Author: bangaveragegolf
⛳ US Open Rd 3: Burns Clings On, Spaun Lurks as Oakmont Sets Up Sunday Showdown
Moving Day at Oakmont felt more like a game of survival chess than a charge up the leaderboard. Sam Burns clung onto his lead with…
⛳ US Open Rd 2: Burns Blazes, Bryson Bombs: Oakmont Turns Savage on Day Two
Oakmont, as ever, isn’t here to make friends. Day Two of the U.S. Open saw dreams dashed, tempers flared, and clubs flung as the course…
⛳ US Open Rd 1: Spaun Stuns with Bogey‑Free Blitz
J.J. Spaun – hardly a household name – came out swinging, carding a flawless 66 (‑4) to seize a solo clubhouse lead. No bogeys, four birdies to…
Bridgestone e12 Series Review: Hi-Launch, Straight, Speed – Pick Your Poison
by Bang Average Golf’s Head of Swing Flaws and Ball Excuses. Bridgestone’s e12 range comes in three flavours: Hi-Launch, Straight, and Speed. Which one should…
2025 U.S. Open Preview: Oakmont – Where Birdies Go to Die
Welcome to Oakmont Country Club, where joy goes to retire and 72 holes feels like trench warfare in polo shirts. The 2025 U.S. Open is…
Victory in Canada for the Fantastic Mr Fox
You know the drill. Another week, another tour stop, another reminder that golf is a game of fine margins, questionable wardrobe choices, and men named…
The Memorial Tournament 2025: Scheffler Dominates, Griffin Surprises, Rest Don’t
Ah, Muirfield Village. The place where Nicklaus built a shrine to golf, invited the best players in the world… and then made them suffer for…
Ping A-Blade Putter Review: The Straight-Talking Slice of Flatstick History
by Bang Average Golf’s Archivist of Oddball Flatsticks and Historical Curiosities. Before Karsten Solheim gave us the Anser – arguably the most influential putter ever…
Original Ping Zing Putter Review: The Outsider That Outperformed Everyone
by Bang Average Golf’s Head of Cult Classics and Clutch Finishes. In the pantheon of flatsticks, some putters are loved for their looks, some for…
Ping AYD Putter Review: The Weird Uncle of the Family Who Actually Made Every Putt
by Bang Average Golf’s Curator of Forgotten Flatsticks and Surprise Brilliance Before Ping were shaping legends like the Anser or dishing out buttery bronze Zings,…