A victory in the PGA Tour’s opposite-field Puerto Rico Open on Sunday wouldn’t quite send the golf world spinning on its head the way his father’s zero-to-hero triumph in the 1991 PGA Championship did, but John Daly II could hardly care. He would still be among the few sons of renowned golfers to following in Read more…
Jacky Cupit enjoyed an extraordinary amateur golf career and won four times on the PGA Tour. But he was probably best known for dueling Arnold Palmer down the stretch in the 1963 U.S Open at The Country Club, only for he and Palmer to lose in an 18-hole playoff to Julius Boros. Cupit, then just Read more…
Forty-seven of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking are in the field as the PGA Tour holds the 52nd edition of the Players Championship, tournament officials revealing the field on Friday afternoon. Leading the charge is defending champion Rory McIlroy, who picked up his second Players title a year ago with Read more…
The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass is target golf at its very finest. From its inception in 1980, Pete Dye demanded players hit specific shots to specific targets—and threatened the harshest punishments if they didn’t. But the mastery of TPC Sawgrass isn’t just the iron fist it wields, but the cushion it allows for Read more…
ORLANDO – Rory McIlroy returned last week to the spot where he struck arguably his most important shot on the way to winning the 2025 Masters—and he somehow outdid himself. The shot in question was the majestic 7-iron that he drew over and around the trees from the left side of the fairway at the Read more…
Golf Digest senior writer Alex Myers is on a one-year mission to see how good he can get at golf through daily training, practice and playing. Read more from his “Late Scratch?” series here. The Hot List is Golf Digest’s most popular issue every year—and for good reason. For one, our equipment editors do a Read more…
Happy Friday, everyone. This week we welcome back Chazzy (remember him!?), finally answer “who is the best golfer on YouTube?” and take a quick lap around Bay Hill. But first, let’s soothe some hurt feelings … Tweeting About YouTube Golf (Very Difficult) Call me a prisoner of the moment, a clinical overthinker or just a Read more…
Protein is having a moment. If you’re trying to get more protein into your diet, you have to be smart about how you’re consuming it, says performance coach Leisbeth Pauwels. She’s located in Amsterdam and works with LPGA and LET players. She’s seen golfers reach for protein bars as on-course fuel. But she recommends you Read more…
ORLANDO — It stands to reason that as artfully as Daniel Berger has become at getting hurt, he also is rather adept at bouncing back from physical challenges. He submitted the latest example Thursday with an impeccable opening round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Calling it one of his three best rounds of his professional Read more…
On Thursday, John Daly II made his PGA Tour debut as an amateur at the Puerto Rico Open. Just like his dad would, he came out swinging, making a birdie at the par-4 first at Grand Reserve Golf Club. Off and running. Gripping and ripping it. From there, he played some unbelievably steady golf, collecting Read more…
Following the American side’s latest defeat at the hands of Team Europe in the Ryder Cup this past September, 12-time Ryder Cupper Phil Mickelson offered up a suggestion on Twitter that was widely panned. “Here is why looking outside of golf to a Coach K or a Lou Holtz is worth exploring,” Mickelson wrote. On Read more…
The debate over whether the Players Championship should be golf’s fifth major rages on, but there’s no debating it’s one of the biggest events—and hardest to win—in the game. So we’re going to treat it like a major and rank out 13 best bets heading into next week’s tournament at TPC Sawgrass. RELATED: Should the Read more…
People say Twitter/X has become a total hellhole full of mostly bots and AI slop that belongs on Linkedin. To be honest, they’re kinda right. But there are still a few very small corners of Twitter where there are real people discussing real things and becoming real friends with each other. Or, simply helping each Read more…
ORLANDO — Justin Thomas is back. He is back with more than just a surgically repaired back. MORE: Arnold Palmer Invitational betting picks Sidelined after surgery in November, the two-time major winner and one of golf’s most mischievous personalities makes his season debut Thursday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. But he already has proven to Read more…
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