It is perhaps one of the enduring golf memes of our time. It features a clip from “The Hangover,” starring Zach Galifianakis, who plays the character Alan in the all-time great comedy. In the clip, an old man walks up to Alan at the gas station to compliment his car, and Alan immediately snipes back Read more…
Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City recently hosted one of the most competitive match play events that deserves your attention. While the golf world fixates on who will represent their side at this year’s Presidents or Solheim Cup, something much more patriotic is hearing on July 4th. The best golfers from the Army, Navy, Read more…
The PGA Tour heads to the Midwest this week for the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. Originally known as the Quad Cities Open when it debuted in 1971, the tournament found its permanent home at TPC Deere Run in 2000 and has become one of the tour’s premier birdie-fests. It Read more…
After a loaded June schedule that featured a major and two signature events, this week’s John Deere Classic will be a bit of a break for the world’s best (along with a much-needed July 4th holiday weekend). And yet, there are still quite a few major champs and rising stars looking to attain some much-needed Read more…
It’s been quite a month for James Nicholas. Just three weeks ago, the 29-year-old battled through 36 holes of U.S. Open qualifying on Golf’s Longest Day to get into the championship at Shinnecock Hills. For his efforts, the USGA gave him the honor of hitting the first tee shot early Thursday in his native New Read more…
Golf’s most valuable piece of land is unintentionally unknown to most golfers. Turn onto 91st Street in Surfside, Fla., north of Miami Beach, and you’ll encounter a highly ornamented, police-gated bridge that looks like an entrance into a country club. In a way, it is. Indian Creek Village has become an enclave for society’s richest Read more…
Only eight PGA Tour events remain in the regular season. This week the tour is in Illinois as its annual stop for the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run. Jackson Koivun is making his pro debut after completing one of the best college and amateur careers in golf history. He tied for 11th place Read more…
The PGA Tour heads to the Quad Cities for the 2026 John Deere Classic, with added excitement this season as it has garnered one of the most compelling fields in years. TPC Deere Fun has attracted eight of the top-50 players in the world who are eager to acquire highly important late-season FedEx Cup points. Read more…
With more people than ever playing golf, there are also more golf stories to tell. That’s where The Fringe comes in. Whether it’s a profile of a celebrity golfer, a look at how golf made a difference in someone’s life or just an interesting on-course tale you may have missed, The Fringe brings fun stories Read more…
Everyone wants to negate the biggest miss with their driver. But understanding how to accomplish this task is more nuanced than you might realize. For example, TaylorMade’s Qi10 LS remains the gold standard for a high-toe miss. During a recent round of robotic testing with the Golf Laboratories swing robot, the low-spin offering gained an Read more…
We’re back from a little U.S. Open “break,” but unfortunately we begin this week with some difficult news … Dalke’s Decision On Thursday, Brad Dalke shocked the golf world when he announced he was leaving Good Good Golf in an emotional video posted to his personal YouTube channel. In the video, Dalke explained that the Read more…
There is no official clock measuring this, but I am fairly certain my golf practice time has eclipsed the 10,000-hour barrier. That is the magic number for greatness, they say, which leads to the uncomfortable question of why I remain so stubbornly average. Probably because not all 10,000 hours should be graded the same. If Read more…
The debate over who should buy hole-in-one drinks rages on, but at one golf course, it’s the lucky player who gets a drink. And an expensive one at that. We take you to Ardfin on the Isle of Jura in Scotland, where they give out special inscribed bottles of Jura whisky to those who make Read more…
Golf Digest senior writer Alex Myers is on a one-year mission to see how good he can get at golf through daily training, practice and playing. Read more from his “Late Scratch?” series here. As I struggled around the beautiful, but difficult CC of Darien during my second official tournament round of the year, I Read more…