About a half mile from his GPS destination, Gil Hanse’s interest was piqued. He had gotten a call from one of Frontier Club’s founders, James Housler, about a 350-acre parcel outside Ann Arbor, Mich., which timed nicely with Hanse’s upcoming trip to Oakland Hills Country Club. Now he was driving through Lodi Township, and he Read more…
Pro sports teams are getting creative with their schedule releases, and we loved the way the Boston Celtics announced its 2026-2027 slate. The Celtics coordinated a day with six-time NBA All-Star Jayson Tatum and Ryder Cup captain and huge Boston sports fan Keegan Bradley to shoot content for its big announcement. Why golf? That was Read more…
The debate over which state in the United States has the best golf is tricky, not only because there are so many worthy contenders, but also because it’s tough to agree on a simple definition of what defines “the best.” In our latest ranking of America’s 100 Greatest and Second 100 Greatest Golf Courses, 40 Read more…
We’re a little disappointed the PGA Tour season is coming to an end—we’ve hit outright winners two of the past three weeks. The season’s wrapping up just as we’re getting hot! Speaking of hot, the FedEx St. Jude Championship takes place in steamy Memphis, where ball-striking is paramount for navigating the hard-to-hit fairways and avoiding Read more…
I’ve been fortunate to walk a handful of brand-new golf courses now with architect Bill Coore. As we traversed his latest design at Pinehurst Resort, I could tell Pinehurst #11 has a special place in his heart. RELATED: Rodeo Dunes will be golf’s next great resort, and I was one of the first people to play Read more…
Rotowire surveyed 750 professional golfers to find out who they like least on tour, and the results throw up a few genuine surprises. Patrick Reed tops the list, but he’s got good company.
Mid Ocean Club is the only C.B. Macdonald design outside the United States, regarded since its opening as one of the world’s best, ranked 44th on our most recent list of the World’s 100 Greatest Courses. So when the club contacted Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner, who have tackled some of the world’s headiest restoration Read more…
Golf’s most valuable piece of land is unintentionally unknown to most golfers. Turn onto 91st Street in Surfside, Fla., north of Miami Beach, and you’ll encounter a highly ornamented, police-gated bridge that looks like an entrance into a country club. In a way, it is. Indian Creek Village has become an enclave for society’s richest Read more…
Liberty National’s unique setting with the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty will serve as a fitting backdrop for a made-for-TV event to air on the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country. Liberty National has partnered with the Veterans Golf Association for an event called the Liberty Cup, in which five service Read more…
Initial reports stated courses like Pine Valley and Cypress Point as possibilities, which might be a little far-fetched. We decided we’d apply a little realism to the exercise and help identify some courses we’d love to see the tour consider for the new matchplay edition of the Tour Championship.
The outcome of her final putt was nearly a nightmare – but it turned into a moment that Nelly Korda will be able to laugh about for the rest of her career.
If you’re a golfer, odds are you’d do just about anything if you had the chance to tee it up with Tiger Woods—especially in the mid-2000s during the peak of Tiger Woods’ career. That was the situation former MLB player Jeff Francoeur found himself in before a spring training game while on the Atlanta Braves. Read more…
Reggie Bush is as obsessed with golf as any former pro athlete. Ask the hotel staff after anywhere he stays. It’s likely there’s a hole in the carpet of his room from Bush taking practice swings, when his golf for the day is done, his wife, Lilit, said. “He leaves his mark, it’s like saying, Read more…
We hope you took advantage of Rory McIlroy’s odds drifting up to a glorious 12-1 to cash a Masters outright winner. We had great gambling content all week at Golf Digest, including our Joe Idone from Read the Line touting him, but for us in the experts picks column, we’re back to grinding on our Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Collin Morikawa has been in a ton of pressure moments. The two-time major champion says nothing compared to his mental state on Thursday morning before the opening round of the Masters. This had nothing to do with the pressure of playing in a major. It had to do with the state of Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The wait is finally over. Day 1 of the Masters is upon us, and it’s a glorious weather day at Augusta National Golf Club. There are few better places to be in sports. Walking the grounds at Augusta is a dream come true for any golf fan. The people-watching and eavesdropping remains Read more…
Frankie Fleetwood stole the spotlight at Augusta National’s Par-3 Contest last year and continues to impress in 2026. See how the Fleetwoods are lighting up the course.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Part of the beauty of Augusta National is how a familiar course can play slightly different year to year. Greens will be reworked, tee boxes moved slightly, trees added or removed—to present a new challenge. RELATED: Masters 2026: A comprehensive history of every change to Augusta National The 90th edition of the Masters Read more…
A man from Easley, South Carolina, was arrested for criminal trespassing after attempting to acquire a Masters badge from patrons leaving Augusta National.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Rory McIlroy’s Tuesday nights during Masters Weeks will look very different for the rest of his life. Turns out, his dinner plans on Tuesday night last year were also at Augusta National’s clubhouse—but it led to him finding himself in a hilariously awkward situation given what transpired just days later. McIlroy and Read more…
Baker Thompson has known Michael Keiser Jr. since he was 10 years old. They’d spend summers together as neighbors near The Dunes Club in New Buffalo, Mich., the first golf development of Keiser’s father, Mike, which launched his career that would redefine destination golf with public access. Now Thompson and Keiser Jr. are themselves redefining Read more…