There are plenty of reasons why the U.S. lost last year’s Ryder Cup, but it didn’t help that Team USA couldn’t get on the same page. Or, rather, the same text chain. We learned that on Wednesday as one of the team’s vice captains, Kevin Kisner, told a hilarious tale on the latest episode of Read more…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some fashion statements—or maybe misstatements?—are so powerful that they endure for decades. Two-time major winner David Graham of Australia is the featured guest next month at the Memorial Tournament, but it appears that Roger Maltbie, the winner of the inaugural edition of the event in 1976, is being celebrated as well, as Read more…
Top-ranked Auburn, reigning national champion Oklahoma State, Virginia, Florida, Texas and Arkansas earned top seeds when the NCAA Division I men’s golf committee revealed on Wednesday the 81 schools and 45 individuals who will be playing in the six 2025 NCAA Men’s Regional tournaments being held around the country May 18-20. The top five teams Read more…
Rory McIlroy has three more chances at an additional major this season, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t already thinking about next year’s Masters Champions Dinner. For the fourth time in golf history, a Masters winner will choose the menu for the most important dinner in the sport in successive years. And this is something Read more…
The two best things to come out of Scotland are golf and economic theory. Adam Smith, born in Kirkcaldy in 1723, formalized the mechanics of supply and demand in The Wealth of Nations, writing, “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from Read more…
LeBron James and the Lakers pulled off one of the biggest upsets in NBA Playoffs history in the first round, defeating the Houston Rockets despite missing the services of MVP candidate Luka Doncic. But for King James’ record 23rd NBA season to continue, he’d have to pull off a miracle by dethroning the reigning champs, Read more…
With only one week before the year’s second major, the PGA Tour heads to North Carolina for the Truist Championship and yet another small-field, no-cut signature event. Located just southeast of downtown Charlotte, Quail Hollow Club has hosted a PGA Tour event almost every year since 2003. Along with the 2017 and 2025 PGA Championship, Read more…
Just as the weather is starting to heat up, so is the Golf Digest expert panel. We just went back-to-back. Actually, Ryan Noonan, our newest panel member, did, hitting on the Fitzpatrick brothers at the Zurich and then Cameron Young last week at Cadillac. Our own Stephen Hennessey hit on Young, too. Don’t let us Read more…
Bridgestone Golf is one of the top five golf ball companies in the world and has been a fixture among U.S.-based golf ball manufacturing operations for 36 years. On Friday, however, the company announced that it will be shutting down its Covington, Ga., ball manufacturing and testing facility, effective June 30. The facility, located 45 Read more…
Marvin Hall had an idea. It was 2009, and a doctor had advised him that his daughters, Hope and Alana, needed an activity to help their development. The girls, ages 4 and 2 at the time, were healthy but both had been born prematurely, each weighing less than a pound and a half at birth. Read more…
Sleeping probably shouldn’t be a competition, but a wearable device at least presents the option. Maybe you know the deal: Wake up, roll out of bed, and in my family at least, check for proof you did a better job overnight than the other people at the breakfast table. That this is juvenile and pointless Read more…
Jordan Spieth doesn’t make equipment changes casually. So when the three-time major winner showed up to the Cadillac Championship with a new Titleist driver, 3-wood and golf ball, three consequential part of his bag, it’s worth paying attention to what got him there. The short version: His shots have been spinning too much, and he Read more…
Chaos reigned in golf this week, as reports confirmed that after weeks of speculation, the Saudi Public Investment Fund was finally pulling the financial plug on LIV Golf following the 2026 season. PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan stepped down from his post and LIV’s New Orleans event, originally scheduled for June, was postponed. Thankfully the skies Read more…
Suffice it to say, Justin Rose didn’t get off to a, um, fast start with his new McLaren irons. Sorry, couldn’t resist. It’s just one round, but Rose ranked 55th in strokes gained: approach on Thursday at Doral as he opened with a 74 that placed him T-52 in the 72-man field. After, stats guru Read more…
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