Ben Alberstadt

2 weeks ago | golfwrx.com | Ben Alberstadt

Jim Nantz said, “The Masters is more than a golf tournament. It’s a tradition, a rite of spring, and a reunion.” I hate starting a piece with a quote like some 5th-grader in a first five-paragraph essay, but now I’ve done it and here we are. As you may have heard, pro golf’s “rite of spring” begins this week — so let’s talk about Bobby Jones’ Augusta National Invitation Tournament for a minute. The success of the Masters Tournament — its popularity, its primacy among the majors — is down to what?

3 weeks ago | golfwrx.com | Ben Alberstadt

Videos More Videos Clement: The hidden grip technique all golfers share Clement: How this golfer swings 150 mph Inside the Ropes | The Players Championship Club Junkie: Building the wildest set of Mizuno JPX 925 Forged irons ever! Published 1 min ago on Mar 28, 2025 By Ben Alberstadt From Texas, Tursky and the rest of the GolfWRX team takes you behind the scenes at the Houston Open, where Beau Hossler talked about using lead tape on his wedge shafts, Jimmy Walker talks through his WRXer-like...

3 weeks ago | golfwrx.com | Ben Alberstadt

Editor’s note: The following excerpt is from a piece our Andrew Tursky filed for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. In the larger piece, Tursky hears from the font of golf wisdom that is Padraig Harrington (look out for more from Padraig in coming weeks). You can read the full piece here. …The topic of length was already discussed to start the week by the top two players in the world at Memorial Park Golf Course.

1 month ago | golfwrx.com | Ben Alberstadt

Tiger Woods announced that he underwent surgery on Tuesday after tearing his left Achilles tendon as he began to “ramp up” his training at home. The 49-year-old shared the news in a post on X, revealing that Dr. Charlton Stucken from the Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida, performed a “minimally invasive” procedure to repair the tendon. “The surgery went as planned, and we expect a full recovery,” Dr. Stucken said in a statement.

1 month ago | golfwrx.com | Ben Alberstadt

Tiger Woods announced that he underwent surgery on Tuesday after tearing his left Achilles tendon as he began to “ramp up” his training at home. The 49-year-old shared the news in a post on X, revealing that Dr. Charlton Stucken from the Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida, performed a “minimally invasive” procedure to repair the tendon. “The surgery went as planned, and we expect a full recovery,” Dr. Stucken said in a statement.