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PGA TOUR
McDowell doffs his cap to DeChambeau: "I don't think we have an equipment or ball problem"
Today
By Brian Keogh
VOICES
The Bryson DeChambeau Effect: Ready or not, the game is about to change
Today
By Shane Ryan
ARCHITECTURE DEBATE
Gary Player makes impassioned plea against cutting down trees on golf courses
Today
By Daniel Rapaport
IRISH NEWS
Hickey claims Irish Scratch Series spoils at Carton House
Cork professional John Hickey carded a one-under 71 to win the Flogas Autumn Irish Scratch Series outing at Carton House. The former Munster interprovincial edged out Tullamore’s Stuart Grehan by virtue of his…
JUST FOR FUN
TRICK SHOT: How golfers turn off the lights. By Arnaud Serie, Golf Digest.ie Trick Shot Artist
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EYE ON ARCHITECTURE
Payne’s Valley: Tiger Woods explains what we should expect from his first public design
It’s been a long time coming. That’s not a reference to the three-and-a-half-years of construction and grow-in for Payne’s Valley, the newest resort course at Big Cedar Lodge near Branson, Mo. Rather,…
SOLHEIM CUP
The 2021 Solheim Cup is a year away, and captain's picks could be more of a factor than ever
The 2021 Solheim Cup at Ohio’s Inverness Club is a year away, but conversations about the teams have already begun. More specifically, conversations about how the teams will be built. Given the changes…
VOICES
Bryson DeChambeau is more than just a driving demon and 17 other parting thoughts from Winged Foot
We expected carnage. What we got was a tour-de-force. Literally. Bryson DeChambeau bullied both Winged Foot and his competition in winning the 120nd U.S. Open by six shots. The victory was the culmination of a…
DEEP DIVE
Three graphics show the staggering distance advantage Bryson DeChambeau enjoyed at Winged Foot
Coming into the 120th U.S. Open, it was questioned if Bryson DeChambeau’s bomb-and-gouge style of play could work at a U.S. Open venue where the fairways are narrower and the rough meatier than a typical tour…
REFLECTIONS
Winged Foot members can embrace Bryson DeChambeau’s place in history more than they can the player
“You don’t win the U.S. Open, it wins you,” are the famous words first spoken by Cary Middlecoff, which also apply to host clubs and the golfer whose image will be affixed to their history and maybe a…
IRISH NEWS
Doheny shines in the sun at Connemara Pro-Am
Brian Doheny posted back to back 69s to win the 36-hole Connemara Pro-Am on Sunday and in doing so brought the curtain down on the official PGA in Ireland season. The Callan Golf Club professional, a joint winner of…
DDF IRISH OPEN
Eight NI Open winners return to Galgorm for Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
Tournament golf at Galgorm Castle has been an evolving story and hosting this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open is a fitting way to mark 10 years of professional events at one of Ireland’s most recognised…
FUTURE OF THE GAME
Hale Irwin applauds Bryson DeChambeau, but worries about golf's future
The course looked familiar. The course of action not so much. Hale Irwin watched portions of the 120th U.S. Open with a mixture of appreciation and apprehension. Irwin was what you might call a prototypical…
PRO TAKEAWAYS
Rory McIlroy says Bryson DeChambeau is 'taking advantage' of where the game is right now
The praise for Bryson DeChambeau flowed freely on Sunday night in the wake of his dominant six-stroke U.S. Open victory at Winged Foot, supporters and critics alike recognizing his unorthodox methods resulted…
IRISH AMASTEUR
World Handicap System Set for November Launch: The Biggest changes to handicap system in over 30 years
Golf Ireland, the GUI and ILGU today confirmed that the World Handicap System will come into effect in Ireland from 2nd November, replacing the current Unified Handicapping System (CONGU). The World Handicap System,…
CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS
This has to be the most mind-boggling stat from Bryson DeChambeau's runaway win
It’s safe to say that Bryson DeChambeau will most appreciate his U.S. Open victory through the prism of numbers. And there are plenty that should put a smile on the big man’s face. A final-round 67 at…
THE NEXT FRONTIER
Bryson DeChambeau declares what his next big equipment experiment will be
After winning the 2020 U.S. Open, Bryson DeChambeau said long-drive specialists such as Kyle Berkshire and Justin James “all inspired me to try and go harder at it. They are the ones breaking the barriers. I can…
POWER PLAYER
Bryson DeChambeau silences the haters and three other Sunday takeaways
Any questions? Whatever ones lingered about whether Bryson DeChambeau’s plan to bulk up and hit the ball as far as possible would hold up in the cauldron and nuance of major championship golf have been…
U.S. OPEN
Bryson DeChambeau proved his revolution real and his doubters wrong to win his first major
He told us a revolution was coming, which we ignored. He told us how it would come and we laughed. His trials were met with schadenfreude, his earnestness misinterpreted as arrogance, and when his methods began to…
