Articles by The Editors

Golf Digest’s Best Young Teachers in America (2025-2026)

Our latest list of the Best Young Teachers in America stands at an all-time high of 191, including 59 newcomers. This impressive group of instructors under 40 represents the unprecedented growth of golf in recent years. Here we reveal their names and even share some of their tips to help you hit every club in Read more…

Regional Golf: Get Out Of Town!

Golf in regional areas is at the core of the game in Australia. Here are a few of our favourite non-suburban destinations. 

Melbourne Cup carnival and golf King Island tour 2024

Golfers and racing lovers, mark your Spring calendars for an unforgettable experience this November with The Melbourne Cup Carnival and King Island Golf Tour. The trip covers Melbourne, the Mornington Peninsula and Tasmania’s King Island and boasts a perfect blend of world-class golf courses and horse racing, wrapped in a luxurious seven-night package.

Travel: All Aboard, Golfers!

Why exploring the world by sea is all the rage right now – and a unique way to play more courses.

1 Percent Challenge: Check your ball position

Editor’s Note: The Golf Digest 1 Percent Challenge will present a new challenge every weekday in January. Catch up on Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, and Week 4. At the bottom of every golf swing is an arc. Track the movement of the clubhead, and you’ll quickly be able see it: The clubhead approaches Read more…

1 Percent Challenge: Dial in your impact position

Editor’s Note: The Golf Digest 1 Percent Challenge will present a new challenge every weekday in January. Catch up on Week 1, Week 2, and Week 3. The thing about golf swings is that they don’t actually matter. They’re a delivery system. A means to an end. The golf ball doesn’t know what your backswing Read more…

1 Percent Challenge: Learn a new golf move in slow motion

Editor’s Note: The Golf Digest 1 Percent Challenge will present a new challenge every weekday in January. Catch up on Week 1 here. It can be really hard for amateurs—and even pros—to make the moves they want in their golf swing while swinging at full speed. This makes it hard to implement real changes and Read more…

Coming Soon: A New Year’s plan you can actually follow

Look, every golfer has big goals – 30 more yards, 10 fewer kilos, tighter lines and better scores. We’re not here to tell you those goals are out of reach. The problem with most New Year’s resolutions, though, is they start you at the foot of a mountain without a clear map to the top. Read more…

Tips and tricks from some of the best teachers in the U.S.

Like most things, technology has had a heavy influence on golf instruction. Gone are the days when teachers would have to rely solely on their eyes and ears to resolve issues their students were experiencing. Those senses have been augmented by a myriad of 21st-century gadgets, including force plates, radar, 3D imaging, etc. With that Read more…

Bargain hunters: Best-value golf experiences

What constitutes true ‘value’ when it comes to playing golf in Australia? Our editors weigh in on the best-value experiences money can buy, broken up into two categories: $50 and cheaper and less than $100.