With its financial ties now severed, the LIV Golf exodus may finally begin, and while that is certainly a bad thing for the league itself, McIlroy sees it as good thing for the game of golf as a whole.
[Photo: Naomi Baker] Angel Yin is under the biggest microscope at the Solheim Cup, so she had a little fun with questions about her health and the state of her game. “I’m feeling great. Thanks for asking,” Yin said, laughing. Yin was out for two months with a gastrointestinal issue and returned to the FM Read more…
It’ll be tough for Luke Poulter to top the Sunday heroics of his GB&I team, which pulled off the greatest comeback in Walker Cup history. It’s the stuff of golf dreams. He got to celebrate in a pub with his teammates after the Lahinch victory, and his father picked up the tab. How could it get Read more…
The longer you play golf, the more its specific rhythms become second nature: the rules, the etiquette, the language. It’s easy to forget that for somebody who comes to the sport with no background, especially as an adult, it can feel like landing on a foreign planet. Outside of the simple act of striking the Read more…
CROMVOIRT, Netherlands — American tourists tend to stand out in Europe, especially when one is shaking off the rust of not riding an e-bike for a year. But there I was on Tuesday morning, getting ready for a six-mile bike excursion, starting from the city of Den Bosch to Bernardus Golf Club, where the Solheim Read more…
LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday while announcing a proposed restructuring agreement that could transfer majority ownership of the league to its players. The filing, made in the District of New Jersey, shows that several of LIV’s biggest names—including Jon Rahm, Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson and Cameron Smith—are owed millions of Read more…
Team match-play season got off to a fantastic start with a dramatic comeback victory by Great Britain & Ireland at the Walker Cup. Now the women’s pro game takes the spotlight as the 20th Solheim Cup begins this coming weekend at Bernardus Golf in the Netherlands. There are ample storylines building as the 12-player U.S. Read more…
Stuart Grehan’s stunning comeback against World No.1 amateur Preston Stout has given Great Britain and Ireland a one-point lead heading into Sunday’s final day at the Walker Cup.
The population of Lahinch is a little over 1,000 people. However, on Saturday morning at the local golf club, more than 8,000 spectators walked the fairways for the opening foursomes matches of the 2026 Walker Cup. And the home crowd had reason to cheer. The Great Britain and Ireland team took an early 2.5 points Read more…
A rules controversy erupted early in the 2026 Walker Cup, after Niall Sheils Donegan picked up a putt that the American team hadn’t yet conceded, forcing a ruling from officials.
LAHINCH, Ireland — The Walker Cup is different from the Ryder Cup. Two days of competition versus three, meaning one extra day of prep for the best amateurs in the world. I walked with both teams at Lahinch on Friday and noticed an interesting difference in how they each used their time. Despite the heavy, Read more…
As we approach the 25th year anniversary of the September 11th attacks, golf apparel brand Rhoback has created a commemorative capsule in support of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum’s The Never Forget Fund. Leading the collaboration with Rhoback are two New York City firefighters and a retired captain of the United States Army. Lieutenants Chris Read more…
We’ve reported on countless stories over the years about airlines losing or breaking pro’s clubs enroute to a tournament. Usually that leaves the golfer in question scrambling to acclimate to a new set on short notice, but on Friday at Crans-sur-Sierre, Rafa Cabrera-Bello actually credited his lost clubs for his T-4 start at the Omega Read more…