It’s 2026 now, which means you’re soon going to be an entirely different person. 20 lbs slimmer and a golfer whose wildest dreams will soon come true. In all seriousness, that’s the mistake people make. They treat their New Years Resolutions with an attitude of wholesale change. They pick a goal that’s too ambitious, commit, Read more…
We’re already six days into 2026 but still nine days away from the beginning of the 2026 PGA Tour season, which is painful to type. The idea that there will be no opening round at Kapalua on our televisions Thursday evening is still difficult to wrap our heads around. Alas, it’s given us extra time Read more…
Looking to learn what you need to know about the latest new products from Tour Edge? These handy thumbnails will keep you up to date on the company’s new releases across all club and ball catetgories. Tour Edge Hot Launch golf balls: Tour Edge entered the golf ball space last fall with the three-piece Exotics, Read more…
Over the holidays, Charley Hull didn’t miss any range time. Bundled up in layers and a knit hat, Hull hit balls on a dreary-looking day. She posted a brief video of her range session on her Instagram story with the caption, “Little insight to how I work with my drills & normal swings …” She Read more…
Three years ago, I went through a three-month game-improvement program that saw me slice my handicap in half from an 8 to a 4. It was a drastic mid-life measure to help a dad who was struggling with his golf. After sticking to the plan from the fine folks at the Golf Performance Center for Read more…
If you’re an avid PGA Tour fan, you should consider joining a fantasy golf league in 2026—there’s no better way to stay engaged with every tournament from round to round. I’m partially to Underdog PGA Best Ball for a number of reasons, and lobbies are now open to draft. If you’re not familiar with best-ball Read more…
Every year, the Pantone Color Institute predicts a shade it thinks will define the year culturally and commercially. “Cloud Dancer” is its Color of the Year for 2026, and for the first time since Pantone launched the program back in 1999, it has selected a white (or near-white) shade. Soft, airy, and intentionally restrained, Cloud Read more…
A 3D Smart Shirt that analyzes and trains your golf swing can be worn during play in 2026, but there is one slight catch. The shirt, which is more like a vest made to be worn under a golf shirt, is made by a company called 4D Motion, and it features inertial sensors in the Read more…
Over the course of a year, Todd Stice estimates the USGA receives upwards of 20,000 rules questions, either via phone call, email or the Rules of Golf app. Many of them are fairly common according to the association’s manager of rules, content and education: How do you determine the nearest point of complete relief from Read more…
A quarter of the way into the century, it’s clear the quality of new courses and renovations continues to get better. Developers and clubs keep giving architects outstanding properties to work on, along with budgets to match. Even when the land doesn’t sing, designers have found ways to put spins on it that make the Read more…
It’s time to make New Year’s resolutions and if you’re like us, you have big plans for your golf game in 2026. Instructors such as Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Megan Padua Buzza say it’s common for golfers to set big goals like getting up and down more, or lowering their handicap. But the way Read more…
Hollywood tells us police chases are supposed to be harrowing, high-speed affairs. Time and time again we are shown flashy sports cars with flashier women in the passenger seat careening over San Francisco hills as a charismatic criminal/wrongly accused hero races for their very freedom. Go rewatch ‘The Rock’ if you need a refresher, because Read more…
Welcome again to Golf Digest Honors, our annual tradition where pros, amateurs and weekend golfers are judged as equals. All year long we fawn over prize money and polished skill, but once a season we strive to recognize even more. Who among us produced feats that flashed the ethereal magic of this universal game? As Read more…
They number in the thousands around the country—an army of volunteers at golf courses who plant seeds of love for golf in children and then nurture that interest in the game and its life lessons. Golf Digest once again recognizes and honors the First Tee Game Changers—the recipients of the highest awards given out by Read more…