AFTER THE FALL
Matthew Wolff smiles through the pain of a blowout loss
It was a two-horse race. A two-animal race, really. One man built like a bison, the other named Wolff. Bryson DeChambeau and Matthew Wolff played together in the final group of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot on…
WINNER'S BAG
The clubs Bryson DeChambeau used to win at Winged Foot
Bryson DeChambeau won the 2020 U.S. Open in, shall we say, a singular fashion. Unlike his PGA Tour brethren, DeChambeau uses single-length irons, a driver at 5.5 degrees of loft, a pair of 3-woods (one at 11.5 degrees)…
LPGA TOUR
Top 30 finish for Leaona Maguire as Georgia Hall wins first title in the U.S. at the Cambia Portland Classic
Leona Maguire carded a final round 71 at the Cambia Portland Classic to leave her in a seven-way tie for 27th place. The Slieve Russell Ambassador had three birdies but dropped shots on the par 3 2nd and par 5…
PURE INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Jim Furyk wins in a playoff, while Ernie Els' Pebble Beach disappointments mount
The game never really owes anyone, though Ernie Els would be forgiven had he thought Pebble Beach was indebted to him. Once more, he left the Monterey Peninsula in disappointment. For the record, Jim Furyk won the…
NO COOKIE-CUTTER PRO
The 11 most unusual things about Bryson DeChambeau
Ever since Bryson DeChambeau made his mark on the golf landscape in 2015 with his U.S. Amateur and NCAA titles, he has been one of the most intriguing figures in golf. That was only amplified tenfold with his pursuit…
EUROPEAN TOUR
Higgo claims maiden title in Portugal
Garrick Higgo secured a life-changing first European Tour victory at the Open de Portugal at Royal Óbidos thanks to a stunning bogey-free seven under par final round of 65. The left-handed South African,…
SLOW PLAY
Bryson DeChambeau insists his pace is fine. So we timed him
Editor's Note: Bryson DeChambeau's pace of play has been a subject of scrutiny for much of his time on the PGA Tour, never more so than during the 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs, when a series of clips of his deliberate…
INSTRUCTION ANALYSIS
U.S. Open 2020: How pros make putting really fast greens look incredibly easy
The putting surfaces at Winged Foot this week are a little different than the greens most of us are used to playing regularly. These lightning fast, undulating greens have led to pros taking insane lines over massive…
ROUGH START
U.S. Open 2020: Harris English got off to the worst final-round start you could imagine
Harris English got off to a rough start in the final round of the U.S. Open on Sunday. Literally. Tied for fourth and just five strokes off the lead as he teed off at Winged Foot, English pulled his drive into…
AMATEUR GOLF
Lester claims maiden 72 hole title
Hermitage’s Rowan Lester held his nerve to claim victory at The Murray Timber Group sponsored Connacht Stroke Play Championship at Portmuna Golf Club on Sunday. The Dubliner entered the final round of the…
COACHING VIDEO
WATCH: How to love that 50-yard pitch with Michael McCrudden, Irish PGA Professional, Roe Park
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EQUIPMENT CHANGES
U.S. Open 2020: Matthew Wolff is making his impressive run at Winged Foot with a new set of irons and tweaked putter
Two weeks before taking a two-shot lead into the final round of the U.S. Open, Matthew Wolff missed out on the Tour Championship. In hindsight, that might just turn out to have been a fortunate off week for the…
GOLF HISTORY
U.S. Open 2020: In trying to match Francis Ouimet's feat, Matthew Wolff is chasing a true legend
It was exactly 107 years ago today—Sept. 20, 1913. Francis Ouimet, a 20-year-old amateur golfer and former caddie at Brookline Country Club in Massachusetts, shocked the sporting world with his playoff victory in…
AMATEUR GOLF
Lester three clear at halfway in Connacht Stroke Play
Hermitage’s Rowan Lester birdied five of the eight par fives to card rounds of 68 and 70 and take a three-stroke lead into the final 36 holes of the Connacht Stroke Play Championship at Portumna. The 2017…
U.S.OPEN
Even Winged Foot has fallen victim to bomb-and-gouge, raising a difficult and uncomfortable truth
This was not supposed to happen. Not at this course, not at this tournament. But it did, unambiguously, with no room for interpretation. Forget provocation, what Matthew Wolff and Bryson DeChambeau have done to Winged…
U.S. OPEN
Patrick Reed's putter finally cools off and Rory shoots a 68
And then there were three. The only players under par with one round to go in the 120th U.S. Open are Matthew Wolff (five under), Bryson DeChambeau (four under) and Louis Oosthuizen (one under). At 21 years, 5…
RECORD BOOKS
Matthew Wolff can do something on Sunday last accomplished by Francis Ouimet
If he wins on Sunday, Matthew Wolff can join Francis Ouimet as only players to win the U.S. Open in their first start. Just by taking the 54-hole lead on Sunday at Winged Foot with a third-round 65, Matthew Wolff…
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