British Open 2025: 11 Open terms you need to know

The 2025 British Open is upon us, which means it’s time to set your alarm clocks early to watch the action. But before the tournament starts, it’s also time to brush up on the real meaning behind some phrases commonly associated with golf’s oldest major championship. Don’t worry, there won’t be a quiz. 1. “Open Read more…

The Best I Ever Did: Bob Toski

At 98, Bob Toski is the oldest living PGA Tour winner, having succeeded his friend Jackie Burke, who passed away in 2024 at the age of 100. Both men had magnetic personalities and shared mutually enriching relationships with giants of the game. Toski is now the last member of an era that was eyewitness to Read more…

How golf training is catching up with other sports

At some point, thinking about golf practice brought me back to my earliest days on skates. Some background here would help: When I grew up playing hockey, most of the drills in practice emphasized isolated skills. The coach would line us up at one end of the rink and blow a whistle, and then we Read more…

Drop it on a dime

There’s something so satisfying about successfully executing a flop or lob shot. It suggests a level of skill that you might not have ascended to. If you watch the pros hit them, you might think this is a shot that requires technical precision, great hand-eye coordination and a whole lotta guts. I think that might Read more…

Xander Schauffele: Test yourself with uncomfortable shots

I got my start in golf going to a local range, first trying to hit the 100-yard sign, then the 150, and so on. Like most kids, I loved experimenting, trying to pull off shots and, of course, swinging as hard as I could. Those early years taught me to love shotmaking. When I go Read more…

Hot List 2025: Best wedges for greenside shots

The best wedges seem to have the capacity to make us feel better. Assuming we take advantage of their performance characteristics, good wedges can take us from crushing disappointment to steadying relief with one swing. That’s particularly true when it comes to the imminent disasters a wedge can resolve on pitches and chips from tough Read more…

2025 John Deere Classic tee times, TV coverage, viewer’s guide

Before the PGA Tour’s best get on their respective international flights for next week’s Genesis Scottish Open and the soon-approaching Open Championship, it’s time for a little Quad Cities golf with the John Deere Classic. Of the top-30 ranked pros in the world, No. 17 Ben Griffin, No. 25 Sungjae Im and No. 28 Jason Read more…