Tyrrell Hatton, the bearded and mercurial Brit who was one of LIV Golf’s most recognizable players, is officially out for any future iterations of the league.
First things first, don’t get too excited. You will likely NOT be able to use this tip to make millions of dollars unless you’re a Nike-sponsored athlete. But Charles Barkley once was. And, obviously, so was Michael Jordan. And them being golf buddies led to the most lucrative round of golf of Sir Chares’ life. Read more…
After a decade of planning, petitions, hearings and appeals, one of the most coveted and contested pieces of golf ground in the world appears to have run out of road. On Friday, the Scottish government rejected plans to build a golf course at Coul Links, a rumpled stretch of dunes along the Highlands coast near Read more…
“The magazine that once gave us Peter Dobereiner, Dan Jenkins and Tom Callahan is currently canvassing people to identify the most picturesque place in golf where one might urinate … I kid you not.”—Former World No. 1 golfer Lee Westwood, on Twitter “The portable toilet outside the media center has signs with tips on putting Read more…
Karis Davidson has finished with a flurry to remain firmly in contention at the halfway mark of the BMW Ladies Championship in South Korea. Australian golf’s form player birdied two of her last three holes in a second-round four-under-par 68 at the picturesque Pine Beach Golf Links, southwest of Gwangju. The first-round co-leader, Davidson moved Read more…
Chandler Blanchet made a pair of eagles, including a giant from 50 feet, to post his best score of the year to and hold a one-shot lead after the first round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Blanchet, whose best finish this season was on another island in the Puerto Rico Open, added six birdies to Read more…
Matt Jones will play the BMW Australian PGA Championship at The Lakes and the Australian Open at Kingston Heath, chasing a third Stonehaven Cup. Harold Varner III returns to the Australian PGA almost a decade after his 2016 win.
The not-so-secret women golfers know that would help men play better, longer. Attention: with rising temperatures and longer days, this public service announcement is especially crucial for you. A recent study conducted by the American Academy of Dermatology found a significant discrepancy in sun-protection education between men and women surveyed, a pattern that could help Read more…
The cost of getting club governance wrong. Every golf club will eventually face a difficult governance decision. A member complaint. Allegations of misconduct. A disciplinary hearing. A board decision that divides members. The question is not whether these situations will arise, but whether the club is prepared when they do. In the September issue of Read more…
Non-alcoholic beverages are gaining a foothold among golfers. Beer will always have a place in golf, but drinks that are not water, don’t contain sugar or alcohol and aren’t packed with electrolytes have traditionally been limited in variety. Until now. “That golf-and-beer association has always been there and always will be,” says Nathan Herbertson, founder Read more…
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