Perhaps you’ve heard of The Butterfly Effect? It’s the chaos theory where a small change in one place (something as small as the flap of a butterfly’s wings) can lead to a larger unpredictable change somewhere else. Well, Padraig Harrington saw a variation of that theory seemingly play out (somewhat literally) on Friday at the European Tour’s Portugal Masters.
Avid golfers are often avid collectors. Of experiences, yes, but also things. Scorecards, logoed golf shirts, selfies in front of iconic golf holes – there are plenty of ways one might commemorate a visit to hallowed golf turf.
Beginning November 8, PGA Tour players and caddies who are not US nationals will be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 in order to enter the United States.
They’re everywhere. No matter where you go in the world of golf, there are Scots to be found in all manner of roles. Players. Caddies. Administrators. The media, both print and broadcasting. Wherever you look, those of a Caledonian persuasion are involved.
Australian Lukas Michel has a share of the first-round lead as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship began on Thursday at Dubai Creek Golf & Yacht Club in the Middle East.
Greg Norman has rejected claims he’s declared war on the PGA Tour as a result of launching a new 10-event series on the Asian Tour and admitted it would “be delinquent of me” not to provide hosting opportunities for his native Australia.
The PGA Tour took a big step towards banning green-reading books on Tuesday when it sent a memo to players and caddies outlining specifics of the proposed new rule.
We spoke with the World Golf Hall of Famer to discuss his new position, what he feels is wrong with the current golf model, who might play in these events and the controversial source of all that money.
Lucas Herbert, four strokes behind Taylor Pendrith after 54 holes of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, figured that foul weather on Sunday at Port Royal Golf Course might give him a fair chance at his first PGA Tour title.
Weeks of speculation surrounding Greg Norman’s apparent involvement in a breakaway golf league that’s set to ‘rival’ the PGA Tour was confirmed overnight. The problem with the bombshell announcement, however, is that the speculation has only intensified.
Australian Golf Digest sources have also confirmed an announcement of a new golf league – separate to the 10 new Asian Tour events – is imminent, and that Norman will be confirmed as its inaugural Commissioner
The 2021/2022 summer of golf will feature up to 14 events between December and May across four states, the Northern Territory and into New Zealand following further adjustments to the PGA Tour of Australasia schedule.
A Saudi-backed golf series is set to formally launch with World Golf Hall of Famer Greg Norman as its commissioner, according to a report from Golfweek.
Already ahead of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, we’ve learned that the field for the PGA Tour event isn’t particularly strong and that players have had a tough time even getting there.
The narrative predictably fades with time, and though we’re only six months removed from Hideki Matsyama’s historic win in the Masters, it’s probably already forgotten that the Japanese star was on the precipice of a monumental collapse at Augusta National.