If you’re going to miss an old friend’s wedding, you better have a damn good excuse. This weekend, Chris Gotterup had exactly that when he missed one of his former Rutgers gofl teammate’s weddings to not just play at the WM Phoenix Open but win the whole enchilada. Thankfully, there were no hard feelings. Following Read more…
Paige Spiranac and the guys who make up Good Good are raking in the dough with millions of followers. Sure, they had a first-mover advantage as golf influencers. But that’s no different than any other nascent industry, where someone has outsized success before others decide to take a chance on a career that follows a Read more…
When Brandt Snedeker was 8 years old, his parents bought a pawn shop in a gritty section of Nashville. After school he would assist his mother, Candice, behind the counter and receive an accelerated education in real life. “My mom was probably the worst and best pawn shop owner ever,” Snedeker recalled, now 45, a Read more…
Given how he’s started 2026, Chris Gotterup has emerged as the biggest 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team “snub” by American captain Keegan Bradley. At the time, though, Gotterup was not even among the top 16 players in the points ranking despite his late-summer push. The far bigger snub was Maverick McNealy, who sat at 10th Read more…
The 2026 Tour Edge Hot Launch Max family brings easier launch, forgiveness and affordability to developing golfers with drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, irons and wedges.
Katie Dahl, a Golf Digest Best Young Teacher, has gotten this issue a lot: “I keep hitting it thin.” Students come to her thinking that they’re standing up at impact. Often, a well-meaning friend or spouse has passed along the age-old wisdom of telling them that they’re not staying down through impact. This is a Read more…
The PGA Tour returns to California’s Pacific Coast, heading to the Monterey Bay Peninsula for the season’s first official Signature Event, contested across the iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill. Two years ago, the tournament introduced a series of structural changes that remain in place this year. The field was reduced to 80 Read more…
JD Cuban One of the most frequently asked questions I get from my amateur students is: Should I hit down on the ball with a hybrid or sweep it off the turf like a fairway wood? For the answer, think about the club it’s replacing, which is typically a 4- or 5-iron. You want to Read more…
Chris Gotterup surged late with a seven-under 64, then beat Hideki Matsuyama in a play-off to win the 2026 WM Phoenix Open. His second victory in three starts this season.
Patrick Reed is unstoppable on the DP World Tour, with two wins and a playoff runner-up in the last three weeks. His latest victory at the Qatar Masters puts him atop the Race to Dubai and back on track for a top-20 world ranking.
Mackenzie Hughes took the high road on Saturday at the WM Phoenix Open, shrugging off a prank perpetrated by an internet streamer during Friday’s second round at TPC Scottsdale.
The big winner at LIV Golf’s season opener in Riyadh, under the lights in Saudi Arabia, was clearly the man who lifted two trophies and is cashing two checks for individual and team victories. Elvis Smylie, a 23-year-old who had never won a pro tournament outside of his native Australia, played brilliantly all week in Read more…
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