In the latest episode of Golf Digest’s Game Plan, we explore all things Tiger Woods. What made him so good? And how did he do it? You can’t answer that question without understanding what Tiger did off the tee. His tee shots accounted for more than 20% of his total Strokes Gained over his peers, Read more…
It never felt quite right that Collin Morikawa was on a two-year winless streak. The guy is too talented a golfer; too solid a ball-striker; too smart a person for it to last. It always felt inevitable that he’d snap it sooner or later. Last week at Pebble Beach, it happened. Collin gained roughly 1 Read more…
When Justin Thomas captured his first PGA Championship in 2017, it would be easy to assume a carefully orchestrated plan had come to fruition. The 24-year-old Thomas was the son and grandson of PGA professionals, and he had already succeeded at every stage of golf. He was destined for greatness, it seemed, because that’s how Read more…
If you don’t recognize the golfer in the photo above, it’s Cameron Champ. Albeit he was a bit younger in this photo—he’s 30 now—Champ has aged well. How well? If you missed the RBC Canadian Open this past June, then you might be interested in knowing how far Champ drove the ball on the ninth Read more…
There’s a big myth in golf that has lasted for most of the last century: to be a good putter, you have to prevent deceleration. The putterhead can’t slow down as you get closer to hitting the ball. In fact, it needs to speed up. The only problem is—that’s not true, and one needs to Read more…
Justin Rose has been playing so well recently that it sent me down a mini rabbit hole, which is where I found this interesting little video. And now I want to try it. The video is from Rose’s offseason training camp at his home in the Bahamas. Golf Digest No. 1-ranked coach Mark Blackburn joined Read more…
Back in 2019, the LPGA Tour found itself in the spotlight for a curious ruling involving two tour players and a practice called “backstopping.” If you’ve never heard the term, tour pros commonly use it to describe purposely leaving a ball in place on the putting green instead of marking it. The thought is that Read more…
Golf Digest senior writer Alex Myers is on a one-year mission to see how good he can get at golf through daily training, practice and playing. Read more from his “Late Scratch?” series here. Late in the final round of a buddies trip to Hilton Head last fall, I had the lead, but I was Read more…
Luke Poulter would seem to have it easy. The international success of his father, Ian Poulter, allowed him to have access to a plush golf course and practice facilities near their Orlando home. Luke could occasionally hit balls next to other tour players and had a rare vantage point to his father’s Ryder Cup heroics. Read more…
If you’re struggling to repeatedly make solid contact with the golf ball, there are plenty of possible reasons, but the most typical is improper sequencing in the downswing, says Jeff Ritter, one of Golf Digest’s Best Teachers in Oregon. The typical higher-handicap player relies too heavily on the torso and arms to get back to Read more…
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