Golf Guidebook

LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed circuit that upended professional golf in 2022, has laid off the majority of its workforce as it scrambles to survive without the money that built it. September 1 was the last day of employment for most of the league’s staff, marking the most dramatic sign yet that the disruptor’s future is anything but certain. LIV Golf informed employees that their roles would end starting the first week of September, cutting the bulk of a staff that numbered more than 300 at its peak.

Learning how to hit a driver off the deck is one of the most rewarding shots in golf, letting you attack long par 5s and find extra distance from the fairway without a tee. It is also one of the hardest, because a driver has so little loft. This guide covers when to use the shot, how to judge your lie, the exact setup and swing that make clean contact possible, the mistakes to avoid, and drills to groove it.

Team USA arrive in the Netherlands with the Solheim Cup already in their hands. Team Europe arrive with a point to prove on home soil. When the 2026 Solheim Cup tees off at Bernardus Golf from 11–13 September, women’s golf gets its biggest, loudest and most nerve-shredding week of the year: 12 Americans against 12 Europeans, pure match play, no prize money — just pride and a gold trophy.

The teams are set. On Tuesday, U.S. captain Brandt Snedeker and International captain Geoff Ogilvy each revealed their six captain’s picks for the 2026 Presidents Cup, completing both 12-man rosters ahead of the biennial showdown at Medinah Country Club near Chicago from September 21–27. There were debutants, a 21-year-old bolter, and a few names left watching from home. Here’s the full breakdown — and what club golfers can actually take from it.

Lag putting is the skill of rolling long putts close enough to tap in, and it is one of the fastest ways to cut strokes without changing your swing. Most amateurs lose more shots to three-putts than to any single full swing error. In this guide you will learn a repeatable distance-control method, drills that build genuine feel, and the on-course adjustments that turn intimidating 40-footers into stress-free two-putts.

Aaron Wise was once one of the fastest-rising young stars in American golf. Then, just days before the 2023 Masters, he stepped away from the game entirely. This week, the former PGA Tour Rookie of the Year finally explained why he left — and what slowly brought him back. In comments shared by the PGA Tour and reported across outlets including golf.com and Newsweek, Wise opened up about nearly two years lost to a mental health struggle that made competing feel impossible.

The three-quarter shot is one of the most useful scoring tools in golf, letting you control distance, flight, and spin when a full swing is too much. This guide explains exactly what a three-quarter shot is, when to reach for it, how to hit it step by step, drills to groove it, and the mistakes that quietly wreck your control.

A reliable pre-shot routine is the quiet secret behind every consistent golfer. In this guide you will learn what a pre-shot routine is, why it steadies your game under pressure, the exact phases that make one effective, and a step-by-step method to build a routine you can repeat on every shot, from the tee to the green. A pre-shot routine is the consistent sequence of physical and mental steps you perform before every golf shot.

Learning how to hit long irons is one of the most rewarding skills in golf, and one of the most feared. The 3, 4, and 5-iron demand clean contact and enough speed to launch a low-lofted face, which is why so many amateurs top or thin them. This guide breaks down the setup, swing, and drills that turn long irons into a reliable weapon. Long irons are unforgiving for reasons rooted in simple physics.

Tom Kim has ended one of the more surprising droughts in men’s golf. The 24-year-old South Korean closed with a bogey-free, six-under 64 to win the 2026 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club, finishing at 17-under 263 for a two-shot victory over Min Woo Lee — and reminding everyone why he was once tipped as a future star, just days before The Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. In a tight final round on a firm, wind-exposed links, Kim never made a bogey.