The holidays may feel ages away, but they’ll be here before you know it. Take this as your sign to start brainstorming gift ideas for all the golfers in your life, before shipping deadlines and early gift-giving events start approaching. It doesn’t matter if they’ve been playing golf for years or are new to the Read more…
The proverbial “working vacation” is how Max Homa probably pictured his trip to South Africa upon agreeing to play in the DP World Tour’s Nedbank Golf Challenge. And the emphasis likely was on the vacation part as Homa shared pictures on social media of the safari that he and his wife took, along with fellow Read more…
Late at night, when normal human beings are sleeping, one writer spends literal hours on Reddit Golf, a treasure trove of humor, whining, equipment scores, outright lies and occasionally some great advice. It also led him, once upon a time, to Bucket Hat Guy. Each Friday, he will bring the site’s best content to you, Read more…
The days are getting shorter and the nights longer. Temperatures are falling and so are the leaves. Our little corner of the universe approaches the most remote point of its apex around the sun. This is all just a fancy way of saying whether you like it or not, winter is coming. But while the Read more…
What’s the best thing about team golf? The camaraderie? The competition? Nope. It’s the fact you can be a painfully average — hell, even pretty lousy — golfer and still have a meaningful impact on your team’s success. Thus is the magic of the scramble and the mystique of the handicap. No matter how abysmal Read more…
Back in 2016, many athletes in the Summer Olympics were caught on camera with bizarre circular blotches on their bodies (swimmer Michael Phelps most famously). The redish marks were the temporary side effect of a pain-management treatment known as cupping, and that exposure in the Olympics made it one of the most trendy therapies at Read more…
It had been nearly a month since Adam Long missed the short grass off the tee when he finally hit an errant drive on the 15th hole of Thursday’s opening round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. By then, however, the 36-year-old had already shattered a 31-year-old PGA Tour record—albeit a pretty obscure one. Long arrived Read more…
The 1990s were a great time in golf and in fashion, and the exciting fall golf trends today prove it. Tiger Woods won his first PGA Tour event in 1996 and popularized the oversized crew neck in fierce red. And on the side of the ladies, the establishment of the Solheim Cup proved the increasing Read more…
There’s a little extra importance on this year’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship, the penultimate event of the FedEx Cup Fall Series. The tournamnet is critical (and lucrative) for those on the bubble, whether it’s trying to secure PGA Tour cards for 2024 or earn wildcard spots into two early signature events in the coming year. The Read more…
This is the penultimate event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup fall season, and it will be played at Port Royal Golf Course, one of the most unique courses on the schedule. It’s incredibly short by PGA Tour standards, listed at only 6,828 yards for a par 71. Included in that setup are massive greens Read more…
On Monday night, the Los Angeles Chargers cruised to a 27-6 victory over the New York Jets. The win clawed the Chargers back to .500 and into the AFC Wild Card race. Arnold Schwarzenegger brought his donkey to Manningcast. Troy Aikman had a Freudian slip. It was a good time … but it had very Read more…
Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we can only imagine working in an office building that has simulators, putting greens, and an actual bunker! Yep, I’m talking about the impressive new PGA of America headquarters in Frisco, Texas, which I had the pleasure of visiting last week. My short game would be so Read more…
The sleek logo design for the inaugural collaboration between Ping and Hideoki Bespoke is telling: a fine needle, wielded like an expertly crafted golf club, slicing through air in curves reminiscent of the most artful swings of golf legends. Just launched, the 60-piece capsule draws from the technicalities of American-founded Ping with the contemporary, sophisticated Read more…
Erik van Rooyen’s winning eagle putt received all the attention, but the clutchest stroke on Sunday may have come from 52-year-old Rob Labritz. Even if it was only for bogey. The longtime New York club pro has played on the PGA Tour Champions the past two years, but his dream job was in jeopardy as Read more…
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