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Masters 2025: Brandel Chamblee reveals forbidden words on Masters broadcast
The Masters and rules go together like pimento cheese and white bread. No running, no phones, no cash. Heck, there’s even a rule for where swing coaches stand while working with their player on the driving range… oh, and don’t under any circumstances call it the “driving range”. That’s according to Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee, Read more…
LIV Golf: Into The Hot Seat
New LIV Golf chief executive Scott O’Neil on his plans to work closely with Golf Australia, investing in the women’s game and how he’s handling the pressure of stepping into Greg Norman’s shoes.
‘It was scary as f–k’: Inside the FBI sting for stolen Masters goods
The ring extends beyond one former Augusta warehouse worker going to jail
Jason Day says he’s ‘not sure’ Augusta National will approve Malbon’s ‘bold’ Masters scripting for him
A year after Augusta National asked Jason Day to remove his ‘busy’ sweater vest during the second round of the Masters, the 13-time PGA Tour winner says he will “have” to get advanced approval for his planned outfits this month. And he doesn’t sound too optimistic about that happening. If TLC is looking for a Read more…
New R&A chief reiterates Trump Turnberry is not returning to the Open Championship rota
The R&A has restated it has no intentions of returning the Open Championship to Trump Turnberry, but largely due to logistics and commercial enterprise.
Lights, shadows and staying up late: LIV golfers are excited for 2025 opener after dark, despite hurdles
All three rounds at the Riyadh Golf Club will be held under lights, with the 54-player field teeing off in LIV’s shotgun starts just after 6pm, local time.
Masters chairman has latest update on Augusta National post-hurricane and offers one caution about golf’s rising profile
Masters chairman Fred Ridley acknowledged that what Augusta National Golf Club fans will see in April won’t have “quite as many trees as we did a year ago” but that any damage suffered last September when Hurricane Helene rolled through Georgia and the Carolinas won’t be an issue when the Masters is held in less than three months.
The two-word reason why Jon Rahm is pleading his DP World Tour appeal over LIV fines doesn’t happen soon: Ryder Cup
While Rahm hopes to be on the European team in September, he also made an impassioned plea for his countryman and fellow LIV golfer, Sergio Garcia, to be at Bethpage as well.
Spurned young pro says LIV Golf didn’t deliver much for him besides money
With no opportunity to play for one year on the PGA Tour after his last LIV event, Spaniard Eugenio Chacarra is a man without a home tour at the moment.
Sergio Garcia is willing to jump through countless hoops for chance to play in one more Ryder Cup
His eponymous website hails him as “more than a champion.” Which is fair if you pay due deference to the nearly 40 tournament victories, the more than nine years he has spent ranked inside the world’s top 10 and take even the briefest glance at Sergio Garcia’s record as part of 10 Ryder Cup teams. Read more…
World Amateur 4 Player Best Ball Champions Tournament (WACT4BBB)
The professional tournament for amateurs If you’re a passionate amateur golfer, let us introduce you to the World Amateur 4 Player Best Ball Champions Tournament (WACT4BBB). WACT4BBB is a first-of- its-kind tournament that will fly 22 qualifying teams to play in an all-expenses-paid Finals Championship held across four premium Australian golf courses. If you make Read more…
Presidents Cup 2024: Tom Kim broke an unwritten rule, putting a sour finishing note on an uneven week
If the 2022 Presidents Cup defined Kim, the 2024 match rewrote the narrative. And Kim has no one to blame but the man who authored it. Himself.
Presidents Cup 2024: The Americans just went ‘night-night’ to the Internationals’ hopes
The Internationals had a chance at victory, and to be fair they still do. But thanks to a 34-minute window that chance has turned slim.
LIV Golfers allowed to play in Ryder Cup
The PGA of America will allow LIV Golf members to compete at the 2025 Ryder Cup.
LIV Golf clarifies relegation policy, leaving Bubba Watson and others in jeopardy of losing status for 2025
The pathways for players to earn their way into the LIV Golf League – or play their way out – will more closely resemble a promotion-relegation system after league officials clarified how the rules apply to LIV Golf team captains on the eve of its individual finale in Chicago.
Jon Rahm signs up for DP World Tour events but stubbornness might cost him his Ryder Cup eligibility
If the former Masters and US Open champion, and now LIV Golf League player, wishes to be eligible for what would be his fourth Ryder Cup appearance for Europe next year, he has a decision to make. And soon.
The Ryder Cup isn’t for 13 more months, but European captain Luke Donald is already hard at work
Two days before the Betfred British Masters kicks off qualifying for the Old World side at the four-time Ryder Cup site, the captain was understandably in “wait and see” mode.
The Old Course is ready to play its glorious best this week at the AIG Women’s Open. Here’s why
Grant Moir, from Scotland, is better described as the “set-up guy.” Over the next few days, will oversee logistical preparation of the Old Course at St Andrews, which is hosting the AIG Women’s Open for the third time.
Graeme McDowell suspended by LIV Golf; takes swipe at other tours for anti-doping enforcement
Graeme McDowell has been suspended by LIV Golf for violating the league’s anti-doping policy.
Road to the Hall of Fame: The trials and triumphs of Lydia Ko’s career
There have been many triumphs and some difficult times, too. Here’s a look back at the six eras of Ko’s run to the LPGA Hall of Fame.
She was a legendary Olympian and Hall-of-Fame golfer. These 3 golf tips got her started.
How did Babe get so good at golf, so quickly? Her unfathomable athleticism obviously plays a huge role, but a great book called “Wonder Girl” by Don Van Natta shared some other clues which the rest of us may learn from.
European Ryder Cup team changes qualification; LIV Golf left out
The European Ryder Cup team has announced a major revision to its automatic qualification system for the 2025 match at Bethpage Black.
