Golf Magazine

Golf Magazine is the number one source for golf instruction, equipment and travel, including: exclusive instruction from our Top 100 Teachers in America, introspective interviews with the game’s rising stars and old masters, and short-game tips from guru David Pelz. Plus, you’ll get the latest in gear, including ClubTest equipment reviews, and private lessons, tips personalized for your game.

Golf Magazine

Never a Dull Moment • The 8AM family of companies is always in motion. New products, big events, exciting destinations. Come join the fun!

Develop a High Eye-Q • PING’s new alignment design promotes better focus and stability

Water World • 7 Mile Beach, a splashy new Clayton & DeVries design in Tasmania, is far above the must-see level

UP CLOSE WITH DYLAN DE THIER Billy Horschel • Talking Tour life (and TGL) outside the Lodge at Torrey Pines just after a practice round at the 2026 Farmers

Praising Arizona • The Fairmont Scottsdale Princess has ruled over the Valley of the Sun for four decades

Easy to Handle • Golf Pride wants to completely change the way you think about grips

To save yourself from having to take an unplayable, is it legal to lean on a tree for support while hitting a ball in an awkward lie?

Seriously, It’s Go Time • At the dawn of the decade, travel was radically upended by the pandemic. Now the rush for a golf trip is … contagious.

REFLECTIONS ON THE MASTERS • EVERY APRIL, WE HAVE THE RITUAL JOY OF DIVING INTO THE GAME’S MOST STORIED EVENT, YET EVERY SEASON IT MANAGES TO SURPRISE US. HOW DOES ONE TOURNAMENT—AND ONE PLACE, AUGUSTA NATIONAL—BEGUILE US SO ENDLESSLY? MICHAEL BAMBERGER HAS SOME THOUGHTS. ACTUALLY, A HISTORY’S WORTH OF THEM.

good good • Ted Scott, >> the multiple-Masters-winning caddie and perpetually cheerful bagman for the world’s No. 1 player, is both uncommonly excellent at his work and, well, just plain decent. Remarkably, incredibly, majorly decent.

>>The Book of Ted • The most difficult shot at Augusta National is…

>>The Book of Ted • The five keys to winning at Augusta are…

>>The Book of Ted • The five secrets to being a good caddie are…

Stone Cold Awesome • The meccas of American golf—Pebble, Pinehurst, Bandon, Kohler, Long Island, the Sunshine State, et al.— are very well known to the Ship Sticks set. But Utah? To unlock its mysteries, prepare for soaring peaks and def valley days.

FULLY FIT: 2026 GOLF’S NEW METHOD FOR RATING GEAR SHIFTS THE FOCUS FROM ROBOTS AND RANGE BALLS TO REAL FITTINGS USING GOLFERS JUST LIKE YOU. IT’S MORE THAN A CLUB TEST. IT’S YOUR PATH TO PERFECTION.

Breaking Away • Unquestionably, the techies and engineers who design the game’s newest equipment are fully fit to do the job—and, with each new club, to deliver dazzle to your own game. But some gearheads like to go in a very different direction, because disruption isn’t merely about breaking things. It’s about being radically better.

YOUR PLAN FOR PERFECT SHOTS IN 2026

Center of Attention • FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, WE PLAYED GOLF BALLS COMPOSED OF MATERIALS NOT OUT OF PLACE AT OFFICE DEPOT-OR AT CINNABON. THANKFULLY, A MORE SOLID IDEA EMERGED.