Last Monday, officials with KPMG, the PGA of America and LPGA proudly announced the purse for this year’s KPMG Women’s PGA Championship would be $US13 million. The winner will receive $US1.95 million.
Greg Norman has welcomed the PGA Tour’s landmark partnership with Golf Australia, describing the move as a “big step” that is “long overdue by decades” as Australia’s national championship enters a new era.
Australia’s Karis Davidson remains in the hunt heading into the final round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, but will need to chase down a five-shot deficit after South Korea’s Haeran Ryu surged into the lead at Hazeltine National Golf Club.
Ina Yoon started the third round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship with a five-shot lead after tearing up Hazeltine National Golf Club in back-to-back rounds. But the 23-year-old, who had never held the lead in a major before this week, struggled mightily on Saturday, and now there are several big names who could win Read more…
Away from packed rugby league stadiums and on much quieter public fairways, NRL superstar Latrell Mitchell is chasing golf’s most elusive prize: a scratch handicap.
With more people than ever playing golf, there are also more golf stories to tell. That’s where The Fringe comes in. Whether it’s a profile of a celebrity golfer, a look at how golf made a difference in someone’s life or just an interesting on-course tale you may have missed, The Fringe brings fun stories Read more…
We’re back from a little U.S. Open “break,” but unfortunately we begin this week with some difficult news … Dalke’s Decision On Thursday, Brad Dalke shocked the golf world when he announced he was leaving Good Good Golf in an emotional video posted to his personal YouTube channel. In the video, Dalke explained that the Read more…
There is no official clock measuring this, but I am fairly certain my golf practice time has eclipsed the 10,000-hour barrier. That is the magic number for greatness, they say, which leads to the uncomfortable question of why I remain so stubbornly average. Probably because not all 10,000 hours should be graded the same. If Read more…
The debate over who should buy hole-in-one drinks rages on, but at one golf course, it’s the lucky player who gets a drink. And an expensive one at that. We take you to Ardfin on the Isle of Jura in Scotland, where they give out special inscribed bottles of Jura whisky to those who make 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. As I struggled around the beautiful, but difficult CC of Darien during my second official tournament round of the year, I Read more…
Liberty National’s unique setting with the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty will serve as a fitting backdrop for a made-for-TV event to air on the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country. Liberty National has partnered with the Veterans Golf Association for an event called the Liberty Cup, in which five service Read more…
The remarkable story of Sydney golfer Paul Geraghty, who suffered a heart attack on his final hole, took a wipe (and a life-saving trip to hospital) and still won the daily comp.
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