Mike Purkey

Purkey has been writing about all things golf for more than 30 years, working at the highest level at publications such as Golf Magazine and Global Golf Post. He is an avid golfer, with a handicap too low for his ability. Purkey lives in Charlotte, N.C.

Email: golfedit@gmail.com

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Golfers have an itch to travel. Why and where they're going
A Longitudes Group golf travel study and marketplace report reveals that 90% of the respondents have planned at least one golf trip for the remainder of 2023
AIG Men's Junior Cup - All Ireland Finals 2021
Features
ParPoints Golf app helps level the playing field, aids improvement
Players of any skill level can compete against others, earning points for making par — or better — from the yardage distance of their choice
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Features
The big reveal: PGA Tour, DP World Tour, PIF unite
The PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, the main backer of LIV Golf, reach a deal that ends litigation and seeks to "to unify the game of golf"
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The Drop
Ping's Slam PLD Limited salutes Jeff Sluman's 1988 PGA win
Thirty-five years ago, all four major champions, which also included Sandy Lyle, Curtis Strange and Seve Ballesteros, had a Ping putter in their respective bag, thus creating the 'Ping Slam'
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The Drop
Titleist's new TSR hybrids boost performance, playability
TaylorMade's Stealths makes loud debut; L.A.B. Golf introduces blade-style putter; Cleveland Golf's Bloom designed for women
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The Drop
Paradym marks Callaway's biggest launch for 2023
Srixon introduces ZX Mk II driver and fairways; Wilson Golf tweaks two-piece Duo Soft ball for the better