PNC translates into FUN for the 40 participants each year at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando. The regulars to this two-day, two-player team event know it’s all about enjoying time with family—and trying to grab bragging rights among your fellow peers. It’s why you’ll hear trash talk between Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods, with Read more…
If you’ve ever had a really good round, it might have felt like you were more focused than usual. That’s likely because, whether you realized it or not, you were playing in your ideal performance state. Finding your ideal performance state is something that fellow play editor Drew Powell brought up earlier in the week, Read more…
How do you transfer your weight in your golf swing? Moving your weight, or pressure, from side-to-side should feel as natural as walking, because it is, ultimately, a stepping motion. But what I see a lot of golfers do is slide way too far back on their backswing, and never make that next step forward Read more…
Much like peanut butter and jelly or an ice cold beer on the beach, Tiger Woods and the Nike swoosh just simply go together. It wouldn’t be right to have one without the other. Unfortunately, rumors are swirling that the 15-time major champion and the legendary footwear and apparel brand could be going their separate Read more…
Anthony Taylor was the biggest personality in the room, and it was fitting that the tournament’s competitive drama peaked with his bunker shot on the 18th hole. He badly wanted to make eagle on the par 5 at PGA National’s Champion course, and when his second shot flew over the green and into the sand, Read more…
Folks, if you’re inclined to be negative about the state of … well, anything, then you’ve found plenty of material in the year 2023. Golf was no exception, and it took a special mindset to keep on the sunny side. You might retort with, “What makes 2023 different from any other year in recent memory? Read more…
If you had eight-time Grammy nominee Travis Scott and Mr. October Reggie Jackson teaming up for a charity golf tournament on today’s bingo card, congratulations. You didn’t win a single cent, but you’re one of the select few who saw this epic collaboration one coming. Despite its unlikely origins, the 2024 edition of the Mr. Read more…
Like most things, technology has had a heavy influence on golf instruction. Gone are the days when teachers would have to rely solely on their eyes and ears to resolve issues their students were experiencing. Those senses have been augmented by a myriad of 21st-century gadgets, including force plates, radar, 3D imaging, etc. With that Read more…
You could make a case that Brooks Koepka had the best year of any professional golfer in 2023. There’s an even stronger argument, however, that he had the most interesting year. Sure, there was plenty of good golf, but there was also a lot of other stuff going on, including probably the biggest life change a Read more…
There’s a new face at the top of Golf Digest’s biennial 50 Best Teachers rankings, but if you’ve been watching any PGA Tour golf the last few years, it’s probably one you recognize. Mark Blackburn is the new No. 1 and recipient of the first-ever Butch Harmon Award, named for the longtime No. 1 who Read more…
If you’re not sure what to get the ladies on your holiday shopping lists, this roundup includes great gift ideas for the women in your life who love golf, whether you’ve known them for twenty years or twenty minutes. With personalizable gift ideas like fashion-forward golf bags to upgrade her game to quirkier, novelty gifts Read more…
Pro golf’s landscape has never been messier than it has been the past two years with the PGA Tour and LIV battling for the game’s biggest stars. But there’s a chance things are going to get even murkier. LIV’s signing of Jon Rahm has most believing some sort of merger between the two entities is Read more…
UPDATE: On December 12th, 2022, Mike Leach passed away following a massive heart attack at his home in Mississippi. Over the years, Coach Leach delivered countless memorable sound bites, but his 2018 monologue on the sport of golf remains one of our favorites. In memory of Leach, we have updated and republished the following post Read more…
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