Golfers are no strangers to dress codes. But even the Wimbledon dress code makes some players shudder. The famously strict mandate of all-white attire dates back to the 1880s, when it was considered bad form to boast sweat stains. To this day, you can still only show a trim of color on the court. You Read more…
EDITOR’S NOTE—This story first appeared in 2020, following a Golf Digest shoot with Tiger Woods. Four years later, Woods’ explanation of how he hits his knockdown “stinger” shot remains as insightful as it was when it was first published. • • • There’s one shot I hit that gets crowds more amped than any other: Read more…
Editor’s Note: Donald Trump has selected first-term Ohio senator J.D. Vance as his Republican running mate for the November presidential election. This story was written in 2016, before Vance’s entrance into politics. A book with a title that references hillbillies, its pages exploring the plight of America’s white working class and its inability to access Read more…
A Getty Images photo of Tiger Woods’ heavily rusted TaylorMade wedge made the rounds on social media, but it brought more questions than answers. Specifically, why would a player the stature of Woods (or any tour pro for that matter) play a wedge that looked like it was bought from the used-club bin at some Read more…
(Editor’s note: This first ran during the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon. Our writers there this year confirm the famed par 3 hasn’t moved.) TROON, Scotland—I’ve just gotten settled into the media center at Royal Troon and my first thought is to get out and see some of the course that’s hosting the 145th Read more…
First things first, Jager Pain is a talented Canadian junior golfer with an amazing name. But what he did after a recent tournament is what really caught our attention. Pain was playing in the 102nd Ontario Junior Boys Championship at Otter Creek Golf Club last Thursday—and playing quite well. After an opening 66 on Monday, Read more…
The game of golf is always changing, and for once it looks like the senior citizens are leading the charge. Despite being eligible for many a senior discount, one brave 62-year-old man and his compatriots have discovered a new digital-first way to announce their golf outfits of the day. All you need is a little Read more…
TROON, Scotland—How does one of the best golf swings in the game get that way? Little by little. Aberg comes into the 2024 Open Championship playing great golf, but not necessarily feeling especially great about his game. The tendency is one that Ludvig has had since junior golf: He gets the club stuck behind his Read more…
AKRON, Ohio — In looking ahead to this week’s Open Championship at Royal Troon, Ernie Els came to Firestone Country Club with some ideas about tinkering with his game. He ended up winning his first on the PGA Tour Champions. Els had never found much success on Firestone’s South Course, posting just two top-10 finishes Read more…
In her 103rd career major start, Angela Stanford kept her emotions under wraps down the stretch in the Amundi Evian Championship until crossing the bridge on the 18th hole. Then the tears started flowing as it started to sink in that Stanford’s 24-year career in major championships was coming to an end. “Took a lot Read more…
Single-shot stories don’t get much more incredible in pro golf than the one authored by Timmy Crawford on Saturday in the Korn Ferry Tour’s The Ascendant at TPC Colorado. A 23-year-old who played most of his college golf at Loyola Chicago before transferring to Illinois as a grad student, Crawford Monday qualified this week and Read more…
It’s supposed to be one of the rarer penalties in golf. Given it’s happened twice in the past week, perhaps it’s not that rare anymore. Mackenzie Hughes entered the Saturday of the Genesis Scottish Open in contention thanks to consecutive 66s to start the event. Unfortunately for the Canadian, a self-inflicted wound put his championship Read more…
The U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship begins Monday, and it’s a special one for the USGA as it marks the 75th playing of the event. (Only five other USGA championships have been held longer.) Scheduled from July 15-20, the championship boasts a diverse field of 156 competitors ages 12 to 18. This year’s venue, El Read more…
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