As a wise man once said of professional golf, you have to harness in the good energy and block out the bad. Harness. Energy. Block. Bad. This is not the advice Haotong Li’s psychologist gave him recently, but it seems to be what he’s doing this week at the RBC Canadian Open. Li, who entered Read more…
As I state at the bottom of every Stupid Golf Problem column I write, I need reader questions. That was the whole intent of this thing when I first started it. I expected some crazy ones. This is a big country full of golfers of all shapes and sizes who meet all types of people Read more…
It’s officially national open SZN on the PGA Tour, starting this week with the RBC Canadian Open and then rolling on next week with the U.S. Open. Before you know it, we’ll be waking up early to catch morning coverage of the Scottish and British Opens, too. It’s a great time of year to be Read more…
The Sunday before “Golf’s Longest Day,” AKA U.S. Open Final Qualifying Day, often doubles as an episode of The Amazing Race for many top-level tour pros. There has unfortunately already been some bad travel luck for some, while others, like Ben Kohles, were able to reach their final destination in time. Kohles, who was slotted Read more…
Ever since he tore up the locker room at Oakmont, golf fans have been looking for reasons to dunk on Wyndham Clark. He served up a reason on a silver platter immediately after his Byron Nelson win with one simple comment. Open some grape? Welcome to Cringe City, USA, folks, where Wyndy C is the Read more…
By Scottie Scheffler standards, it’s been a frustrating season. That frustration boiled over on Thursday at the Memorial Tournament, specifically at the par-3 16th. The World No. 1 went out in two under 34, but gave shots back at the 10th and 14th holes. Getting home in even par would have been perfectly solid for Read more…
After a nice break from big-time events, we’re right back on the Siggy train this week at the Memorial Tournament, where Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Cameron Young are all in the field. Scheffler is going for the rare three-peat, something only Tiger Woods has accomplished at Jack Nicklaus’ Muirfield Village (1999-2001). Only one of Read more…
Earlier this week, I played in a golf outing at the West Point Golf Course in West Point, N.Y., site of the United States Military Academy. If you ever get the opportunity to play the course (it’s public), or go to an Army Football game, or simply visit the campus, I cannot recommend it enough. Read more…
If Mel Reid could scheme up a scenario for the final round on Sunday of the U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera, it would probably sound quite similar to the one many golf fans would scheme up in their own heads. Nelly Korda vs. Charley Hull. “Let’s bring that Solheim Cup energy a little bit earlier,” Read more…
We’ve had John Smoltz on The Loop podcast before, but only over Zoom. Earlier this month, we got a chance to meet him in person, which is a whole different ball game, no pun intended. It’s in person where you get to see just how much passion, appreciation and love Smoltz has for golf, which Read more…
A few weeks ago, I received a FaceTime from my brother. He was playing golf with three of our high school buddies. It was the last thing I needed at the time, as I was in full dad mode, power-washing my deck. I reluctantly answered. “You’re not going to believe this,” my brother said, with Read more…
We’re back in Texas this week for the Charles Schwab Challenge, though there will be no Scottie Scheffler. However, Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas and Ludvig Aberg are all in the field, giving this staple on the PGA Tour schedule some solid star power. Both Fowler and Thomas are guys our experts have their eyes on, Read more…
If you thought the PGA Championship looked hard for the players, just imagine how difficult it was for the gamblers. What a grueling experience. We only kid. But seriously, that was a grind, but that won’t stop us from getting right back on the horse at TPC Craig Ranch, where we promise there will be Read more…
On Saturday evening, Golf Digest’s Joel Beall wrote a column on PGA Championship contender Jon Rahm titled “Joining LIV cost Jon Rahm his legacy. He can start earning it back on Sunday”. To those who don’t read past headlines, it probably sounded harsh. But if you actually read the story what Joel wrote was more Read more…
After Aaron Rai’s breakthrough victory on Sunday at the PGA Championship, it seems like fellow tour pros are practically tripping over themselves to compliment the guy. Not just for his kind demeanor, but for his tireless work ethic. Xander Schauffele told a great story that explains why he’s now a major winner. Jon Rahm pointed out Read more…
A common trait among those who went to the LIV Tour is to act offended at the mere suggestion that they might not be the player they once were, despite, in certain cases, evidence pointing to the contrary. For former Open champion Cam Smith, the evidence was mounting, at least in the majors, where he Read more…
It would ultimately prove irrelevant, but, at the time, Rory McIlroy had a rather consequential shot at the par-5 16th on Sunday at Aronimink. It came after the two-time Masters champ had made a long birdie putt at the 14th to keep his hopes alive, then a par the difficult 15th. Then came the 16th, Read more…
Back in February, Skratch’s Dan Rapaport had on England’s Dan Brown for an interview on his “Dan on Golf” YouTube show. The title of the video, which you can watch here, was “The next John Daly?” Safe to say, on Saturday at the PGA Championship, Brown made good on that prediction. Brown, who began the Read more…
When Bryson DeChambeau missed the cut at last month’s Masters – rather violently, we might add – it felt like a blip. This was a guy who had finished inside the top 10 in six of his last eight majors, including a win and two runners-up. But after two brutal days at the 2026 PGA Read more…
Michael Block went down swinging on Friday at Aronimink. Both on the course and on the mic. Did you expect anything different? Following a sneaky strong first-round even-par 70, the club pro from California appeared to be off and running again early on a chilly Friday morning in Pennsylvania. After four straight pars, Block birdied Read more…
On Saturday, the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes will take place at Laurel Park in Maryland. The story of the race’s name, however, all started in New Jersey, where a golf club that carries on its name turns 100 this year. Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, N.J., opened in 1926, 53 years after Read more…
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