Harrison Frazier claimed his first career PGA Tour Champions title at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic on Sunday, but Steve Stricker proved to be the big winner—and he never had to hit a shot. After the conclusion of the first of three Charles Schwab Cup playoff events, Stricker holds a 1,909,065-point lead over Steven Alker Read more…
You gotta be made of stern stuff if you’re playing October golf in Canada. There’s the numb hands, the frost delays and, worst of all, the chance you might miss puck drop if things run a little behind schedule. Apparently you also have to keep your head on a swivel for bears, which might be Read more…
PGA Tour players who fail to retain full-time status by the end of the new Fall schedule have been given a career lifeline of sorts thanks to the DP World Tour. The European circuit announced Monday that those who finish outside the FedEx Cup top 125—and thus lose their cards for the 2024 season—will be Read more…
Collin Morikawa ended a 27-month winless streak at the Zozo Championship, using a final-round 63 to grab his sixth PGA Tour title at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Japan. A front-nine 30 gave him a three-shot cushion and Morikawa cruised from there. Controlling his ball into the greens has long been Morikawa’s calling card Read more…
The alliance between the LPGA Tour and the Ladies European Tour is set to grow stronger in 2024. Multiple sources tell Golf Digest that principals on both sides of the Atlantic have agreed to a plan where the top four players off next year’s LET Race to Costa Del Sol season-long points list will be Read more…
Going on 25 years, Golf Digest has been stressing the value of getting fit for your clubs. Now, the latest research suggests most serious golfers are listening. That’s true across all ages and handicaps, according to numbers just released from Golf Datatech’s semi-annual study of the attitudes and usage of serious golfers. One of the Read more…
No one said trying to earn an LPGA Tour card would be easy. And yet few would have imagined it would have started out so hard out for Ingrid Lindblad, a top amateur from Sweden whose on-course talent made up for some off-the-course frustrations last week while winning the second stage of LPGA Q School. 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…
It’s no secret that the recent history of Ryder Cup golf has been a history of home blowouts. Starting in 2014, five straight have resulted in the visiting team getting crushed, and most of the visiting captains have stood in for their fair share of criticism. The role of the away captain is the sports Read more…
Kevin McAlpine, the Scottish caddie who worked for Lexi Thompson among others, has died suddenly at age 39. McAlpine’s dad, Hamish, a former Scottish football star, confirmed his son’s unexpected death while speaking to The Courier. “We can confirm that Kevin has passed away in America. We are completely in the dark about what has Read more…
As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, thousands of organizations in the golf world and beyond are doubling down on their support for the education, detection, prevention and treatment of breast cancer. In the golf space, favorite brands have teamed up with organizations to donate a percent of sales and help spread awareness. From apparel Read more…
As much as we’d like to think you spend the better part of your day standing up, let’s not pretend. You’re probably sitting down as you read this, and that could be a big problem, especially if you play golf. Prolonged, chronic sitting is linked to so many health issues, we could spend the next Read more…
What you need to know: Mizuno updates its Mizuno Pro iron lineup with three new models— Mizuno Pro 241, Mizuno Pro 243, Mizuno Pro 245—plus a Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi utility iron. The clubs are designed to not only showcase Mizuno’s strength in forging irons, but to do so in a manner that expands the audience Read more…