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GOLF 101
Did you know: The Original Rules of Golf fit on one (big) page
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TOUR TECHNIQUE
Jeongeun Lee6's unusual green-reading technique might help you, too
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MASTERS REWATCH
Tiger vs. Phil, Shingo Katayama's hat and a brutal collapse made for an all-time great final round at the 2009 Masters
This is the latest instalment of our Masters Rewatch series, in which we watch and recap the last 23 final rounds of the Masters while we’re working from home due to the coronavirus. What better way…
PGA TOUR
PGA Tour expands fields for two tournaments, with more additions possibly on the way
When the PGA Tour will resume its season remains uncertain because tournaments through the AT&T Byron Nelson May 7-10 are cancelled, and the PGA Championship originally scheduled for the following week is…
VIDEO
WATCH: How to play a long breaking putt with Brendan McDaid
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PGA TOUR
Court denies PGA Tour's motion to dismiss Hank Haney lawsuit
The PGA Tour's motion to dismiss Hank Haney's lawsuit has been denied by the Southern District of Florida. Haney, who was suspended by the Tour and SiriusXM earlier in 2019 for comments deemed racist and sexist on…
RYDER CUP 2020
Inside the Ryder Cup’s tricky scheduling conundrum
Two weeks ago, James Corrigan reported in The Telegraph that the Ryder Cup was set to be postponed until 2021. It was no big surprise—even though the biennial competition is contested in late September, at a time…
JUNIOR GOLF
Galvin Green brings out biggest ever Junior Range
Leading premium golf apparel brand Galvin Green has introduced its biggest ever range of high-performance clothing aimed at young golfers for the 2020 season. The new Galvin Green Junior collection features more…
THE BEST OF GOLF DIGEST
The Yips—If You’ve Had ’Em, You’ve Got ’Em
This is a new series on the 70th anniversary of Golf Digest commemorating the best literature we’ve ever published. Each entry includes an introduction that celebrates the author or puts in context the…
COACHING UPROAR
McGinley believes "Brandel was not meaning to tar all golf coaches with the same brush"
It's a coaching row that just won't go away and Paul McGinley feels he has a point. Brandel Chamblee, a Golf Channel commentator used a two-part Golfweek interview to light golf coaches on fire, claiming (among…
TRIBUTE
Bye Bye Old Friend: A tribute to John O'Leary by Rod the Rocket (as you always called me)
I went to visit him before Christmas in Richmond Hospital – he told me it was not good. That was it. We spent the next couple of hours talking about the times we had spent together since we first met at the…
THE BEST OF GOLF DIGEST
Golf in Los Angeles: Part Royal and Ancient, Part Disney
This is a new series on the 70th anniversary of Golf Digest commemorating the best literature we’ve ever published. Each entry includes an introduction that celebrates the author or puts in context the…
GOLF 101
Did you know: How the golf term "birdie" came to be
Golfers around the world have Scotland to thank for inventing this great game, but the term “birdie” is actually an all-American term. Specifically, Atlantic City Country Club is where the fluttery phrase…
BIOGOLF
The secret move top golfers make at the top of the swing for more speed
The closer you examine tour players’ swings, the more subtleties you’ll discover. One such move is so indiscernible in real time, you have to replay it in slow motion or see a 3-D rendition to verify…
UPDATED
Golf Course Superintendents Association of Ireland recommend all Irish greenkeepers do not attend work
Since the public health measures to prevent the spread of covid-19 were introduced and subsequent guidelines were published by the department of health on the 28th March. The GCSAI have been working tirelessly with…
A POSITIVE MINDSET
What we can all learn from the PGA Tour’s leaders in ‘strokes gained/attitude’
Attitude means a lot in times of stress and adversity and hasn’t this assumption been illuminated to a draconian degree in these astonishing times. Even before the world was elbowed off its axis by a…
GOLF 101
Did You Know: Augusta National's nines were once reversed
The Coronavirus pandemic has hit a giant pause button on fans being able to watch golf on TV, and in some cases, even kept people off courses. But while we hunker down and hope for a speedy return to normalcy, we can…
CORONAVIRUS NEWS
Augusta National announces $2 million donation to coronavirus response efforts
