A quarter of the way into the century, it’s clear the quality of new courses and renovations continues to get better. Developers and clubs keep giving architects outstanding properties to work on, along with budgets to match. Even when the land doesn’t sing, designers have found ways to put spins on it that make the Read more…
It’s fairly common knowledge that in match play, under Rule 6.1b, you must play in the correct order (the player farthest from the hole goes first). If you play out of order, your opponent can cancel the stroke and make you play again. And that sometimes happens. Just ask Annika Sorenstam. She had to replay Read more…
Tiger Woods turned 50 on December 30 in the US and, in celebration, the PGA Tour, where Woods shares the record for most career wins with 82, released a video of the superstar’s 50 greatest shots.
It’s time to make New Year’s resolutions and if you’re like us, you have big plans for your golf game in 2026. Instructors such as Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Megan Padua Buzza say it’s common for golfers to set big goals like getting up and down more, or lowering their handicap. But the way Read more…
Hollywood tells us police chases are supposed to be harrowing, high-speed affairs. Time and time again we are shown flashy sports cars with flashier women in the passenger seat careening over San Francisco hills as a charismatic criminal/wrongly accused hero races for their very freedom. Go rewatch ‘The Rock’ if you need a refresher, because Read more…
Welcome again to Golf Digest Honors, our annual tradition where pros, amateurs and weekend golfers are judged as equals. All year long we fawn over prize money and polished skill, but once a season we strive to recognize even more. Who among us produced feats that flashed the ethereal magic of this universal game? As Read more…
They number in the thousands around the country—an army of volunteers at golf courses who plant seeds of love for golf in children and then nurture that interest in the game and its life lessons. Golf Digest once again recognizes and honors the First Tee Game Changers—the recipients of the highest awards given out by Read more…
Golf Digest has long featured a motto of “How to play, what to play, where to play” golf. You might have seen the phrase on our cover over the years. It’s even a registered trademark. But more importantly, it serves as a guiding principle and reminder of what audiences have valued from us for more Read more…
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — If TGL was good for golf, that’s great, but was it good for us? Our intentions at Read The Line are pretty specific: We are here to cash winning tickets. RTL predicted 14 of the 19 matches correctly in Season 1, including the postseason. That is a 74-percent win rate Read more…
Hard to believe that Tiger turns 50 on Dec. 30. In recognition of the GOAT’s birthday, we’re revisiting his first instructional article for Golf Digest, which appeared in the August 1997 issue, not long after he turned pro. Woods continued to offer advice on the game for decades to our readers, but it’s interesting to Read more…
In 1997, Judy Bell became the first female president of the USGA in its then 102-year history. The standout amateur turned golf trailblazer was asked the morning after her election how it felt to be a woman leading one of the most influential associations in sports, to which she responded, “I don’t know yet how Read more…
Did you have fun watching and playing golf in 2025? We hope so, because we sure did. Granted, it’s our “job” to cover all things golf—professional events, personalities, instruction, equipment, the recreational game, etc.—yet it’s also something our entire staff takes joy in. Like most of you, the game isn’t just a sport for us Read more…
Conversations about Tiger Woods’ golf swing—and, indeed, his career—and inextricably linked to the health of his knee. The hope of staving off a knee injury was a motivating factor in why he decided to leave the legendary instructor Butch Harmon and re-tool his dominant 2000 era golf swing. His 2008 U.S. Open victory with a Read more…