two different types of shots off the tee that he uses in tournament play.

Three Pitching Strategies to Lower Your Scores | GOLFPASS | Golf Channel

GOLFPASS coach Martin Chuck from Raven Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona teaches the proper strategy and technique for pitch shots around the green, which is part of his “Level Up” series that helps three different levels of golfers. We’ve got you covered whether you’re trying to break 100, 90 or 80.

Paul Waring: Who Is The Ultimate Golfer? | Golfing World

Interview with Paul Waring, he tells us who he thinks is the ultimate golfer in driving, putting and much more.

Golf: A Game That Brings Us Together

While we live through these uncertain times, keep in mind that golf has a way of bringing us all together and producing unbridled joy and happiness

Science of Golf: Work, Energy and Power

NBC Learn, in partnership with the United States Golf Association, explores the science of golf. In this segment, putting is used to demonstrate how the scientific concepts of work, power and energy play a key role in the game. Additional insights are provided by two-time major champion Suzann Pettersen.

Golfers Battle Gators, a Tough Course and Hatton’s Winning Aerobics Workout

In The Good, Bad & Unusual, Teryn Gregson recaps the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, where Rory McIlroy did his best to avoid a giant gator, players battled tough conditions at Bay Hill for numerous #GolfIsHard moments and winner Tyrrell Hatton destressed with water aerobics.

The Easiest Way to Learn Chipping

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Playing a Hole With Maria Fassi | TaylorMade Golf

Team TaylorMade's Maria Fassi joins Piers and Andy from Me and My Golf for a step by step walk-through of how she plays golf. Walk along as she shows her tips for hitting off the tee, from the fairway, on the green, strategy and more in this exclusive video from the 2020 TaylorMade Golf athlete photoshoot.

How to Practice Effectively...For Just About Anything - Annie Bosler and Don Greene

Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things? Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects the inner workings of our brains.

Lesson by Annie Bosler and Don Greene, animation by Martina Meštrović.

Science of Golf: Energy in Collisions

Compression and collision measurements help determine the coefficient of restitution at impact for the club face to the golf ball. Knowing this COR helps researchers determine the amount of energy transmitted to the golf ball at impact.

Does Tommy Fleetwood Have The Longest Drive? | Golfing World

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Luckiest Shot of the Year! Huge Bounce Off the Water for Sungjae Im | WGC Mexico

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Science of Golf: Weather

It's no secret that weather plays a big part in each round of golf, but just how much effect it has may surprise you. Paul Goodloe, a meteorologist with The Weather Channel, helps explain how variable pressure systems and conditions can alter a round.

The Golf Ball That Made Golfers Too Good

These days, pro golfers are hitting the ball far. Really far. And it's creating a problem: because modern golfers can reach the hole with fewer shots than before, older courses -- like Augusta National Golf Club, Oakmont Country Club, and others -- are becoming obsolete.

Now, professional organizations, like the United States Golf Association, are struggling to find a solution for big powerful golfers like Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, and Tiger Woods.

While the jump in distance is due to lots of factors, conversation is centering on the controversial possibility of redesigning the golf ball to reduce distance. It'd be the latest turn in the ball's long history: Golf balls have evolved from "featheries," to gutties, to balata balls, and eventually dimpled modern balls.

But the biggest, and most recent change? The almost-instantaneous switch from wound balls to solid core multilayer balls like the Titleist Pro V1.

Mayo Clinic Minute: What Parents Should Know About Kids and Golf

Golf has become a popular and competitive sport for kids. But, like many other sports, golf puts kids at risk of specific types of injuries. Dr. Sanj Kakar, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon, says overuse injuries are common on the golf course. He offers tips on how parents can help keep their kids healthy and injury-free on the fairway.

Science of Golf: Friction and Spin

NBC Learn, in partnership with the United States Golf Association, explores the science of golf. In this segment, friction and spin and its role in the game of golf are explored.

Rory McIlroy Shares Tips to Improve Your Drive | GOLFPASS: Lessons with a Champion Golfer

Rory McIlroy and his coach Michael Bannon teach how to take a proper grip, create width in the takeaway and more keys to being a great all-around driver. Martin Hall hosts this lesson on driver fundamentals.

Edoardo Molinari tries to make a hole-in-one with 500 balls

European Tour Originals presents The Hole-in-One Challenge.
Ever wondered how many shots it would take a professional golfer to make a hole-in-one? The odds of an average golfer making an ace are roughly one in 100,000, while stats suggest a European Tour pro's chances are closer to one in 2,500.

Ahead of the Italian Open, the fifth Rolex Series event, we challenged three-time European Tour winner Edoardo Molinari to go a couple of thousand better. With a day and 500 balls to play with on a 145-yard par three, could he beat the odds and find that one, perfect shot?

Golf Lesson: Weight Transfer

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Super Bowl 2020: Does San Fran or Kansas City Boast Better Golfers? | Golf Central | Golf Channel

The Golf Central crew breaks down which of the two Super Bowl LIV contenders boasts better golfers from their respective cities.

Science of Golf: Potential and Kinetic Energy

Each swing may be unique, but they all require potential and kinetic energy to get the ball moving. USGA equipment researchers tell how energy, and its transfer, makes each golf shot possible.

Nothing but Tiger Woods Flushing Irons for Five Minutes | Golfing World

Ahead of Tiger Woods return to Torrey Pines, sit back and relax to the tune of the greatest swing in golf.

