Long before Phil Mickelson and Sergio Garcia combined for 19 birdies in a Sunday singles match at the 2016 Ryder Cup, the two faced off in a 2001 episode of Shell’s Wonderful World Of Golf. And when we say they “faced off”, we mean they really did.
Kasumigaseki Country Club, the course set to host the golf competition at the 2020 Olympics in Japan, has come under fire regarding its policies towards women.
Michelle Wie wore an outfit during the first round of the LPGA’s HSBC Women’s Champions event that would get women in trouble at the vast majority of private golf courses.
Callaway today unveiled its new Sure Out wedge, created in collaboration with world-renowned golf instructor Hank Haney, to provide optimal performance on greenside shots.
The PGA of America announced on Twitter this morning that competitors will be permitted to wear shorts during practice rounds at all member and Major championships under the organisation’s umbrella. That includes the 2017 US PGA Championship.
Dustin Johnson didn’t just become the new World No.1 after his win at Riviera a couple weeks ago. The leap up to the top of the world rankings is a result of an ultra-impressive stretch of consistency – stretching back the past couple of years.
Could we see the first-ever 500-yard drive on tour at this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship? Probably not, but Mexico City’s Club de Golf Chapultepec sits 2,370 metres above sea level, a little higher than our Mt Kosciuszko. And that kind of altitude means we’re in store from some serious hangtime. Exhibit A: Justin Thomas. Overnight, Thomas Read more…
As the evolution of the modern golf swing has tended to discourage eccentricities, it has also increased suspicions that today’s players are becoming less self-reliant.
Rickie Fowler has always had a unique swing, with its signature “flat” arm position at the top and the hard sling through the ball. He’s one of the guys you can recognise from two fairways over – even if he isn’t wearing technicolor Puma gear.
Those playing in this week’s WGC-Mexico Championship will be presented with a new test when the tours visit Club de Golf Chapultepec for the first time. However, an unfamiliar golf course might not be the biggest challenge facing this elite field.
Rickie Fowler snapped a winless streak dating back to the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship 13 months ago to claim the Honda Classic in Florida.
The 15th at the PGA National is a part of the course’s vaunted “Bear Trap”. That reputation doesn’t mean jack to Jhonattan Vegas, who tamed the beast during this morning’s final round at the Honda Classic.
Rory McIlroy is expected to make his return to the PGA Tour this week at the WGC-Mexico Championship. But another former World No.1, Jason Day, won’t be making the trip to Mexico City.
Engineered specifically for women by combining performance-enhancing innovation with considered aesthetics, Ping has unveiled its new G Le (Ladies edition) family for women.
The flowery imagery often used to heighten anticipation in the run-up to the Masters best be tabled this year. The azaleas in Augusta and surrounding areas already have started to bloom.
With a five-shot win at the Genesis Open, Dustin Johnson joined a select group of male golfers who have ascended to No.1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
If you polled casual golf fans, “What is the toughest stretch in golf?” a handful of responses would be universal. Amen Corner. The closing three holes at TPC Sawgrass. The Cliffs of Doom at Pebble Beach. All valid answers. Yet, a formidable group often lost in the bunch is PGA National Golf Club’s “Bear Trap”.
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