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🚨 Don't Let THIS Happen to You

A few simple tips

MyGolfSpy
May 28, 2024

Hi Golfer,

It’s Tuesday, but it feels like Monday, which is awesome.

Circling back to our poll from last week …

With Xander winning the PGA Championship, it’s time to elect a new “Best Player Who Hasn’t Won a Major”.

The voting wasn’t close.

🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Viktor Hovland (451)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Max Homa (139)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Patrick Cantlay (126)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Ludvig Åberg (46)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Other (17)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Talor Gooch (9)

It seems inevitable that Viktor will win a major. How long before we need to run this poll again?

Moving On …

Before we get to today’s news, we’re starting with some guidance from Sean on how to protect your clubs when traveling. As the video below shows, when it comes to traveling with our clubs, a good bit is out of our hands, but there are some things you can do to reduce the chances of damage.

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🏌️ TOUR TRAVEL TUESDAY

✈️ Protect Your Golf Clubs When Flying

Normally on Tuesdays, Sean writes about the Tour, but in light of a recent travel incident, he’s going off-script to give you some tips for traveling with your clubs.

Nice of @Delta to handle our clubs with such care…
— ETSU Men’s Golf (@ETSU_MGolf)
3:36 AM • May 22, 2024

Last week, a video from East Tennessee State University’s golf team went viral. The short clip showed two workers throwing the team’s golf clubs—with no care for any damage being caused—while transferring them from a Delta flight.

Come on, guys. It looked like harder work to throw them than it would have been to carry them over to the cart. And we couldn’t get the cart any closer?

This will be no surprise to anyone who travels regularly. Airlines don’t care about your golf clubs, or any of your luggage for that matter. What happens to your clubs in the bowels of a major airport is not something you want to see.

With that in mind, be proactive. Pack your travel bag with some thought.

Start with a quality travel bag. It doesn’t guarantee anything, but it matters. If protection is your top priority, you may want to go with an option like the Sun Mountain Club Glider, OGIO Alpha Max or PING Rolling Travel Cover.

Take off any clubheads you can and put them in a safe place. That removes any possibility of opening your bag to see a dent in your driver.

Use a stiff-arm support bar, such as the Bag Boy Backbone, to act as a spine in your bag. That will protect the longer clubs that are more susceptible to damage.

Put socks over the top of irons and wedges, or even inside your golf shoes to reduce the possibility of crushing. If you don’t want to use socks, a golf towel or beach towel wrapped in between your clubs is also effective.

And if you don’t want to risk going through the airlines at all, there is always Ship Sticks.

Don’t be a victim. Golf is hard enough without damaged clubs.

-Sean Fairholm

OPINION

How To Get Tickets for the 2025 Masters

Can You Beat the Odds?

Everyone wants to attend the Masters.

There is a mystique and exclusivity about the tournament that puts the experience on a different level than any other sporting event. There are old-school rules that help everyone be present in the moment, and there are enough activities for one jam-packed day of being a patron.

We all know it’s a special place—but how do you get a ticket?

We have some tips.

👀 INCREASE YOUR ODDS

BUYER’S GUIDE

Best Gifts for the Golfer Who Needs a New Wardrobe

Fix Your Style

Some golfers do a great job of staying up to date with the latest trends in fashion on the course.

Others struggle—and that can be an understatement!

Golf apparel technology and styles change from one season to the next. These are the best gifts for the golfer who needs a new wardrobe.

👀 LOOK BETTER, PLAY BETTER

NEWS & OPINION

What is Links Golf?

The Roots of the Game?

Golf is a beautiful game. Part of that beauty stems from the varying types of courses available for us to enjoy. From parkland to sandbelt to heathland, each design offers varying terrain, elevations and challenges sure to provide excitement in every round. It all started, however, with links golf.

In this article, we will dive into the origins and roots of this great game, what defines links golf, how it varies from other course styles, strategies for success and some of the best links courses around the world.

🏌️ IS LINKS GOLF THE BEST GOLF?