Playing junior and college golf, I was spoiled. Instead of spending my summers in city-based internships, I was at the course practicing and playing all day to prepare for a full schedule of events. Yet it wasn’t until the last few years, when I’ve graduated and started working full time, that I realized how good Read more…
No matter what problem plagues your game, there is something at the PGA Show to help you shoot lower scores. That is why for a golf nerd, the Show can be sensory overload. With aisles and aisles at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando filled with new equipment, technology and training aids, it can Read more…
This year, we launched the first edition of the Golf Digest Honors, which recognizes extraordinary on-course and off-course accomplishments. In weighing impressive feats by pros and amateurs alike, we’ve given honors for “Best Round,” “Best Putt,” “Best Par,” and many more. These honors are not simply reserved for tour pros; in fact, of our 10 Read more…
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…
Proponents of the golf ball rollback argue that professional golfers hit the ball too far, causing the game to place too much emphasis on distance and rendering classic designs defenseless. Those who oppose a universal rollback—which will take effect for pros in 2028 and for everybody else in 2030—believe that the move will rob average Read more…
Winter golfers shouldn’t be course-condition critics, but we are. For golfers living in north climates and squeezing in January or February rounds, you might be playing on temporary greens—often cut to fairway height—and asking, “Is this really necessary?” To learn more about the risks of playing on regular greens during the winter, we talked with Read more…
Scoring well without your best ball-striking can be a fun challenge that requires a different strategy than you’re used to. The key is to view it as an opportunity and make a few strategic adjustments.
We watch PGA Tour events to marvel at the things we can’t do, which is why it’s so intriguing to watch a player like Chris Kirk. No, we can’t shoot 29 under at Kapalua’s Plantation course to win a signature tour event like he did on Sunday, hitting one push draw after the next, but Read more…
A golf nerd’s version of the nature vs. nurture debate was on display last weekend at the PNC Championship, where legends played alongside their sons and daughters. Each year, NBC does a great job in producing a video segment highlighting the unique mannerisms that the pros share with their children. Their golf swings often have Read more…
To help you learn from how the best on both tours hit certain shots, we’ve gathered images and videos from the Grant Thornton Invitational and identified a few specific takeaways for each.
When trying to improve your technique, oftentimes the best place to start is to observe how the best players in the world hit various shots. Sure, the exact movements will vary from player to player, but there are plenty of fundamentals that you can incorporate into your game. Yet, it can be overwhelming to analyze Read more…
For golfers in cooler climates, the reality of not playing outdoors for months is setting in. For some, it’s unacceptable and playing a role in fueling the $1.49 billion global golf simulator market. That number is projected to double to over 3.2 billion by 2031. To meet the demand for a premium residential simulator that Read more…
We’re not all able to get to the course an hour before our tee-time for a complete warm-up session, but making efficient use of the time we do have is the key to getting off to better starts.
If there has been a theme in PGA Tour putting over the last decade, it’s players’ willingness to try new methods. The stigma that unorthodox grips are a cover for players battling the y-word has diminished. This trend intensified after the anchoring ban took effect in 2016, and this year on tour, over a third Read more…
It might not surprise others while playing golf in the land of la dolce vita, but American writer Roland Merullo was taken aback when he was invited for a bite with some locals at Italy’s top-ranked course, Olgiata Golf Club after nine holes. He encountered the furthest thing from hot dogs and beers at the Read more…
Though Coore & Crenshaw created the course, players at “The Chain” will have a uniquely strong say in how the holes will play depending on where they choose to tee off.
The Links at Spanish Bay opened in 1987, and it quickly garnered notoriety. It earned Golf Digest’s award for the Best New Course of 1988 and soon thereafter the course debuted on our ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Courses at No. 95 (1991-’92). The layout, designed by Robert Trent Jones. Jr., Tom Watson and former Read more…
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