The 54-hole leader of the Irish Open is a 28-year-old German with only modest results on the DP World Tour. On Sunday at The K Club in Straffan, Hurly Long, ranked 252nd in the world, will be paired in the final group with home-country hero Rory McIlroy, with the World No. 2 shooting up the Read more…
Most golfers think the only way to make the ball go up is to lift the ball into the air. This mistaken idea can make chip shots off downslopes very scary.
Steph Curry knows great golf shots. That was evident in all of its glory a few weeks ago when, in the American Century Championship on the shores of Lake Tahoe, the NBA star produced a hole-in-one (and a rousing celebration to go with it), and then rolled in an eagle putt on the last hole Read more…
In recent years, the golf fashion world has undergone a bit of a renaissance. On-course styles have been implemented off the course. Polos and khakis have been elevated to spunky button-downs and utility trousers. And brands are increasingly becoming more daring with color and pattern selections. The lines between high fashion, sportswear, and street style Read more…
The importance of having a pre-shot routine is often discussed (as we did on a past episode of Golf IQ), but there is another process that elite golfers go through before each approach shot. If you get to your ball, laser the distance, pull a club and step in, you’re missing an essential step to Read more…
Luke Donald had made his six captain’s picks, highlighted by the inclusion of young Ludvig Aberg, the Swedish hotshot who made life easy on Captain Luke by winning his first European Tour event the literal day before the big decision. Word has it, though, that he was on the team regardless, which is a move Read more…
Even if you don’t know much about nutrition, you probably know that high-sugar drinks are a no-no. But what PGA Tour performance dietician Ryan Harmon has noticed is that golfers are taking it to an extreme: They think the answer to proper on-course hydration is sugar-free liquids. And that’s actually not what your body needs. Read more…
Could the R&A be thinking of adding a new course to the Open Championship rota? Or at least making a one-off visit outside the traditional circle of host venues?
That’s hostage-video stuff right there. And they probably told him wearing a T-shirt as he read a bland script about a fantasy golf competition would keep things casual, but it didn’t help.
The life of a PGA Tour pro can be great and very rewarding—emphasis on the reward part of that if you play well. But the downside is that with so many weeks traveling, you don’t get a lot of time on the homefront. However, that might actually be the only thing that keeps Adam Hadwin Read more…
Golfers are feeling the rising costs of green fees—from local public tracks to the highest-end resort courses. It turns out, not even the most expensive tee time in the world is immune from upping its fees.
Australian Golf Digest
