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Alaska hosts the smallest US Open qualifier each year – and this video will make you want to play in it.
This is a great short video on a US Open qualifier in Alaska featuring just 13 players including Golf.com’s Dylan Dethier.
We love this. The producers should be commended give us a great sense of the beauty and expanse of this place in Alaska, as well as shining a light on the characters playing in this event.
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Ian Baker-Finch destroys a bunker in this Snickers TV commercial from the 1980s 1990s.
A long time ago now Australia’s best golfers used to appear in Australian television (that’s what TV stands for) commercials. We’ve shared a few featuring Greg Norman here before, but here is one featuring the great Ian Baker-Finch.
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Amid a week of controversy and lightning bolts, Korea’s Jeongeun Lee6 has won the Women’s US Open.
When things got tough on the final day of the Women’s US Open in South Carolina, Korea’s Jeongeun Lee6 (not a typo) held strong to claim her first LPGA title and the $1million winner’s cheque.
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A fantastic closing round 4-under par 68 from Adam Scott was not enough to catch a record-braking round from Patrick Cantlay.
Cantlay carded an 8-under par 64, the lowest ever final round by a winner at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio to complete a two-stroke victory over Adam Scott.
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A lightning bolt was captured on video ripping through a tree at the Women’s US Open.
Scorching hot weather was interrupted by severe thunderstorms during the second round of the Women’s US Open Championship on Friday.
Not long after the horn had sounded to suspend play at the Country Club of Charleston in South Carolina, this lightning bolt discharged itself via a tree not far from the 18th green.
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The role of a caddie often gets overlooked, especially on the professional golf tours. Arguably they should “turn up, and shut up” but this movie puts them firmly in the spotlight.
And if the trailer is anything to go by, it could be a fun watch.
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Here is some great chat between two of the best in the game talking about and playing bunker shots.
Thanks to Rob Lusetich for picking up on this great video from Taylormade featuring Tiger Woods and Jason Day engaging in a bit of talk about bunker technique.
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The European tour heads to Denmark this week and tournament organisers have implemented one of the most unusual walks to the next tee we’ve seen.
Jasmine (of Jazzy Golfer fame) takes us through the walk from the 13th green to the 14th tee at Himmerland Golf Klub for this week’s Made In Denmark golf tournament.
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Ever wondered how a hard golf ball can be hit before it’s not a golf ball any more?
Destin Sandlin at the always awesome Smarter Every Day YouTube channel has put together a piece of science craziness that is loosely related to golf.
Using a pressurized vacuum air cannon and some incredibly high frame rate cameras they work out how hard you can hit a golf ball before it permanently deforms out of shape.
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Here is a great example of an excellent use of free time from these lads using a golf ball, a putter and one massive underground car park.
As one of the comments says, we don’t care how many takes this took, it deserves all the praise it gets.
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