Articles by Lillian Northrup

January 23rd, 2025

The modern golfer’s guide to cursing on the course

As a basketball player, I’ve cursed plenty when competing, so I’ll be the first to admit the habit carries to the golf course. If I’m with one of my usual playing partners, I don’t even give it much thought. When in mixed company, however, things are different. Our culture has become less formal in general, Read more…

May 1st, 2024

Pat McAfee makes $50K golf bet with Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane

On Tuesday, Pat McAfee brought Buffalo Bills General Manager Brandon Beane onto his eponymous ESPN show. Although the conversation was mostly about football, McAfee couldn’t help but throw some money on a round of golf. McAfee told Beane if he shoots a round under par at a nice course this season, he will donate $50,000 Read more…

April 24th, 2024

Golfers We Like: Be Like Mike

This 85-year-old has shot his age more than 1,000 times – and he keeps breaking his own world record.

April 17th, 2024

Rickie Fowler and wife Allison announce second child on the way this summer

Last week at the annual Masters Par 3 Contest, the Fowler family were all over social media. Rickie Fowler took home the crystal bowl in the end, but his 2-year-old daughter Maya was the real winner. Maya, joined by Jordan Spieth’s son Sammy, was seen running around the course, with the pair bringing cuteness overload Read more…

April 4th, 2024

Alex Fitzpatrick goes from boyfriend to caddie at Augusta National Women’s Amateur

Rachel Kuehn, a graduate student at Wake Forest and two-time U.S. Curtis Cup team member, is making her fourth appearance at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur when she plays this week. Previously, she has shared the experience with her mother, another noted amateur Brenda Corrie Kuehn, who has worked at times as her caddie in Read more…

March 30th, 2024

Augusta National Women’s Amateur: Everything you need to know about the 2024 edition

For the fifth time, Augusta National hosts this premier amateur competition. To get you ready for the occasion, here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur.

March 30th, 2024

This popular Ireland golf trip still has availability in 2024

Traveling overseas for a golf trip has never been more popular—the only problem is availability. Some of the most popular destinations in the world are booked until 2025, but travel operators have inventory that consumers don’t have access to. So if booking a golf trip to somewhere like Ireland seems overwhelming, we’d recommend using an Read more…

March 13th, 2024

This 85-year-old has shot his age more than 1,000 times—and he keeps breaking his own world record

Breaking your age is an achievement most dream about. For 85-year-old Mike Barber, he is as prolific at this coveted skill as any other golfer in the world. Last April, Barber broke the Guinness World Record for the most rounds shooting your age or better (1,140 times). He hasn’t stopped there. As of last month, Read more…

March 12th, 2024

We studied 50 years of tour player ads—revealing where golf has changed the most

On the 50th anniversary of The Players Championship, one way to commemorate how golf has changed is to take a deep dive into our Golf Digest Archive to see how golfers have doubled as pitchmen over the years. As long as golfers have been paid to play, we’ve seen them in ads in everything from Read more…

February 15th, 2024

‘I was displeased’: Billy Horschel explains furious WM Phoenix Open viral video

There’s no doubt that this year’s WM Phoenix Open was as crazy as a professional golf tournament could be. Billy Horschel, like many other tour pros, finally had enough on the third day at TPC Scottsdale when he snapped back at some of the fans in the crowd. Horschel spoke with Michael Breed on Sirius Read more…