Jordan Spieth makes a surprising putter change in Phoenix

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When professional golf is your livelihood, not touching a club for weeks can feel like an eternity. The body is conditioned to pound balls and seek out answers in the dirt. Jordan Spieth is used to putting in countless hours on the range in search of answers, but he was forced to Read more…

There’s an important part missing from your practice

Welcome back to Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. To get Low Net each week directly to your inbox, sign up for Golf Digest+ right here. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email and I’ll do my best to Read more…

Matt Kuchar’s father Peter, 73, has died

Peter Kuchar, a former tennis star who gained a measure of attention for his antics caddying for son Matt Kuchar in the 1998 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club, has died, though no cause of death has bewen reported. He was 73. Matt Kuchar was scheduled to play in the Waste Management Phoenix Open this Read more…

How any amateur golf architect fan could win $3,000 and a trip to Argentina

Golf course scholars know that Alister MacKenzie’s big architecture break came when he won a design contest in the British publication Country Life Magazine in 1914. Architect C.B. Macdonald was one of the judges and liked MacKenzie’s winning entry so much (a brawny par 4 with multiple routes from tee to green based on how Read more…