Brooke Henderson began her first round at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in a sweet way. Henderson’s sister, Brittany—Brooke’s former caddie—gave birth to a baby girl early Thursday. Her name holds a special connection for both sisters. “Her name is Sahalee, which really means a lot to our whole family, and the meaning ‘high heavenly Read more…
Since joining Good Good Golf three years ago, Brad Dalke has become one of the biggest names in YouTube golf. The former national championship-winning Oklahoma Sooner won Barstool Sports’ inaugural Internet Invitational, launched Good Good Pros alongside co-creator Sean Walsh, starred as a competitor in the comeback season of ‘Big Break’ and has recently accepted Read more…
Earlier this week, news rocked the NBA world that the Milwaukee Bucks had traded star Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat. Antetokounmpo played 12 seasons in Milwaukee, winning two MVPs and one NBA title. He helped to turn the Bucks from a bottom feeder into must-see TV, but nothing lasts forever, and in the end Read more…
Soft is a defining characteristic of putters, at least when it comes to how golfers perceive them. How do we know this? When we asked our players at the Hot List Summit for their comments on the best new blade putters, the word “soft” appears 273 times. For perspective, that’s more often than they used Read more…
There is no rest for the weary as the top players on the PGA Tour are at the Travelers Championship after a long, grueling week at the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills. But we have reached the final signature event of the year. Yes, it’s already here. Rory McIlroy is the only top player not Read more…
10 years is long, longgggg time. A decade ago, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were still years away from winning their final majors, Tour Championship match-play seemed as far-fetched as artificial intelligence and Wyndham Clark? He was a redshirt senior playing for the Oregon Ducks … who just so happened to hate Baker Mayfield. RELATED: Read more…
As the frontman of a band that has sold more than 10 million albums, Pat Monahan has performed on stages all around the world. But as a golfer, a few smaller gigs stand out. The Train lead singer didn’t buy a set of clubs until he was in his 40s and just dabbled in the Read more…
Ben James is one of the most promising college golfers since Tiger Woods. But he missed crossing paths with the 15-time major champion on Tuesday for a hilarious—but understandable—reason. James recently turned pro after graduating from the University of Virginia, where he won seven times and became the first player in a quarter century to Read more…
Playing in the wind is hard work. Every shot comes with an added calculation: How is the wind going to affect the flight? Average golfers know to add some club when hitting into the wind, and club down when the wind is helping, but there’s something many miss. Megan Padua, a Golf Digest Best Young Read more…
Over the years, we here at The Loop have written up our fair share of golf course police chases. Just last year, there was a high-speed Detroit pursuit that led to $10,000 in golf course damages and 13 felony charges. Or maybe you’d prefer to watch the not-so-high-speed Georgia golf cart police chase that could Read more…
“I’m gonna hit another one.” A perfectly common phrase in golf. Probably one you’ve said many times before yourself. The question is, what’s your reason for teeing up another or throwing an extra one down? What preceded it? It took me awhile to find it, but my good Twitter friend Brian Kirschner’s spicy reply to Read more…
For 54 holes, Golf Twitter would have had you believing that the 2026 U.S. Open at Shinnecock was one of the most boring major championships ever. Then, Sunday happened. We often forget that much of the good stuff doesn’t happen until the final round, like Wyndham Clark nearly spoiling a six-stroke lead, the fans turning Read more…
The U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills gave us a fascinating mix of where golf style is today and where it’s headed next. Cashmere cardigans, pop-over shirts, and quiet luxury footwear shared the spotlight with bright World Cup-inspired colors and a new generation of Tour talent eager to make a statement. The week’s best looks felt Read more…
A wise man once said that you never want to be the main character on X/Twitter on any given day. But there is somehow a worse scenario—being the misidentified main character on X/Twitter on any given day. That was the predicament Canadian tour pro David Hearn found himself in on Sunday evening, when a story Read more…
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