Golf Digest Global

January 18th, 2026

The award for Best Renovation of the Year has never been tighter. These were the best of 2025

The mission of Andrew Green’s work at Chevy Chase Club north of Washington, D.C. was to return the course design to its historical roots. The question was, which ones? The original nine holes laid out by Willie Davis in 1896 were expanded to 18 two years later, most likely by club professional Willie Tucker. Donald Read more…

January 17th, 2026

Callaway Quantum fairway woods, hybrids: What you need to know

What you need to know: Callaway’s Quantum fairway woods are built to protect performance on imperfect strikes, particularly low-face contact. Updates to the sole design and weight placement improve stability, launch and spin consistency without altering the clean, familiar look at address. Quantum hybrids are designed as true long-iron replacements. A redesigned sole and internal Read more…

January 17th, 2026

Trying to get better at golf this year? Start by doing this simple thing first

Golf Digest senior writer Alex Myers is on a one-year mission to see how good he can get at golf through daily practice and playing. Read more from his “Late Scratch?” series here. I was thrilled to get the green light to chase shooting red scores, but how was I actually going to go about Read more…

PGA Tour

January 17th, 2026

This PGA Tour rules tweak makes Brooks Koepka eligible to earn a LOT more money in 2026

Brooks Koepka’s stunning return to the PGA Tour included the five-time major winner taking a significant financial hit. However, a rules tweak ahead of the season could potentially make that loss lighter.

January 16th, 2026

Rory McIlroy doesn’t believe LIV will ‘sign anyone who moves the needle’

Rory McIlroy is pleased to have Brooks Koepka back on his side. He knows it helps strengthen the PGA Tour while also depleting the biggest competition, LIV Golf.

January 16th, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Elvis Smylie’s first sit-down interview as a Ripper GC player

LIV Golf’s latest smash-hit Elvis Smylie reveals his reasons for joining Ripper GC, how he’ll deal with the haters, and why his major championship ambitions remain non-negotiable.

LIV Golf

January 16th, 2026

Rory McIlroy doesn’t believe LIV will ‘sign anyone who moves the needle’

Rory McIlroy is pleased to have Brooks Koepka back on his side. He knows it helps strengthen the PGA Tour while also depleting the biggest competition, LIV Golf.

January 16th, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: Elvis Smylie’s first sit-down interview as a Ripper GC player

LIV Golf’s latest smash-hit Elvis Smylie reveals his reasons for joining Ripper GC, how he’ll deal with the haters, and why his major championship ambitions remain non-negotiable.

January 16th, 2026

‘I would not play LIV’: Old Ben An tweet resurfaces after jump to LIV Golf

The moral of the story here – well, the moral of almost every 21st-century story – is to never post.

AGD All-Access Pass articles

December 22nd, 2025

Editor’s letter: What we learnt from 2025

Twin Aussie major winners, a career Grand Slam completed and a return to ‘normal’ Australian Opens highlighted a banner year in world golf.

December 22nd, 2025

The participation boom continues

Golf participation in Australia continues its unprecedented rise, surpassing four million adult players in 2024-2025 – the highest total ever recorded.

December 22nd, 2025

News you may have missed: January 2026

Aussie of the month: Australian Open The Australian Open is back! Modern attendance records were smashed when more than 112,000 fans came through the gates during the week of the Crown Australian Open at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. It reinforces that great tournament venues matter, as the Open returning to Royal Melbourne’s Composite course for Read more…

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How to play

January 11th, 2026

Two steps to hitting a draw off the tee

Add this tee shot to your bag, and you’ll be a much more versatile – and longer – driver.

January 11th, 2026

This type of swing looks ‘over the top’, but it can work. Here’s how

The key to an inside backswing is to pair it with the proper match-ups to hit repeatable shots.

December 22nd, 2025

Healthy golfer: Protect your knees

Here’s the catch: to keep them healthy, focus on other joints.

What to play

January 17th, 2026

Callaway Quantum drivers: What you need to know

The five different Callaway Quantum drivers may look like the most complex array of offerings for a new driver family, but it’s the three-piece face design that heralds a complexity that easily is the most ambitious in the company’s four-decade history.

January 17th, 2026

Callaway Quantum Max, Max OS and Max Fast irons: What you need to know

Callaway’s latest line of game and super-game-improvement irons – Quantum Max, Quantum Max OS and Quantum Max Fast – share a host of common technologies yet are geared towards specifically different audiences.

January 15th, 2026

PXG 0311 T, P and XP GEN8 irons: What you need to know

The GEN8 irons (T, P and XP models) utilise a proprietary internal polymer that boosts ball speed. The dual perimeter weighting system allows fitters to control centre-of-gravity placement and swing weight.

Where to play

January 14th, 2026

Women in Golf

January 8th, 2026

Golf Rules

January 15th, 2026

Rules Review: My opponent says I can’t take relief from a hole dug by the club’s working dog. True?

January 8th, 2026

Rules Review: My opponent dug his feet in a bunker, then got another club and did it again. Isn’t that building a stance?