Health Benefits of Golfing

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Science of Golf: Newton's Third Law of Motion

Newton's Third Law of Motion is evident in the golf swing when the club applies force to the ball, and the ball applies an equal or opposite force to the club - resulting in a change of momentum to both.

Brandon Stone Tries to Make a Hole-In-One with 500 balls

European Tour Originals presents the Chase The Ace Hole-In-One Challenge, episode 2. One day. 500 balls. And the aim? A hole-in-one. Sounds simple, right? The odds of an average golfer making an ace are roughly one in 100,000, while stats suggest a European Tour pro's chances are closer to one in 2,500.

One year on from Edoardo Molinari’s valiant, emotional attempt in Italy and ahead of this week's Nedbank Golf Challenge, we asked three-time European Tour winner Brandon Stone to go a couple of thousand better. With a day and 500 balls to play with on a 184-yard par three, could he beat the odds and find that one, perfect shot? Here's what happened...

Science of Golf: Math of Scoring

NBC Learn, in partnership with the United States Golf Association, explores the science of golf. Here, how the game is scored, both in a recreational and competitive setting, are discussed, including how a "projected cut" is determined during USGA championships. LPGA play Belen Mozo and USA Walker Cup Team participants Patrick Rodgers and Drew Weaver provide their thoughts.

10 Reasons You Should Get Your Kids into Golf Today!

By Andrew Wood

I didn’t know it at the time, I was only 10, but the day the old golf pro, at Cow Glen Golf Club, near Glasgow died, would prove to be the start of the amazing odyssey that has been my life. A life dominated by chasing a little white ball around the World. The friends I have met, the money I have made, the lifestyle I have enjoyed all link back to that dumpster!

The dumpster where they put 60 years worth of old clubs, balls, and rubbish that the old pro had accumulated in his tiny little pro shop. From it, my uncle Forbes, whom I happened to be visiting, rescued a hand full of hickory-shafted clubs, which were promptly cut down and sent back with me in England.

My parents didn’t play golf so I started hitting balls on my own on a playing field. Soon after, I persuaded my parents to get me into a club as a junior member. For the next 8 years, I spent every waking hour, other than school, at Lilleshall and later Shifinal golf clubs. The handful of kids I played with there are still my best friends today although I moved 4,000 miles away.

The knowledge I gained about life and business on those fairways surpassed anything I ever learned in college. Although my golf did get me a full scholarship.

Make no mistake about it, getting your kids involved in golf will be one of the greatest and most valuable gifts you will ever give them!

I grew up in the late 70’s and sure we had video games like Space Invaders and Pac-man but it was an afterthought, not a lifestyle. Today’s kids need more than ever to get away from the computer games and get out and socialize with real people, not virtual people. Golf is by far the very best way to accomplish that and set your kids up for success in life. Here is Why:

1. Anyone Can Play: Golfers come in all shapes and sizes. You don’t have to be particularly strong, tall, lean or fast to succeed. Golf champions come in every shape and size imaginable. It’s never too early to start, and unlike most other sports you can enjoy golf your entire life!

2. Minimal Risk: Unlike many other popular sports like baseball, soccer, and Football, the chances of injury, especially serious injury, are almost non-existent; golf is a non-contact sport.

3. Safe and positive environment: The golf course is a safe place and facilitates mentoring relationships.

4. Lifelong friendships: You never know who you will meet on a golf course, but it’s one of the easiest places in the world to make friends. Success breeds success and people who play golf are by in large more successful than the average bear. Those are the people you want your kids hanging out with! Best of all, golf creates a unique bond so those friendships can be developed all over the world and last a lifetime!

5. Prepare for business: It’s hard to think about it now but kids grow up and the people they meet as children can play a huge part in their success later in life. Golf is a sport that helps prepare kids and teens for careers in business and other professional arenas. Even at 12, I was learning about real life business every day from all the adults I played with.

6. Time Spent Outdoors: In today’s world of video games, smartphones, and child obesity, it can be hard to drag your son or daughter off the couch. Golf is the perfect excuse to spend an entire day enjoying nature and presents the opportunity to develop healthy lifelong exercise habits!

7. Important Life Lessons: Golf closely parallels real life as one experiences the highs and lows of the game. The range of experience, from birdies to bogeys, rewards a young person’s ability to keep each shot in perspective, manage one’s emotions, maintain a positive outlook and focus on the shot at hand. Golf is a sport that will teach your child things like integrity, discipline, and respect. As they learn to conduct themselves on the golf course, these lessons will translate directly into everyday life. (See http://traitsofchampions.com)

8. College Scholarships: Avid golfers have a lot of opportunities when it comes to college funding. The earlier your child starts, the greater his or her chance is of gaining access to scholarship money.

9. Spend time with family: Golf is a game that encourages family participation. When children are young, they enjoy doing just about anything with you (but it doesn’t long last so start now). Golf is an opportunity for quality bonding time and it’s one that can last a lifetime.

10. It’s FUN: This should probably be at the top of the list, but one of the best reasons to get your son or daughter involved with golf is that they’ll have an absolute blast. They’ll have the chance to learn new skills both physical and mental, make new friends and discover new opportunities.

There are a million things you can buy your kids or gift your kids in the hope that it helps them learn and grow, only a few make a real impact.

Encouraging them to play golf is one!

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