LOS ANGELES — Gaby Lopez is staying a few minutes away from Riviera Country Club, hosted by a member with a pool and a view of the fifth hole. She has cool digs in which to rest, and she won’t be one of the players who is complaining about traffic getting to and from the Read more…
All eyes are on World No. 1 Nelly Korda at this week’s U.S. Women’s Open, but those eyes saw a strange sight during Thursday’s opening round. After playing her opening six holes while starting on Riviera’s back nine, Korda changed shoes on the 16th tee box. This move was made even more noteworthy, however, by Read more…
One of the greatest traditions in college football is the rolling of Toomer’s Corner. For those unfamiliar with the tribal customs of the SEC, this is when Auburn fans descend upon the northeast corner of campus to drape the large oak trees in rolls upon rolls of toilet paper. The tradition is typically associated with Read more…
It’s been a busy few years for Rose Zhang, who has deftly balanced being a pro golfer with being a student at Stanford. But the 23-year-old’s focus will be fully on the former after earning her degree in communications. And her final project is every college kid’s dream. RELATED: 10 players to watch at the Read more…
Jackson Koivun had a bunch of reasons to remain an amateur in 2025-26 after having the opportunity to jump to the PGA Tour a year ago. Tops among them were playing for the U.S. in last fall’s Walker Cup at Cypress Point, and entries into this summer’s U.S. Open and Open Championship if he didn’t Read more…
LOS ANGELES — Amy Alcott was walking between the first and second fairways at Riviera Country Club earlier this week, like she’s done too many times to count. This walk was different than any other, however. There were big white tents nestled between the fairways, one for merchandise and another for media, for a very Read more…
The championship with the richest prize money payout in women’s golf just got a little richer. On Wednesday, the USGA announced that the overall purse for the 81st U.S. Women’s Open, being held at famed Riviera Country Club outside Los Angeles, was on the rise again, increasing $500,000 to a total payout of $12.5 million. Read more…
Scottie Scheffler will have a chance to go back-to-back-to-back this week at the Memorial Tournament. That’s something that has never been done at Jack’s Place and has only been accomplished by 18 pros in PGA Tour history. If the World No. 1 really wants to be in the right headspace heading into Muirfield Village, he Read more…
Earlier this week, I played in a golf outing at the West Point Golf Course in West Point, N.Y., site of the United States Military Academy. If you ever get the opportunity to play the course (it’s public), or go to an Army Football game, or simply visit the campus, I cannot recommend it enough. Read more…
Golfpocalypse is a collection of words that runs prior to each week’s PGA Tour event, mostly ABOUT that event. Reach out with your hottest takes on absolutely anything at [email protected]. We’ll publish the best emails here. Ladies and gentlemen, give yourselves a hand, pat yourselves on the back and down a quart of bourbon and Read more…
Ben James didn’t win the NCAA individual title on Monday, but he did close out a wire-to-wire victory at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, Calif. The Virginia senior’s T-16 performance in the stroke-play portion of the NCAA Championship (nine shots back of medalist Preston Stout of Oklahoma State) allowed him to finish the 2025-26 Read more…
The 126th U.S. Open is upon us, and it also marks the first chance for Scottie Scheffler to complete the career Grand Slam. The World No. 1 won leg No. 3 at last year’s Open Championship and could join that esteemed sixsome of Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Rory Read more…
If Mel Reid could scheme up a scenario for the final round on Sunday of the U.S. Women’s Open at Riviera, it would probably sound quite similar to the one many golf fans would scheme up in their own heads. Nelly Korda vs. Charley Hull. “Let’s bring that Solheim Cup energy a little bit earlier,” Read more…
One player is currently ranked among the top three male amateur golfers in the world. The other one shot 92 in college tournament and when he was headed for another score leading with a “9,” his coach took his card away. Two golfers with vastly different college histories ended up being a locked in a Read more…
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