You wouldn’t have necessarily picked Northern Ireland as the lab to create one of the greatest drivers of the golf ball of all time. But in retrospect it makes sense. Rory McIlroy’s game doesn’t resemble the stereotypical wind-formed, UK-style game that we’ve rightly or wrongly come to assume from these players. He doesn’t hit low, Read more…
It was a Sunday to forget for Jake Knapp at the Genesis Scottish Open. At one point holding a share of the lead, the 31-year-old faltered to a final-round 74 to finish T-22. But considering he was a links golf rookie, it was still a nice effort overall. RELATED: Chris Gotterup’s hilarious tweet after winning Read more…
Chris Gotterup recorded by far the biggest win of his young career on Sunday by holding off Rory McIlroy at the Genesis Scottish Open. He also earned by far the biggest paycheck of his career for his efforts. The 25-year-old will take home $1.575 million of the $9 million in prize money. (Although, as we Read more…
After a hot start at the American Century Championship, Charles Barkley stumbled to a disappointing weekend in Lake Tahoe. It also meant that he lost a pretty sizeable side bet. The NBA legend opened the “Super Bowl of Celebrity Golf” with an 81, his best score in 30 years of playing in the annual event. Read more…
Rory McIlroy has been open and honest about having difficulty finding motivation after capturing the final piece of the career Grand Slam in April at the Masters. Well, he shot a third-round 66 Saturday at the Genesis Scottish Open and is tied for the lead with only 18 holes remaining and his beloved British Open Read more…
My dad was a social golfer who shot in the 80s. He took me to the range when I was 2, but I got serious about baseball, basketball and football before I got serious about golf. I broke my wrist playing football, so I quit. I got tennis elbow in my throwing arm, so I Read more…
LAKE TAHOE, NV – “You’re not good enough to think.” That is the advice that two-time major winner Justin Thomas gave to WWE Superstar The Miz, which the wrestler claims changed his game. The American Century Championship brings together a wide range of well-known celebrities and athletes to give them the chance to live out Read more…
We’re somehow already at the final(!) men’s major of the golf calendar, the British Open upon us, which means we’re about to see some dynamite last-ditch efforts to add to major tallies or perhaps another J.J. Spaun-esque Cinderella Story. The location: Royal Portrush Golf Club in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Just like the players themselves, Read more…
If hole-in-ones are the unicorns of golf—mythical creatures that golfers wait their entire lives for a glimpse of—then what does that make a par-4 ace? When in Scotland, it’s tantamount to the Loch Ness Monster. Just ask Corey Conners, who nearly saw old Nessie on Friday at the Genesis Scottish Open as his incredible tee-shot Read more…
Golf Games Explained is exactly what it sounds like. You want to mix it up and try something new for once? Well, someone has to do the thankless work of playing different golf formats and telling you if it’s worth it. You can thank me later. Just when I thought I’d run out of golf Read more…
For you golf-history buffs, the photo above is of Todd Hamilton at the 2004 Open Championship. You might recall that en route to his victory, he often hit bump-and-run-type shots from off the green with a hybrid. It was one of the first times that shot was in golf’s spotlight, and more than two decades later, Read more…
Golf trips are good for the soul. They’re also getting harder on our wallets. Travel to any top-tier resort, and you expect to pay thousands of dollars for golf, lodging, food, etc.—and that’s before travel. The boom in golf post-COVID has led to green fees increasing by 20 percent since 2019, per the National Golf Read more…
Thankfully, thinks have worked out quite well for both Rory McIlroy and J.J. Spaun in 2025. Otherwise, this dig McIlroy sent Spaun’s way at this year’s Masters Par 3 contest may have never been relayed to us. Spaun would have simply had to live with the brutal dagger forever. But the U.S. Open champion can Read more…
It only took a handful of rounds as a pro for Caden Fioroni to create a highlight that will be tough to top for the rest of his career. The recent UNLV grad is making his second start on the PGA Tour Americas at this week’s Bromont Open, where he caught fire during Thursday’s opening Read more…
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