In case you missed it, Jordan Spieth produced one of the most incredible winning shots that you will ever see in a golf tournament at the 2017 Travelers Championship in Connecticut. The TPC River Highlands golf course witnessed history- something we have come to expect from Jordan Spieth- as he chipped in from the bunker on the 19th in a shot that can only be compared to... well, Jordan Spieth. A score of 12-under took the young American into a playoff with Daniel Berger, where he would scalp a wire-to-wire victory in the most astonishing fashion. Conjuring up memories of his famous bunker shot that forced a playoff in the 2013 John Deere Classic, Spieth outclassed his fellow American in this year's Travelers Championship playoff. His masterful shot at the John Deere Classic propelled him to the world stage as he went on to become the first teenager in over 80 years to win a PGA Tour event. Spieth became only the second golfer ever to claim 10 PGA Tour victories before the age of 24 with this win; drawing comparisons to the great Tiger Woods, who achieved this feat only four months younger than Spieth (currently 23 years and 10 months), that we had previously believed unthinkable.

If you thought that this would be a fairly routine golf tournament, you were seriously mistaken (there will be a lot of 'seriously mistaken' golf fans following Sunday's finale). A strong field featured the likes of Americans Daniel Berger and Charley Hoffman, who finished 2 and T3 respectively, high-flying Englishman Paul Casey and TaylorMade's new superstar, Rory McIlroy. Despite the impressive finishes of the aforementioned Americans, it was Rory McIlroy that made headlines as usual. The Rory McIlroy-TaylorMade putters saga continued as the Northern Irishman made a mid-tournament putter change, sacrificing his TaylorMade Spider Tour putter for TaylorMade TP Mullen putter. The change appeared to work as his putting improved, although it wasn't enough to haul himself any higher than T17 on the leaderboard.

With The Open Championship less than a month away, this victory gives Jordan Spieth a huge confidence boost to help improve his form in 2017 majors. Oh, and a cool $1.2 million in his pocket.

Jordan Spieth- What's in the Bag?

Driver: Titleist 915 D2

Fairway Wood: Titleist 915F

Hybrid: Titleist 816 H2

Irons: Titleist 716 T-MB

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM6

Putter: Scotty Cameron 009 Prototype (with SuperStroke grip)

Golf ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Written by Joe Carabini

joe.carabini@foremostgolf.com

It's the most exciting electric golf trolley ever. It's revolutionising the golf trolley market. It's available at Foremost Golf before anywhere else!

Golf Monthly have labelled it Motocaddy's 'most technologically advanced electric trolley ever', whilst GolfALot have praised the 'innovative' technology and 'exclusive', 'super-fast' engineering. It's the Motocaddy S5 CONNECT Electric Golf Trolley. 

The Motocaddy S5 CONNECT is the first ever golf trolley to combine an intelligent GPS system with a smartphone app. From distance to the next green to Facebook notifications, Motocaddy have got it all in one place. The electric golf trolley uses Bluetooth to sync with Motocaddy's smartphone app and transform the electric golf trolley's digital display into an accurate GPS system featuring front, middle and back green distances, overhead maps for 36,000 courses, par for each hole, a clock and a timer. However, Motocaddy didn't stop there. Taking it to uncharted territory, Motocaddy have also included alerts for phone calls, texts, emails and various applications including Facebook and Whatsapp. But don't worry, the cutting-edge electric golf trolley also features a USB charging port so you can stay connected from the first tee to the last green.

Whilst Motocaddy have appropriately called this the 'next generation of electric trolleys', the golf trolley pioneers have maintained the most loved features of previous electric golf trolley models. This includes the EASILOCK and QUIKFOLD engineering for added convenience, a soft-touch ergonomic handle for comfort and adjustable speed settings with nine different speeds to choose from. If the speed control wasn't enough on its own, you can now also control the distance up to 45 metres. This allows you to release the electric trolley on its route and let it stop exactly where you would like.

Clearly user control is a prominent feature on Motocaddy's S5 CONNECT electric golf trolley design, and that control extends to the notifications and alerts. Motocaddy understand that you don't always want to be disturbed during your round of golf, so they allow you to change and adjust these features as you please.

The revolution starts here at Foremost Golf. We have stock before any other retailer, so you can benefit from our exclusive early release date.

