There are hundreds of examples of great leadership in golf, but one that I will long remember occurred leading up to the 2018 Ryder Cup, despite an American loss. It involved not a golfer, but the legendary Duke basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski. “Coach K” was still coaching at the time and didn’t retire until 2022. Read more…
When Season 2 of Netflix’s popular golf series “Full Swing” was announced this past June, there was no indication that the cameras would be rolling at the Ryder Cup in September. However, given the access they had at all four majors in Season 1, it was fair to assume they’d have similar access at the Read more…
Perhaps one of the most curious equipment switches right before a Ryder Cup occurred in 2004 when nine days before the matches at Oakland Hills C.C., Phil Mickelson left Titleist for Callaway. Although the split wasn’t unexpected (Titleist had a history of not digging deep for star players and had let players such as Tiger Read more…
Start a new tradition unlike any other and plan your next golf outing at Omni PGA Frisco Resort, not only the home of modern golf, but also host to 26 future PGA Championship tournaments. With two 18-hole courses, Fields Ranch East and Fields Ranch West, Omni PGA Frisco Resort is a golfer’s paradise when deciding Read more…
Rory McIlroy. Jon Rahm. Victor Hovland. The three best players on the European Ryder Cup side all had plenty to say about the most unlikely member of the team, Ludvig Aberg.
The competitive spirit the Ryder Cup inspires biennially can be felt well ahead of the Opening Ceremony, which will be held this year on Europe’s side of the Atlantic, at the swanky Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy on September 21. This year, Team USA, captained by Zach Johnson, will once again Read more…
The countdown to the 44th Ryder Cup, which will be hosted in Rome’s Marco Simone Golf and Country Club from Sep 29, 2023 – Sun, Oct 1, is well on its way, we’re keeping an eye out for the coolest limited edition collector’s items and collaborations celebrating the cross-Atlantic event. Ralph Lauren revealed its highly Read more…
One story that best encapsulates country club point-missing has circulated for years. The setting is an old, eastern golf club, with one of the best courses in the state. The club is notorious for its men-only policy. Forget about women joining as members or playing the golf course. Only a few days a year are Read more…
It’s like the PGA Tour never left! We’re back with the Fortinet Championship as a final event before the Ryder Cup in two weeks. Most sports bettors have moved onto football, but if you’re reading this column, you’re one of us—looking for a nice fall golf sweat for some extra bucks in the sportsbook account. Read more…
The Links at Spanish Bay opened in 1987, and it quickly garnered notoriety. It earned Golf Digest’s award for the Best New Course of 1988 and soon thereafter the course debuted on our ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Courses at No. 95 (1991-’92). The layout, designed by Robert Trent Jones. Jr., Tom Watson and former Read more…