Mere hours after shooting a final-round 75 in the final group of the Masters to tie for fifth place, four shots behind Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau was at Pinehurst Resort to commemorate his epic bunker shot that helped him win the US Open last summer … over Rory McIlroy.
Nearly every golfer understands it’s their responsibility to rake a bunker after they hit from it, but what should they do after that? Should they place the rake inside or outside the bunker? That’s the question we put to Shannon Wheeler, the director of agronomy at The Plantation at Ponte Vedra Beach. Wheeler has worked Read more…
Another major week is upon us and that means Golf Channel crash-test dummy Johnson Wagner is zipping up the fire suit, taking out a second life insurance policy and getting ready to step into the breach once again.
Rory McIlroy has done it again. A couple of months removed from the absurd bunker-busting chip-in on the 72nd hole of the Masters, McIlroy splashed in another at the Old Course on Saturday – this time for eagle and the outright lead (albeit briefly).
I’m here to examine the most prominent debates, and then, using the solemn power vested in me by the Golf Digest byline, to declare a victor once and for all. The decisions that follow will be binding.
Long before the Alien or C3i sand wedges were hawked on infomercials, promising an automatic out from the bunker, Gene Sarazen was on the case, seeking a better method of escape from such hazards.
The green surrounds and putting surfaces at Riviera are known for confounding tour pros each year at the Genesis Invitational. Perhaps nobody has quite suffered the fate of Ryan Palmer and his adventure in a greenside bunker at Riviera Country Club on Saturday.
Last year at the Saudi International, the bunkers at Royal Greens G&CC caused Sergio Garcia, one Spain’s all-time greats, to lose his damn mind. This year, another Spaniard, Adri Arnaus, ran into some serious trouble in a bunker as well, though he somehow managed to keep his cool.
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