If you struggle with a slice, there’s a good chance you can spot why the moment you start your swing. Why? Because it’s one of the most common mistakes slicers make. They set up to the golf ball, then as they start their golf swing, they begin rolling the clubface open and inside with their Read more…
Sometimes the best instruction is so simple it could teach a reasonably intelligent dog to execute a high draw (see the molded grip), and sometimes, especially in the modern era of deep-dive analytics and motion-capture animation, you need a Ph.D. in biomechanics and physiology just to begin to formulate words to describe what you think Read more…
It’s team time on the PGA Tour, where, after two weeks of the top stars playing against each other in massive events, there is a brief respite for a week to play in a different format for four days in a much more relaxed atmosphere. Not that they aren’t attempting to bring home the hardware Read more…
TPC Louisiana is known as a tricky Pete Dye course from its hidden bunkers to its firm and fast greens. The designer built it in the style of his renowned TPC Sawgrass, and like its Florida predecessor, it has one extra-special obstacle that many courses (luckily) don’t have: Alligators. The teams at the Zurich Classic Read more…
The LIV Golf League has reached the sixth event on its 14-event schedule, and after two weeks off, this one has historically been the rowdiest on the rotation. Yes, the tour is Down Under, in golf-crazed Australia, returning to the Grange Golf Club in Adelaide. The overall purse is its usual $20 million and the Read more…
Ohoopee Match Club is in rare air among modern courses. Only five new designs have debuted higher on our America’s 100 Greatest Courses ranking over the past 30 years, putting the Gil Hanse and Jim Wagner design in the same conversation as some of the highest-ranking courses of the modern era, such as Sand Hills Read more…
Every golfer has their go-to swing thoughts. They are the feelings that make a complex game simpler, and help a series of technical motions feel more natural. The goal for our new Swing Thought Finder was to ask the best golfers on the planet to reveal the feels they rely on in the heat of Read more…
The Zurich Classic is a “unique week” on the PGA Tour. As such, before you go betting your hard-earned dollars won last week on the Nelly/Scottie parlay, make sure you understand the many details that are easily overlooked in New Orleans. 1. The tournament has a special format. Eighty teams of two players will compete Read more…
There are 84 players in the field at the Legacy Golf & Tennis Club, with five expected to advance. It’s Charlie Woods’ first time attempting US Open qualifying.
Back in January, Justin Thomas was asked by reporters about a course he hasn’t played but would like to. The answer was immediate—Pine Valley Golf Club, ranked as the No. 1 course on Golf Digest’s America’s 100 Greatest Courses list. JT described how stoked he was to be making his maiden voyage in April along Read more…
You don’t have to be a coach or a player to sense the difference in tone on a PGA Tour range during a practice day early in the week versus a competition day later in the week. There’s work going on both days, but the intensity is different, and so are the goals. One of Read more…