Elite golfers talk lots about “the process” and the importance of sticking to a plan and being comfortable with the decision, even if the outcome isn’t what they hoped for or envisioned. It’s why 17-year-old junior phenom Miles Russell wasn’t as incredulous as some fans were after seeing what from afar appeared to be an Read more…
After weeks of silence from LIV Golf leadership about the fate of its forthcoming Michigan team championship, on Wednesday morning The Telegraph reported that players and staff had been informed that the event had been canceled. The news isn’t exactly surprising. The rumor has held the title of “golf’s worst-kept secret” for weeks, and despite Read more…
Kiara Romero, the top-ranked amateur in the world, can officially become a member of the LPGA Tour, realizing a childhood dream. The 20-year-old rising senior at Oregon won the McCormack Medal, awarded by the USGA and R&A to the best amateur female golfer, for a second straight year on Wednesday morning. “I feel like these Read more…
The debate over which state in the United States has the best golf is tricky, not only because there are so many worthy contenders, but also because it’s tough to agree on a simple definition of what defines “the best.” In our latest ranking of America’s 100 Greatest and Second 100 Greatest Golf Courses, 40 Read more…
ARDMORE, Pa. — At 63, Mike McCoy is the oldest player in the field at this week’s U.S. Amateur, exempt thanks to his victory last year in the U.S. Senior Amateur. To help put this into context, consider that both his playing partners during stroke-play qualifying the last two days, 18-year-old U.S. Junior champ Noah Read more…
Longtime looper Andy Sanders found plenty of success on the bag of Jimmy Walker, who he helped win a major – the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol. They spent 12 years together before parting ways in 2019. Sanders bounced around with some other guys, namely Lanto Griffin, who was dealing with a back injury in Read more…
Thick-soled shoes are popular for a reason: They’re really comfortable. Sizable midsoles absorb the strike from each foot plant, making the impact of long efforts easier on your joints. The bouncy feel is popular in running shoes from companies including Hoka One One, Brooks and OnCloud. But the style is just as popular in everyday Read more…
The top-70 golfers in the FedEx Cup standings are set for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the opening event of the PGA Tour’s season-long playoffs. Set in the rolling countryside just southeast of Memphis, TPC Southwind will host a playoff event for the fifth consecutive year after previously serving as a regular Tour stop for Read more…
On Saturday night, sitting in a tie for the lead at the Wyndham Championship, Michael Brennan briefly allowed himself to think about what it would mean to win—not only would he rise 58 spots in the FedEx Cup standings and make the playoffs, but he’d get such a boost that he’d be in position to Read more…
The 21-year-old newly minted pro stayed and watched until the not-so-bitter end. In the clubhouse at Sedgefield Country Club, Jackson Koivun waited and observed as the leaders came down the stretch at the Wyndham Championship, the finale of the PGA Tour’s regular season. He shot a somewhat disappointing 71 in his own final round, which Read more…
Michael Block was a hot topic Sunday on social media. Now 50, Block was competing at the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeen, Scotland before withdrawing midway through the final round, which appeared as a disqualification on the event’s leaderboard. Block, who shot to fame at the 2023 PGA Championship Read more…
Former PGA Tour pro Matt McQuillan, a Canadian from Kingston, Ontario, who played in 32 tour events during his career died August 5 “surrounded by his family.” He was only 45. McQuillan earned his PGA Tour card through Q-School in 2010 and made seven cuts in 21 events in 2011. His best career finish came Read more…
In an interview for a video series with Golf Digest, Tiger Woods revealed the two golden rules his father, Earl, shared with him about how hard he was allowed to swing; the younger Woods could swing as hard as he wanted, provided he could maintain his balance and hit the center of the clubface. None Read more…
The FedEx Cup Playoffs began in 2007, long enough ago that only two of this year’s 70 participants (Justin Rose and Adam Scott) played on the PGA Tour before their creation. Yet as it turns 20, this will be the last year of the tour’s postseason as we’ve come to know it. Exactly what will Read more…
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