One of the best moments of the 2024 golf season came in the aftermath of Robert MacIntyre’s win at the RBC Canadian Open with his dad caddying for him. As CBS’ Amanda Balionis interviewed the father-son duo on the 18th green at Hamilton Golf and Country Club, Dougie McIntyre, a longtime greenskeeper in Scotland, broke Read more…
In all fairness to the USGA and R&A, a major revision to the Rules of Golf was already in the works when the U.S. Open came to Oakmont Country Club in 2016. Still, it’s somewhat amusing to think that a golf ball moving just a fraction of an inch on a breezy summer day was Read more…
Luke Clanton will make his highly anticipated pro debut this week at the RBC Canadian Open. What makes this such a big moment is that it’s far from his PGA Tour debut. The Florida State standout has had his name all over leaderboards for the past year, playing in 13 events starting with the 2024 Read more…
Editor’s Note—This story first ran June 29, 2016, in the immediate aftermath of the 2016 U.S. Open, when the rules controversy surrounding Dustin Johnson’s final round was fresh in the memories of all those involved and the aftermath of the chaos that ensued was still being determined. What eventually followed were changes in the rules Read more…
This is a first for our Golf Digest betting panel—which has been making picks on PGA Tour events since gambling was legalized in 2018. We’ve had consensus bets to win with three or more of our experts picking the same player to win. We’ve also had consensus fades of players that we’ve predicted would not Read more…
The PGA Tour returns to the Great White North this week for the RBC Canadian Open, one of the oldest non-majors on the golf schedule. However, this year will feature a new host course, TPC Toronto at Osprey Valley, as Canadians and non-Canadians alike look to build some momentum before the U.S. Open. A two-time Read more…
Jason Day has been battling the injury bug for most of his career, even as a young player. But now he’s 37, a wily PGA Tour veteran by today’s standards, making him even more susceptible to the odd bump or bruise, including ones that occur off the golf course.
Johnny Miller has gotten a lot of mileage for the 63 he shot at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday at the 1973 U.S. Open. Critics of Miller when he was the lead analyst for NBC’s golf coverage tired of the rhetorical shoehorn he often used to mention the feat. Maybe. But I think Miller deserves Read more…
In 2020, we set out with a simple task: Rank the top U.S. Open Championships of all-time. We ran the first list that June, the week that the U.S. Open was scheduled to be held at Winged Foot Golf Club, only to be delayed that summer by the COVID-19 pandemic. It provided golf fans with Read more…
“Golf’s Longest Day” is here. Across the US and Canada, Final Qualifying for the 2025 US Open is underway, with pros, Joes, amateurs and terminally bored former athletes all vying for a spot in the field at Oakmont.
As golf fans are well aware, the Jordan Spieth Experience might be the most fun show going. You just don’t want to be an actual part of that show. Such was the case during Sunday’s final round at the Memorial Tournament when Spieth nearly hit some fans with his opening tee shot. And then came Read more…
It’s hard to describe the sense of accomplishment that comes from earning your way into the U.S. Open through qualifying. To have survived the gauntlet of “Golf’s Longest Day”—emerging from the 732 amateurs and professionals (out of a record 10,202 who entered) competing at 10 Final Qualifying sites, each prevailing over 36 holes—is a testament Read more…
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