Tis the season of giving, but when it comes to the golfer in your life, you can’t give just anything. No matter how trivial, every trinket in a golfer’s bag means something different, so choose wisely, wrap carefully and make sure your golf gift sends the right message this holiday. NOVELTY GOLF TIE What it Read more…
The halls are decked, the Tofu turkey is congealing and you’re sitting in a graveyard of brake lights bracing for your annual shouting match with your most cherished family and friends. This year, with war brewing, recession looming and primaries upon us, things are bound to be more fraught than ever, but we here at Read more…
Depending on your point of view, the announcement Sunday morning that Paul Azinger would no longer be the lead golf analyst at NBC Sports was either a surprising development or a long time coming. Opinions about the job that Azinger, 63, has done since joining Dan Hicks in the booth after the retirement of Johnny Read more…
Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz, still pursuing a career in professional golf, has advanced to the final stage of PGA Tour Champions qualifying by virtue of his tie for 14th in first stage qualifying at Buckhorn Springs in Valrico, Fla. Smoltz, 56, had rounds of 71, 73, 74 and 71, a one-over total of Read more…
An already memorable 2023 season on the DP World Tour for Nicolai Hojgaard—in which he played in his first Ryder Cup—got even more so on Sunday at the DP World Tour Championship. The 22-year-old Dane closed out the final round at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai with a eight-under 64 to charge past overnight Read more…
There’s a 11 year age difference between the two, yet Ludvig Aberg (24) and Eric Cole (35) have been the two most notable “rookies” on the PGA Tour in 2023. And now, in contending for the title at the tour’s final tournament of the year, they each have a chance to grab their first win Read more…
If a 59 is going to be shot on the PGA Tour, the likely tournament is the RSM Classic. Among the nine scores of 60 or better on tour over the last two seasons—an eye-opening number in itself—three of them have come on the par-70 Sea Island Golf Club’s Seaside Course. The man most likely Read more…
NAPLES, Fla. — The LPGA Tour’s most recent first-time winner, after not immediately taking up membership, will become a tour member. The LPGA announced Friday that Mone Inami, who won the Toto Japan Classic on Nov. 5 as a non-member, would join the tour for the 2024 season. “This membership, I earned on my own,” Read more…
Assessments are a fact of life for many private-club members, but a new one coming to those who belong to famed Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., might stick in the collective craw. The iconic Detroit-area club is about to break ground on the replacement for its clubhouse—which burned down in a spectacular 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…
Black Friday is a week away, and it seems like there are more early-access sales and golf deals this year than ever. So get your comfy pants on and get ready to shop. Whether you are trying to find the perfect gift for the golfer on your list or just want to pick something up Read more…
In 1932, in Hollywood, CA, a man appeared seemingly out of the clear blue sky. Beyond a few rumors about mining interests in the desert, nobody knew anything about his past. He always seemed to have money, and he always seemed to be playing golf. His name was John Montague, and his game was astounding—as Read more…
There are certain golf experiences money can’t buy. The new Coaches vs. Cancer “Experience Auction,” which is live now, provides some coveted opportunities that, in fact, money can deliver—and those funds will go to a great cause in the process. The American Cancer Society’s big golf auction went live Friday, and it includes some big-ticket Read more…
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