PRE-ORDER THE MOTOCADDY S5 CONNECT NOW AT FOREMOST GOLF FOR EXCLUSIVE EARLY RELEASE!

Written by Joe Carabini

joe.carabini@foremostgolf.com

Consistency has eluded some of the world's best golfers throughout history, but few would believe the current run of consistent inconsistency in major tournaments. Jason Day started a truly brilliant run of seven consecutive maiden major winners when he won the 2015 PGA Championship. Following this, all four majors of 2016 were won by first-timers; Danny Willett in The Masters, Dustin Johnson in the U.S. Open, Henrik Stenson in The Open Championship and Jimmy Walker in the PGA Championship. Sergio Garcia finally managed to claim a well-deserved major title at this year's Masters tournament. Continuing the streak in style, Brooks Koepka claimed a record-equalling 16 under to top the field at the U.S. Open on Sunday.

Wisconsin's Erin Hills hosted its first U.S. Open, and Brooks Koepka took the opportunity to win his first major championship. It was a truly mesmerising week of golf, featuring a world top three who all missed the cut, a record-breaking round of 63 from Justin Thomas and a surprise English contender. Only two of the world's top 10 offered challenges at the top of the field (Hideki Matsuyama at T2 and Rickie Fowler at T5). Matsuyama showed his class, posting a Friday 65 and a Sunday 66, although a poor showing of 74 on the opening day left him too much ground to make up. Rickie Fowler did almost the complete opposite, racing into a lead with a first round lead at -7, hitting an opening round record in relation to par at 65, but stumbling when the pressure mounted.

Justin Thomas deserves an honourable mention for conquering a long-standing record (9 under 63) and for some quite frankly phenomenal shots, including an innovative putt which he directed 90 degrees in the wrong direction from the cup... and holed!

Another honourable mention goes to Tommy Fleetwood, who hit -11 for a fourth-place finish. A promising result for the 26-year-old with a bright future.

Brooks Koepka- What's in the Bag?

Driver: TaylorMade M2

Fairway Wood: TaylorMade M2 Tour

Irons: Mizuno JPX 900 Tour

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM5

Putter: Scotty Cameron Select Newport 2

Congratulations, Brooks Koepka!

Written by Joe Carabini

joe.carabini@foremostgolf.com

In 1895, Englishman Horace Rawlins topped a 10-man field at Rhode Island's Newport Country Club, winning $150 in prize money. Thus, the U.S. Open began.

In 2017, more than 150 players will battle it out for the chance to leave with a whopping $2,160,000 at Wisconsin's Erin Hills golf course.

That inaugural U.S. Open consisted of three Englishmen, six Scotsmen and one amateur Canadian. It was hardly a surprise, then, when a European came out on top of the leaderboard. However, with one European in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) top five, you would be excused for doubting a repeat in this year's tournament. Nevertheless, a European winner may be far more likely than you would expect at Erin Hills. Here's why.

Swedes Henrik Stenson and Alex Noren will be relishing what we anticipate will be testing weather conditions- something we are all too familiar with on this side of the pond. World No. 1 Dustin Johnson grew up in South Carolina, so will be used to low winds and sunshine. Stenson and Noren will be licking their lips at the prospect of scattered thunderstorms and strong winds as they take their Callaway drivers to the first tee box on Thursday.

Another European prospect is Sergio Garcia. The Spaniard has every chance of completing back-to-back major victories following his Masters success. Garcia will undoubtedly take advantage of the wide fairways at Erin Hills with his famously consistent driving using the TaylorMade M2 driver. Many have also cited the Augusta-esque greens (which handed him his first major back in April), and the fact that he plays with the same putter- TaylorMade Spider Tour Red- that Jason Day turned so many heads with at the AT&T Byron Nelson, as reasons to put your money on Sergio Garcia.

Of course, World No. 1 Dustin Johnson is the deserved favourite heading into the 117th U.S. Open. Spaniard Jon Rahm is also a strong contender, whilst Jason Day is looking more like returning to the winners' circle with every tournament. It may also be worth keeping an eye out for the World No. 174 Stephan Jaeger, who we are expecting to surprise a few people by getting in the mix for the top 20.

Will golf's greatest player win on home soil? Will Sweden or Spain have stateside success? Or could we see another British champion? Only time will tell.