This might be one of the stranger superstitions to uphold if William Mouw buys into what happened to his putting in the second round of the ISCO Championship on Friday. Mouw, the tournament’s defending champion, only made 50 feet of putts in Thursday’s opening round and ranked 116th in the field in strokes gained on Read more…
Well, we’re somehow already at the final men’s major of the calendar year. And so far, we’ve seen Rory McIlroy, Aaron Rai and Wyndham Clark win at Augusta, Aronimink and Shinnecock Hills, respectively. This is one more chance for Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm and the best golfers in the world to add to their already Read more…
For decades, the game-improvement iron category has offered golfers the equivalent of a bowling lane with bumpers. Whether you’re new to the game or simply don’t have enough time to groove your swing, it’s always nice to know the mishit protection is generous and you’ll see plenty of distance, regardless of impact location. These irons Read more…
For golfers, not all sunglasses are created equal—and the difference from the appropriate to inappropriate can cost you strokes, not to mention eye issues. Here’s what you need to know:If you don’t like wearing sunglasses while you play, especially when you putt, it’s probably because the lenses and frames weren’t designed with golfers in mind. Read more…
Golf Digest senior writer Alex Myers is on a one-year mission to see how good he can get at golf through daily training, practice and playing. Read more from his “Late Scratch?” series here. Through six holes of my 2026 golf season, I was two under par and feeling on top of the world. After Read more…
AKRON, Ohio — “Do you want me to go over my hole-by-hole?” Scott McCarron is wearing a mischievous grin as he asks the question, knowing that the response would be a polite “no thank you,” and that he would not be inclined to give it anyway. McCarron had just completed a disappointing 10-over-par 80 in Read more…
The ISCO Championship is the opposite-field event this week on the PGA Tour and like the Genesis Scottish Open, it’s also co-sanctioned with the DP World Tour. This is a chance for some on both tours to jump up and capture a victory and gain some points and money on their respective tours. Max Homa Read more…
Tis the season where the best players in the world are in Europe for the Scottish Open-British Open double. This week they’re at the Genesis Scottish Open, where a star-studded field is at the Renaissance Club in a co-sanctioned event between the PGA Tour and DP World Tour. The field is playing for a $9 Read more…
Rory McIlroy recently made a scouting trip to Royal Birkdale ahead of next week’s Open Championship and no one would have known about it if not for a fellow six-time major champ blowing up his spot. That would be Nick Faldo, who randomly ran into Rory and then shared video of their encounter on X. Read more…
One of the best two-week stretches of the season begins this week at the Scottish Open, which boasts one of it’s better fields in recent memories. Not only are Scottie and Rory in the field, but so are Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton. Breakfast golf, commence! The Golf Digest betting panel is comprised of Pat Read more…
With his fifth PGA Tour victory this past Sunday at the John Deere Classic, Chris Gotterup cemented himself as one of the bonafide closers in the sport right now. And if you think that’s hyperbolic, the numbers do not lie: Winning is as hard as it has ever been in the men’s professional game, which Read more…
Chris Gotterup geared up for his title defense at the Genesis Scottish Open in the most impressive of ways: a win at the John Deere Classic before flying back to Scotland. That’s some good karma, as the five-time PGA Tour winner will be looking to become the first to win back-to-back at The Renaissance Club. Read more…
The hierarchy of American soccer fans is constructed in tiers of legitimacy, with all the pride and fussiness that entails, so let me come clean up top and say that I am not one of the die-hards—I’m just some guy who has really enjoyed this World Cup. The global spirit always makes the tournament fun, Read more…
The PGA Tour journeys overseas to the birthplace of golf for the 2026 Genesis Scottish Open. The Renaissance Club sits on 300 acres along the famed golf-playing coastline off the Firth of Forth in North Berwick, Scotland, adjacent to the storied links of Muirfield. Completed in 2008 by renowned architect Tom Doak, it was designed Read more…