Justin Thomas was born on April 29, 1993. He just turned 27. Tiger Woods’ high school persimmon driver, a Cleveland Classic, was likely last put into serious play sometime in 1994. That’s 26 years ago ...

Bernhard Langer may seem like an timeless wonder, still winning golf tournaments at 65 on the PGA Tour Champions. But even a golfer who seems ageless admits time is catching up with him. “It’s not ...

Rory McIlroy says he could’ve played in any era. That was his verdict after swinging a Persimmon driver like they did in the days of Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. McIlroy made this ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Modern golf technology stepped aside for a few shots Tuesday as pros at the BMW Championship went old school. In reverence to Arnold Palmer and his famous ...

As one of the few PGA Tour players who has expressed unwavering support for the professional game’s looming golf ball roll-back, it was no surprise that Rory McIlroy thoroughly enjoyed hitting an ...

Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player had a challenge for Dustin Johnson. The world No. 1 is known for his long drives — he has the longest recorded drive on the PGA Tour since 2010 at 463 yards. But how ...

Among his long list of long drive accomplishments, Kyle Berkshire holds the record for fastest club speed (165.8 MPH!) and fastest ball speed (239.7 MPH!). But on Wednesday he may have set a more ...

Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a weekly Q&A feature from GOLF CHANNEL’s Chief Technical Advisor Frank Thomas. To submit a question for possible use in this column, email ...

Arnold Palmer won the 1960 US Open at Cherry Hills, largely by shooting a 30 on the front nine after making birdie at six of the first seven holes including one at the first hole, a par-4 that he ...

In the late 1970s, Gary Adams changed the trajectory of the equipment industry with the introduction of woods made from metal construction. Up until that point, persimmon was the material of choice ...