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Ryder Cup 2023: Inside Jon Rahm’s prep for Day 1 at Marco Simone
ROME — Jon Rahm marched onto the empty green as the sun was still rising over Marco Simone. The Spaniard always brings with him a certain aura, but the energy felt different on Friday morning. For Rahm, this morning wasn’t about having fun. It was about going to work. The task of hitting your team’s Read more…
Ryder Cup 2023: The good, the bad and the (really) ugly from Europe’s historic Day 1 rout in foursomes
ROME — Europe is off to a roaring start in the first Ryder Cup ever played in Italy. With a historic sweep of the morning foursome matches, the home team took a 4-0 lead over the Americans as Europe tries to win back the Cup it lost handily two years ago in Wisconsin. Europe had Read more…
Ryder Cup 2023: Viktor Hovland chips in from ON the green, continues metamorphosis into short-game wizard
The jokes about Viktor Hovland’s short game used to be everywhere. Heck, he even used to join in on them. But the guy who once said he “sucks” at chipping is all grown up now. In fact, he’s now grown into a short-game master. Hovland’s hands were on full display on Friday morning at the Read more…
Ryder Cup 2023: Don’t be shocked by Europe’s rout in foursomes; it’s become the home team’s huge advantage
ROME — Depending on your affiliation, you may be ecstatic about Europe’s 4-0 thrashing of the U.S. in foursomes on Friday morning in the 44th Ryder Cup, or you may be disheartened. But there’s one thing you shouldn’t be, and that’s surprised. Why? Because while the players and courses change from year to year, the Read more…
Ryder Cup 2023: 9 interesting things we learned this week from Europe and U.S. player interviews
ROME — Over the course of two days, 24 players sat on the relative hot seat in the Ryder Cup interview room. They were mostly insightful, enthusiastic, introspective, rarely touchy and, most welcomed of all, sometimes hilarious. These guys are the most sought-after interviews in the game, and they can sometimes switch into auto-response mode. Read more…
Ryder Cup 2023: Why they work—America’s two best chemistry duos explain their magic
ROME — Ask Patrick Cantlay to name a quality that his friend and Ryder Cup teammate Xander Schauffele has that he doesn’t, and you won’t wait long for his answer: “He’s very positive.” The unspoken part—and the reason people in the media center laughed at the response on Tuesday afternoon—is that Cantlay himself is well Read more…
2023 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship: Youth Is Served
With the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship heading to Royal Melbourne this month, there’s a lot to like about the Australian contingent.
The Rise And Rise Of Viktor Hovland
The Norwegian’s steady yet constant progress spawned from a place of desire coupled with humility.Â
Viktor Hovland was practising some nasty Ryder Cup spinners. Here is how he hits them
The key thing Hovland has worked on is focusing on hitting really steeply down on the ball. He does this by shifting his body towards the target during his move.
A trio of national champions shared their secrets to better golf. They were all surprisingly simple
Whenever I’m on site at a PGA Tour event, I become the embarrassing guy who mimics players’ takeaways after watching them swing. I wish I could help it, but I can’t. The professional in me gives way to the guy who just wants to hit the clubface square. The problem, though, is the oceanic gap Read more…
Shave strokes off your game with these greenside tips
Unlike tour pros, we don’t have the benefit of knowing how many strokes we’re gaining or losing around the green compared to other golfers with similar handicaps. But here’s a good general rule: If you can consistently get down in three strokes inside 30 yards, you’re not going to lose ground on your competition. Chances Read more…
What is ‘Spin Loft’? The nerdy metric sparking Viktor Hovland’s hot streak
Read about the nerdy metric sparking Viktor Hovland’s hot streak.
How Viktor Hovland spotted – and fixed – a scoring mistake in his game
Preventing the short-side miss mistake proved an instant upgrade to the Norwegian’s game.
Rules Review: Can I use a long putter when measuring my relief area?
There are two questions that need to be addressed in this rules post, although it might seem like there should be just one.
Joyce Smith: Age Shall Not Weary Her
At 91 years of age, Joyce Smith is still swinging her way to club championship victories – her 55th, actually. So what’s the secret to her success?
Scottie Scheffler leads the PGA Tour in this putting stat. Here’s what it does and doesn’t reveal
Even with Scheffler’s troubles on the greens (he ranks outside the top 150 in numerous other putting categories), there is one statistic he leads: approach putt performance.
There’s a simple gameplan for success at the AIG Women’s Open. Too bad it’s not so simple to pull off
On Walton Heath’s heather, the feeling is unanimous.
‘He’ll win a lot of majors’: Donald Trump’s bold Cam Smith prediction after LIV pro-am together
Former US President Donald Trump sees more major victories in Cameron Smith’s future after playing a nine-hole LIV Golf pro-am with the Australian star in New Jersey.
