Scottie Scheffler’s driver wasn’t the problem in round one at Shinnecock Hills, his irons were. The World No. 1 hit 12 of 14 fairways but only half the greens in regulation, a career first, leaving him two over par and well off the pace.
Former World No. 1 golfer Jon Rahm remained No. 1 in a different ranking when it comes to getting paid. The Spaniard topped Forbes’ list of highest-paid golfers for a third consecutive year with total earnings of $111 million. According to Forbes, Rahm made $101 million of that through on-course earnings including his contract with Read more…
Ben James certainly doesn’t look like someone who is making their pro debut through two days at the RBC Canadian Open. The 23-year-old who recently graduated from the University of Virginia fired a Friday 63 to vault into the lead at TPC Toronto. And even James is a bit surprised by his position. “I didn’t Read more…
It was one heckuva Wednesday for Chris Gotterup. The four-time PGA Tour winner made a hole-in-one and then got to watch his New York Knicks pull off the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history. It doesn’t get much better than that. RELATED: LeBron has his first golf highlight But before the tip of Game 4, 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. My ultimate goal—let’s call it more of a dream—is to become a scratch golfer, and I’ve put in a lot of Read more…
Apologies if you’re getting tired of the whole “Dustin Johnson has a Dustin Johnson reaction” genre of posts, but A.) We can’t get enough of them, and B.) We’ve never quite seen one like this. A few days after DJ’s awkward “Long LIV Golf” answer went viral, he made rounds for an actual golf shot. Read more…
Ryan Gerard didn’t wind up winning the Memorial on Sunday, but he provided perhaps the most boss moment of the week at Muirfield Village. After hitting his tee shot on No. 18 during regulation, a fan rudely shouted, “Get in the bunker!” Not only did Gerard’s golf ball not get in the bunker, but he 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. Last week, I talked about why my mental coach, Josh Nichols, gave me some homework following a (tough) tournament round. This Read more…
All eyes are on World No. 1 Nelly Korda at this week’s U.S. Women’s Open, but those eyes saw a strange sight during Thursday’s opening round. After playing her opening six holes while starting on Riviera’s back nine, Korda changed shoes on the 16th tee box. This move was made even more noteworthy, however, by Read more…
It’s been a busy few years for Rose Zhang, who has deftly balanced being a pro golfer with being a student at Stanford. But the 23-year-old’s focus will be fully on the former after earning her degree in communications. And her final project is every college kid’s dream. RELATED: 10 players to watch at the Read more…
The 126th U.S. Open is upon us, and it also marks the first chance for Scottie Scheffler to complete the career Grand Slam. The World No. 1 won leg No. 3 at last year’s Open Championship and could join that esteemed sixsome of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Rory 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 drawback with doing a hands-on experiment like this project is that sometimes the content can get in the way of Read more…
We here at Golf Digest are unwavering in our belief that golfers are athletes. Heck, we know it based on how athletic modern tour pros are. But Ian Poulter’s latest injury isn’t helping our argument. The Ryder Cup legend and LIV golfer revealed on Thursday that he recently suffered a torn meniscus. But how he Read more…
Justin Thomas is one of the best in the world when it comes to going really low on the golf course, including posting one of the 15 sub-60 rounds in PGA Tour history at the 2017 Sony Open. And not even an “unwritten rule” will keep him from doing that. Confused? Let’s explain. On Thursday, Read more…
Drive two hours west of Memphis and you’ll find River Oaks Golf Club in Searcy, Ark. Once there, chances are good you’ll see a pair of retired high school coaches playing against each other in what has become one of golf’s greatest ongoing—and lesser-known—rivalries. For 17 years and nearly 1,500 rounds, David Bevell, 75, and Read more…
Aaron Rai has often talked about the sacrifices his parents—in particular, his dad—made when he was a kid so he could pursue his golf dreams. But, unfortunately, Mr. Rai wasn’t at Aronimink when Aaron won the PGA Championship. He was . . . camping. Yep, camping. RELATED: Aaron Rai (kinda) broke this longstanding major curse Read more…
Jean Van de Velde was back in action at this week’s Trophy Hassan II on the PGA Tour Champions. Unfortunately, that meant the Frenchman was also back to making big numbers on the golf course. Van de Velde, who turns 59 at the end of the month, plays tournament golf sparingly these days. So a 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. Ben Hogan famously said, “Golf and tournament golf are about as different as tennis and ice hockey.” And after playing in Read more…
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