January 8th, 2026

The PGA Tour has changed one of its most controversial rules

Opinion

January 5th, 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
T1	Davis Riley	-9	F	2
T1	S.H. Kim	-9	F	2
T1	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	-9	F	2
T1	Nick Taylor	-9	F	2
T1	Kevin Roy	-9	F	2
T6	Maverick McNealy	-8	F	2
T6	Chris Gotterup	-8	F	2
T6	John Parry	-8	F	2
T6	Takumi Kanaya	-8	F	2
T10	Vince Whaley	-7	F	2
T10	Patrick Rodgers	-7	F	2
T10	Ryan Gerard	-7	F	2
T10	Nick Dunlap	-7	F	2
T14	Doug Ghim	-6	F	2
T14	Jake Knapp	-6	F	2
T14	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-6	F	2
T14	Alex Smalley	-6	F	2
T14	Kurt Kitayama	-6	F	2
T14	Ben Griffin	-6	F	2
T14	Harry Hall	-6	F	2
T14	David Ford	-6	F	2
T22	Adam Svensson	-5	F	2
T22	Dylan Wu	-5	F	2
T22	S.W. Kim	-5	F	2
T22	Brice Garnett	-5	F	2
T22	Michael Kim	-5	F	2
T22	Chandler Phillips	-5	F	2
T28	Daniel Berger	-4	F	2
T28	Jordan Spieth	-4	F	2
T28	Brian Harman	-4	F	2
T28	Ren Yonezawa	-4	F	2
T28	Patton Kizzire	-4	F	2
T28	Kota Kaneko	-4	F	2
T28	Ricky Castillo	-4	F	2
T28	Kensei Hirata	-4	F	2
T36	Lee Hodges	-3	F	2
T36	Joe Highsmith	-3	F	2
T36	Jordan Smith	-3	F	2
T36	Dan Brown	-3	F	2
T36	Jacob Bridgeman	-3	F	2
T36	Matthieu Pavon	-3	F	2
T36	Sam Stevens	-3	F	2
T36	J.J. Spaun	-3	F	2
T36	Adam Scott	-3	F	2
T36	Taylor Pendrith	-3	F	2
T36	Corey Conners	-3	F	2
T47	Tom Hoge	-2	F	2
T47	Zac Blair	-2	F	2
T47	Bud Cauley	-2	F	2
T47	Mark Hubbard	-2	F	2
T47	Zach Johnson	-2	F	2
T47	Vijay Singh	-2	F	2
T47	Seamus Power	-2	F	2
T47	Tom Kim	-2	F	2
T47	Denny McCarthy	-2	F	2
T47	Russell Henley	-2	F	2
T47	Robert MacIntyre	-2	F	2
T47	Pi Coody	-2	F	2
T59	Chad Ramey	-1	F	2
T59	Webb Simpson	-1	F	2
T59	Hideki Matsuyama	-1	F	2
T59	Johnny Keefer	-1	F	2
T59	Matt McCarty	-1	F	2
T59	Billy Horschel	-1	F	2
T59	Mac Meissner	-1	F	2
T59	Emilio Gonzalez	-1	F	2
T59	Zach Bauchou	-1	F	2
T59	Keith Mitchell	-1	F	2
T59	Sahith Theegala	-1	F	2
T59	Aaron Rai	-1	F	2
T59	William Mouw	-1	F	2
T59	Rico Hoey	-1	F	2
T59	Haotong Li	-1	F	2
T59	Zecheng Dou	-1	F	2
CUT	Eric Cole	E	F	2
CUT	Beau Hossler	E	F	2
CUT	Keegan Bradley	E	F	2
CUT	Austin Smotherman	E	F	2
CUT	Austin Eckroat	E	F	2
CUT	Collin Morikawa	E	F	2
CUT	Steven Fisk	E	F	2
CUT	Ryo Hisatsune	E	F	2
CUT	Rafael Campos	+1	F	2
CUT	Chris Kirk	+1	F	2
CUT	Luke Clanton	+1	F	2
CUT	Davis Chatfield	+1	F	2
CUT	Max McGreevy	+1	F	2
CUT	Kazuki Higa	+1	F	2
CUT	Matti Schmid	+1	F	2
CUT	Erik van Rooyen	+1	F	2
CUT	Brian Campbell	+1	F	2
CUT	John VanDerLaan	+1	F	2
CUT	Hank Lebioda	+2	F	2
CUT	Adrien Saddier	+2	F	2
CUT	Taisei Nagasaki	+2	F	2
CUT	Cam Davis	+2	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	+2	F	2
CUT	S.T. Lee	+2	F	2
CUT	A.J. Ewart	+3	F	2
CUT	Isaiah Salinda	+3	F	2
CUT	Gary Woodland	+3	F	2
CUT	Emiliano Grillo	+3	F	2
CUT	Alejandro Tosti	+3	F	2
CUT	Michael Brennan	+4	F	2
CUT	Keita Nakajima	+4	F	2
CUT	Corey Kozuma	+4	F	2
CUT	Gordon Sargent	+4	F	2
CUT	Peter Malnati	+5	F	2
CUT	Tony Finau	+6	F	2
CUT	Pontus Nyholm	+6	F	2
CUT	Nico Echavarria	+7	F	2
CUT	Chandler Blanchet	+7	F	2
CUT	Jeffrey Kang	+7	F	2
CUT	Neal Shipley	+8	F	2
CUT	Marcelo Rozo	+8	F	2
CUT	Adam Schenk	+8	F	2
CUT	Anson Cabello	+8	F	2
CUT	Christo Lamprecht	+9	F	2
CUT	Kristoffer Reitan	+15	F	2
WD	Yuta Sugiura	–	–

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