As of Monday (April 15), every state in the U.S. is officially in “posting season” for handicap scores, so now is probably a good time to brush up your knowledge of how the relatively new (since 2020) World Handicap System works. In fact, on Jan. 1, the WHS was updated to reflect all the data Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Late last season, Scottie Scheffler was frustrated. The putts weren’t going in, and he felt lost. He was leaving wins on the table. Something needed to change. The change he needed was a putting coach, Scheffler explained. Specifically, the renowned putting coach Phil Kenyon, who teaches a host of players on the Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The only thing better than watching players on the back nine on Sunday at Augusta National is hearing players on the back nine on Sunday at Augusta National. Perhaps the best moment of the day in this regard came on the 11th hole between Max Homa and his caddie Joe Greiner. More Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — You need luck on your side to win the Masters. You can hit good shots at a bad time and lose. You could hit bad shots and win. Winning majors isn’t fair, and largely out of players’ control. But there’s one shot—or rather, one decision—that is firmly in their control. The tee Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga.—After admitting his terrible warmup session on Saturday transferred over to his third round, leading to Tiger Woods’ worst Masters round ever, the five-time green jacket winner leaned on some outside help on Sunday: His son Charlie. Ahead of his final round, the 15 year-old Charlie was serving as Tiger’s instructor on the range, Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A golfer switching putters hardly merits a headline. Collin Morikawa did so countless times when he was younger. “College was a fun one,” the two-time major champion cracked. What is notable is when it’s done in the middle of a tournament. Even more curious? When it’s done in the middle of the Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — One of the wonderful things about the Masters is that it’s an event that transcends golf. People tune into the Masters who don’t watch golf on a week-in, week-out basis, which means they may be introduced to Scottie Scheffler’s golf swing for the first time. A move that has produced the best Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga.—I find it funny when golf fans get alarmed because a player working through something in his golf swing, especially during a major week. The truth is, most tour players are always working on the details of their golf swing, whether the rest of us realize it or not. For evidence, look no further Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The stories of Masters legends Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, who graced Augusta National’s first tee together once again on Thursday, are inextricably linked. The two men started as rivals, grew into friends and now share the role of Masters honorary starters along with another legend, Gary Player. But their journey together Read more…
We’re revisiting this range session to uncover what we can learn from how Scheffler practises. We can study his golf swing all we want, but that swing was created here, on the range, with hours of practice alongside swing coach Randy Smith.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Early during Masters week, Rory McIlroy summed up his recent visit to the iconic teacher Butch Harmon with one light-hearted quip. “I always joke that if you spend four hours with Butch, and you go away with two swing tips and 30 stories,” he said. That’s ultimately what Butch Harmon, who late Read more…
This is a special free edition of the Golf IQ newsletter to celebrate Masters week.You can keep receiving this (and more!) in-depth newsletters by subscribing to Golf Digest+ right here. AUGUSTA, Ga.— I’m covering the Masters this week, where I’m reminded how the pressure always ticks up a few notches for players.This week, players don’t Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A year ago Brooks Koepka and his caddie, Ricky Elliot, sparked a rules question/controversy during the first round of the 2023 Masters that almost cost the eventual 54-hole leader two shots. After hitting a 5-iron for his second shot onto the par-5 15th hole, cameras panned to Koepka who appeared to be Read more…
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