It might not surprise others while playing golf in the land of la dolce vita, but American writer Roland Merullo was taken aback when he was invited for a bite with some locals at Italy’s top-ranked course, Olgiata Golf Club after nine holes. He encountered the furthest thing from hot dogs and beers at the Read more…
ROME — One of the sneaky truths of the golf writing business is that the week leading up to the Ryder Cup can get pretty dull, for two big reasons. First, player and captain access is highly limited; you get them for short spans with the rest of the media, and aside from that they’re Read more…
The key thing Hovland has worked on is focusing on hitting really steeply down on the ball. He does this by shifting his body towards the target during his move.
Because he joined the LIV Golf League, Johnson reminded the media in Rome that DeChambeau was not eligible to compete on the PGA Tour and so collected points in the U.S. team standings in just four events: the four major championships.
After plenty of international intrigue, Fred Couples’ gaffes and a late-breaking Sergio Garcia last gasp to play this year in Rome, the Ryder Cup is finally here, and the multinational event has never had higher stakes. The Americans, led by Captain Zach Johnson, will make the trek to Marco Simone in Italy and attempt to shatter Read more…
The jury is still out on how Marco Simone will play. Slowly but surely it’s secrets are being revealed, though, starting with arguably the most important of all: the rough.
US captain Zach Johnson said 47-year-old Woods, who last weekend caddied for his son Charlie during his victory at an Orlando regional qualifier for the Notah Begay Invitational, wasn’t likely to offer any advice now that Ryder Cup week is underway.
Anything can happen when you get paired with a stranger on the golf course. It can be beautiful. It can be brutal. From fast friends to actual fugitives, you never know who you might meet, but these are the most common singles we’ve bumped into over the years. THE LONERWanted to be a single all Read more…
It was 2009 and Rory McIlroy had just turned 20 years old. He had yet to play on a Ryder Cup team, and he only had one victory as a professional, the win coming earlier that year in February at the DP World Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic. As a young rising star, he received the Read more…
In just a few days, we’ll be into the thick of the Ryder Cup at long last, and both Luke Donald and Zach Johnson, the captains of their respective teams, will be under the microscope. They’ll be judged on several factors, but the easiest is also the most obvious: captain’s picks. Each captain added six Read more…
Professional golf is no longer an individual sport. Go to the practice range at a PGA Tour event, and you’ll see players surrounded by their own pit crews. Often, the younger or more successful the player, the bigger the entourage. I’m pretty sure some guys can host their own five-on-five pick-up game. How important are Read more…
ROME—For most golfers, losing weight is an enormous task. One that takes a huge amount of time, effort and discipline. For professional golfers, they lose weight without even thinking about it—and that’s a problem. They’re locked in a constant battle of keeping the pounds on, because even small fluctuations have the potential to cut into Read more…
Australian Golf Digest
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