OK, so we knew this was coming. And that a popular Halloween costume this year—at least, among golf sickos—was going to be Scottie Scheffler being arrested at the PGA Championship. We got a taste of it a few weeks ago when one dad proudly shared that he “got to choose the Halloween costumes this year.” Read more…
The Match is returning for a 10th edition—and this time, it will feature an eightsome of celebrity golfers. Dubbed The Match: Superstars, the latest installment of the TNT Sports series is set to air Nov. 21 and Nov. 22. The two-night primetime special will be simulcast on TNT and Max. (Disclaimer: Golf Digest, TNT and Read more…
Waking up on Halloween as a Yankees fan was brutal. I know because I am a Yankees fan and I stayed up to watch one of the worst meltdowns in baseball sports history when a freaking Little League game broke out in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the World Series. Respect to me Read more…
Jalen Hurts had the unique opportunity to spend a few hours on the golf course with former President Barack Obama earlier this week. He just didn’t actually play golf. True story. The NFL star revealed that odd tidbit on Wednesday when asked about the experience he still referred to as “a blessing.” So why couldn’t Read more…
The proposed changes to the PGA Tour that were made public on Tuesday won’t go into effect until 2026, but they already have plenty of people talking. These major tweaks will alter how many golfers will earn tour cards, how many spots are available in tournaments, how you can earn those spots, and how slow Read more…
Danny Willett says he still gets goosebumps when he talks about winning the Masters back in 2016. But what he did the morning after slipping the green jacket on might be even more impressive. Willett hopped on the DP World Tour’s Life on Tour podcast this week to talk about his interesting career that has Read more…
Faced with 265 metres to the par-5 15th hole at the Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea in Incheon, An went with the big dog. Despite water guarding the green. And it led to this spectacular result.
Anyone who has spent even five minutes in Lee Trevino’s presence knows he’s as good of a storyteller as he is a golfer. And that’s saying a lot considering he won six majors during his illustrious playing career. But the tale he told earlier this week might top them all. After turning 50 at the Read more…
According to the PGA Tour’s TourCast, it was a 151-yard shot that went from a left fairway bunker to the left fairway. For Collin Morikawa, it seemed like a death-defying stunt that almost ended his season. Morikawa fell to the ground as he played a (possibly overly) dramatic recovery shot on the 18th hole during Read more…
It’s been more than 16 months since Adam Hadwin was tackled by a security guard in the chaotic aftermath of Nick Taylor snapping Canada’s drought at the Canadian Open, but the stories keep coming. First, all the reactions and needling. Then the Hadwins playing it up for last year’s Halloween. And then Adam and the Read more…
One of the most-established – and questioned – traditions in golf is that the person who makes a hole-in-one has to either buy or be shouted drinks afterwards. At this week’s DP World Tour event, however, which side of that script should play out has been made abundantly clear. First off, congrats to Ugo Coussaud Read more…
Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we are excited about our putting for the first time in a long time. After a season of struggling on the greens, I finally got a putting lesson and it’s already making a big difference. Crazy how that works, right? Anyway, shout-out to Bill Smittle for getting Read more…
It’s a tradition unlike any other in the NBA. After a disappointing season in which he barely plays, Ben Simmons gets gassed up in the offseason for “getting healthy” or “taking the next step” or being “ready to dominate.” And then the cycle inevitably repeats itself. Videos of Simmons in some empty gym surface to Read more…
After a year of breaking records with her long-distance shooting on the basketball court, Caitlin Clark almost connected from WAY downtown on the golf course. The WNBA superstar and avid golfer made it known recently that she intended to play a lot of golf this offseason. And if you follow her on Instagram, you’d know Read more…
Patience and planning are two words golfers at the highest level lean on when they play a golf course. For artists at the highest level, painting one isn’t much different. Aimee Smith has learned a lot about both of those activities in recent years. The Nashville-based artist had never stepped foot on a course until Read more…
Most golfers are willing to try just about anything to get more out of their games, and Alex Myers is no different. In Focus Group of One, he gives a wide-range of golf-related stuff a go, and offers his unscientific—and unpaid—take. If hitting a golf ball squarely is considered one of the most difficult tasks Read more…
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