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…
It’s Year 4 for LIV Golf and the league is back with 54 players playing 14 events around the world. Up first, the season-opener at Riyadh Golf Club in Saudi Arabia where the 54-hole event is being played under the lights. The field is playing for its customary $20 million purse with the winner taking Read more…
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Rickie Fowler has brought new meaning to the phrase “hunting for birdies” on Thursday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. The popular tour pro has never been afraid to make a style statement, like the time he wore knickers while playing in a major championship. Not to mention his famous all-orange Sunday look, which he Read more…
Season four of LIV Golf is upon us and there are big changes afoot in the Saudi-backed league. Greg Norman is out, Fox Sports is in, U.S. Open exemptions have arrived and shorts have gone the way of Ol’ Yeller. But that all pales in comparison to LIV’s biggest addition in 2025, a seismic innovation Read more…
Imagine for a second that you were good enough to shoot a 59. Ahh, that feels good, right? Now imagine you shot that 59 in your final high school event to win a state title. Man, that feels even better. Now imagine that you did all that and you DON’T remember the name of the Read more…
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…
If you’ve been following the PGA Tour for the past year, you’re probably aware of Luke Clanton’s rapid ascent. In 10 starts, he’s racked up four top 10s, including runner-up finishes at both the John Deere Classic and RSM Classic. And he’s done all of this while he’s still in school. That’s right, Clanton has Read more…
It’s funny. Even though Tiger Woods failed to win 296 of the 378 events he played on the PGA Tour, I’ve never thought of him being tortured by a tough loss. He was fine after a Sunday collapse that caused him to get boat-raced by Ed Fiori in his third pro tournament, 1996 Quad Cities Read more…
Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, LeBron James and … Rose Zhang? At only 21, the LPGA star and record-setting amateur has accomplished so much in her young career. And now Zhang has reached another sporting and cultural milestone by getting her own trading card set and memorabilia collection, like many of the world’s biggest stars. Upper Read more…
Luke Clanton is in this week’s WM Phoenix Open field thanks to a sponsor exemption, and he’s just two good rounds away from locking up a PGA Tour card. Clanton, 21, enjoyed a breakout campaign on the tour in 2024 despite not having tour status … or being a professional, for that matter. After earning Read more…
After a thrilling week at Pebble Beach, the PGA Tour heads to TPC Scottsdale for the WM Phoenix Open, one of the longer-running events on the schedule with a distinct personality. Consistently one of the highest-attended and rowdiest tournaments of the season, the WM Phoenix Open creates a unique setting for professional golf that is Read more…
If you’re a golfer who spends a lot of time hunched over a cereal bowl watching YouTube, then Good Good needs no introduction. You’re probably on a first-name basis with Garrett Clark, Matt Scharff and Brad Dalke, even if they don’t know you exist. For much of golf’s old guard, though, Good Good remains a Read more…
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…