At the 1999 PGA Championship, when Sergio Garcia hit his miracle shot from the base of a red oak tree on the 16th hole at Medinah and ran up the fairway to see it land on the green, he seemed to hold the world in his hands. He was 19, wildly talented, charismatic and challenging Read more…
Just three weeks after the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, the PGA Tour returns to Torrey for the Genesis Invtiational, which was moved to San Diego out of respect for the victims of the wildfires in Los Angeles. This time, all the stars will be out, save for tournament host Tiger Woods, who withdrew Read more…
Saquon Barkley is coming off one of the greatest seasons in NFL history. Now he’s focused on pulling of an all-time offseason as well. The Philadelphia Eagles star broke the NFL record for most rushing yards in a season while leading his team to a Super Bowl title. But his next goal involves golf—and it Read more…
Earlier this month, Lucas Glover suggested the PGA Tour should ban the much-talked-about AimPoint method of reading greens to speed up play. On Tuesday, it was Collin Morikawa’s turn to take aim at his fellow major champ. With his tongue (somewhat) in cheek. “AimPoint, statistically, hasn’t helped anybody make more putts since its inception on Read more…
For a guy who comes from outside the world of golf, LIV Golf’s new CEO, Scott O’Neil, now occupies a hot seat among the game’s most powerful decision makers.
The tournament is three years into a four-year deal brokered by two-time Open winner Greg Norman and South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas. Now, he’s fending off interest to keep it in South Australia after 2026.
For the first time since the tournament’s inception in 1926, the Genesis Invitational will not be played in the Los Angeles area. Mind you, the reason is understandable: the ongoing wildfire disaster in L.A. County caused event officials to move the PGA Tour signature for this year down the road to San Diego and the South Read more…
SAN DIEGO — Max Homa had found it, that elusive sense of clarity that athletes chase through the darkest valleys of their careers. For a year, he wrestled with the ache of knowing something was fundamentally amiss yet finding himself unable to bridge the gap between recognition and remedy. The fleeting moments of brilliance that Read more…
As we once discovered right here at Golf Digest, too much caffeine, or not enough, can have serious impacts on your golf game. Anybody who has had that extra cup before the round knows all too well what the literal first-tee jitters are like. To caffeinate or not to caffeinate is an even bigger conundrum Read more…
Tiger Woods. Phil Mickelson. Cam Smith. Those are some of the names that come to mind when you think of pro golf’s short-game wizards in recent history. But none of them have ever had a week around the greens quite like the one Peter Malnati just had. Between Thomas Detry’s dominant win, Jordan Spieth’s ridiculous Read more…
At the peak of his powers—2015 and 2017—there were days, weeks and even month-long stretches where it appeared as though Jordan Spieth was going to make every putt he looked at. It was as if there was some sort of magnetic force pulling his ball directly into the cup every time it left his putter Read more…
Haotong Li was feeling all the pressure of trying to close out a golf tournament on Sunday. And he wasn’t afraid to let everyone know. As Li prepared to hit his approach shot on the 15th hole of the final round at the Qatar Masters, his caddie told someone watching to “stand back” and “stand Read more…