If there’s one thing golfers seem to universally hate, it’s golf announcers. Short of Jim and Verne, we can’t stand anyone who steps into the booth to call the game of golf. Joe Buck, Nick Faldo, Brandel Chamblee, Zinger.
Reading the Ryder Cup tea leaves is never easy, particularly in the modern era of circumspect captains holding their cards very close to their vests. But this doesn’t stop me from trying.
The PGA Tour has reversed course on its plan to alter the makeup of its three invitational tournaments in 2024. Much of that is the doing of Tiger Woods—who only on Tuesday was given a seat on the tour’s policy board.
Despite four majors and 24 PGA Tour wins, the incessant nitpicking and scrutiny of Rory McIlroy’s game has arguably never been higher. His putting coach, eight-time PGA Tour winner Brad Faxon, has reached the point that he’s ready to start pushing back on the negative narrative.
Titleist’s biennial iron launch includes four models in ascending order of how much help they provide the user, but this time with a renewed emphasis on improved feel.
The first and 18th holes at the Old Course is a magical stretch of golf, but also one that provides plenty of pressure. It’s common to have pretty big galleries watching golfers start and finish their rounds there—even if they’re not named Harry Styles. Plus, there’s all the history. Oh, the history.
It’s been a hell of a year when it comes to golf fights, and we have another one to add to our running tally of ‘Only in America’ golf-course incidents.
Two brothers went to a driving range and all they got was a broken car window and ridiculed. We know this due to a r/golf post from BigBankBaller. Hopefully, he has a checking account that backs up his username.
Gary Ellis, 38, admitted in court overnight that he used threatening or abusive words or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress
In a tweet posted over the weekend regarding potential penalties facing LIV Golf members who seek to return to the PGA Tour, Mickelson wrote the matter is “a colossal waste of time”.
The PGA Tour’s regular-season finale is this week at the Wyndham Championship. Depending on your perspective, this year’s edition has more or less drama than past iterations.
Normally, these types of things happen at night or at a time that isn’t so blatant – like when people are literally on the course. In 2023, when everyone’s every move is filmed, going in the middle of the day was certainly a choice.