A hole-in-one is supposed to be a rite of passage—a joyous occasion marked by high fives, hugs and, of course, beers. You never forget your first, after all. For one golfer, however, his first “ace” turned into a nightmare over Fourth of July weekend thanks to one golf’s most steadfast technicalities. Read on, sadists. This Read more…
The PGA of America will announce the captain of the next U.S. Ryder Cup team competing in September 2025 at Bethpage Black during a 12 noon press conference Tuesday at the NASDAQ building in New York. However, Tiger Woods—who had been the speculative favorite to helm the red, white and blue—will not be the name Read more…
Ask almost anyone about the origins of the sport of golf, and you’ll get the same answer: It was invented in Scotland. Ask them a follow-up—how do you know?—and things start to get complicated. The truth of the matter, as with all questions of history going back far enough to where written records are scarce, Read more…
This story first appeared in Low Net, a weekly newsletter dedicated to golf through the eyes of average players. The newsletter will be for Golf Digest+ members. To receive yours weekly sign up for Golf Digest+. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. Last week, a PGA Tour Read more…
If Davis Thompson keeps up the streak, there is a house in the Quad Cities area of Illinois that PGA Tour pros will be clamoring to get into next year. Has anybody called the couch yet? The 25-year-old Thompson heads into the final round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run holding a Read more…
With a third-round charge, Jordan Spieth, who won his first PGA Tour title at TPC Deere Run in 2013, will head into Sunday’s final round of the John Deere Classic with a chance to win his first title since the 2022 RBC Heritage. He will have plenty of competition, however, with Carson Young, C.T. Pan Read more…
The first amateur golf design competition was likely held in 1914 when Country Life Magazine asked readers to submit suggestions for a theoretical hole. Actual architect C.B. Macdonald, one of the judges, liked the par 4 that Alister MacKenzie sketched so much (MacKenzie was still a doctor and not yet a practicing designer) that he Read more…
After my first year on the PGA Tour in 2023, I finished No. 126 on the FedEx Cup points list; the top 125 keep their cards. I was disappointed to lose my card, of course, but I was focused on earning my status back. I was playing a practice round for Q school in December Read more…
The year’s fourth and final men’s major is drawing near, with the 152nd Open Championship taking place at Royal Troon July 18-21. The R&A bring golf’s oldest event back to the historic Scottish course for the first time since 2016, when Henrik Stenson outlasted Phil Mickelson in a thrilling Sunday showdown, and for the 10th Read more…
The PGA Tour returns to Illinois for the John Deere Classic, a staple on the schedule since 1971. Formerly known as the “Quad Cities” Open, John Deere took over as the title sponsor in 1999, and TPC Deere Run has been the host venue ever since. Though the event rarely boasts a star-studded field, it Read more…
Ladies and gentlemen, start your (tractor) engines! The PGA Tour is back in the Quad Cities for the John Deere Classic, featuring two-time event winner Jordan Spieth, last year’s victor Sepp Straka and Jason Day for the first time since 2011. This will be Spieth’s first time competing in the tournament since 2015, a year Read more…
Basketball star and noted golf enthusiast Klay Thompson just left the Golden State Warriors for a new contract with the Dallas Mavericks. Now that the four-time NBA champion (and part-owner of the TGL’s San Francisco franchise) is in the market for a new home, perhaps he should consider this $5.85 million compound half an hour Read more…
It’s Independence Day, America. A time to reflect on our forefathers, freedoms, and, more importantly, golf. Just book a tee time down at the local muny this week, and you’ll find droves of golf-loving Yanks descending on clubhouses from Portland to Portland to enjoy America’s other pastime and escape their visiting relatives (AKA America’s other Read more…
Fresh off his program’s first appearance in the NCAA Division I regionals, Howard University director of golf Sam Puryear didn’t head for Carlsbad, Calif., to attend the NCAA Championships last month. He instead ventured to Surrey, England—not to get far away from the championship but to hopefully take another step closer to it. Puryear attended Read more…
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