If you’ve tried booking a Bandon Dunes trip in the past five years or so, you know how tough it has become. Add in golf’s boom in popularity with the scarce availability of lodging at golf’s best resort, and it’s been common to hear that the Oregon resort was booked for the next two years. Read more…
We have five continents represented on our ranking of the World’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses. The only two missing? South America and Antarctica. There are are no golf courses on Antarctica, but it’s not an indictment on the quality of golf in South America. Almost 100 years ago, when Alister MacKenzie designed two courses for Read more…
It’s tough to argue that the best part of golf is the conduit it provides to giving back. Billions of dollars are raised for charity every year through our great game—and each cause is worthy of praise. Few causes, though, offer the kind of high-level golf opportunities as the American Cancer Society’s Coaches vs. Cancer Read more…
If you’re like us, you miss Johnny Miller. The two-time major champion became golf’s most respected TV analyst for decades until he retired in 2019. His candid style might not have been for everybody—and he pissed off tour pros in the process—but he continually ranked as fans’ favorite voice in golf in our reader polls. Read more…
If you’re a big golf fan, you’ve likely heard about Scottie Scheffler’s car. Despite amassing over $71 million in on-course earnings in his young PGA Tour career, not to mention all the endorsement money, Scheffler was driving a 2012 GMC Yukon up with 200,000 miles on it up until recently. It’s really quite incredible when Read more…
The sand dunes in which the first course at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen, Scotland are as dramatic as there are in golf. Now there will be a second course at the resort.
As soon as you take up golf in the United States, somebody will sell you on taking a trip to Europe. They’re right of course. It’s the birthplace of golf, you’ve heard. St. Andrews is a baptismal experience. Royal County Down might be the best course anywhere. The best links courses that we watch every Read more…
It’s tough to find a bigger football fan on the PGA Tour than Justin Thomas. JT bleeds crimson and white for his alma mater, the University of Alabama—and having seen his at-home setup with about eight TV screens—we already know he gets locked in for fall weekends. Just like any other sports fan would, he Read more…
Look, it’s been a bit of a week. No matter your politics, the presidential debate on Tuesday was anxiety-ridden. The 9/11 anniversary is always emotional, too. We needed some content to help us relax this week. Thankfully, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Rocco Mediate just delivered one of our favorite videos of the year. RELATED: An Read more…
It’s a rare week in professional golf when the golf course is the star. Royal County Down, on rugged, windblown topography along the Irish Sea and beneath the Mountains of Mourne, hosts the 2024 Amgen Irish Open this week on the DP World Tour.
Whether you’re a fan of the FedEx Cup’s format or not, the fact of the matter is: This is our last chance to bet the PGA Tour before the season is over. Our Golf Digest expert panel is heating up at the end of the season, and they have identified several best bets for the Read more…
It’s an interesting life being a Golf Digest course-ranking panelist. The rules and ethos you must uphold resemble those of the military or a fraternity. Break any of them and a dishonorable discharge awaits. The panel, and really the Golf Digest brand, is much bigger than any individual. In fact, we don’t like our panelists’ Read more…
Everything seems to be fake on the internet these days, so when we saw the below photo shared by our friend @Top100Rick on X last week, our BS meter was engaged. Rick posted the photo of what appeared to be a note from inside the stall of a golf course bathroom, offering a fresh pair Read more…
Some things in golf puzzle even the most avid, seasoned golfers. How course ratings and slopes—aka the difficulty of a course—are calculated would be up there. We’re not talking about the course rankings, such as Augusta National being the second-highest course in the country. Instead, the course rating—which helps us figure out what our expected Read more…
We’re officially 250-plus days until Masters Week. It’s a sad realization that major season is over, but we have the finishing stretch of the PGA Tour season upon us—which means more opportunities to cash some tickets. Will players experience an Open Championship hangover after a grind last week? Consider Tony Finau won at the 3M Read more…
We understand Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open, not just lifting the trophy but also transforming his image among golf fans. We’re not here to take away from Bryson’s new stardom. But we are here to report on the important stuff, like Sam Bennett becoming the real golfer of the people. RELATED: Bryson DeChambeau’s ‘drunk’ drive, Read more…
US PGA TOUR (Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2015. Jerry West died on Wednesday at age 86. West was one of the biggest icons in NBA history, earning a spot on the All-Star team 14 times, the all-NBA team 12 times and being a transformative executive for decades after retirement, as well Read more…
You’ve probably seen them on social media. Pro athletes and influencers are strapped into these enormous boots, seemingly living the life of luxury. Somehow, this device must make you feel like a million bucks, I’ve always thought. I finally got to try them. Normatec boots are used by athletes in every professional and collegiate sport. Read more…
We often hear snippets about Schauffele – like Jordan Spieth calling him the funniest player in the Ryder Cup locker room – but it’s likely fans don’t know the full backstory on one of golf’s biggest stars. Here are 15 of the most important things to know about the 2024 PGA champion.
It’s shocking to hear that one of the contenders during the final round of the 2024 PGA Championship considered withdrawing from this major, but if you’re aware of Viktor Hovland’s struggles this year, it might not be a complete surprise. The talented Norwegian withdrew from last month’s RBC Heritage after a missed cut at the Read more…
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