Rory McIlroy’s bounce is back. It comes and goes, but it’s unmissable when you see it up close. He hopped in and out of the media centre on Wednesday at the WM Phoenix Open like the Easter bunny, crossing paths on his way out with one of the men who can overtake him for world No.1 this week, Scottie Scheffler, and exchanging compliments over each others jumpers. Just a couple of (Nike) guys being dudes.
The beer shower at last year’s WM Phoenix Open for Sam Ryder’s incredible third-round ace at TPC Scottsdale’s 16th hole, aka “The Coliseum,” was a great scene. Unfortunately, though, the 17,000 fans in the grandstands took it a little too far, making it rain beer for seemingly every routine birdie, par and chest-hair flash that came afterward.
It took five days to get four rounds in at the 2023 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but the Monday finish was worth the wait for Justin Rose, who leaves as the tournament champ.
Golf fans don’t need to rely on overhead photos anymore, because Augusta National Golf Club has finally made it official. After many years of speculation, the 13th hole has been changed. And the iconic par 5 is going to play significantly longer this April.
Aaron Rodgers teamed with his PGA Tour player partner Ben Silverman to win the pro-am portion of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at 26 under par with these TaylorMade clubs:
The work is being done to address the turf leading up to the bridge, which the Links Trust noted is often damaged due to the traffic it receives from thousands of visitors taking pictures of the famed landmark.
Marcus Byrd was like a bunch of other kids who played golf and idolised Tiger Woods in his prime. When the superstar was competing at Congressional Country Club outside Byrd’s hometown of Washington, DC, he attended with his father, decked out in Woods’ signature red and black.
In September, Michael Hopper won the 65th edition of the Southwest Section PGA Championship at Sewailo Golf Club in Tucson, beating Derek Shelburne of Desert Highlands by seven strokes.
After struggling on day one, Jon Rahm remembered who he was and where he was at, answering with an eagle and three straight birdies to jump off the cutline and into the mix at the Farmers Insurance Open.
LIV golfers have yet to be kept out of the four men’s majors by the organisations that run them. But that isn’t stopping one high-profile club that runs an exclusive small event from saying no to the pros who play the Saudi-backed circuit.
When it comes to one of golf’s favourite folk heroes, Anthony Kim, fans tend to jump on any news they can get. More than a decade since Kim last competed, in 2012, there have only been a handful of tangible updates from Kim since, only adding to the lore.
In an interview with Golf Digest last year, comedian Nate Bargatze promised he was working some golf into his next comedy special. Turns out, the entire title of it is a not-so-subtle tribute to Tiger Woods.
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