Michael Kim has quietly become one of the best stories in golf. Mirroring the rise of Max Homa in some ways, the Seoul-born journeyman has become a PGA Tour cult favorite by way of a popular Golf X account and vastly improved play. On Sunday, he had a chance to claim his second-ever PGA Tour Read more…
Rory McIlroy has had a lot of time to think over his Masters Champions Dinner menu, including perhaps during last year’s extra playoff hole. And although things weren’t easy, McIlroy finally donned a green jacket in 2025, completing his career Grand Slam. Perhaps the most pressure he’s felt since that monkey-off-the-back birdie putt is putting Read more…
There’s a guy named Rock. That’s essentially all caddie Steve Williams remembers about him—first name, resided in Japan, and the fact that he made the trip to Isleworth with some regularity, carrying prototype golf balls in his luggage destined for exactly one set of hands. (“Rock” was none other than Rock Ishii, Nike’s golf ball Read more…
Only one player in the last 40 years has taken three weeks off on the PGA Tour before the Masters and won: Adam Scott in 2013. Augusta National Golf Club is the most predictive venue on the tour schedule. Year after year, players who check a handful of particular boxes compete, contend and, ultimately, win. Read more…
Grant Hill never thought he’d play golf. In fact, he used to talk trash to his NBA teammates for spending time on the course. “Any activity where you wear pants isn’t a sport,” he used to say. But once retired and settled into a home at Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermere, Fla., Grant Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s been referred to by some as the happiest day in golf. Judging by the smiles on display Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club, it’s hard not to buy into the title. The Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals turned 12 this week, making it older than many of the 80 girls Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Youth was served once more on Sunday with Augusta National hosting the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals. Each year, 80 girls and boys have the spotlight all to themselves as they make memories friends and sometimes a little history. Will one of the youngsters who competed this Sunday one day play Read more…
The PGA Tour broadcast was always on in my dad’s study on Sundays. He’d get a fire going, sit in his leather chair, and I’d climb into his lap and watch for hours. I was fascinated. My parents bought me a set of plastic clubs, and every time my dad went to Glen Arven Country Read more…
Yes, the Masters is a tradition unlike any other. Then it’s only fitting that it features a TV schedule unlike any other. And unless you’re making the trek to Augusta, you might want to know exactly what to watch and when (and how!). Obviously, you can tune into CBS on Sunday afternoon to see the Read more…
PGA Tour driving ranges often turn into hotbeds of experimentation. Unlike amateurs, who spend more time worrying about how they look than they should, tour players can and often do try anything that they think will give them an edge. And recently, that thing is a training aid called the ProSendr Widener. The Widener is Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Asterisk Talley is just 17 years old but her confidence on the golf course is way beyond her years. It’s a self-assurance she’s carried with her from the time she began playing golf as a young girl in Chowchilla, Calif. “I feel like I’ve always had that since I was little. I Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Is experience the best teacher? Or is the first time the charm? Conflicting clichés often are thrown around to explain the outcome of a golf tournament, the winner being the phrase that best suits the narrative. When it comes to who’s holding the hardware at the finish of the Augusta National Women’s Read more…
Ami Gianchandani stood on the first tee of her first golf practice at Yale University in 2018 and had no idea what her coach was talking about. The coach had told her, “Keep your stats,” and Gianchandani was at a loss. She hadn’t kept stats before. She learned that Yale used an app, but she Read more…
Each spring, with the Masters on our minds and a new golf season teed up, we meet players who are full of optimism about getting back out on the course but lacking in physical ability. It’s not that they’ve forgotten how to play golf. It’s that the winter has taken its toll on their bodies. Read more…
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