Frankie Capan III tied the lowest under-par round in Korn Ferry Tour history on Thursday. Capan, a Minnesota native and product of Florida Gulf Coast University, turned in a 13-under 58 at the Veritex Bank Championship in Texas, breaking Scottie Scheffler’s course record. Capan was four under through his first eight holes at Texas Rangers 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…
In case you didn’t hear, Rickie Fowler made a hole-in-one at one of the world’s most famous golf courses, Pine Valley, on Wednesday. Thanks to a variety of sources, we learned the ace came on the downhill par-3 third, that Fowler used a 7-iron on the 182-yard shot, and that he was playing with Justin Read more…
Rory McIlroy will make his Zurich Championship debut this week, and no one should feel more honored by the four-time major champ’s presence than teammate Shane Lowry. On the eve of the tournament, the tandem explained how their partnership came together on the heels of a victorious Ryder Cup—and a few beverages. “I remember Rory Read more…
After a busy stretch of three straight tournaments starts, Tommy Fleetwood is taking a week off. But only sort of. The seven-time DP World Tour winner finds himself back on the Challenge Tour, only as a caddie. Fleetwood is on the bag for stepson Oscar Craig at this week’s UAE Challenge. RELATED: Scottie Scheffler’s caddie Read more…
Anthony Kim didn’t touch a club for seven years during his publicised absence from golf. He didn’t touch social media, either. In fact, he wasn’t on it until recently. He had no idea that online, his whereabouts had morphed from curiosity to bigfoot levels.
Hitting good shots is great, but that’s not the name of the game in golf. Not really. Golf, as the cliche we all know goes, is a game of misses. The better your misses are, the better your scores will be. The problem is amateur golfers aren’t good at thinking about their misses. They’re lured Read more…
Excuse the SPOILER ALERT, but if you’ve watched Season 2 (or even Season 1) of Netflix’s “Full Swing,” then none of what you’re about to hear will be new information. Matt Fitzpatrick has a younger brother named Alex Fitzpatrick who is also a tour pro. Matt Fitzpatrick is a very analytical tour pro. Alex Fitzpatrick Read more…
South Carolina, Stanford, Wake Forest, LSU, USC and UCLA each earned No. 1 seeds as the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee announced its selection of 72 teams and 36 individuals to participate in the 2024 NCAA Women’s D-I Regionals, May 6-8. Thirteen SEC schools earned spots into the regional fields (including four No. 1 Read more…
Three sets of brothers—the Fitzpatricks, the Hojgaards and the Coodys—will tee it up at this week’s Zurich Classic, making for the three most obvious teams in the PGA Tour’s annual team event. But how do the rest of these partnerships come about? As Michael Kim explains, “It’s kinda like asking someone out on a date.” Read more…
There’s a lot of cool things about working at Golf Digest. Chief among them is the opportunity to forge longstanding relationships within the industry and to engage with our readers. On Thursday, April 25 at 8 p.m. EST, both of those areas meet as Senior Editor, Equipment Mike Stachura and myself will be hosting the Read more…
Since switching to a team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has established itself as one of the PGA Tour’s unique events. It’s also the tournament you’re most likely to see some unexpected faces. Last year it was the combo of David Duval and John Daly playing together and finishing dead last Read more…