JumboMax hopes to make each one of those shots easier to pull off, especially when you want to choke all the way down the grip.

The company's new JMX UltraLong runs 15 inches, about 4.5 inches longer than a standard grip, adding a third point of contact on the shaft. Grip it at the top for a stock swing, then slide to the middle or bottom to take yards off. To be clear: this grip is built for short irons and wedges, where most scoring shots happen.

“By offering the JMX UltraLong as a longer grip with more points of contact, we can show golfers how a little creativity can result in a lot of control and consistency,” said John Mazzanoble, JumboMax's president.

The obvious catch with extra length is swing weight, but the company says the UltraLong is light enough that the number barely moves. It uses the extra-firm Tour Series skin in three sizes, from +1/8" to +3/8". Consider it another way to get creative with your scoring clubs.

on some rocks during the Abliene Christian Intercollegiate at Halbert National. Cooper Watson, a freshman at Abilene Christian, got in some trouble at the par-5 seventh at Halbert National in the opening round of the tournament. Watson had to cross a creek to get to his golf ball, which he had already done on the same hole in a previous round at the same course. The last time, Watson walked across a rock path with no issue. This time, that same rock path was a little wobblier than before, and Watson found that out the hard way:

Fortunately, not only was Watson OK, he saved par. Unfortunately, it's 2026, so there is footage of his tumble that will live on the internet forever. 

The event announced its 16 teams, and 10 of them feature new pairings from the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, even if some players have competed before. Arguably the most compelling pair are the “kids” in the group, Jackson Koivun and Kiara Romero, childhood friends who grew up playing at the same course (Cinnabar Hills Golf Club in San Jose, Calif.) whose combined age is 41(!). Koivun, 21, a winner in his rookie season, is in high demand this fall, with a date to also play in the Skins Game. Romero, 20, is a former World Amateur No. 1 out of Oregon who qualified this year for the LPGA through its Elite Amateur Pathway. 

Paired together for the first time is the highest-ranked combined duo of Nelly Korda (World No. 1) and Michael Brennan (19). Lexi Thompson will play a fourth straight year with a different partner—Harris English this time. Jake Knapp and Patty Tatakanavit, who won in 2024, are together again, and it will be Knapp’s first appearance since undergoing surgery in August for a torn thumb ligament. The defending champs are Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak, who shot a tournament-record 28 under at Tiburon Golf Club last year.

The tournament in Naples, Fla., is Dec. 11-13 and will be televised by Golf Channel and NBC.

On Tuesday, TGL announced a raft of roster changes ahead of league's 2027 season. Included among them were names such as Brooks Koepka, Jackson Koivun and Alex Fitzpatrick, who will join his older brother as member of New York Golf Club. Four big names, however, won't be returning for TGL's third season:

Xander Schauffele, Adam Scott, Kevin Kisner and Lucas Glover.

Schauffele and Scott have won three majors between them, while Kisner delivered arguably TGL's most memorable moment, skulling a bunker shot into the flagstick on the league's opening night that had the entire SoFi Center running for cover and teammate Tiger Woods crying tears of laughter. Schauffele will be replaced by Fitzpatrick and Ben Griffin, Scott by Shane Lowry (via a trade with The Bay Golf Club), Kisner by Keith Mitchell and Glover by Michael Brennan.

this week. The top-ranked female golfer on the planet joined forces with the Jonas Brothers on their "Hey Jonas!" podcast, which debuted this past May. All three brothers are golf-obsessed, something they mentioned at the very top of the episode before joking that they were about to lose all of their listeners. That was before they explained they had a huge golf guest coming on in Korda. 

"A legend, already, in the sport," says Nick Jonas before introducing her. "I first saw her pop up a couple of years ago, she was winning non-stop and, like everybody, I was just blown away by her play. She's just skyrocketed from there." 

Hey praise from a member of a group as famous and successful as the Jonas Brothers are. What a major win for women's golf for Nelly to hop on for an interview. Korda has been criticised before, right here on this very website, for being "unknowable." More stuff like this will help change that perception. And, ideally, get more eyeballs on Korda and the rest of the LPGA Tour. 

