Each spring, with the Masters on our minds and a new golf season teed up, we meet players who are full of optimism about getting back out on the course but lacking in physical ability. It’s not that they’ve forgotten how to play golf. It’s that the winter has taken its toll on their bodies. Read more…
JD Cuban In 2025, the PGA Tour average for putts made from five feet was nearly 81 percent. That’s practically a gimme, whereas the average 15-handicapper is closer to 50 percent on putts from three to five feet, according to statistics from Arccos Golf. What makes short putts a challenge for amateur golfers? For one, Read more…
Augusta National’s third hole might look simple, but it creates one of golf’s biggest strategy debates, forcing players to choose between aggression and control.
Justin Thomas was penalised after his ball moved while removing a loose impediment. It’s a common situation, but the rules aren’t always clear. Here’s what you need to know to avoid the same mistake.
For the first time in nearly three years, Jessica Korda is playing in an LPGA Tour event. Which means Nelly Korda has her practice round playing partner back. The sisters did a press conference together this week at the Ford Championship. The pair was asked what they admire about each other’s games. Nelly spoke about Read more…
If you warm up before you start hitting balls, give yourself a round of applause. You’re doing a lot of good for your body and potentially preventing a season-ending injury. You’re also in the minority, as you typically don’t see amateur golfers doing a whole lot of movement prep before a round.While you might think Read more…
Two-time major champion and current LIV Golf player Jon Rahm has withdrawn his appeal against outstanding sanctions levied against him by the DP World Tour, but he remains on an island when it comes to his future status on the circuit.
Earlier this week the PGA Tour dropped on its YouTube channel a fantastic collaboration with NFL Films. They mic’d up players during the Players Championship to give fans a fly-on-the-wall look at the best golfers on the planet doing their job. And it’s full of catnip for golf nerds. Specifically, this player-caddie conversation between Akshay Read more…
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) just published its first revision of guidelines for exercise in 17 years, and its conclusions should make you feel pretty encouraged if you feel like working out in big-box gyms or using sophisticated exercise equipment is too intimidating of off-putting.The over-arching message: You don’t need a lot of 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. To maximize distance off the tee, you Read more…
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