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This may blow your mind, but years ago, Golf Digest used to conduct surveys of intended-to-be fun information. Fred Couples won the "Most-Liked" and "Least-Liked" on Tour by his fellow players...

I keep mine in a zip pocket just above the ball pocket on my golf bag. I used to use one of those magnetic sleeves that you can buy for your laser, but I more that once left it stuck to the cart roof support when I was done playing. On a road trip course once, I left it on the cart support and went back five minutes later and the staff said they didn't see it. No one came in after us for thirty minutes. I had no recourse. I bought another one, but I had 300 ($'s) reasons to find a better way instead of using the magnetic sleeve. I asked the staff at my home course and they said they have 5 or 6 lasers in L&F that no one has asked about, as well as clubs, head covers, sunglasses and gloves. I was always surprised what cheap things people came back for and what expensive things they never came back for.

Don't forget Ho-Sung Choi - Scottie Scheffler is his only "close" competition....

Who Can Overtake Scottie For #1? No one. He has a swing built for Jack Nicklaus-type ball striking with a Tiger Woods-type short game and even Ted Scott says his putting is way better than he gets credit for. Scottie's ability to stick with his game plan game plan for each round of golf is an additional strength. W. Clark and L. Aberg are the best of the rest. Homa, Schauffle and Morikawa don't putt well enough. Cantlay and McIlroy are left-overs. Dark horse could be Sahith Theegala - he doesn't seem afraid to go low.. Like in all sports, too much money tends to cool off the competitive spirit. The later day GOATS (Nicklaus & Woods), figured out how to stay motivated despite the money. Scottie will have to deal with part that too.

I agree with this and will add that I enjoy the opposite field events, the DP Tour, the Korn Ferry events, the College Tournaments and finally the Amateur events in the Summer. PGA (Scottie) Tour, LIV Tour, Champions Tour and LPGA (Nellie) Tour players are the best, but sometimes it is more riveting to watch hungry players trying to win or advance to the next level. Watching College Football, Basketball or USFL has the same feel for me. NFL and NBA dudes are good, but the showboating and trash talking are .

I sent an email to a friend at LAB and asked if he could share the sales percentages of their Brooms vs. Regular Length putters. He told me that would "estimate" that Broom sales make up about 10-15% unless there's a spike from Lucas Glover, Will Zalitoris or the like. He also said however, if you see a broomstick putter out on the course, there is a good chance it's a LAB!

Underside of soft cloth bag... Pic with no sunglasses Pic with Sundog Billy83 sunglasses No sunglasses Pic with Sundog Billy83 sunglasses

This is my Review #2 for Sundog Billy83 sunglasses with POLARIZED LENSES. As I said in my first Review for Sundog Zenith sunglasses with NON-POLARIZED LENSES, I really do not intend to wear polarized lenses for playing golf due to the fact that they tend to flatten-out slopes/terrain and do not identify grass grain on putting greens, which is an important thing here in Florida. Again, I'll post pics below, but my initial thoughts on the Sundog Billy83 with polarized lenses was very positive. At the retail price of $149.99, I would consider them a great value. They delivered on quality, fashion, clarity, UV protection and calming-effect. Quality: Sundog Billy83 sunglasses are very well made. The frame and lens materials are very solid. Like the Sundog Zenith's I tested, the hinges work just the right amount of easy. The Billy83's feature a nose-piece (pic 23) that seems bendable and replaceable if needed to fit wider or narrower noses. There is a small screw that allows the nose piece to be removed for replacement. The Sundog soft cloth bag/case in pics 19, 24, 25 and 26 show that is is a very generous size compared to the Oakley "plutonite" bag. Soft cloth sunglass bags should be laundered every 10 wearings, especially in the Summer when wearing sunscreen. Fashion: Again, I trusted my wife's opinion of what frames would look best on my face. The Billy83's are very similar to Oakley "Heater" style frames. I consider "fit" more important than fashion for golf sunglasses. However, based on my preference for non-polarized sunglasses for golf, I would wear Billy83's for driving, beach, boating, tennis, and most other sporting activities. These did a good job of keeping extra side/top-light out of my eyes. Clarity: This is one of the categories where Billy83's really shined. There is a super sharpness when looking through these lenses. It somewhat made me feel like I was wearing corrective lenses - maybe it's the TrueBlue lenses! UV Protection: After reading everything available on this topic on their website, I trust Sundog, Calming Effect: It's extremely difficult for a non-polarized lens to beat a polarized lens for "calming effect" and compared to the Sundog Zenith sunglasses, Sundog Billy83s rated a 10 in this category for me. Again, maybe it's the TrueBlue lenses. Negatives: I picked the Sundog Billy83s to test because they were the best for hat-wearers and wide faces. What I could not discern until I wore them was the temple/arms fit. On my first wearing, I could not keep the Billys or Zeniths on my head for more than 1 hour to to extreme tightness of the temples/arms over my ears. I read later some information from the Sundog folks mentioning that the Billy83 temples were bendable, so I tried it for my second test-wearing. Bending the temples outward (see pics 29, 32 and 32A) illustrate what I did, and it did release the tension of the frames on the sides of my head. However, bending the temples outward (pic 32A) made them come in direct contact with my big hat and made them not sit right on my nose. Florida was experiencing some high winds earlier this week when I was doing my testing, but wind is normally an issue most of the time here and winds affect the kind of hat you can wear on a certain day. I would need to do some more bending/testing before I would give the Billy83's my blessing for great fit. I do like the rubberized tips on the temples that help when you put the Billy83s on your hat while putting - they feel a bit more secure. Once again, I see so many big headed guys (police officers, firemen, first responders, body builders and many others and wonder where they get proper-fitting sunglasses. SUNDOG MARKETING DEPARTMENT - I hope you are listening! Here comes the pics....thank you for your time and attention. Please let me know if you have any questions.

I like to think that The Masters/Augusta National Golf Club brings out the best in people. When I scanned the gallery of "patrons", it seemed like most people wore their nicer clothes. Most patrons looked like the type you not hesitate to invite to your home.

It would be interesting to know what the percentage of brooms vs. regular length putters are sold by LAB?

What's The Biggest Equipment Debate In Golf? Can you buy a better game?

Scheffler is a plodder (not a plonker ) who has great technical, mental, emotional and planning skills, very much like Jack Nicklaus. Unlike others, he rarely beats himself. Of course, we were saying that about Jordan Spieth, Colin Morikawa. Rory Mcllroy, Jon Rahm, Brooks Kopek, Cam Smith and Justin Thomas not too long ago. The media is always in a hurry to coronate a new King!

I just looked at the LAB website - DF3 not available in a broom..... However, the newest DF model (#3?) does pick up a golf ball sort of like the PING Fetch putter does.