It was a quick in-and-out for the author – Monday-through-Wednesday – but still enough time to glean a few tips from the top of the sport that the rest of us can use.
There’s not much room for Xander Schauffele to improve his ball-striking, but he’s not letting that stop him. Schauffele finished third in strokes gained/approach last season and seventh the season before that. He’s inside the top 10 in SG/approach this week, and leads the tournament by one shot after 54 holes at TPC Sawgrass. His Read more…
The famed par-3 17th hole is the toast of the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, and by extension, the Players Championship. But for as spooky as that tee shot is, most players admit it’s one that comes on the next hole that is the most terrifying. On the 17th, players at least have the comfort Read more…
This article originally appeared in the Golf IQ newsletter, which is available exclusively for Golf Digest+ members. You can sign up for Golf Digest+ right here. Eduardo Molinari and Arccos announced last week that they were joining forces. It’s the kind of news that may glide under the radar, but is actually pretty exciting for Read more…
On paper, the 2024 Players Championship doesn’t suit Matti Schmid. Not due to lack of talent. Matti Schmid is an ultra-talented upcomer on tour, but a first-timer at the Players Championship. His game is constructed straight out of the new school of golf: He finished 10th in driving distance last season, and 95th in accuracy. Read more…
Assuming you’re not one of those golf fans who are deep in the weeds of which angle whose ball flew over which turtles, here’s a very basic breakdown to get you started.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The key to winning the Players Championship isn’t simply about hitting the shots. But rather, knowing what shots to hit. It makes TPC Sawgrass is one of those courses—perhaps the course on tour—where you have to keep your wits about you. And the players know it. “It’s a genius design,” said Read more…
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — Rory McIlroy was one of the first players on the course on Tuesday this week at TPC Sawgrass. The sun had barely appeared over the horizon when I caught Rory, playing alone, as he teed off on the fifth hole of his first practice round of the 2024 Players Championship. I Read more…
My favorite moment during Season 2 of Netflix’s “Full Swing” came when the interviewer asked Justin Thomas how he evaluated his performance last season, shortly after missing the FedEx Cup playoffs. Thomas took a long, deep breath, looked off into the distance and thought. He paused for a moment, then offered his verdict. “Sh—y,” he Read more…
It was the combination of scrapping using an alignment line, and adopting a putter with enhanced alignment features, that landed Scheffler in the sweet spot.
You can’t walk more than a few paces on a tour driving range without seeing a player practising with at least one alignment stick. Watch amateurs at a driving range and you’d be lucky if you found one at all.
The golf swing is a combination of tilts, turns, and bends. Lots of different parts of your body turn, tilt and bend when you swing a golf club. But one of the most important is a movement called side bend. It’s a term you may have heard before. Side bend is this kind of reverse Read more…
To mark the 50th playing of the Players Championship, the founding of which in 1974 coincided with the dawn of what we might call golf’s modern era, we crunched some numbers. Our goal was singular: to rank the 50 best players of the past five decades by their best single season. Why, you say? Isn’t Read more…
Diving into the technical minutia of the golf swing can often leave golfers feeling lost and confused. But everyone can relate to a golf swing with good rhythm.
Anthony Kim’s comeback is officially underway. The LIV Golf Tour officially announced this week that the pair had cut a deal for the 38 year-old to play in its remaining slate of 2024 tournaments, starting at this week’s Jeddah event. It’s a fascinating science experiment, of sorts. How will a formerly top player fare after Read more…
Almost no golfer likes to change their golf grip. Our hands are the only connection we have with the golf club, and they help forge our relationship with the clubface. Changing your hold on the club can feel uncomfortable, and often takes a while to get used to. Mark Blackburn, Golf Digest’s No. 1-ranked Teacher Read more…