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The Long Game tracks the Handicap Index progress of four Golf Digest editors of different abilities throughout the 2024 golf season. Catch up on last month’s story. A month into this season-long project, the state of our respective games suddenly matters to more than us. On Tuesday, we finalized the pairings for Golf Digest’s annual Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. To get Low Net straight to your inbox, subscribe here. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. As complaints go, “I played too much on a recent Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. My favorite example of people not understanding handicaps is from the golf tournament I organized on my wedding day. Working Read more…
It’s been 25 years since the man known as Club Pro Guy played his last competitive round on the Mexican Mini-Tour, a forgettable second-round 91 at the Los Mochis Masters that included a two-stroke penalty for playing a range ball and an unfortunate physical altercation with an elderly volunteer. After a playing career that spanned Read more…
The assignment almost sounded like a mistake. Play a bunch of golf this season … Deal! Count us in! No, wait, there’s more. Play a bunch of golf this season, track all the highs and lows, and share how your progress is reflected in your Handicap Index. Oh, OK. So slightly more involved. Still, we’re Read more…
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Imagine if you fell in love with someone first and only later learned that person was rich. This is what it’s like to wear a ball cap now that I’ve lost most of my hair. You see a transactional relationship meant to disguise my diminished hairline. I see the latest chapter in a lifelong affair. Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. I played Augusta National the Monday after the Masters, one of the most memorable rounds of my life not to Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A golfer switching putters hardly merits a headline. Collin Morikawa did so countless times when he was younger. “College was a fun one,” the two-time major champion cracked. What is notable is when it’s done in the middle of a tournament. Even more curious? When it’s done in the middle of the Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Airplane rides, Antarctic expeditions and Augusta National are among the few remaining spots in which a cellphone isn’t a viable means of communication. If you’ve ever wondered how much you depend on one, the tournament’s infamous ban annually reintroduces a way of life that feels primitive by comparison. Want to meet up Read more…
This is a free article version of Low Net, a weekly newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. To get Low Net each week, sign up for Golf Digest+. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email and I’ll do my best to dive in. AUGUSTA, Ga.—This is Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. Most club golf tournaments are played without leaderboards, yet a discerning eye can still determine who’s doing what. Slumped shoulders Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. I am a sucker for a good swing thought. There are hundreds I’ve utilized over the years, many of them Read more…
Editor’s Note: Golf Digest released this video profile of Scottie Scheffler in February 2022, fresh off his first tour win in the WM Phoenix Open. The 25-year-old Scheffler went on add his first major title with his three-shot win at that spring’s Masters. You may know Scottie Scheffler as the American superstar who captured his Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a newsletter written for the average golfer by an average golfer. To get Low Net right in your inbox, sign up for Golf Digest+ right here. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. Of all the gritty performances in golf, right Read more…
For the right price, any golfer can book a tee time at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course. But one section of the annual home of the Players Championship is out of reach for the paying public—a practice facility on the south end of the range open to only card-carrying tour players and contestants in this week’s Read more…
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This story first appeared in Low Net, a weekly newsletter written for the average golfer by an average golfer. The newsletter will be for Golf Digest+ members, but you’re getting it free for now. To continue to get Low Net, sign up for Golf Digest+ right here. Have a topic you want me to explore? Read more…