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Rogue donkey interrupts golfers’ round, becomes TikTok famous
You can prepare and prepare, but Butch Harmon and David Leadbetter don’t have any swing tips for when a donkey is next to the green on the sixth hole.
Swing Sequence: Danielle Kang
It’s hard to get time with Butch Harmon, especially after he announced his retirement from tour travel in 2017. So it says a lot about Danielle Kang’s potential that she joined his roster at the end of 2018.
A visit to a famed swing coach helps a slumping Aaron Baddeley turn things around (for a day) in Hawaii
Baddeley has been working with Butch Harmon since August.
VIDEO: This comedian’s collection of top golfer impressions is phenomenal
As the Masters approaches, an Irish impressionist whipped up a video in which he imitates 11 different golfers (plus Butch Harmon) in only two minutes. And we’re not exaggerating when we say it’s bloody brilliant.
How Tiger Avoids First Tee Jitters
Butch Harmon spent a decade working with Tiger Woods. One of the things that Harmon always noticed and was impressed by was Tiger’s process for handling the first tee.
Phil Mickelson confirms interest in Australian coach Andrew Getson
Five-time Major champion Phil Mickelson is reportedly going to announce Australian coach Andrew Getson as his full-time swing coach after parting ways with long-term teacher Butch Harmon.
Rory McIlory used this wedge thought at the PGA Championship—and it worked
LOUISVILLE — Golf is a complex game of many parts. Rory McIlroy does many of those parts extraordinarily well. He’s a generationally talented driver of the ball. Despite some turbulence in the early part of the season, he’s an elite iron player. His putting and chipping are vastly underrated. But every tour player has one Read more…
PGA Championship 2024: It’s a common golf swing mistake—a top player explains why
LOUISVILLE— Top golfers make mistakes, too. Bad habits creep in, and pretty soon, the shots start going sideways. That’s why, ahead of the final practice round at the 2024 PGA Championship, two top players in the field were singing the same tune. First, Ludvig Aberg: “Most of my work that I do is fundamentals. Normally Read more…
What Rory McIlroy said about his golf swing in 2014 – and what it reveals about 2024
With the PGA Championship returning to Valhalla Golf Club, the site of McIlroy’s PGA victory 10 years ago, let’s do a quick look back on some of McIlroy’s swing changes, and how they came to be…
Masters 2024: What was Charlie Woods helping Tiger with on the range?
AUGUSTA, Ga.—After admitting his terrible warmup session on Saturday transferred over to his third round, leading to Tiger Woods’ worst Masters round ever, the five-time green jacket winner leaned on some outside help on Sunday: His son Charlie. Ahead of his final round, the 15 year-old Charlie was serving as Tiger’s instructor on the range, Read more…
Tracking the style evolution of our generation’s greatest golfer
If you look at images of Tiger Woods from the 1990s, you’ll notice that everything he wore was a little big on him. This was mostly the work of his father, Earl, who sized up himself, leaving Tiger swimming in hand-me-downs early on in his amateur career. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Read more…
Masters 2024: In bid to complete career grand slam, Rory McIlroy has booster in Tiger Woods: ‘He’ll get it done’
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s the first piece of advice we all get when patience rather than overreaction is required: Take a breath and count to 10. Which is what Rory McIlroy has done, at least metaphorically. Already a past winner of the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open and the Open Championship, the Northern Irishman will Read more…
Masters 2024: 5 keys to hitting Augusta National’s famous water-skipping trick shot
Most golfers will never get to experience the numerous traditions that make the Masters so special, like the Champions Dinner, the Par-3 Contestoor, heck, Tiger Woods and Fred Couples playing a practice round together (like they did again on Tuesday at the 2024 Masters). One that they can try to replicate, however, is the practice-round Read more…
Masters 2024: Seven days until Augusta, seven things you need to know
Australian Golf Digest counts down the things you should know about the 2024 Masters at Augusta National.
Spotted! This is a new (but also old) tweak in Rory McIlroy’s backswing
Rory McIlroy has been working through some things in his golf swing recently. At the Players Championship, McIlroy said he effectively needed two golf swings: One that felt and worked amazingly well off the tee, but hurt him with his irons. So, in the weeks between the Players and the Masters, Rory revealed he paid Read more…
The man behind Tiger’s first deals breaks his silence with a new autobiography
Editor’s note: It is no exaggeration to say that Hughes Norton operated at the epicenter of professional golf for nearly 20 years, helping legendary super-agent Mark McCormack grow the personal-management business McCormack created that at its height called the majority of the top 25 players in the world clients. While at IMG, Norton represented Greg Read more…
The secret to the perfect swing thought
This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. I am a sucker for a good swing thought. There are hundreds I’ve utilized over the years, many of them Read more…
Players Championship: Why Xander Schauffele keeps rehearsing this crucial golf swing move
There’s not much room for Xander Schauffele to improve his ball-striking, but he’s not letting that stop him. Schauffele finished third in strokes gained/approach last season and seventh the season before that. He’s inside the top 10 in SG/approach this week, and leads the tournament by one shot after 54 holes at TPC Sawgrass. His Read more…
It’s time to talk about shanks
This article first appeared in Low Net, a newsletter written for the average golfer by an average golfer. To get Low Net right in your inbox, sign up for Golf Digest+ right here. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. Of all the gritty performances in golf, right Read more…
