PONTE VEDRA BEACH — There is a phrase used in the PGA Tour’s Shotlink system that we’ve rarely noticed: “tree outline.” Maybe it’s more prominent in the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass because there are several nurseries worth of trees here, and in these claustrophobic confines, they come into play often. MORE: Rory McIlroy’s confrontation Read more…
That tree on the sixth hole at TPC Sawgrass, the one getting almost as much air time as Rory McIlroy in that Optum ad? Don’t tell anyone, but it’s not in play. Not for the ball flight of any tour pro competing this week at the Players Championship. The controversial tree, 15 yards ahead of Read more…
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — It has been nearly 20 years since Camilo Villegas tied for third at the 2006 Players Championship, his lone top-10 finish in 11 career appearances at TPC Sawgrass. The man has lived a lifetime since then, one full of birdies and bogeys he’s completely forgotten but also unimaginable circumstances that are Read more…
John Feinstein, one of the most prolific sportswriters in the history of American journalism and a longtime contributor to Golf Digest, passed away on Thursday. No cause of death was given. He was 69. In a journalism career that began at the Washington Post in 1977, Feinstein wrote more than 40 books, of which nearly Read more…
Hideki Matsuyama looked like he was struggling with his golf game during Thursday’s opening round of the Players Championship, a familiar sight for PGA Tour fans. What wasn’t as familiar is that the 2021 Masters champ was actually struggling with his golf game at TPC Sawgrass as he started five over through six holes before Read more…
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — His cellphone buzzed around 7 a.m., less than two hours after Danny Walker woke up but earlier than he ever truly expected to feel it vibrate. As first alternate at the 51st Players Championship, the 29-year-old PGA Tour rookie who has lived in Jacksonville area for five-and-a-half years assumed getting into Read more…
Thanks to Min Woo Lee and this steamy, sultry, downright sizzling stinger at TPC Sawgrass today, golf has been dragged down into the gutter, reduced to its most base, carnal instincts.
It wasn’t quite what we saw at the Creator Classic on Wednesday, but a PGA Tour pro had his own tough moment on TPC Sawgrass’ famed 17th hole on Thursday. Less than 24 hours after Barstool Sports’ Trent Ryan deposited four golf balls into the water around the island-green par 3, Max Greyserman lost a Read more…
An incident involving Rory McIlroy confiscating a fan’s phone at the Players Championship, after a brutal sledge about his 2011 Masters collapse from the crowd, has taken a dramatic turn.
Jordan Spieth got off to an absolutely electric start to the Players Championship on Thursday. Of course, most golf fans would just characterize that as a normal start for the three-time major champ. RELATED: The new (but familiar) obstacle that could wreak havoc this week Starting his tournament on the back nine, Spieth birdied No. Read more…
The PGA Tour’s West Coast Swing schedule will have a different rhythm in 2026, and there is one tournament that likely will benefit more than any other: the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. The dates for the start of the ’26 season have changed because New Year’s Day falls on a Thursday, so the Read more…
Mere minutes after Golf Digest published a feature on Alejandro Tosti entitled, “He’s been labeled golf’s bad boy. But does golf have Alejandro Tosti all wrong?” the 28-year-old from Argentina stepped on the tee at the infamous par-3 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass, on the eve of the Players Championship. Well, see for yourself what Read more…
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