Few things stir up confusion in golfers quite like the soft invitation to a nice private course. “Was that guy I met just twice serious about that?” you ask yourself. “Do I follow up with him and come across as a beggar?” you ponder. “Maybe I’ll just wait and see if he reaches out again Read more…
MELBOURNE, Australia — After 25 years and almost 100 consecutive majors as a pro, former Masters champion Adam Scott doesn’t have many firsts left in his career. Except for one really bizarre scenario: The 45-year-old Aussie has never played an Australian Open at Royal Melbourne. Arguably Australia’s most famous golfer over the past two decades, Read more…
There will be a critical eye placed on Nos.45-55 in the world ranking over the next four weeks, with many heralded players occupying those spots teeing it up at a time they might otherwise be taking a break from golf to either protect, or improve, their respective positions.
This week Justin Thomas joined the No Laying Up podcast and shed some light on the behind-the-scenes friction between the US team and the grounds crew that helped to derail the squad’s Ryder Cup bid. Watch it and weep.
We all have that one golf buddy. You know the one. They’re hopelessly addicted to the game just like you, despite the fact that they are breathtakingly bad at it. So bad that you forgive all the foot wedges and scooped-up five-footers and just-put-me-down-for-six-when-I-really-made-a-10s. Who cares? Your buddy is harmless. They’re not breaking 100 any Read more…
Daniel Hillier didn’t win the BMW Australian PGA Championship, but he won over plenty more fans over the weekend. In part due to his singing. The 27-year-old New Zealander faced an important par putt on the 17th hole during Saturday’s third round when a raucous crowd started belting out “Sweet Caroline.” And instead of trying Read more…
Spain’s David Puig shot a flawless 66 Sunday at Royal Queensland to capture his third professional title. But this one, the Australian PGA Championship, was his biggest victory to date, topping a stout field in the DP World Tour’s season opener, while also becoming just the second Spaniard to win the heralded event, matching the Read more…
8:30 a.m.: Happy Black Friday morning, folks. My blood is made of tryptophan now, my bones are 90 years old, and I’ll never eat again. I have been hungover since 6 p.m. last night, and in a perfect world some kindly doctor would inject me with something that would let me sleep until December. However, Read more…
Nearly two weeks after the Internet Invitational’s dramatic conclusion aired, one of its stars, Paige Spiranac, has addressed what happened in the final episode. The YouTube golf tournament put on by Barstool and Bob Does Sports had a first-place payout of $1 million (to a three-person team) and drew more than 20 million views over Read more…
For the first time since 2008, the Skins Game is returning to Thanksgiving weekend, and we’ll get to watch Xander Schauffele, Keegan Bradley, Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry (a late sub for Justin Thomas) compete for millions of dollars at Panther National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. You can read more about the resurrected franchise Read more…
It is Thanksgiving and I’m visiting family in Cincinnati, which means the worst golf hole in America is down the street. Fernbank Golf Course’s opener stretches 254 yards, a modest dogleg with a bunker stationed near the green. In isolation, it qualifies as the proverbial gentle handshake welcoming you to the round. But it’s not Read more…
Perks come thick and fast when you take the golf world by storm, as Marco Penge is discovering. A PGA Tour card, starts in the Players Championship and majors, almost $US4 million earned this year in prize money. But the big-hitting Englishman, who won three DP World Tour titles this year, has marked down one Read more…
I’m a pro who owns several driving ranges across the Midwest. Ten years ago, I started investing in simulators to keep my clients busy during the cold months. My ratio of outdoor mats to simulators is 15-to-1, yet simulator golf accounts for 40 percent of my business. Avid golfers can’t get enough of it, and Read more…
As if there hasn’t been enough upheaval in professional golf, news emerged last week about the possibility of a future 20-odd tournament schedule for the PGA Tour – a model that could cut the current number of events the tour holds roughly in half. You have questions, we have… well, we have a lot of questions, too, but also some answers. We do our best to explain what exactly is going on.
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