Lukas Michel, the 2019 US Mid Amateur champion, had wrestled with a decision for years. Turn professional and begin life as a touring golfer, or use his engineering degree and love of design to pursue a career in golf course architecture? Chase birdies, or bulldozers?
Given how many times we’ve seen it, Tiger Woods’ remarkable chip-in birdie at the par-3 16th at Augusta National feels like it happened yesterday. In reality, it happened nearly two decades ago, meaning enough time has passed for the legendary Masters moment to become the subject of golf trivia questions. Like … who was on Read more…
PGA Tour players who fail to retain full-time status by the end of the new Fall schedule have been given a career lifeline of sorts thanks to the DP World Tour. The European circuit announced Monday that those who finish outside the FedEx Cup top 125—and thus lose their cards for the 2024 season—will be Read more…
Morikawa snapped his winless streak in his last official tour start of ’23, created tremendous confidence heading into the new year, and cemented his standing as yet another hero in Japan golf.
Cameron Smith’s all-Australian team, Ripper GC, have been sent home from the LIV Golf teams championship finale after losing a best-of-three matchup against Martin Kaymer’s side, Cleeks GC.
Golf fans have all very familiar with the phrase “sleeping on the lead,” but what about “eating on the lead”? Or, in Beau Hossler’s case, it’s actually eating to the lead. The 28-year-old PGA Tour pro is one shot ahead at the halfway point of the Zozo Championship, but he has been winning all week Read more…
Golf fans are well aware of the feud between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. Before LIV Golf came along, it was basically all we talked about. Ah, simpler times. But the two have squashed their very public beef since joining the new league. And this summer we declared it officially dead when Brooks surprised everyone Read more…
Australian Greg Norman has spoken publicly for the first time since June 6, when the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund made a shock announcement that they were working toward a framework agreement to work together.
Against the desert backdrop Tom Kim continued to prove why the high aspirations he carries have not been cast upon him but earned, with a performance that puts to rest any notion last year’s feats were nothing more than a ‘heater’ and begs to ask what lies on the horizon.
Unlike last year when Kim didn’t make a single bogey in his 72 holes, he made seven bogeys and a double this time around but offset it with a tournament-high 27 birdies along with one eagle.
Australia’s Cameron Smith has coughed up his LIV Golf season-long points lead, opening the door for Brooks Koepka to win in Jeddah and fellow American Talor Gooch to claim the $A32 million season title.
The Floridian scored 11 victories on the PGA Tour in the era dominated by Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson and had another three wins on the senior circuit.
Australian Golf Digest
