The winner of the 2023 Chevron Championship will have the honor of being the first to claim the title of this prestigious tournament at its new home, The Club at Carlton Woods outside of Houston. She’ll also have the satisfaction of cashing a rather impressive first-place prize money payout.
If you follow the local press, there’s a sense of genuine anticipation for the LIV Golf League’s debut in Australia this week at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide.
Earlier this week on the Golf IQ podcast we broke down a few ugly stats about regular golfers’ games. Not as a way of draining confidence from average golfers. But instead, to learn why these mistakes happen, and crucially, how to prevent them.
Less than two weeks after Tiger Woods had to withdraw from the final day at the Masters—underlined by the sight of a hobbled Woods limping back to his bag during a downpour Saturday afternoon—Woods announced Wednesday that he underwent a subtalar fusion procedure to address post-traumatic arthritis from the injuries suffered in a car accident two years ago.
A study from the National Golf Foundation published earlier this year found for the first time that total off-course golf participation (27.9 million) exceeded that of on-course golfers (25.6 million) in 2022. A force behind the growing off-course movement is Topgolf, whose 80-plus venues worldwide combine tech-driven driving-range games with the food, drinks and atmosphere of a sports bar. The core of its mission is to make the game more accessible, diverse and fun.
In an interview with Sky Sports ahead of this week’s Zurich Classic, Matt Fitzpatrick didn’t go after Patrick Cantlay, but clearly the Englishman is fed up with slow play.
We’ve all had a chance to shoot a personal best and fumbled the bag on the 18th hole, usually in the form of an in-the-pocket “double” as so not to inflate the handicap.
The freefall for most LIV Golf participants in the Official World Golf Ranking has been steady and spectacular since joining the alternative circuit last year, one that, unfortunately for them, doesn’t offer OWGR points.
It’s clear Augusta National cares more about the patrons having a pleasurable experience than making money when it comes to on-course dining. With merchandise, however, it’s a different story.
Sam Bennett’s amateur status might prevent him from collecting a big prize money payout for his first-page leaderboard performance at the Masters, but it doesn’t mean he’s going home empty handed.
Australian Golf Digest
