Fifa Laopakdee conceded his rare, repeat victory at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship meant more than the Thai golfer’s maiden triumph a year ago in Dubai. Not because this year’s Asia-Pacific Amateur was held on the South course at the world-renowned Te Arai Links, a rugged and beautiful coastal layout along New Zealand’s North Island. And Read more…
In search of his first solo victory on the PGA Tour, Andrew Novak holds a three-shot lead heading into the weekend at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open. He obviously would like to maintain that advantage on Saturday for various reasons, not the least of which being this fact about the tournament since it became a PGA Read more…
New Zealand’s Zack Swanwick shot a four-under 67 Saturday at Te Arai Links’ South Course to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. He is one round away from delivering the host nation its first victory in the championship’s history. The 20-year-old University of Florida junior made five birdies Read more…
“So just a nice roasted draw mini driver for me, landed in a perfect spot and rolled down to tap-in, so that was a bonus for me.” That was the fantastic description offered by 20-year-old BYU sophomore Kihei Akina of the eagle he made on Friday in shooting a seven-under 64 in the VidantaWorld Mexico Read more…
While I genuinely appreciate my reader emails featuring very specific Stupid Golf Problems, and while I rarely have issue running into ones of my own, sometimes the internet hands you ideas on a platter. The Internet Invitational is chock full chicanery on this front. Look no further than last year’s installment, which featured SlopeGate and Read more…
To be a YouTube golfer, or any YouTuber, for that matter, you must constantly remind your viewers that they’ve NEVER seen anything like this current video before. That THEY couldn’t even script this meticulously edited short film if they tried. That they DIDN’T think they could top the last thing they put out, but … Read more…
Tee-time inflation is a real thing. As the cost of everything has gone up—gas, groceries, housing, you name it—so have greens fees, with some America’s priciest clubs now pushing the four-figure mark. But not at Stow Acres Country Club. This week, the historic Massachusetts course, which stands as one of the first truly desegregated golf Read more…
Only a handful of PGA Tour events remain this year—four and counting—with the next two being played in Mexico. It begins with this week’s Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, followed promptly by the World Wide Technology Championship. Vidanta Vallarta will play host to Tom Kim, playing on tour for the first time since winning a gold Read more…
After a weather-shortened finish in Bermuda that saw Austin Smotherman win his second straight tournament, the PGA Tour heads south of the border for the Mexico Open. Dating back to 1944, the VidantaWorld Mexico Open has quite a historical past and has been considered Mexico’s national championship. Located a few miles off the Pacific coast Read more…
The Internet Invitational is back and bigger than ever. With 64 players in the field and $4 million on the line, Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports’ viral sensation has gone from surprise hit to internet juggernaut in the span of just 12 months. So for each episode of II2, we’ll be dishing out superlatives Read more…
No disrespect to Charles Barkley, Emmitt Smith or any of the number of PGA Tour pros we’ve had on as guests of The Loop podcast in our 300-plus episode history, but this week we had by far our most-famous guest – Owen Wilson. The “Wedding Crashers” legend is now the star of one of Apple Read more…
A field of 120 players from 39 countries will be competing this week in New Zealand on the South course at Te Arai Links, including 53 first-time participants.
Australian Golf Digest
