In a matter of seconds, the Alabama men’s golf team might have just lost one of the best golfers in program history to the pros, and yet the players celebrated as if they had all won the NCAA Championship. Or maybe the Super Bowl. With 20-year-old Crimson Tide sophomore Nick Dunlap trying to nail down Read more…
With a two-shot lead entering Sunday’s final round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, Lydia Ko has the potential to wipe away a disappointing 2023 season just one start into 2024. Ko, 26, could only muster two top-10 finishes in 20 LPGA tournaments, failing to qualify for the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship Read more…
Rory McIlroy had a decision to make. From the back fringe on the par-5 18th hole at Emirates Golf Club on Saturday, the Irishman had 45 feet to the pin and would normally pitch his ball. But the lie was just tricky enough that McIlroy opted for his putter. Smart choice. McIlroy rolled his ball Read more…
When arriving at Cabot Citrus Farms you’ll understand why Ben Cowan-Dewar sought this property for decades. A prehistoric ridge in Brookville, Fla., created rolling topography on sandy soil—a golf developer’s dream. In the early 1990s, World Woods opened with two acclaimed public courses and what was once the world’s largest driving range that hosted Tiger Read more…
If you’re traveling to the Masters this year, well, first of all, good for you. As we know, that’s as tough of ticket to grab in sports. Heck, you might have a better chance earning your way into the field than winning that lottery. But anyway, if you are going, we’ve got some good news. Read more…
Editor’s Note—This story originally appeared in the April 2006 edition of Golf Digest, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jack Burke Jr.’s victory at the Masters. Burke died Jan. 19, 2024, 10 days shy of his 101st birthday. Sign up for Golf Digest+ for access to the complete Golf Digest archive IT’S BEEN 50 YEARS SINCE Read more…
Editor’s Note—On Jan. 29, 2024, legendary golfer Jack Burke Jr. would have celebrated his 101st birthday. But 10 days shy of that milestone, the oldest living Masters and PGA Championship winner passed away in Houston. Almost 60 years removed from his retirement as a tour pro, Burke managed to remain, as Guy Yocom wrote for Read more…
Carl Paul, a pioneer in the golf club component industry that led to the golf retail chain Golfsmith, died last week in Austin Texas, home since 1973. He was 83. Paul, who graduated from what now is known as Texas A&M, was an engineer by trade. In 1967, he played golf for the first time, Read more…
Gaby Lopez’s globetrotting offseason included nearly everything but golf. That finally concluded Thursday at the LPGA’s Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions with a first-round 67. Over the last month, Lopez married Santiago Carranza in Mexico. They then embarked on a three-week honeymoon that took the newlyweds to Africa, Spain, Egypt and back home to Read more…
Bernhard Langer announced on Wednesday that he’ll be making his final Masters start this April, a full 42(!) years after he made his debut in the tournament. That spans seven different U.S. Presidents and countless technological breakthroughs. Imagine telling Bernhard when he slipped his first of two green jackets on in 1985 that someday he’d Read more…
The balls fly farther, the greens roll truer, and the clothes aren’t quite as laughable, but one thing golf still hasn’t figured out in the last 50 years is how to get around winter. Snowbird jaunts and 50-degree heat waves asides, most of the country is still stuck inside with its proverbial noses against the Read more…
The first two times the USGA staged the U.S. Adaptive Open, it felt more akin to an invitational than a true “open.” Entries were taken and the fields for each division were based largely on handicap index. Some of that was due to the USGA not knowing what kind of interest in would receive for Read more…
Looking to learn what you need to know about the latest new products from Toulon Golf? These handy thumbnails will keep you up to date on the company’s new releases across all club and ball catetgories. Toulon Santa Monica putter (2024): Toulon Golf is known for its high-end milled putters and the company has released Read more…
This limited edition launch from the funky golfers’ favorite, Bad Birdie, and the Arizona-based and invitingly-low-key craft brewer, Four Peaks, has everything you need, from breezy printed polos with matching towels and headcovers, to a crushable ale to brighten your rounds. The headliner is the “Bad Birdie Juicy Golden Ale,” which boasts sunshine undertones of Read more…
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