If you watched the Genesis Invitational, it was as if there were two Jacob Bridgemans. One was the confident player who staked a six-shot lead going into Sunday against the best players in the world. The other was the jittery golfer struggling to two-putt from 20 feet on the final green. “Normally when I’m over Read more…
When Justin Thomas captured his first PGA Championship in 2017, it would be easy to assume a carefully orchestrated plan had come to fruition. The 24-year-old Thomas was the son and grandson of PGA professionals, and he had already succeeded at every stage of golf. He was destined for greatness, it seemed, because that’s how Read more…
By now, Johnson Wagner is a pro at watching golf. His day job is to analyze the best golfers in the world as the newest member of the CBS Sports golf broadcast team. And when he’s not working, he is often watching his 16-year-old son Graham, who is now on his own promising path to Read more…
Luke Poulter would seem to have it easy. The international success of his father, Ian Poulter, allowed him to have access to a plush golf course and practice facilities near their Orlando home. Luke could occasionally hit balls next to other tour players and had a rare vantage point to his father’s Ryder Cup heroics. Read more…
Your browser does not support the video tag. Almost every golf instructor points to a similar problem with their students. The issue isn’t so much a lack of practice, but a lack of practice that resembles real golf. Even players with access to a driving range or a short-game facility revert to hitting a bunch Read more…
Happy New Year! This week we’re talking about goals, including a season-long project, worthwhile golfer resolutions, and Tiger’s 50th birthday. How good could you get if you went all in for a year? This is the time of year when we lock in on habits we want to change—a worthwhile exercise unless you happen to Read more…
Golf Digest has long featured a motto of “How to play, what to play, where to play” golf. You might have seen the phrase on our cover over the years. It’s even a registered trademark. But more importantly, it serves as a guiding principle and reminder of what audiences have valued from us for more Read more…
[Image: Golf Digest US] Editor’s Note: In honour of Tiger Woods’ 50th birthday on December 30, 2025, Golf Digest is analysing different parts of Woods’ game and career to explain what made the 15-time major champion so great. One of the most important moments of Tiger Woods’ career is also one of the most misunderstood. Read more…
The holiday season is about giving thanks and reconnecting with the people you love, but before you do that, you need to take a hard look at the golf season that just passed. This is the third year of my season-end self-assessment known as the Golf Competence Achievement & Reward Test (aka the Golf CART™), Read more…
By now, coverage of the Internet Invitational has rivaled some PGA Tour events and maybe even a few major championships, most of it reflecting the inevitable drama of a high-stakes competition between YouTube personalities. But beyond entertainment, there were also tangible lessons for golfers everywhere, even from the parts that went spectacularly wrong. Specifically, we’re Read more…
The end of my golf season was a mess. I played poorly when I was away, and then when I got home, I hit the ball … even worse. My instinct when stuck in this sort of rut has always been to persist further—hit more balls, analyze more swings, search harder for answers wherever I Read more…
In the modest golf world most of us inhabit, even a two-man scramble qualifies as a reason to sharpen your game. Golf Digest’s annual intrasquad tournament, the Seitz Cup, will never be confused with a major championship. The range of players on our staff is too broad, the format too contrived, plus some players enjoy Read more…
Look closely at how any of us play golf and you’ll find traces of where we play, too. Example: My home course is tight and has small greens, which I miss with enough frequency that it’s made me a versatile chipper. Friends who play golf courses with steep bunkers tend to be better out of Read more…
If you’re berating Rory McIlroy loudly enough to require a squadron of state troopers, something is missing. Either you don’t know the game, or you don’t really care. When it comes to golf, you’re clueless.
My kids were barely old enough to grip a club when our family vacations began to include modest forms of golf—putt-putt, driving range detours, eventually nine-hole rounds in which the boys teed off from the 150-yard markers and we jammed three to a golf cart. Before long, there were real tee-times and 18-hole rounds that Read more…
My lowest score in a round of golf is 80, which I posted for the fourth time last month. Sadly, painfully, I needed two putts from about 45 feet for a 79, but I lipped out the seven-footer for par. Did I choke? It’s easy to say I did. Put it this way: If I Read more…
With any luck, the July 4 weekend will be the low point of my golf season, because I was awful. Every day, my scores got worse. I pulled my irons, got easily frustrated and wondered if I was wasting my time. I’m already at the point where I’m glad it happened. Whether out of delusion Read more…
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