One of the things Keegan Bradley has done during the offseason is test golf balls. Srixon made him a special set of balls. They were of the potential rollback variety.
NASSAU, Bahamas — About six months ago while visiting his swing coach Mark Blackburn in Birmingham, Ala., Justin Rose was rummaging through myriad training aids and came across a swim hand paddle. Intrigued, he wondered how it might help his game. Now he uses it almost every time in his warm-up routine before competition. Rose, Read more…
On Tuesday it was announced that the 20 players in the field at this year’s Hero World Challenge—14 of them among the top 25 in the World Ranking—would be competing for the new and improved prize money payout of $4.5 million at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. Mind you, it was an afterthought in Read more…
Every now and again I’m tasked with covering a golf tournament where Lee Trevino is playing, and you can’t help but get pulled into his orbit whenever you do. The six-time major champion is still an avid range rat who holds court whenever he gets the chance. In honor of his 84th birthday this week, Read more…
NASSAU, Bahamas — More good than bad. That about sums up the second round of the Hero World Challenge on Friday for host Tiger Woods. Woods started fast with birdies on four of his first seven holes, but he couldn’t sustain the pace, struggling in the same area of the golf course where he encountered Read more…
Any discussion of bad golf habits can quickly spiral out of control considering how often golfers define their games by what they’d prefer not to do. I’d love to not pull tee shots into someone’s backyard. It’d be great to not miss any more absurdly short putts. You get the point. There are bad habits, Read more…
Scottie Scheffler is experimenting with a new, and unknown, putter this week at the Hero World Challenge. Scheffler is coming off a historic ball-striking season, finishing first in strokes gained, SG/off-the-tee, SG/approach and SG/tee-to-green en route to winning twice and finishing with the best scoring average on the PGA Tour. However, the World No. 1’s Read more…
EDITOR’S NOTE—Retired U.S. Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor died Friday at age 93. A pioneer as the first woman to serve on the high court, working from 1981 to 2006, O’Connor also was a golfer, taking up the game in earnest as an adult. The combination inspired a conversation Golf Digest writer Dave Kindred Read more…
Jordan Spieth had one of the most eventful rounds of his career on Thursday afternoon at the Hero World Challenge. Unfortunately, it could lead to one of the roughest hangovers of his caddie’s life on Friday morning. Spieth’s buddy, Eric Leyendecker, is filling in for normal looper Michael Greller in the Bahamas this year. And Read more…
Jordan Spieth was in midseason form Thursday during the first round of the Hero World Challenge. By midseason form, we mean his round was just as nutty as they usually are while in the heart of the PGA Tour schedule. The three-time major champion hasn’t hit a competitive golf shot since the U.S. got beat Read more…
Golf training aids don’t always have to be complex. Often, there are things around your house that you can use to improve your swing. You’ve probably heard of people pinning a towel under their armpit for better connectivity, or even putting their arms through a coat hanger to help your hands, arms and body work Read more…
Razorback nation, we have incredible news: Bobby Petrino is back in the saddle again. The prodigal son has returned. The half has been made whole. The unfinished business is finally complete and the college football universe, at long last, has returned to a state of equilibrium. Mr. Tyler, if you would please do us the Read more…
Golf’s going through a bit of an existential crisis. Between the rollback chaos and the LIV Golf saga, things are a bit odd right now. It’s cold out, pitch-black at 4 p.m. and golf is walking around listening to Bon Iver. Sometimes you need to go back to basics and a father swinging a golf Read more…
If you want to take a trip somewhere that allows you to split time between the golf course and the beach, and has great places to eat and shop, head to Myrtle Beach. Epson Tour player Carley Cox grew up in North Carolina, but spent summer vacations at her grandpa’s house in South Carolina. She’s Read more…
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