Welcome to MythBusters, a Golf Digest+ series where we explore answers to some of golf’s most common questions through a series of tests with golfers and robots. Sometimes definitive, other times less so, our findings aim to shed new light on topics that have consumed golfers for years. How does moisture on a golf ball Read more…
How do courses decide where to put the hole locations on any given day? It might seem like a straightforward question with a simple answer, but it’s something most golf course superintendents invest more time in than you might realize. To learn more about this process, we caught up with Chad Blank, who recently transitioned Read more…
Welcome to MythBusters, a Golf Digest+ series where we explore answers to some of golf’s most common questions through a series of tests with golfers and robots. Sometimes definitive, other times less so, our findings aim to shed new light on topics that have consumed golfers for years. If you want to play better golf, Read more…
Our MythBusters series was introduced to answer common-golfer questions: Does a higher tee really make the ball go farther? Do range balls really perform worse? Do layers of clothing affect swing speed and accuracy? For many of these questions, we’ve sought answers through tests with real golfers. Those results have admittedly fallen short of definitive, Read more…
It was the moment from the final round of the Masters that left golf fans stunned … and confused. In the fairway, 82 yards away on the 13th hole with a three-shot lead, Rory McIlroy inexplicably found Rae’s Creek. To be perfectly clear, he hit a bad shot, a terrible one, even, but it wasn’t Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — As Rory McIlroy fell to his knees on the 18th green at Augusta National after holing his playoff-winning birdie putt to win the 2025 Masters, he felt just one emotion. “It was all relief. There wasn’t much joy in that reaction. It was all relief,” McIlroy said with a laugh in his Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Somewhere in Augusta on Saturday night, Rory McIlroy will watch Penelope Featherington ask Colin Bridgerton for a kiss, signaling a major shift in their evolving relationship at the end of the Bridgerton episode McIlroy says is next up. (Shh, don’t spoil it for him.) Meanwhile, Bryson DeChambeau will be watching Pierce Brosnan Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When Rory McIlroy tees off at Augusta National on Sunday with a two-shot lead in the 2025 Masters, seeking to become the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam, prize money will be the last thing on his mind. But considering this week’s record-breaking Masters purse, it’s on ours, which leads Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Every player at the Masters knows the proper line at Augusta National’s par-3 12th is over the left half of the bunker, so why do so many find Rae’s Creek, especially on Sunday? Greed, wind and poor swings are three common reasons cited, but a deceptive tee box might play a larger Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — What’s going on with the 15th hole? If you’ve watched even a few minutes of the first two rounds of the Masters, you’ve seen guys bound a wedge shot over the green or chip the ball into the water, like Rory McIlroy did in the first round en route to a double Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — How does Augusta National maintain spotless greens with no imperfections? Money and manpower, for one, but the club also uses a unique method of repairing ball marks that is rarely seen elsewhere. In a social media video, PGA Tour winner Ben Crane explained how he learned this “Augusta method” from members at Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — How high do you tee your driver up? If you’re like many golfers, you don’t give it much thought, but it’s something many pros constantly tinker with to suit the unique demands of each hole. That’s especially true at Augusta National, which requires a variety of trajectories and shot shapes off the Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — At age 67, two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer is playing in his 41st and final tournament at Augusta National. “The course is just getting too long, and I’m getting shorter and shorter, and I’m hitting hybrids where the other kids are hitting 9-irons and 8-irons, maybe even wedges,” he said earlier this Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Over the past decade, Masters week at Augusta National has become more like “Masters 10 days,” with the creation of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and the Drive, Chip and Putt. For golf fans, each competition presents a unique opportunity to see all ages compete at Augusta National. The DCP National Finals, Read more…
Welcome to MythBusters, a Golf Digest+ series where we explore answers to some of golf’s most common questions through a series of tests with real golfers. While our findings might fall short of definitive, they still aim to shed new light on topics that have consumed golfers for years. That Augusta National Golf Club has Read more…
New Augusta National Women’s Amateur champion Bernat Escuder joins a historic list of Spanish winners at Augusta National, which includes Masters champions Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal, as well as her golf idols Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Augusta National Women’s Amateur has the greatest consolation prize in sports. Missing the 36-hole cut is disappointing, but all players in the field this week still had the opportunity to play a practice round at Augusta National on Friday. MORE: Inside the crucial decision ANWA players must make before their final Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — One of the most important decisions players face on Saturday in the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur actually occurs before they tee off: Should you take a local Augusta National caddie or opt for a familiar face in a family member, friend or coach? Given the heightened importance of Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — With a bunched leaderboard at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur heading into Saturday’s final round, the storylines are as numerous as we’ve seen in the six-year history of this championship. From a defending champion and World No. 1 to a 16-year-old “veteran,” here’s the case for (and against) each player inside the Read more…
EVANS, Ga. — If Spain’s Carla Bernat Escuder goes on to win the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, she may have last year’s U.S. Amateur champion, Josele Ballester, to thank. Escuder enters Saturday’s final round at Augusta National just one shot behind leaders Kiara Romero and last year’s champion Lottie Woad. Escuder, 21, grew up just Read more…
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