A year ago, our Alex Myers wrote about this unique private course that opened in 2025 roughly 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth. And when we say private, we mean private … as in no members or tee times. The course is owned by David Dean Halbert, who founded the biotech group Caris Life Sciences and is estimated to be worth nearly $5 billion according to Forbes. A few years ago, Halbert befriended Tom Fazio and hired him to build a “no budget” 7,500-yard, par-72 championship. The $50 million course is something Halbert and friends play (he’s also invited Dallas-Fort Worth tour pros to check the place out), but this week some of the top men’s (Texas A&M, Arizona, SMU and Houston) and women’s (Oregon, Arizona State, Tennessee and Baylor) college teams are competing there.

For a closer look at this unique course, check out this video:

Or at least they are at the DP World Tour's Genesis Championship this week, where the first player to ace the par-3 13th hole at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club will win a brand new Genesis GV70 ... and their looper a shiny GV60. Caddie skeptics may want to look away now ...

Needless to say, the South Korean automaker is going all out for the DP World Tour's sole stop in its home nation. The GV70 starts at $49,350, while its little brother, the all-electric GV60, begins at $46,250.

The design firm of Davis Love III, the long-time St. Simons Island, Ga., resident, along with lead architect Scot Sherman, oversaw the modifications, which included full-turf replacement, restoration of original green sizes and dunes that had shifted over time, plus the addition of 152 yards for tournament play.

The biggest changes came at the 10th hole with the green moved back 20 yards. A new back tee was also added on the 15th hole, plus the green was shifted toward the water and lowered slightly.

The work started in May in a next stage of a 2025 project that included fairway-bunker renovations and main-line irrigation installation. The Seaside course is 45th on our most recent ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses. Tom Fazio took nine holes from Charles Alison and nine holes from Joe Lee to build an entirely new 18 holes in 1999. The 2026 RSM Classic will be contested Nov. 19-22.

When the Calgary Flames’ Devin Cooley discussed his 34-save effort to beat the reigning Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday, he credited his ability to quiet his conscious mind. “I have to let my unconscious brain do the work because it reacts a lot quicker,” Cooley said. “What happens is when I have a more conscious brain goalie, I can’t react in time and then I’m slow and I’m behind the play and then I give up seven goals.” Many of us recognize a similar dynamic when we “overthink” on the golf course; we’re usually better when relying on our athletic instincts in the moment. But experts say simply turning off one’s brain isn’t really an option in such a slow-moving sport like golf. What you can do is redirect your thoughts into something that might be more helpful, as I discussed in my Mind Games video about the time-honored golf cliche, “taking it one shot at a time.”

Seven of the top 10 players on the World Ranking, including World No. 1 and two-time winner Scottie Scheffler, Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick and Xander Schauffele, are set to compete in the 20-player field at Albany in The Bahamas, Dec. 3-6. Missing are Rory McIlroy, Wyndham Clark and Tommy Fleetwood. Also not listed: Tiger himself. Perhaps that’s no surprise, given he hasn’t competed in this event since 2023 and in any tournament since the 2024 Open Championship. But recent video of him on the range at the TW Invitational at Monterey Peninsula C.C. suggests he’s making progress with his game. There remain three “tournament exemption” spots to be filled, perhaps one being held for Woods if he decides he’s ready to get back inside the ropes. A less intense return could come a week later at the PNC Championship, where he could play once again with his son Charlie in a two-day team event.

2026 HERO WORLD CHALLENGE FIELD
Name (Official World Golf Ranking as of 8/31/26 eligibility date)
Scottie Scheffler (1)
Cameron Young (3)
Matt Fitzpatrick (4)
Russell Henley (6)
Chris Gotterup (7)
Sam Burns (9)
Xander Schauffele (10)
Si Woo Kim (13)
J.J. Spaun (17)
Robert MacIntyre (18)
Justin Thomas (21)
Ryan Gerard (22)
Hideki Matsuyama (26)
Jacob Bridgeman (28)
Tom Kim (30)
Sepp Straka (32)
Akshay Bhatia (33)
TBA tournament exemption
TBA tournament exemption
TBA tournament exemption