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…
The women took a week off after Boston and now head to Europe for the 20th edition of the Solheim Cup. A biennial international team event mirroring the format of the Ryder Cup, 12 women from the United States take on 12 women from Europe. The matches started in 1990, and the United States holds 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…
Turns out Luke Poulter may not be the most popular Poulter at Lahinch. And that’s saying something. While Luke, 22, was a stalwart for the GB&I Walker Cup team, helping them come from three points down to beat the Americans 13½ to 12½, his father Ian walked into an Irish bar late Sunday and, well, Read more…
LAHINCH, Ireland — It was the day before the Walker Cup. The wind was howling, the rain was coming and going, the conditions were ugly but practice was needed. The Great Britain and Ireland team was on the back nine at Lahinch. But one player practiced alone. His name was Josh Hill. The lowest ranked Read more…
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…
For many LIV Golf pros like Peter Uihlein, this has been a summer of uncertainty. While the world waits for clarity on the future of the upstart league which had its PIF funding cut earlier this season, many of its pros have been forced to make contingency plans. That includes Peter Uihlein, who was at Read more…
Playing away from home is never easy. But doing so in 60 mph gusts with a stomach bug in your camp makes it considerably harder. The US Walker Cup team teed it during Friday’s final practice session in a seven-ball, with three of the team still in their hotel room. Preston Stout, William Jennings and Read more…
Thanks to a quirk of scheduling, nine of the 20 competitors in this week’s Walker Cup at Lahinch are back from playing a year ago at Cypress Point; the USGA and R&A purposedly moved up the 51st edition 12 months to return the biennial matches to even-numbered years while the Ryder Cup is played in Read more…