Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s, future pro-caddie-to-the-stars Cayce Kerr could have been like most kids, worshipping athletes or lead singers in rock bands. But Kerr showed at a young age that his mind worked quite a bit differently. It’s pretty much guaranteed that he was the only teen in his native Maryland who Read more…
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — There’s a term that doesn’t sit quite right with Swedish golfer Ingrid Lindblad. It’s a word given to people who are new at something. They often are inexperienced and need training. And, generally, there’s a different tone about it. In sports, it refers to someone in their first season. Rookie. “I Read more…
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Lilia Vu made the famous jump into the pond after her win the Chevron Championship here in 2023 for the first major title of her career. MORE: 15 players to watch in the Chevron Championship It was a core memory full of joy and excitement and euphoria. So very different from Read more…
Joel Dahmen lost a PGA Tour event. Off a slow start, off a worse finish, off a tap-in that didn’t go in. It was the kind of collapse that makes non-believers question if what is unfolding is chaos or the work of unseen forces conspiring against some pour soul. After commanding the Corales Puntacana Championship Read more…
It was a week of incredible shots, with more twists and turns than a season of “White Lotus.” So many “Did you see?” moments. But for me, there is one shot that won Rory McIlroy his long-awaited green jacket. In March, immediately after his triumph at TPC Sawgrass, I wrote a piece breaking down the Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Masters patrons applaud all good shots in relation to their difficulty. Heckles are not tolerated. As far as style, it’s the most homogeneously well-dressed crowd in sports. So how to tell what beats inside the hearts of the thousands following the final pairing on an epic Masters Sunday? You ask them. And Read more…
So you’ve just won the Masters. Now what? After a tearful hug with loved ones behind the final green, and a quick trip to the scoring area to avoid any De Vincenzoesque shenanigans, you are whisked to Butler Cabin for the always awkward green jacket ceremony. The cabin is much bigger than it appears on Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Masters patrons know golf. At almost any other tournament, maybe only half as many people would be aware of Angel Cabrera’s recent history. That the Argentine was incarcerated for 30 months for domestic violence and just last year got his visa to re-enter the United States. That whether his past champion’s invitation Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Drive, Chip and Putt National Final rarely fails to deliver its share of emotional moments, and one of them on this Sunday came just before noon on the 18th green at Augusta National. Hudson Justus, a 13-year-old from not too far away in Gainesville, Ga., had just gotten a loud roar Read more…
Comparing golfers of different eras, even on an iconically consistent layout like Augusta National, is usually like trying to predict how a toddler might react to seeing the Easter Bunny for the first time, rife with conjecture and suppositions that cannot be verified in any way that might be considered scientific. So what? We think Read more…
On April 21, 1974, Lee Elder stood over an 18-foot putt for birdie on the fourth playoff hole to win the Monsanto Open. The 39-year-old had been two shots behind Peter Oosterhuis with two holes to play at a windswept Pensacola Country Club. Elder had birdied both, including a gorgeous approach under and around the Read more…
There are good fields in amateur golf and there are great fields. And then there’s the field at the 2025 Augusta National Women’s Amateur Championship. At the risk of tripping off your hyperbole detector, let’s provide the numbers to explain just what we’re talking about. A total of 72 players will compete in the sixth Read more…
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