13 of the best holes our writers played this year

Great holes don’t just check a bunch of architectural boxes. Of course, strategy, risk/reward and beauty are all important, but more than anything else, great golf holes produce great memories. These are the holes you remember long after a round … or a season. That’s why when we asked our own staffers to identify their Read more…

LPGA Q-Series ends with some veteran redemption and youthful heartbreaks

Ryann O’Toole didn’t imagine she would put this on her December itinerary, but there she was playing golf in Alabama this past week trying to salvage her LPGA Tour card. It was a wise decision. The 38-year-old O’Toole, a UCLA alum who first gained recognition as a competitor on Golf Channel’s “Big Break,” has won Read more…

The top golf equipment stories of 2025

Each year there are hundreds of equipment nuggets we dole out to our readers. And every year there are some that stand out as being truly notable and worth revisiting. Certainly, the ongoing saga of the golf-ball rollback was chief among them in 2025, but others caught our attention as well. Two of the best Read more…

2025 Newsmakers of the Year

To describe the sentiment that dominated the game of golf for much of the last 12 months, this one-word phrase likely suffices: FINALLY! Indeed, in ways large and small, 2025 turned out to be a year in which patience was rewarded. The most obvious example came in April, when Rory McIlroy ended an 11-year winless Read more…

The sneaky visual edge behind Scottie Scheffler’s blue driver face

Scottie Scheffler has his share of equipment quirks, which makes perfect sense when you think about it. Nobody reaches the top of the sport by blindly following the crowd. At some point, every elite player figures out what works, locks it in, and refuses to budge. Scheffler is no different. His quirks range from the Read more…

How good is Amazon’s golf ball? We let a swing robot put it to the test

Amazon’s new two-piece Basics Core Soft ball was never designed to dominate the tour. But when an ultra-budget ball promises “exceptional distance, straight flight and advanced cover and core technology,” golfers understandably get curious. So we put it to the test. We compared Core Soft to Titleist’s Pro V1, Tour Soft and Velocity using the Read more…

One holiday gift every golfer will appreciate

Holiday gift-giving can be stressful. When it’s for a picky golfer, it can be overwhelming. Enter a Golf Digest+ membership, which provides the avid player in your life unlimited access to the best in golf. Here are six ways golfers can get the most out of their Golf Digest+ membership. (Click here to gift a Read more…

Colt Knost elevated to CBS Sports’ booth for 2026 golf coverage

CBS Sports is elevating former PGA Tour player Colt Knost into its booth for the network’s upcoming golf coverage. Knost, 40, has been working with the CBS golf team since 2019 as an on-course reporter, joining the network full-time in 2021. He is best known for winning the 2007 U.S. Amateur along with the 2007 Read more…

Leaderboard

Hero World Challenge - 2025
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
1Hideki Matsuyama-22F401
2Alex Noren-22F401
3Sepp Straka-21F4
T4Scottie Scheffler-20F4
T4J.J. Spaun-20F4
6Justin Rose-18F4
7Corey Conners-17F4
T8Wyndham Clark-15F4
T8Harris English-15F4
10Cam Young-14F4
11Sam Burns-12F4
12Robert MacIntyre-11F4
13Keegan Bradley-10F4
14Akshay Bhatia-9F4
15Billy Horschel-7F4
16Brian Harman-6F4
17Andrew Novak-4F4
18Aaron Rai-3F4
T19Chris GotterupEF4
T19Jordan SpiethEF4
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