John Daly’s time at this year’s PGA Championship is now over—with a WD due to a thumb injury—but let’s remember the good times. And boy, were there many. The legend only played 18 holes at Valhalla, but what an 18 holes they were. Zooming around in a cart with his caddie and clubs lagging behind, Read more…
While many golf greats are huffing and puffing around the Jack Nicklaus-designed Valhalla Golf Club this week, John Daly will be cruising around in a golf cart. No sight represents the PGA Championship better than JD rocking once-in-a-lifetime pants while zooming around fairways with caddie Lance Odom trudging behind him, clubs in tow. Like in Read more…
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that’s perhaps never been more true after hearing this story. Many of us have trinkets and knick-knacks from various sporting events, but very few of us are as committed to keeping something so obscure as this r/golf legend. In honor of the PGA Championship returning to Read more…
Highs in the upper 70s and good golf as far as the eye can see call for one thing and one thing only: An ice-cold beer. Suppose you’re lucky enough to find yourself walking around Valhalla this week. In that case, you’ve probably already spent a pretty penny on tickets and accommodations, but you shouldn’t Read more…
More than 30 years after his shocking PGA Championship victory at Crooked Stick, John Daly is still going strong at the revered major. The tournament hasn’t even started yet and Long John has already taken the photo of the tournament, built his own perfect little foursome at Valhalla and did … well, just watch the Read more…
Just a month ago, Paige Spiranac teased “something legendary” as part of this year’s 60th Anniversary Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. “You guys know I would never steer you in the wrong direction,” Spiranac stated. Now that the cover has been officially released, we can’t say she was wrong. Spiranac will grace 2024’s special cover, along Read more…
Golf Digest has long been a bastion for instruction, tips and tricks to improve your game. It’s kind of what we’re known for. No big deal or whatever. The one problem with giving incredible teachers a platform and providing detailed analysis on how to improve your game is that some golfers out there are looking Read more…
A $100,000 payday would have placed you in the top 30 payout-wise at last year’s PGA Championship. It’s only Monday of this year’s PGA week and North Carolina golfer Jack Romans Jr. has earned all that without lifting a single club. All he had to do was buy a scratch-off ticket and watch the money Read more…
Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator” won five Oscars, featured Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett at the peak of their powers and made just under $214 million, and yet the most remarkable story from its set centers on a golf instructor having the most impressive (and nerve-wracking) putting day of his life. The golfer in question is Read more…
After a quiet stretch on the PGA Tour schedule following the Masters, the season is about to get another dose of major excitement with the 2024 PGA Championship set to be held at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. This will be the fourth time this course will host the PGA Championship, tied for second Read more…
With World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler away as he and his wife Meredith remain on Baby Watch, seven of the remaining top 10 golfers on the Official World Golf Ranking will have a chance to win a PGA Tour Signature Event at this week’s Wells Fargo Championship—not to mention gain some momentum with the PGA Read more…
Jason Day ended a five-year winless drought last year at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Can he end a one-year winless drought since then? We’ll find out soon enough at TPC Craig Ranch as he takes on a strong field with fan-favorites from Jordan Spieth to Tom Kim. Day is looking to follow in K.H. Read more…
The sexagenarian recapped his “miraculous comeback journey” and went so far as to state that he has plenty of good golf left to play, hopefully including one more competitive go at Augusta National.
TPC Louisiana is known as a tricky Pete Dye course from its hidden bunkers to its firm and fast greens. The designer built it in the style of his renowned TPC Sawgrass, and like its Florida predecessor, it has one extra-special obstacle that many courses (luckily) don’t have: Alligators. The teams at the Zurich Classic Read more…
The lone team event on the PGA Tour, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, is back this week, which is nice because it’s been a while since anyone besides Scottie Scheffler got to win a tournament. And given that Scheffler is taking the week off ahead of the arrival of his first child, this week Read more…
It took a K-9 team, two drone units and a golf cart bridge collision, but a 35-year-old Wisconsinite is now in custody following a chaotic Fond du Lac police chase. Police initially arrived on the scene at East Merrill Avenue after they received reports that a local was “destroying property and possibly assaulted someone inside Read more…
Oscar Wilde once said, “Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm.” He was, of course, referencing the hideous shirt John Daly wore en route to winning the 1994 BellSouth Classic. The Ugly Golf Shirt is as much a staple of the game as Tiger Woods’ knack for the dramatic, a hot dog at Read more…
Let’s be honest. You’re not going to be wearing a real green jacket anytime soon. I hate to break the news to you, but it’s time you know the truth. With that said, what you can do is go the exact opposite way and purchase the Jason Day look that drew the ire of Augusta Read more…
What a difference a few days make. Despite a slow start to the year, Viktor Hovland was certainly considered among the potential contenders coming into the 2024 Masters. The not-long-ago World No. 4 finished T-7 a year ago and had made four straight Augusta National cuts heading into the year’s first major. And he got Read more…