The R&A announced a “fair competition policy” regarding the eligibility of transgender athletes at the governing body’s championship events. On Thursday the organization—following the collective lead of the USGA and LPGA on the matter, which released their policies last week—released a statement Thursday that, starting in 2025, “a golfer entering female professional and elite amateur Read more…
Embarrassing isn’t quite the right word, but there is something a little … squeamish … about how the golf media treated the phenomenon that was “Spring Break 2016” . If you’re old enough and plugged-in enough, you remember: Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Smylie Kaufman went on vacation and posted some pictures and Read more…
What you need to know: Cobra seeks to build on its Darkspeed irons with its follow-up, the DS-Adapt and DS-Adapt Max. The new irons make meaningful moves forward with a new hollow-body construction that features the company’s largest cupface design in an iron to date for more ball speed. Price/Availability: Available Jan. 10, the DS-Adapt Read more…
Two weeks ahead of Christmas, there will be some people celebrating another kind of holiday for the first time. Or, rather, celebrating the life of an extraordinary man—who happened to be an ordinary golfer. You likely have never heard the name Dr. George F. Grant. I certainly hadn’t until a follower of mine on X Read more…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Cobra DS-Adapt family of drivers will include four models ranging from the compact, low-spin, tour-preferred LS to the ultra-high forgiveness-focused Max-K. But what truly makes the lineup most intriguing is a reimagined adjustable hosel with 33 settings. Unlike traditional adjustable hosels, Cobra’s so-called “Future Fit 33” aims to give Read more…
Finau, who cited the need to continue to rehab his knee, was supposed to play with women’s World No.1 Nelly Korda, who will now be partnered with Daniel Berger.
“Tiger Woods” and “LIV Golf” have been confirmed as the most Googled golfer and golf-related term of the year, according to data provided by the search engine to Australian Golf Digest.
Admittedly, we’ve reached the point of the year where, well, there’s not much going on in golf. So we got a bit excited when one of the game’s most candid voices decided to host a little Twitter Q&A on Wednesday. And then intrigued when he dodged one question in particular from a fellow tour pro. Read more…
On Tuesday, the news we’ve all been expecting for months was finally confirmed. No, we’re not talking about the PGA Tour’s reported deal with PIF. We’re talking about Scottie Scheffler being named the 2024 PGA Tour Player of the Year. RELATED: PGA Tour pro shares eye-popping travel expenses total for 2024 season Of all the Read more…
There isn’t much of consequence that occurs among the early groups that venture out for the final round of a PGA Tour event—and that goes for the Masters Tournament, too. In fact, that is especially true at the year’s first major considering how often we are reminded that the Masters doesn’t begin until the back Read more…
With just one event to be played before the Christmas break, this week’s Gippsland Super 6, there has been plenty of recent movement on the all-important PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit.
Scheffler was a near-unanimous selection for Player of the Year among a tally of his peers, receiving 91 percent of the vote over two-time major winner Xander Schauffele and Rory McIlroy.
Judging off their back and forth in a conference call overnight, DeChambeau and Koepka have come a long, long way since SpikesGate at Kiawah Island in 2021.