Here are the ways we’d view golf differently in a strange new world where not only was the Players added as the fifth major from its inception 52 years ago, but all the same people won.
Have you watched Jon Rahm complain about the DP World Tour over the last few days, felt vaguely interested, but then subsequently overwhelmed by endless backstory? Do you have the first inklings of an opinion, but need some facts to back it up before you go public? Are you sitting at your computer or phone, Read more…
Golfpocalypse is a meandering collection of words that runs prior to each week’s PGA Tour event. Reach out with your hottest takes on absolutely anything at [email protected]. We’ll publish the best emails here. 1. The Rogue Golf Thought: Ban Luke Donald from the Ryder Cup The word “welp” is a semi-annoying piece of modern slang, Read more…
Shane Lowry’s three-shot lead evaporated on the 16th at the 2026 Cognizant Classic, leaving Nico Echavarria to seize victory. Here’s how the drama unfolded on the PGA Tour’s final holes.
A rogue $1 Friday morning PGA Tour pool, a reality check on the Cognizant Classic field, Brooks Koepka’s cameo, Shane Lowry’s “curse” and a takedown of the Bear Trap. It’s another chaotic edition of Golfpocalypse.
The scene: Me, at home on Saturday, doing parent things, and waiting for my aunt to come visit. I was definitely not playing golf, but I was getting a series of texts from my friend Galen as proof that even when you’re away from golf, golf is not away from you. They told a succinct Read more…
Anthony Kim’s LIV Adelaide win sparks debate, Scottie Scheffler looms at Riviera, and the 10th hole remains golf’s greatest puzzle. It’s another edition of Golfpocalypse.
It’s Signature Season, and that means it’s time for the return of Golfpocalypse, your weekly guide to the most intriguing storylines on the PGA Tour and major calendar, and also whatever random golf content is on my mind. Today, we are hyper-focused on the first signature event of the season, and these are the 10 Read more…
Even after Rose’s blowout seven-shot win yesterday at the Farmers Insurance Open, there’s an argument to be made that we’re not appreciating enough just what he’s doing.
Welcome to the first of what is hopefully many installments of Interviews with a Golf Weirdo, where we explore the genuinely strange birds of golf society.
Standing over a three-foot putt on the 18th hole at the Lima Golf Club in Peru’s capital city, with a chance to win the Latin America Amateur Championship on the second playoff hole, Mateo Pulcini did his best to stick to a relatively quick routine. He adopted it for moments like these, when spending too Read more…
Golfpocalypse is a meandering collection of words about golf (professional and otherwise) that sometimes, but not always, has a point. Reach out with your questions or comments on absolutely anything at [email protected]. We’ll publish the best emails here. I have a distinct memory of being in my 20s and thinking about the moment, many years Read more…
There are times in life when the most brilliant solution is one that’s so unbelievably simple that it feels like cheating. To wit: The PGA Tour’s Brooks Koepka problem seemed so complex, with so many potential pitfalls awaiting any course of action, that the solution had to be deeper than the tour saying, “What if Read more…
Are you a golf weirdo? Do you know one? If you have a weird habit/collection/superstition/whatever relating to our great sport and would like to see it featured here, we want YOU. Be in touch at [email protected]. The email from Brian came with an enticing headline: “Perfect guy for your article.” His buddy Hank Green, he Read more…
Golfpocalypse is a meandering collection of words about golf (professional and otherwise) that sometimes, but not always, has a point. Reach out with your questions or comments on absolutely anything at [email protected]. We’ll publish the best emails here. I have to give credit where it’s due here, so shout out to my colleague Joel Beall, Read more…
Golfpocalypse is a meandering collection of words about golf (professional and otherwise) that sometimes, but not always, has a point. Reach out with your questions or comments on absolutely anything at [email protected]. We’ll publish the best emails here. There are a few things happening in the world of sports right now that have my mind Read more…
While the rest of the world in 2025 was busy ranking players on data and skill and other unreliable metrics, the Vibes-Only Guide was honing in on the instinctive stuff that really mattered. The franchise began at the Masters, where I successfully picked the winner (Rory, ranked No. 41), continued at the PGA Championship when Read more…
Golfpocalypse is a meandering collection of words about golf (professional and otherwise) that sometimes, but not always, has a point. Reach out with your questions or comments on absolutely anything at [email protected]. We’ll publish the best emails here. For me, there is almost nothing more fun in professional golf than obsessing over small details of Read more…
8:30 a.m.: Happy Black Friday morning, folks. My blood is made of tryptophan now, my bones are 90 years old, and I’ll never eat again. I have been hungover since 6 p.m. last night, and in a perfect world some kindly doctor would inject me with something that would let me sleep until December. However, Read more…