It became official this week. Jim Furyk will captain the U.S. Ryder Cup team in 2027. He’ll lead the team to Ireland and Adare Manor in hopes of the Americans first away win in 34 years. Stop me if you’ve heard this all before. Yes, this isn’t the first time the PGA of America has Read more…
Let’s start by anticipating a line of attack against Jim Furyk—that he’s a boring, predictable choice to be the 2027 U.S. Ryder Cup captain—with a truth everyone needs to digest post-haste: Flashy captain announcements lead to Ryder Cup disasters. Again: Flashy captain announcements lead to Ryder Cup disasters. If you hate this decision because you Read more…
I didn’t buy tickets to this Stacy Lewis retirement tour. The two-time major winner announced that 2025 would be her last season on the LPGA Tour. However, she is making a one-week comeback to retire officially at the Chevron Championship, the same event at which she won her very first LPGA title 15 years ago Read more…
Matt Fitzpatrick beats Scottie Scheffler in a playoff at the RBC Heritage, sealing his second win at Harbour Town after a tense finish and extra holes.
TARZANA, Calif. — Natasha Oon has finally had some moments to exhale. She sat in a comfortable chair on a walkway just outside El Caballero Country Club, recalling her electrifying start on the LPGA as she prepares for this week’s JM Eagle LA Championship just outside Los Angeles. The 24-year-old sensation announced her rookie season Read more…
My kids say that for one of my favorite weeks of the year, I don’t seem to enjoy the Masters very much, and my wife says I’m unusually curt and anxious. They’re right, of course, but they don’t have to figure out the wind at Golden Bell. I love the Masters. It’s the Holy Grail Read more…
A week ago, while researching a story on the best 25 final rounds in Masters history, I stumbled upon a bizarre piece of history that turned into an irresistible rabbit hole. In studying the final rounds, it became clear that the leaders weren’t always paired together. At the first Masters in 1934, Horton Smith (54-hole Read more…
Golf Digest photographers J.D. Cuban and Adam Glanzman capture images from the 90th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. 2026 Masters Masters Week in Photos Augusta National Golf Club — April 7–13, 2026 40 photos No photos for this day yet. × ← → This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The 12th hole at Augusta National is arguably the most famous and beautiful hole in the world. It’s not long. It’s scenic. It’s strategic. But it’s missing something. It’s missing a hole-in-one. The last time a Masters competitor wrote a “1” next to Golden Bell on a scorecard was the second round Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — One boy was white, and soon after World War II his father became the proprietor of the Augusta Municipal Golf Course. There was inherent middle-class status to the job, as the son came to understand after he was born in the mid-1960s. The golf perks included his family receiving 50 tickets to Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The late New York governor Mario Cuomo had a line that captured the contrast between hope and reality in his field. “You campaign in poetry but govern in prose,” Cuomo said. In other words, looking ahead is when you can speak in the abstract, the picture often rosy, the specifics less important. Read more…
Dear Tiger, I am not trying to be glib writing you an open letter. On the occasion of missing your sixth Masters tournament and fourth Champions Dinner, not even you would deny how your presence, inseparable from your absences, has defined the space of Augusta National for one week every April across 30 years. You Read more…
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