EVANS, Ga. — When Bailey Shoemaker isn’t playing golf in tournament such as this week’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur, she’s working in intelligence. Not officially, but she sure is doing a good job of it. The sophomore is studying intelligence and cyber operations at USC, and she practices her skills on those she knows well. Read more…
With one week left before the Masters and the year’s first major, the PGA Tour gathers at TPC San Antonio’s Oaks course for the 104th edition of the Valero Texas Open. This tournament was founded in 1922 and is the third longest-running event on the PGA Tour. It has been held in the San Antonio Read more…
The Valero Texas Open, the final appetizer before the main course that is the Masters, is missing some big names this week, the latest being Collin Morikawa, who withdrew on Tuesday. This tournament is as wide open as it could be, as evidenced by each member of our expert panel being on a different golfer Read more…
EVANS, Ga. — Amanda Sambach is playing in her sixth Augusta National Women’s Amateur, so when she meets other golfers, some of them competing for the first time in one of the most prestigious events, the usual exchange always comes with a hint of disbelief about how long she’s been around. MORE: 15 players to Read more…
Golfpocalypse is a collection of words that runs prior to each week’s PGA Tour event, mostly ABOUT that event. Reach out with your hottest takes on absolutely anything at [email protected]. We’ll publish the best emails here. You know how the PGA Championship used to have the tagline “Glory’s Last Shot?” It was perfect. Now that Read more…
Is there anything in your golf game that you want more than consistency? You want to hit more fairways and greens, and make more putts—but you’re not talking about getting it together once, for one round, and being satisfied. You want to do it all the time. But how do you unlock your best golf, Read more…
The PGA Tour schedule marches deeper into the Lone Star State this week for the 2026 Valero Texas Open, serving its role as a final tune-up for players who are looking to peak for Augusta National. For others, it’s their final chance to punch their ticket into the field for the first major, making this Read more…
The golf novel is a rare breed. There are obviously a near-infinite number of historical deep dives, oral histories and unauthorized biographies of Tiger Woods. But the golf bookshelf shrinks dramatically when it comes to the world of fiction. Former ESPN writer/reporter and now full-time University of Tennessee professor Gene Wojciechowski knows this, which is Read more…
Given the option of playing golf or going to a golf museum, golfers will always choose playing golf. This is why the museums of baseball, football, basketball, hockey and NASCAR attract 200,000-350,000 visitors a year while the USGA golf museum in Far Hills, N.J., gets 5,000. Even the World Golf Hall of Fame Museum in Read more…
The only constant is change. Nothing gold can stay. All good things must come to an end. You know all the old adages, and despite its relatively recent development, YouTube golf and its community of creators and fans are not immune to the ticking of the clock. This week we got massive announcement from the Read more…
While 14 golfers have a shot 59 (or lower) in competition on the PGA Tour, just once has the magic number been put up in an LPGA Tour event. It came March 16, 2001, Annika Sorenstam accomplishing the feat during the second round of the Standard Register Ping at Moon Valley Golf Club in Phoenix. Read more…
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The TaylorMade SYSTM2 putters, a family of traditionally shaped blades and mallets, employ a metal injection molding, two-part stainless steel construction that offers high-contrast alignment features, a milled, grooved face for consistent feel and two hosel types (L-neck and single bend) to cater to both rotating and straighter strokes. PRICE: Read more…
Prepping for major championship season isn’t exclusively reserved for the men’s pro game. With the Chevron Championship just a month away, the LPGA’s top stars are looking to get in some reps over the next few weeks. So it is that 22 of the top 25 players in the latest Rolex Women’s World Ranking are Read more…
What you need to know: Shot Scope released its LM1 Launch Monitor Thursday, a device that delivers five key metrics in a compact device not much larger than a smart phone. Powered by Doppler radar, the LM1 reads club speed, ball speed, smash factor, carry distance and total distance. Perhaps most surprisingly, it retails for Read more…