VIDEO: Rory McIlroy nearly bags an albatross at TPC Boston

After a slow start to the Deutsche Bank Championship, Rory McIlroy has turned his game around, most notably with his putting, having gained more than four strokes in that category over the past two rounds. McIlroy really turned it on during the third round on Sunday, firing six birdies and an eagle en route to a five-under Read more…

Watch US PGA Tour pros take the ‘Tin Cup Challenge’

By Alex Myers/Golf Digest There’s a great scene in the movie Tin Cup when Kevin Costner hustles another golfer by playing him by using non-golf clubs. Tin Cup makes this look easy (Keep in mind, though, he also shot even par at a US Open qualifier using just a 7-iron), but could actual US PGA Tour pros pull it Read more…

This bloke shot 80 once – with this swing!

By Tom Stickney, director of coaching at Vidanta Golf Academies in Mexico The good news is, if 17-handicapper Jack Van Meerbeeck, 58, ever gets sick of playing golf on the weekends, he can probably land a gig on the Las Vegas Strip as a contortionist. His thrill ride of a golf swing has more twists  than Read more…

Did this EMBARRASSING interview fuel Tiger Woods’ career?

To be fair, no one could have seen what was coming. Seventy-nine US PGA Tour wins. Fourteen major titles by the age of 32. Tiger Woods turned into the most dominant force in golf history, but in late August of 1996 he was just a 20-year-old rookie making his pro debut. And Curtis Strange treated Read more…