December 14th, 2025

If you have this type of grip, you need a ‘rolling release’—here’s how to do it

Many golfers have swing tendencies that, no matter how hard they try, they can’t get rid of. That’s why in this Golf Digest+ series, Matchmakers, Golf Digest No. 1 Teacher in America Mark Blackburn is teaching you how to play with what you’ve got. No matter your tendency, you can play well with it as Read more…

December 14th, 2025

The St Andrews Links Trust adds an eighth course to its portfolio

Earlier this week, the St Andrews Links Trust announced that it will take over control and management of the Duke’s Course. The group that currently manages seven public courses in St Andrews, including the Old Course, will take over a long-term lease on the Duke’s Course starting Jan. 5th, 2026 and will rename it the Read more…

December 13th, 2025

Charley Hull, Lexi Thompson teams shoot near-perfect* rounds in Grant Thornton

If you pair professional golfers together in a scramble format in which they get to choose the best result of every shot, and give them benign weather and pristine greens, you’re rolling out a green carpet for crazy low numbers.

December 13th, 2025

Will a teenager ever win a men’s golf major again?

Golfpocalypse is a meandering collection of words about golf (professional and otherwise) that sometimes, but not always, has a point. Reach out with your questions or comments on absolutely anything at [email protected]. We’ll publish the best emails here. There are a few things happening in the world of sports right now that have my mind Read more…

December 13th, 2025

Vests are the perfect layer, because they won’t mess with your swing. Here are 7 women’s vests for golf

Bundling up for fall golf is a must, but the tight, constricting feeling that comes with too many layers can be annoying and hinder your ability to rotate. It can make your swing feel suddenly unlike your own. But there is one adjustment you can make to your layering that can help. Switch one of Read more…

December 13th, 2025

Four exercises you’re probably not doing that you should (if you don’t want to have to move up a tee box)

If you’re over 50 and admittedly not exercising like you used to, doing things such as box jumps, single-leg bounds and depth jumps are probably not on your daily checklist. That’s OK. For starters, you might not realize it, but you probably have lost your ability to leave the ground beyond a few inches. Your Read more…

December 13th, 2025

WATCH Eugenio Chacarra nearly pull off the craziest albatross in golf history

Would you rather start or end a round with an eagle? Through two days at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, Eugenio Chacarra doesn’t have to choose because he’s already done both. Must be nice.

December 12th, 2025

57 things that happened to Rory McIlroy in 2025

In the aftermath of the Ryder Cup, a champagne-soaked Rory McIlroy got emotional as he tried to sum up his 2025. “Best year of my career,” McIlroy said. “Best year of my life.” We certainly aren’t here to argue. The last 12 months was as eventful as it was successful for the 36-year-old Northern Irishman. Read more…

December 12th, 2025

Sungjae Im’s caddie had the best reaction to those false LIV Golf rumours

Contrary to the rumours swirling around Golf Twitter on Wednesday, Sungjae Im is NOT leaving the PGA Tour for LIV Golf.

December 12th, 2025

Your vibes-only guide to the 10 best golf moments of 2025

While the rest of the world in 2025 was busy ranking players on data and skill and other unreliable metrics, the Vibes-Only Guide was honing in on the instinctive stuff that really mattered. The franchise began at the Masters, where I successfully picked the winner (Rory, ranked No. 41), continued at the PGA Championship when Read more…

December 11th, 2025

Wait, Hideki Matsuyama owns HOW MANY Scotty Cameron putters?

There are two types of golfers: The equipment nerds and those that will one day become equipment nerds.

December 11th, 2025

You will never guess which golfer cracked Google’s top 10 most searched athletes of 2025

That’s right, Justin Rose cracked Google’s top 10 most searched athletes in the US of 2025, which was released earlier this week. The 45-year-old is the only golfer to make the list, which was led by Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders.

December 11th, 2025

Sydney Sweeney’s golf take is the most controversial thing she’s ever said

Sydney Sweeney may have just committed career suicide with one very controversial opinion.

December 11th, 2025

13 of the best holes our writers played this year

Great holes don’t just check a bunch of architectural boxes. Of course, strategy, risk/reward and beauty are all important, but more than anything else, great golf holes produce great memories. These are the holes you remember long after a round … or a season. That’s why when we asked our own staffers to identify their Read more…

December 10th, 2025

Wrong balls, rangefinder woes and bird poop: The most outrageous rules issues of 2025

Here’s a look back over the past 12 months on nearly two dozen rules incidents that got our attention.

December 10th, 2025

LPGA Q-Series ends with some veteran redemption and youthful heartbreaks

Ryann O’Toole didn’t imagine she would put this on her December itinerary, but there she was playing golf in Alabama this past week trying to salvage her LPGA Tour card. It was a wise decision. The 38-year-old O’Toole, a UCLA alum who first gained recognition as a competitor on Golf Channel’s “Big Break,” has won Read more…

December 10th, 2025

What do you say to a friend who’s having a nightmare round?

This is a sick, twisted sport. It punishes you severely when you are at your peak and it rewards you greatly when you are at your lowest.

December 10th, 2025

Nearly 110,000 kilometres and more than 250 days on road: Tour winner breaks down year in travel for a professional golfer

French Open champion Michael Kim took his followers through his year in travel, which featured nearly 110,000 kilometres and eight countries.

December 10th, 2025

YouTube star Chaz Bowker’s unlikely path from chef to top-ranked adaptive golfer

A familiar scene usually plays out when Albert “Chaz” Bowker steps to the first tee. Those paired with the man who only stands a few inches taller than a standard-length driver assume he’s in the wrong place—until they see him swing his own club. “When I go to the same tee boxes as them, they Read more…

December 10th, 2025

Tom Fazio thinks ‘outside the box’ in building his first course in the Middle East

Tom Fazio has designed more than 200 new golf courses. None of them have been quite like the one set to open in Dubai. Tom is based in Florida. As you know, that is nowhere near Dubai. In fact, it’s almost exactly on the other side of the globe from where the 80-year-old lives. That Read more…

December 10th, 2025

The top golf equipment stories of 2025

Each year there are hundreds of equipment nuggets we dole out to our readers. And every year there are some that stand out as being truly notable and worth revisiting. Certainly, the ongoing saga of the golf-ball rollback was chief among them in 2025, but others caught our attention as well. Two of the best Read more…

December 9th, 2025

One of the best putters in the world putts cross-handed. This is what the grip does for your stroke

There are two benefits to cross-handed that are proven through research.