We’ve said this for a few years now: The secret to good storytelling is more than simply smart and insightful words on a page or screen. It also calls for images that capture the essence of the subject, whether the demeanor of an individual, the mood of a moment or richness of place or thing. Read more…
It was December 1992, and the first chapters in the legend of Tiger Woods were being written. Already he had won countless AJGA titles, claimed two of an unprecedented three straight U.S. Junior Amateurs and, as a high school junior, played in his first U.S. Amateur where, in the second round of stroke-play qualifying, he Read more…
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — If TGL was good for golf, that’s great, but was it good for us? Our intentions at Read The Line are pretty specific: We are here to cash winning tickets. RTL predicted 14 of the 19 matches correctly in Season 1, including the postseason. That is a 74-percent win rate Read more…
Hard to believe that Tiger turns 50 on Dec. 30. In recognition of the GOAT’s birthday, we’re revisiting his first instructional article for Golf Digest, which appeared in the August 1997 issue, not long after he turned pro. Woods continued to offer advice on the game for decades to our readers, but it’s interesting to Read more…
Did you have fun watching and playing golf in 2025? We hope so, because we sure did. Granted, it’s our “job” to cover all things golf—professional events, personalities, instruction, equipment, the recreational game, etc.—yet it’s also something our entire staff takes joy in. Like most of you, the game isn’t just a sport for us Read more…
Conversations about Tiger Woods’ golf swing—and, indeed, his career—and inextricably linked to the health of his knee. The hope of staving off a knee injury was a motivating factor in why he decided to leave the legendary instructor Butch Harmon and re-tool his dominant 2000 era golf swing. His 2008 U.S. Open victory with a Read more…
There is a phrase in the Rules of Golf that is important to remember and apply when you can’t see where your ball came to rest—it’s “known or virtually certain.” The phrase is the benchmark that must be met to proceed as if you know where your ball is, even when you might not. A Read more…
Jane Park retired from professional golf in 2020 to give full-time care to her daughter, Grace, who suffered brain damage through seizures in the first year of her life. Like most professional athletes who are in a second phase of life, Park needed something to fulfill her competitive fire. For Park, that became art. The Read more…
Woods and Thomas leave more questions than answers as we preview Season 2 of TGL. Will Atlanta Drive Golf Club be able to repeat without Justin Thomas? And will Tiger Woods join Jupiter Links Golf Club this season? Read The Line Keith Stewart explains a way you can win up to $500,000 by predicting the Read more…
As a key contribuitor to the development and success of Full Swing, the well-established golf simulator provider, Evan El-Saden has a keen understanding of his clientele. They are people who can pay tens of thousands of dollars to have a system installed in their home or office and hit balls any time they choose. There Read more…
Golfpocalypse is a meandering collection of words about golf (professional and otherwise) that sometimes, but not always, has a point. Reach out with your questions or comments on absolutely anything at [email protected]. We’ll publish the best emails here. I have to give credit where it’s due here, so shout out to my colleague Joel Beall, Read more…
Welcome one and all to the final installment of The Feed in 2025. Because YouTube golf doesn’t have a sleepy fall season or a leisurely Hawaii Swing like the PGA Tour, there’s no need to look back at the year that was because the content simply never stops. So join us as we plow headlong Read more…
Throughtout his legendary—and LOOOOOONG—career, LeBron James has always displayed the signes of a true basketball sicko. When his team isn’t playing, he’s got NBA League Pass on keeping tabs on the rest of the Association. But apparently that’s not the case anymore in YEAR 23. The reason? Golf. As we’ve seen in recent months, the Read more…