ROME — Sophie Spieth is a Ryder Cup baby. Not because of intent but because of timing. Jordan Spieth and his wife Annie welcomed the baby girl, their second child, on Sept. 12, enabling the three-time major champion to compete for the U.S. in his fifth Ryder Cup this week at Marco Simone Golf & Read more…
Tom Kim has a checkered sartorial past. The world watched as he split his pants multiple times at the 2022 Presidents Cup and fell face first in a mud pit at Oak Hill. In fact, Kim was so traumatized by his fashion mishaps that he played his soggy opening round at the FedEx St. Jude Read more…
ROME — Passionate, highly competitive and, lord knows, mouthy, Jordan Spieth admits he’s probably the sports fan you think he is. Yes, he’s from Dallas, but he was most likely to scream at opposing players when his idol, Tom Brady, was still playing for the Patriots. “I’ve shouted plenty of things at sporting events at Read more…
You might have heard the term “early extension” to describe a common downswing fault. It’s when your posture straightens prematurely before impact. It typically happens because inexperienced golfers try to rise up to help the ball in the air or add some extra power to the shot. Unfortunately, if you early extend, you’re altering your Read more…
It remains, in my humble opinion, the best clip to come out of the American team’s victorious press conference at the 2021 Ryder Cup in Whistling Straits. And no, it’s not Dustin Johnson claiming he can still hang with the young guns when it comes to partying, which was both hilarious and unequivocally true. And Read more…
ROME — There is a second glance that warrants a third, for the brain is temporarily broken and needs to confirm the eyes are not wrong. They are not; the figure in view is in fact Jordan Spieth, walking from the 16th green to the elevated 17th tee, corroborated by his swing and his voice Read more…
Golf has many different rules, but really only two different kinds of rules. Permanent rules, which exist for everyone everywhere, like that you’re only allowed 14 clubs in your bag. And local rules, which are specific rules for specific courses that don’t apply everywhere.
More so than any other golf tournament, the galleries at the Ryder Cup matter. Like a partisan crowd at a tennis match, fan support—or lack thereof—at a Ryder Cup can directly impact the outcome. This is partly why “homefield” advantage is so pronounced, and partly why we love the biennial showdown so much. Fans are Read more…
Because he joined the LIV Golf League, Johnson reminded the media in Rome that DeChambeau was not eligible to compete on the PGA Tour and so collected points in the U.S. team standings in just four events: the four major championships.
The epicenter of athlete-inspired sneaker culture had only existed in basketball. From Michael Jordan to Kobe Bryant, their namesake shoes were a testament to career-long dominance and all-around grit—the epitome of athleticism and looking cool while competing. During the late 90s and early 2000s, golf hadn’t experienced its cultural and stylistic boom just yet. Professional Read more…
After plenty of international intrigue, Fred Couples’ gaffes and a late-breaking Sergio Garcia last gasp to play this year in Rome, the Ryder Cup is finally here, and the multinational event has never had higher stakes. The Americans, led by Captain Zach Johnson, will make the trek to Marco Simone in Italy and attempt to shatter Read more…
The jury is still out on how Marco Simone will play. Slowly but surely it’s secrets are being revealed, though, starting with arguably the most important of all: the rough.
US captain Zach Johnson said 47-year-old Woods, who last weekend caddied for his son Charlie during his victory at an Orlando regional qualifier for the Notah Begay Invitational, wasn’t likely to offer any advice now that Ryder Cup week is underway.
Australian Golf Digest
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