Given what happened on the 18th green on Saturday evening at the Ryder Cup—when Patrick Cantlay dropped a long putt, caddie Joe LaCava zealously celebrated and chaos ensued—it’s easy to forget what happened just one hole earlier. Left of the 17th green at Marco Simone, Rory McIlroy hit one of the highest-spinning pitch shots that Read more…
On Tuesday, Faxon was on the ground at the PGA Show to help promote the launch of Titleist’s new SM10 line of Vokey wedges with a short-game clinic. He was peppered with questions throughout, including one about his short game advice for older golfers.
The longshots are running wild in 2024, with amateur Nick Dunlap being the latest mega bomb to to win on the PGA Tour. Enter Torrey Pines, a venue known for producing elite winners and elite leader boards time and time again. That should, in theory, make picking this week’s winner a heck of a lot Read more…
The PGA Tour is back in San Diego, at the renowed courses at Torrey Pines for this week’s Farmers Insurance Open. Max Homa returns to defend his title from a year ago. The West Coast kid trailed 54-hole leader Sam Burns by five shots on the final day in 2023 but came through with a Read more…
When you’re in college, the main data point you need to worry about is your GPA. Not the balance in your bank account, definitely not your BAC and least of all your handicap. But don’t tell that to these fine young gentleman, who were fed up with their universities out-of-whack priorities and took matters into Read more…
It’s been a busy start to the new year in the wild and wondrous world of golf style. The rumors, it turns out, are true: Tiger Woods called it quits with Nike, after amassing a reported $500 million, joining a suite of other pros parting ways with the brand. Earlier this year, Jason Day nearly Read more…
With eight models in each line, the putters all feature faces with LA Golf’s descending loft technology, where the loft changes from four degrees at the top of the face to one degree at the bottom of the face to ensure the same ideal launch angle for consistent forward roll.
The Titleist Scotty Cameron Phantom line of putters for 2024 features 10 fresh takes on several familiar shaped modern mallets milled from 303 stainless steel with lightweight 6061 aircraft aluminium flange and sole plate components.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Never Compromise Reserve line of putters bring together the precision of a milled collection of putters with the precision of a fitting system driven by the imperative of getting each player in the ideal length through a simple measurement that dates at least to the ancient Greeks, specifically the Read more…
Arnold Palmer epitomized achievement and philanthropy in golf. “When you’ve reached the top, send the elevator back down for the others”—that’s the essence of the Arnie Award, given annually by Golf Digest in recognition of golfers who give back. This is the 12th-consecutive year we’ve celebrated the game’s benevolent spirit, partnering with the Arnold & Read more…
The greatest golfers have always given back. Automatically through the permanence of their records. Proactively by sharing their stories and accumulated wisdom. Munificently through philanthropy that leaves the game and the world better. Historically, no group in golf has had more to give, or given more, than the players in its pantheon, from Harry Vardon Read more…
This story first appeared in Low Net, a weekly newsletter dedicated to golf through the eyes of average players. The newsletter will be for Golf Digest+ members. To receive yours weekly, sign up for Golf Digest+. I used to be a bit of a bunter. I won’t bore you with the reasons, but trust me, Read more…
The PGA Tour heads to beautiful La Jolla, Calif., this week for the Farmers Insurance Open, an event hosted at Torrey Pines since 1968, and a venue we have come to associate with some of the most indelible golf moments of the past 25 years. Players will split their first two rounds between the North 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 nuture that interest in the game and its life lessons. This year, we recognize and honor The First Tee Game Changers—the recipients of the highest awards given out by The Read more…
Michael Kim is no dummy. In the grand pecking order of professional golf, he understands he is a journeyman who has played on the PGA Tour for the better part of eight years. He’s claimed one victory in 198 starts, and still isn’t recognized by average golf fans at tournaments, let alone restaurants or grocery Read more…
How often does the best story that could possibly play out at a PGA Tour event actually play out? At this past weekend’s American Express, the only amateur golfer in the field actually won the thing, becoming the first am to do so since Phil Mickelson in 1991. His final round was amazing, and should Read more…
How do you keep a 20-year-old college sophomore calm while walking up the 18th fairway needing to sink a five-footer to become the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event in over 30 years? That’s a question that would keep most caddies up at night, but for Hunter Hamrick—the Alabama looper who was on Read more…
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