About 10 years ago, deep in my tennis obsession, I played a one-day singles tournament near my home here in North Carolina. It was a brutal day, like a lot of brutal summer days, but I thought if I drank a ton of water, I’d be fine. And I drank a ton of water. By Read more…
Welcome to Lie Detector, a Golf Digest+ series where we use an ultra-slow-motion camera to help you properly identify and execute shots from various lies. Different lies, whether they be in the fairway, rough or bunker, require different techniques, but first, you must get better at identifying the lie that you have. You hit a Read more…
Like any group of golfers, the Golf Digest staff can kill hours dissecting a player’s game and whether their handicap fits. When a 13-index stops a towering 8-iron five feet from the flag, the initial reaction is skepticism. Then he takes two out of the bunker a few holes later, and it starts to make Read more…
Every golfer in the pro ranks has some aspect of his or her swing that stands out. For big Sepp Straka (above), who has three wins on the PGA Tour, it’s the power he generates swinging down. Sure, he’s listed as 6-foot-3, 235 pounds in the PGA Tour media guide (and probably bigger in real Read more…
Welcome to Lie Detector, a Golf Digest+ series where we use an ultra-slow-motion camera to help you identify and properly execute shots from various lies. Different lies, whether they be in the fairway, rough or bunker, require different techniques, but first, you must get better at identifying the lie that you have. There are many Read more…
OAKMONT, Pa. — Viktor Hovland followed a long, grueling U.S. Open round on one of the world’s most difficult golf courses with a high-intensity range session. While most of his peers were at home on the sofa, Hovland was slamming drives into the darkening sky. Hovland’s game over the past year or so has been Read more…
It just showed a clever bit of awareness and foresight. In the heat of the pressure and the pouring rain, Burns stopped himself from making a potentially very costly error.
OAKMONT, Pa. — If you’ve watched any of the U.S. Open so far, you’ve seen the contender Sam Burns. And if you’ve seen the contender Sam Burns, you’ve seen him do his pre-swing rehearsal move. It’s pretty simple: Seconds before he hits his shot, Burns simply lifts the club into his takeaway position, looks at Read more…
Welcome to MythBusters, a Golf Digest+ series where we explore answers to some of golf’s most common questions through a series of tests with golfers and robots. Sometimes definitive, other times less so, our findings aim to shed new light on topics that have consumed golfers for years. How much does long, thick rough affect Read more…
OAKMONT, Pa. — Scottie Scheffler’s practice routine is an exercise in discipline. He goes through the same checklist every time, with the same set of drills. And while some—or most—golfers would get bored doing that, Scheffler maintains focus. Throughout it all, his longtime coach Randy Smith monitors the World No. 1 from every angle, sniffing Read more…
Welcome to Lie Detector, a Golf Digest+ series where we use an ultra-slow-motion camera to help you identify and properly execute shots from various lies. Different lies, whether they be in the fairway, rough or bunker, require different techniques, but first, you must get better at identifying the lie that you have. The biggest challenge Read more…
Here’s a scenario you might find yourself in—and if you do, you really are limited in your options. Your ball is a fair distance from a middle or back pin, and there’s something in front of you that you have to carry (bunkers, water, deep rough, etc.). You need to play a shot where the Read more…
One year ago, Golf Channel analyst Johnson Wagner did something at Pinehurst that even U.S. Champion Bryson DeChambeau couldn’t. In the darkness after play had finished, Wagner dropped his ball a foot from the same spot in the bunker DeChambeau had effectively secured his second major from just a few hours earlier. DeChambeau was left Read more…
There are no official stats for this sort of thing, but it’s safe to assume the U.S. Open exceeds other major championships in its number of angry participants. Other tournaments dole out ample disappointment and heartbreak, both of which present opportunities for a player to look in the mirror. When a golfer is angry, that’s Read more…
Australian Golf Digest
