You probably didn’t even notice it, but the PGA Tour shrewdly reignited the “is the Players Championship the fifth major?” debate on social media Thursday evening. As Golf.com’s Dylan Dethier pointed out on X/Twitter, there’s a line that flashes at the very end of this ad that, if you blink, you might miss: “MARCH IS Read more…
Golf Digest senior writer Alex Myers is on a one-year mission to see how good he can get at golf through daily training, practice and playing. Read more from his “Late Scratch?” series here. The best Christmas gift of my life came when I was 41 after a colleague hooked me up with the Stack Read more…
Most golfers are familiar with compression clothing and its benefits in terms of increasing blood circulation and its healing agents to areas where you feel pain/soreness, etc. What you might be less familiar with is literally the reverse of that concept.
It’s Friday, and you know what that means: You can recategorize all of today’s problems into next week’s problems with no tax penalty and spend the rest of the afternoon watching YouTube at your desk. Hell yeah, brother. Let’s get into it. Something or Nothing? The demise of the Washington Post sports section this week Read more…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The man who taped his WM Phoenix Open sponsor exemption inquiry letter to a green polo shirt surely had something interesting in store for fans Thursday at the raucous par-3 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale. Joel Dahmen came through—in several ways. A native of Clarkston, Wash., Dahmen decided to make a statement Read more…
The big winner at LIV Golf’s season opener in Riyadh, under the lights in Saudi Arabia, was clearly the man who lifted two trophies and is cashing two cheques for individual and team victories. Elvis Smylie, a 23-year-old who had never won a pro tournament outside of his native Australia, played brilliantly all week in Read more…
Brooks Koepka is back on the PGA Tour, but not everyone is getting the same second chance. While Koepka returned after a four-year LIV Golf hiatus, former tour pro-turned-YouTuber Wesley Bryan remains sidelined.
There is a natural tendency when looking at the universe of golf clubs in a particular category to see a sea of sameness. That confusion can lead to uncertainty, inactivity and even disinterest. But at its core, assuming all clubs are basically the same is a poor business decision. Choosing not to upgrade your game Read more…
Brooks Koepka has, reportedly, succumbed to Mallet Mania. Following an especially brutally week on the greens at Torrey Pines, where Koepka said “it can’t get any worse,” the five-time major champion has made a last-minute switch to the TaylorMade Spider ahead of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, a tournament he’s won twice in his career. Read more…
Jon Rahm has expressed frustration with the board of the Official World Golf Ranking, believing his league is still not getting its due when it comes to accreditation.
The claw. It was a putting grio that used to be seen as a kind of act of desperation, but now more and more players keep switching to the claw—and it keeps working. Justin Rose is perhaps the best success story, but Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood and Collin Morikawa and Nick Taylor and tons Read more…
Travis Kelce is one of the greatest tight ends in NFL history, he’s been a Super Bowl hero, and it’s just a matter of time before he’s inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But the biggest ovation of his sports career may have come on Wednesday on a golf course. The Kansas City Read more…
Quail Hollow Club’s long-time director of golf, Scott Davenport, died over the weekend at the age of 69. Davenport held the head job at the prestigious North Carolina country club, site of the 2025 PGA Championship and the annual Truist Championship on the PGA Tour, for the past 27 years and was one of the Read more…
Most NFL fans know Brandon Aubrey as the Dallas Cowboys kicker who makes 60-yarders look like extra points with his powerful right leg. But it turns out he has plenty of pop with a driver in his hands as well. Football and golf fans found that out earlier this week during the Pro Bowl Games, Read more…
Picture this: you’ve flagged an approach shot. Or maybe stuffed one on a par 3. A crisp, quality 7-iron that Roy McAvoy would dream of. You arrive at the green to see you have three, four, maybe five feet left for birdie. Next stop: the PGA Tour. Then, you hear those fateful words from a Read more…
David Cannon Ben Griffin had a career year in 2025. Three wins, a Ryder Cup berth and residency inside the top 10 of the world ranking. During that time he gained some attention for his use of a Maxfli golf ball—a house brand for Dick’s Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy. As he embarks on a Read more…
Just eight years since its inception, the Augusta National Women’s Amateur has established its place as one of the premier amateur tournaments in the world. That was made clear once again on Wednesday when officials at Augusta National Golf Club revealed that among the 72-player field set to compete in this April’s edition are 48 Read more…
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