It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a golf ball coming right at you that you couldn’t see because of harsh sun! OK, sure, that’s a pretty rare occurrence, but it might be time to switch from your overkill of hats to one trusty pair of sunglasses. It’s a hell of a fashion change-up—we understand Read more…
It’s a week of firsts for the PGA Tour. The first event at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, the first Truist Championship (formerly the Wells Fargo Championship) and the first individual event for Rory McIlroy since his Masters triumph. There’s also $20 million up for grabs at this signature event, along with a chance for McIlroy Read more…
Scottie Scheffler may not be the most extroverted PGA Tour personality, but get him on the golf course and you’ll get everything you could want from a star athlete. It makes total sense that that’s where he’d be most comfortable. So, following in the footsteps of Bryson DeChambeau, Justin Thomas, Phil Mickelson and other content Read more…
Jason Kelce is a Super Bowl champion, a 7-time All-Pro and a likely Pro Football Hall of Famer. And yet, none of that matters on the golf course. Out on the links, he’s trying to make things work just like the rest of us, and it looks like he’s struggling … The man’s been working Read more…
It’s hard to miss Shamar Wilson when he’s playing in a golf tournament. Especially when the 27-year-old college junior is driving the golf ball “30 yards” past his competition. Standing 6-foot-5, the Jamaica native is a natural on the course even if he took a somewhat unusual path to get there. That journey continues next Read more…
Scottie Scheffler has five top-10s in 2025, including a fourth-place Masters finish, but the World No. 1 has yet to win an event this year. Could this be the week as the PGA Tour visits Dallas for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson? It’s certainly not impossible, especially with Scheffler as the only top-10 ranked pro Read more…
Golf at Bethpage State Park will be shut down from September 15th through October 3rd to host the Ryder Cup, but it’s already getting difficult to book a tee time, especially at the top-ranked Bethpage Black. Just a year ago, Los Angeles had to update its reservation policies to combat tee-time scalpers using automated bots Read more…
A few years ago, our very own Sam Weinman wrote a piece called, “When is it OK to back out of a golf invite in favor of a better golf invite?” It doesn’t get more chaotically evil than that, and the investigation ends with the quote, “I think the penalty for that is just the Read more…
One of the most memorable moments of Rory McIlroy’s unforgettable Masters victory was his touching exchange/celebration with Shane Lowry outside the Augusta National clubhouse moments after the final putt dropped. Lowry also wrote a congratulations on social media declaring that he has “never been happier to watch someone else achieve something” that he so badly Read more…
The three-time PGA Tour winner has finally begun hitting golf balls again, but his recent focus has been on a different athletic achievement: Running the Boston Marathon.
The first time someone completed what we call golf’s modern career Grand Slam was 1935, although nobody knew it then. That’s when Gene Sarazen won the Augusta National Invitation Tournament … which eventually became known as the Masters … which eventually gained status as one of the four men’s professional majors. Since then, five other Read more…
Perhaps you’ve heard that Augusta National doesn’t allow phones. It’s only one of the longest-lasting traditions in sports, and something that separates it from every other professional athletic endeavor in the world. Ultimately, it’s a good thing because it forces everyone to pay attention for a minute or two and leads to unbelievable photos that Read more…
Rory McIlroy will be too busy (understandably) celebrating his Masters victory to make it to the RBC Heritage, but four of the remaining five top-ranked golfers in the world are set to tee off at Harbour Town for the PGA Tour’s latest signature event. Most notably, defending champion Scottie Scheffler will return, with $20 million Read more…
Less than 24 hours after Rory McIlroy completed one of the most impressive feats in golf, this NFL great took on Augusta National with the same Sunday pins.
Spoiler Alert: Akshay Bhatia parred the 11th hole at the Valero Texas Open on Thursday—maybe you saw it, maybe you didn’t. One of the more impressive holes at TPC San Antonio, the 11th features a chance for a glorious tee shot if you can get within range, a cross bunker waiting for your ball like Read more…
Bernhard Langer may have just missed out on teeing off this weekend, but two Masters championships, a World Golf Hall of Fame induction and the nicest Mercedes you ever did see has us thinking that he’ll be okay. The German mainstay has been a golf pro since 1972 and still shot a three over at Read more…
Max Homa is well aware that he hasn’t made a cut since last July’s Open Championship—don’t you worry. But as much grief that he’s gotten from fans and the media, no one’s been tougher on the six-time PGA Tour winner than himself, constantly ridiculing his play leading into the Masters. He even mentioned he’s had Read more…
Perhaps the only feat more impressive than finagling a ticket to Augusta National is making it out of the Masters merchandise tent alive and with everything you want. Forbes reported a few years back that Augusta National makes around $69 million a year off merch alone, $10 million a day throughout the tournament. And yet, Read more…
There’s a tweet I think about a lot that states, “A sandwich should not be $12. A sandwich was only ever supposed to be 6 or 7 dollars.” Now, once you open that Pandora’s Box of charging $12 for a sandwich, you’ll never go back again, which is what happens for everything. Things inch up Read more…
Unless you’re planning to walk around Augusta National for the entire week, odds are that you’re going to be watching at least some of the Masters on TV. The beautiful music, Jim Nantz’s captivating voice, the splashes of nature’s best colors: All that and more can be watched and seen on various channels, apps and Read more…
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