For Korean golfers, we always look forward to the last of the kkot-saem-chu-I for the true start of a new golf season. The term refers to...
As golfers around the world slowly emerge from the haze of Rory McIlroy’s storybook back-to-back Masters victories, attention has fully shifted from Augusta dreams to the...
I’ve run into a wall in my golf game again lately. I knew it was foolish to tempt the wrath of the Golf gods, but I...
I feel incredibly blessed to have been introduced to golf in my early teens thanks to my dad. Sometimes I wish I’d started even earlier—but back...
I’ve been addicted to new golf equipment ever since I first picked up a club. Maybe it comes from growing up on my dad’s hand-me-downs, or...
I believe every serious golfer remembers their first set of golf clubs. For me, it was the summer of ‘88 when my dad first introduced me...
If you’re a golf equipment enthusiast, you may already know that the US, followed by Japan and Korea, are the three biggest golf markets in the...
You are in a great mood. You’re well ahead of your buddies in the middle of the 18th fairway, looking at an easy 9-iron into a...
When titanium first touched down in the world of golf, it was more curiosity than convention—an exotic material better known for space shuttles and jet turbines...
Imagine the following scenario: You get off work at 5 pm and rush to your favorite local course, hoping there’s enough sunlight to squeeze in a...
In Korea, the age-old view of golf being just an excuse for middle-aged businessmen to talk shop and escape their in-laws is now long gone. From...
Let’s be honest. Golf is hard. Sometimes it feels like the game was designed by someone who hates happiness. My current clubs are up-to-date modern offerings...
Like a lovesick fool for new golf equipment, I’ve always been into the latest and greatest advancements in golf club technology. As a kid, I hung...
As a Korean-Canadian and an avid golfer for over 35 years, I am fortunate to have played on many beautiful golf courses in the West and...
My name is James, and I am an equipment junkie. Like many of you, I am also a (mediocre) golfer struggling to take my golf game...
Before the onset of Covid-19, the number of new golfers taking up the game was on a decline worldwide. The same trend was prevalent here in...
The biggest obstacle to success is said to be a closed mind. If past innovators had not been bold in trying new things and testing conventions,...
Driver vs. Putter: Your Choice? If you were granted one golf-related superpower, which would you choose? The ability to hit 300-yard drives straight down the fairway...
If you are at all into golf, I bet my putter that you have been tempted to try or buy golf training aids that promised you...
It’s been 10 years since the world was introduced to the antics of PSY, the outrageous Korean pop star who rocked the world with Gangnam Style....
Among the many famous names in putter manufacturing, any golfer worth his flat stick would nod in agreement at the mention of Scotty Cameron and Robert...
All aspects of golf equipment fascinate me, but nothing beats discovering some new putter technology that can help my putting game. Related: Korean Gadget Report, Pt. 1:...
When the golfing world was first introduced to Mark Broadie’s Strokes Gained Index (SGI) in 2011, it forever changed the way we look at the game....
Last year in August, I introduced the now-famous AutoFlex golf shaft to the English-speaking world here on GolfWRX (Korea’s Autoflex shaft: Challenging the conventional wisdom of...
There are fewer things more memorable to a golfer than his/her first hole-in-one (other than maybe playing at August National). I am sad to say that...
My name is James, and I am a golfaholic. More specifically, I am an equipment junkie, and I have been sober from impulsive buys for almost...
Many things can keep a golfer from enjoying a great round of golf, be it the driving wind or torrential rain. But for me, only one...
Since the days of Marco Polo, the Far East has been a source of mysteries, full of new wonders and…OK, that intro seems a bit much...
We are creatures of habit, or so I’ve been told. And God knows old habits are hard to break. Just ask my right leg that simply...
How often have you bought golf clubs used or advertised by famous tour pros? It is what the golf industry has done for decades in marketing...
It seems like just yesterday when we golfers were free to go about our activities, chasing the little white ball down the fairways. But as Korea...
I think every golfer dreams of being on a beautiful golf course on a warm Saturday morning, surrounded by good friends and playing well to boot....
As an avid golfer and a self-professed equipment junkie, few things in life are better than discovering a piece of shiny new golf gear that brings...
Greetings from South Korea, a small country in terms of landmass but large in its unbridled enthusiasm for the game of golf. Koreans’ love for the...
At GolfWRX, we see the best hybrid as the one that lowers your scores and performs when it matters most....
Choosing the right fairway wood in 2026 remains a crucial part of building a complete golf bag, whether you need...
What’s the best driver of 2026? Well, it depends on your swing speed — and plenty of other factors, best...
