Golf IQ

Match play is simple enough. Card a better score than your opponent on the hole, you win the hole. But what if you could only win the hole with a birdie or better? That's Birdie Sprint, and, as LKD explains, you'll see it a lot during pro-am rounds at PGA Tour events. Here's how you can play it and/or adapt it for your skill level. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Chris Gotterup just won for the fourth time on the PGA Tour in the last 53 weeks, and he's done it with an unusually open setup and steep swing. In this episode, LKD explains how steep swingers (*cough cough* Jack Nicklaus) have been successful and how you can too. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advert...

Keely Levins and Chris Powers return to share with LKD how their respective Golf Galaxy coaches helped them get better ahead of their big showdown. Each player brought their own swing flaws, but, with the help of their coach, they were able to create new, more productive habits. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal d...

Busy Golf Digest journalists Keely Levins and Chris Powers have accepted the challenge — to pair up with a team of Golf Galaxy coaches and fitters to analyze and overhaul their game and equipment, work hard over 90 days, and then square off in a high-stakes match to see whose game has improved the most. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collect...

Wyndham Clark vs. Sam Burns was the Sunday duel nobody really expected at Shinnecock Hills after Clark took a six-shot lead into the final round, but down the stretch, with Burns several holes ahead of Clark the final round of the 2026 U.S. Open became a real slugfest. How did these two players end up there after falling out of form in 2025? LKD spoke to each of them to find out. Hosted by Simplec...

The U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills is coming up and, as LKD explains in this episode, U.S. Opens are won by not making big mistakes. This is how pros plan their bail out strategies and why it works. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Facing a tight driving hole? You may want to tee the ball a bit lower than usual. On the other hand, if it's wide open, that's the time to "tee it high and let it fly." LKD explains why, backed up by his own experience and launch monitor data. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We all have them, tour pros. Here's what you can do, or, perhaps more importantly, not do, to keep a blowup hole or two from becoming a nightmare round. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The flight of the golf ball will tell you (almost) everything you need to know about your golf swing — what's going wrong, how you should fix it, and whether or not you've succeeded in your quest to do so. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Whether it was driver ball position from eventual champion Aaron Rai or a putting alignment technique from Justin Rose and putting guru Phil Kenyon, LKD learned a bunch of great lessons from pros at Aronimink. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Where are you gaining or losing strokes? Do you know? Do you hit it as far as you think you do? Maybe you hit it farther. Do you mesh with larger trends in the game or are you atypical? Arccos' annual Driving Distance Report is here to answer some questions. LKD breaks it all down. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of persona...

As the weather warms up again, many of us will find ourselves facing our first greenside bunker shots of the season. That may scare some of us more than others, but even the most confident bunker players might need a refresh every now and then. Fear not: With the help of Golf Digest Top Teacher Joe Mayo, LKD explores how shaft lean can help players get the ball closer to the hole. Hosted by Simple...

You asked for it, you got it. In this episode, LKD talks with former World No. 1, 2015 PGA Champion and short game aficionado Jason Day about different types of shots to play around the green and when to play each one ... and you might be surprised at how often certain shots come up. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of perso...

Golfers often try to push too hard, too soon to make up for mistakes on the course. Sam Weinman talked to Rory McIlroy and Max Homa at the Masters about how and when they go about responding when things go south on the course. Their answers about patience and when to push might be surprising. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

Adam Scott has spent more than half his life as a professional golfer. He also has won in three different decades, a testament to his longevity in the game of golf. At Augusta National last week, LKD got to ask how the 45-year-old has been able to stay relevant for so long. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data f...

Even when he raced out to a six-shot 36-hole lead at the Masters, Rory McIlroy wasn't firing on all cylinders. He worked hard Friday and Saturday nights to address a few issues with his swing and was aided by a helpful mindset: instead of thinking about what not to do, he thought about what else he needed to do. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about ou...

With the help of putting guru Phil Kenyon, LKD explores how players prepare for one of the toughest tasks of the year: putting on Augusta National's greens. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As Strokes Gained has become more mainstream in golf, many players have come to understand that the closer they get to the hole, the fewer strokes it will take them to hole out. And that's still generally true, but PGA Tour data and strategy coach Cory Jez outlines a key scenario where laying up off the tee actually helps. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informati...

LKD is back with another episode featuring renowned putting coach Phil Kenyon. Today, LKD and Phil are busting one of putting's biggest myths: that the putter head needs to be rapidly accelerating through the ball. Plus, a drill on how to nail stroke tempo. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Phil Kenyon is the top putting coach in the world. And one thing he notices is amateur players often under-read their putts. He came up with this drill, which he explained to LKD, to help ensure putters both properly estimate the amount of break and, critically, aim accordingly. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal d...

The first episode of the PGA Tour's collaboration with NFL Films, called 'Chasing Sunday,' dropped and it is an absolute banger. In it, viewers get to see a detailed back and forth between Akshay Bhatia and his caddie Joe Greiner as they debate what shot to hit with which club. It's a fascinating look into how tour pros make on-course decisions and LKD breaks it all down so non-tour pros can under...

There has long been a complicated relationship between golfers and lifting weights, often featuring baked in misunderstandings of the how and why surrounding lifting in the first place. In this episode, LKD breaks down who on the tour bench presses the most and why it helps the golf swing to lift weights. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our colle...

Erik Barzeski, Director of Instruction at Golf Evolution, is the father of a golf pro and an author, but also has the perspective of someone who works with juniors. The ability to switch between wearing those different hats has given him some invaluable insight on how to manage golfers at different abilities and interest levels. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

Director of Content at Fried Egg Golf, Kevin Van Valkenburg joins Sam Weinman to discuss his youngest daughter's affinity for and success in golf. Like Sam, KVV has had to find a way to foster his kid's growth past the point of his own skill level on the golf course, which has taught important lessons to both father and daughter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for in...

There are a seemingly infinite number of training aids out there. Where do you start? What training aid helps with which issues? LKD breaks down some of his favorites, how they work and who they're for in Episode 2 of the miniseries 'Training aids I like.' Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.