It ain’t easy being a caddie. You’re the first one they blame and the last one to get the credit. You walk more miles than a beat cop and if your player’s bananas aren’t exactly the right amount of ripe, so help you God. Then, as if that weren’t enough, when the tour arrives in Read more…
Pebble Beach has been called “the greatest meeting of land and sea”, and if you’ve ever been to Pebble, it’s tough to argue. As a result, though, it might be the worst place to find a cheap place to stay. But a group of PGA Tour caddies are getting around that for this week’s AT&T Read more…
Australian pro Travis Smith hit the jackpot when he arrived for a practice round on Monday at the Saudi International. Related: check out Australian Golf Digest’s new online store the pro shop Smyth joined six-time Major champion and reigning PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson at Royal Greens Golf and Country Club, near Jeddah. But Smyth, Read more…
For something that hasn’t even begun—and may not ever make it as far as the starting line—just the mere possibility of a Saudi Super League continues to energise much of the off-course chat on both the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour. And, as is so often the case, Rory McIlroy is something of Read more…
Jon Rahm is sticking to his guns after his expletive-laden outburst. During last week’s American Express a fan captured video of Rahm ripping the tournament setup. The clip, which went viral, features the world No. 1 walking off a green at the Nicklaus Course at PGA West, muttering a few expletives. “Piece of s— f— Read more…
The PGA Tour’s West Coast swing continues with its annual return to the famed Torrey Pines, a 36-hole course just north of San Diego, California, for the Farmers Insurance Open. The Farmers is played on both Torrey Pines’ South, (7,765 yards) and North (7,258 yards) courses; golfers will play one round each on the South Read more…
He’s a Category 5 player this week. Which is not all bad. In DP World Tour language that means Colin Montgomerie is a “tour legend.” Fair enough, of course. Quite apart from his Ryder Cup heroics in eight appearances against the Americans—he was unbeaten in singles—the now 58-year-old Scot can point to eight Race to Read more…
Richard J. Ferris, a businessman and a golf enthusiast whose contributions to the game were largely behind the scenes, including co-ownership of Pebble Beach Golf Links, died on Sunday in Orlando of complications of ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was 85. A native of Sacramento, California, Ferris joined forces in 1999 with the late Arnold Read more…
Tim Rosaforte, a senior writer at Golf Digest for more than 20 years and a former Golf Channel broadcaster, died Tuesday of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, according to longtime family friend Craig Dolch. He was 66 years old.