18BIRDIES BLOG

Josh Hayes sits down with OnCore Golf co-founders Kieth & Brett Blakely to talk about their latest tech innovation - The Genius Ball, how it plans to integrate GPS and swing data, how they are building it, competing with major equipment brands, signing Tania Tare, and lots more! Enjoy our podcast?…

Everything in Las Vegas is big, right? Big hotels, big casinos, big-name entertainment – and even when the smallest part of the game of golf is filtered through Las Vegas, it gets big. That’s right, putting just got big. Long drive competitions have been around for a few years now, but thanks to…

Josh Hayes & Kris Tschetter take a ride with 3-time PGA Tour champ/Golf ChannelAnalyst Chris DiMarco to talk about male & female pros playing together on tour, betting on the golf course, changing the PGA Tour schedule, predicting the 2018 FedEx Cup winner, and more! Kris also talks to us about…

Attention 18Birdies users, it's giveaway time! We're teeing off this week with the 18Birdies Golf Selfie Giveaway! How do you play, you ask? Simply follow us & tag us on Twitter or Instagram (@18Birdiesapp) with your best golf selfie photo and use the hashtag #golfie. Make sure you're holding a…

Fantasy Golf on DraftKings - World Golf Championships - HSBC Champions Lock of the week: Tyrrell Hatton – $8,200 – Would you be interested in playing a guy that the general American public doesn’t realize has won his last two events? On his way to back to back victories this month on the European…

World Golf Championships - HSBC Champions: Course Insight View of the 288-yard driveable 16th hole at Sheshan International Golf Club The PGA Tour shifts into high gear this week with 18 of the Top 25 players in the OWGR gunning for Shanghai glory at the World Golf Championships-HSBC…

Hideki Matsuyama returns to Shanghai to defend the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions at Sheshan International Golf Club this week. A prize purse of $9.75 million has attracted some of golf’s leading names, including world number one Dustin Johnson, who won it in 2013. The star-studded field…

OnCore Golf founders Bret Blakely and Steve Coulton started their company in 2011 with the idea of developing and bringing to market a high-performance golf ball of unusual construction to help revolutionize the golf equipment industry. This ball would be conventional on the outside, but at the…

The 18Birdies app just got better! It’s that time again! We’re back with some great news as well as improved features to help you make the most of your golf outing. Check out what’s new below! GPS+ Redesign By popular demand, GPS font sizes are now larger! We've also improved the look & feel for…

Everyone knows that Jason Kidd is an NBA Legend, but did you know that's also an avid golfer? The 18Birdies Team traveled out to the Midwest and met NBA Legend/Milwaukee Bucks Head Coach Jason Kidd for a best-of-five series of golf & basketball challenges versus LPGA Pro Kris Tschetter. Who comes…

Fantasy Golf on DraftKings - The CJ Cup Lock of the week: Jason Day – $10,600 – We suspect the major champion Aussie will be the lowest owned golfer in the top six options on DraftKings. In a no cut, 78 man field, you’ve got have an ownership edge in GPP contests in order to win money. Jason…

Struggling with 30-60 yard pitch shots? Watch these quick tips from @bfaxon to improve your pitching. #GetBetter #BlastMotion

The CJ Cup: Course Insight View of the 18th green at The Club at Nine Bridges History will be made this week as the newly minted CJ Cup marks the first time a PGA Tour event is officially sanctioned in South Korea, and the high-profile Club at Nine Bridges is ready for its close-up. Few tracks have…

18Birdies is excited to partner with Canoos brand golf shoes for October DreamGames! This month 18Birdies users will get the chance to win 15 pairs of their Tour 2.0 golf shoes. Canoos golf shoes are the only shoes that you can wear from your car to the course! Check out this description below on…

The 18Birdies Team is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with PGA TOUR pro Wesley Bryan, the 2017 RBC Heritage champion and 2016 Web.com Player of the Year! Bryan, who rose to golf fame with his trick shot prowess on YouTube, has now completed an impressive rookie season on the PGA TOUR. He…