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Hi Golfer,
Last week, I asked you what category (other than clubs) you were most excited about this year.
The Top-5 answers are on the board:
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Golf Shoes (580)
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️ Golf Balls (455)
🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ On-Course Tech (rangefinders, shot tracking, GPS) (269)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Apparel (242)
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Push Carts (standard and powered) (231)
I did not expect golf shoes to eclipse golf balls (or 19th-hole drinks, for that matter), but that’s awesome. Just wait until my review of the FootJoy Tour Alpha Carbon Triple BOA drops!
Moving on.
We just published our annual Golf Glove buyer’s guide, a popular direct-to-consumer golf ball brand has reloaded for 2024, and golf’s biggest brands have shared their financial reports.
Enjoy the weekend, you’re almost there.
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📰 TODAY’S SPY NEWS
TOGETHER WITH VICE
Is Vice Redefining Golf Ball Design?
An Unexpected Story
Today’s story on Vice Golf isn’t the story I was expecting to write.
I was thrown a curveball that even Sandy Koufax or Dwight Gooden would have envied. And that curveball came with a nice dollop of German mustard on the side.
I don’t know if Vice Golf’s new approach to designing golf balls means their golf balls will be “better” than everyone else’s. Heck, the company itself says their balls won’t fly farther or be more accurate. But this story is about the process, not the end result.
BUYER’S GUIDE
The Best Golf Gloves of 2024
It’s Open for Debate
Did you know that a golf glove can definitively affect your dispersion, ball speed and carry distance?
Now that you’re informed, you’re probably asking, “What’s the best golf glove I can buy?”
We are so glad you asked.
This year we put 46 gloves to the test.
Our list of awards includes:
🏆 The Best Overall Golf Glove
🏆 Runner-Up
🏆 Editor’s Choice
🏆 Best Value
🏆 Best for Feel
🏆 Best for Grip
🏆 Best of the Rest
🏌️ TOUR
Tiger, Rory on Committee for Negotiations with PIF
It’s Complicated
The short summary: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy have official seats at the table for the Tour’s ongoing negotiation with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund which bankrolls LIV Golf.
Woods, McIlroy and Adam Scott will be among the most critical player voices when it comes to potentially bringing professional golf back together. (Tiger’s role in the game continues to be an intriguing one in 2024.)
The long summary is, well, a lot longer and more complicated.
🕵️ INDUSTRY INSIDER
Topgolf Callaway and Acushnet Q1 Financials
Just the Facts
Topgolf Callaway and Acushnet (the parent company of Titleist, FootJoy, KJUS, and others) have reported Q1 financials.
🔢 By the numbers:
◼️ Topgolf Callaway Q1 sales: $1.133 billion – down two percent from last year.
◼️ Net profit of $7 million is down 75 percent. EBITDA is up slightly.
◼️ Acushnet Q1 sales top $707 million, up over three percent.
◼️ Net profit of nearly $88 million, down nearly six percent.
As always, the details are a bit more nuanced.
OPINION
Top Picks for Rapsodo Sim Rounds
Your Virtual Bucket List
Did you know that Rapsodo offers more than 30,000 courses?
Some I have played in real life and others are courses I have always wanted to play.
For this list, I’m skipping the obvious stuff. You won’t find Pebble or Whistling Straits. I’m skipping Bandon, Streamsong, and the Old Course at St Andrews, too.
The idea here is to avoid the obvious picks.
Not all courses are made equal, and many didn’t live up to the hype. However, I found 10 that are definitely worth checking out.
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