American hero T.J. Oshie has started an incredible American tradition at the American Century Championship – a “beer pong / flip cup / baseball” drinking game. One that got so out of hand last year in Tahoe that the fire marshal showed up and began kickng people out. That sound you hear in the distance Read more…
Named for a 17th-century English clergyman poet, but perhaps better remembered as the founder of the Walker Cup, George Herbert Walker led a colorful life. The eventual grandfather of President George H.W. Bush and great-grandfather of President George W. Bush bucked familial expectations at nearly every turn and found success by doggedly pursuing his own Read more…
A summer ago, many years in the making, I finally stood on the sacred sod of St. Andrews’ opening teeing ground for the first time. As usual, there were a few scattered onlookers on hand to watch the jittery tee shot I had long dreamed of performing. Tourists and townspeople around the Auld Grey Toon Read more…
When he was 10, Tiger Woods famously read a story in his father’s copy of Golf Digest detailing Jack Nicklaus’ many golf milestones and achievements. As the legend goes, it was then and there he decided to emulate or eclipse each and every one in his quest to become the greatest golfer in history. Roughly Read more…
Golfpocalypse is a collection of words about golf (professional and otherwise) with very little in the way of a point, and the Surgeon General says it will make you a worse person. Reach out to The Golfpocalypse with your questions or comments on absolutely anything at [email protected]. We’ll publish the best emails here. Two weeks Read more…
If you’ve never heard the story of Skip Alexander, you may want to sit down. A son of Durham, NC, he lived what could be considered a charmed life by the standards of mid-20th-century America: He had a successful dad, grew up a natural athlete, served in the Pacific theater in World War Two, returned Read more…
You know all of the basic things to pack for a golf trip with your favorite golf buddies: Your clubs, enough golf balls, sunscreen, gloves and polos. The list goes on. But there are other, potentially less obvious, pieces of gear that you can pack for your next golf getaway. We’re packing the five items Read more…
My kids were barely old enough to grip a club when our family vacations began to include modest forms of golf—putt-putt, driving range detours, eventually nine-hole rounds in which the boys teed off from the 150-yard markers and we jammed three to a golf cart. Before long, there were real tee-times and 18-hole rounds that Read more…
I had to ask Keegan Bradley the question at his Ryder Cup press conference on Wednesday, because it’s been on my mind for about a month: “Do you agree with the statement that if the Ryder Cup captain were anyone other than Keegan Bradley, Keegan Bradley would be playing on the team?” MORE: Keegan Bradley Read more…
As a subpar golfer who works at Golf Digest with former college athletes, long hitters and gear obsessives, it sometimes gets a bit stressful teeing off with coworkers. Obviously, it’s all for fun and no one (hopefully) is too competitive, but my ultimate goal is always to not embarrass myself and keep the round moving. Read more…
For nearly a year, a pro-shop heist totaling over $12,000 in stolen goods stumped local investigators in Connecticut. At around 6:30 a.m. on the morning of September 7th, 2024, a thief forced their way into the pro shop of Longshore Golf Club in Westport, Ct. by breaking a side door, and made off with golf Read more…
Will he pick himself or won’t he? That’s the question everybody is anxious to find out the answer to ahead of Wednesday’s press conference in which Keegan Bradley will reveal his six captain’s picks to round out the American Ryder Cup team that will compete against Europe in the biennial match next month at Bethpage Read more…
Golfers going on a trip with their friends can expect a wide range of reactions from their significant others. The worst-case scenario? You’re given the cold shoulder and put in the doghouse. The best case? You actually get some words of encouragement about beating your buddies before you leave. At least, we thought that was Read more…
The U.S. Open (the other one) is officially underway in Flushing, Queens and the talk of the town has been Carlos Alcaraz’s new look. In a move straight out of the Andre Agassi playbook, Alcaraz cut off both his hair and sleeves, transforming himself into a tennis bad boy overnight. The look wasn’t a hit Read more…
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