“A nun, a man with one arm and a midget” sounds like the beginning of a potentially off-color joke. That, or some sort of circus act. For Illinois head football coach Bret Bielema, however, that’s that group that rounded out one of his old golf foursomes. Wait, what? Angry cobra attacks tee box, time to Read more…
The final event of the PGA Tour’s fall campaign will be played over two familiar courses on the Sea Island Resort. Each golfer will play one round at both the Seaside and Plantation courses, a cut will be made, then the Seaside course will host the final two rounds. A 5-for-1 playoff took place under Read more…
The phrase “primetime golf” generally means one of two things are happening: 1. a major is being played on the West Coast, or 2. it’s the Hawaii Swing. Little did any of us know there was a third possible scenario … a 5-for-1 playoff at a Monday qualifier for the RSM Classic? Camilo Villegas completes Read more…
We here at The Loop love nothing more than seeing Jeopardy! contestants butcher sports clues. It makes us feel better about our knowledge of the world. And by “the world,” of course, we mean the sports world. But when the focus is on golf, even better. And it’s incredibly rare when our beloved game gets Read more…
For a second straight week, the PGA Tour seems to be going back to the future. The leaderboard entering Sunday’s final round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship has a vintage feel given the ages of those in contention for the $1.17 million first-place prize money payout. Out front after holding the lead in each of Read more…
Heading into this week’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship, Alex Noren had 161 starts registered on the PGA Tour. He’s earned a whopping $11.7 million. He’s posted 11 top-5 finishes. And yet the 41-year-old Swede had never lifted a trophy on the PGA Tour. Incredible, really, considering Noren has 11 international victories. He’s that talented. And now Read more…
Steve Stricker delivered some encouraging news on Saturday. On social media, he posted a picture of himself, donning a mask, llaying in a hospital bed next to his smiling father, Bob, and wrote, “My dad got to go home yesterday! Thank you all for all your love and support this last week! He felt it Read more…
LIV Golf has announced it is returning to Australia for a 2024 event. Though an official schedule for the league has not been released, LIV CEO Greg Norman confirmed that the Saudi-backed circuit is planning to visit the Grange Golf Club in Adelaide next season. It is the first stop named as LIV moves towards Read more…
Does your swing feel a little too long at the top? Maybe it’s getting quick at the transition? Or you don’t know exactly what the problem is, but you just feel out of sync? Golf Digest Top 50 Teacher Erika Larkin has a simple drill that will get your swing back into rhythm. Set up Read more…
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…
There will always be a golfer or two in your life who seem impossible to find the perfect gift for around the holiday gift-giving season. Whether their taste is tough to predict—or they seem to already have all the latest gear and gadgets out there. Don’t stress, we know this can get tricky, but we’ve Read more…