Augusta National Golf Club announced today that it is donating $2 million to local coronavirus response efforts. In a statement from Chairman Fred Ridley, the club is giving $1 million to Augusta University for…
EUROPEAN TOUR
European Tour postpones Dubai Duty Free Irish Open
The European Tour today confirmed the postponement of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open due to the continuing threat posed by the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The tournament was scheduled to be the European…
FAILS
Watch the near-disastrous first attempt of a European Tour star's famed hotel trick shot
Four years ago—or long before we got used to seeing quarantined tour pros hitting indoor shots—European Tour winner Nicolas Colsaerts went viral with a smashed 3-iron through a sliding door of…
OLYMPICS
Summer Olympics rescheduled to 23rd July to 8th August, 2021
The Olympics in Tokyo have been rescheduled for 2021. The International Olympic Committee, which postponed the Summer Games last week, announced Monday the contests in Japan will be held July 23 to August 8. This…
IRISH NEWS
Rory McIlroy's quest for a maiden Masters title this year looking uncertain
Rory McIlroy would have been in confident mood as the Players’ Championship got underway. Having won the tournament last year, the Northern Irishman may well have fancied his chances, getting off to a steady…
ANA INSPIRATION
The LPGA is missing its first major, but will give the ANA Inspiration a (very) warm welcome when it returns
Eighties and sunny, the Weather Channel says, forecasting a typically gorgeous spring week in the California desert community of Rancho Mirage. Its sparkling crown jewel, the Dinah Shore Tournament Course at Mission…
GRAND SLAM
Why Ben Hogan had to settle for a Triple Crown instead of going for the Grand Slam in 1953
The coronavirus pandemic has hit a giant pause button on fans being able to watch golf on TV, and even kept people off courses. But while we hunker down and hope for a speedy return to normalcy, we can also use…
MASTERS REWATCH
U.S. Open-like scores, a Tiger Woods club snap, and a plucky Zach Johnson defined the 2007 Masters
This is the latest installment of our Masters Rewatch series, in which we watch and recap the last 23 final rounds of the Masters while we’re working from home due to the coronavirus. What better…
PLAY YOUR BEST
Pitch It Better With Less Wrist Action with Butch Harmon
On pitch shots the No. 1 skill is controlling distance. If you work that back, the key to distance control is making predictable contact with the ball. Hitting it fat or thin — even a little — puts your…
SPOTLIGHT
Liam Murphy worked his way to the very top of the Irish golf industry after taking a career break with the bank
Liam Murphy, winner of the IGTOA 2019 Golf Manager of the year award said, “when I saw the names of those who had been awarded it in the past, it really began to sink in how truly special it was.” This…
GOLF 101
Did you know: Gene Sarazen designed the modern sand wedge with an assist from billionaire Howard Hughes
The coronavirus pandemic has hit a giant pause button on fans being able to watch golf on TV, and in some cases, even kept people off courses. But while we hunker down and hope for a speedy return to normalcy, we can…
NEW COURSE
An inside look at Michael Jordan's new course, The Grove XXIII
See that field over there?” Bobby Weed says, pointing toward a few hundred acres of grassland abutting a distant tree line. “That’s my ocean.” Weed is standing outside the nearly completed…
BETTING
McIlroy's Masters odds shorten from 8/1 to 6/1
Social distancing has not stopped punters from throwing their hard-earned cash at the bookies and while there is no news on a new date for the postponed Masters Tournament, Rory McIlroy is suddenly an even hotter…
GOLF + THE CORONAVIRUS
Pinehurst Resort auctions off 'once-in-a-lifetime' experiences to raise money for Employee Assistance Fund
Pinehurst Resort & Country Club finds itself, like many golf facilities around the country, grappling with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its work force. The famed North Carolina golf destination’s…
AT-HOME CHALLENGE
The Golf Digest Living Room Combine: Are you fit enough to swing like a tour pro?
Assuming you’ve got some down time at home while we wait out the coronavirus pandemic, we put together an eight-part, in-home test for you to find out just how “golf fit” you really are. Call it…
MASTERS REWATCH
Tiger's toughest defeat, a septuple-bogey 10 at Rae's Creek and the best of Phil: The 2006 Masters Rewatch
This is the latest installment of our Masters Rewatch series, in which we watch and recap the last 23 final rounds of the Masters while we’re working from home due to the coronavirus. What better way…
HIT THE GREEN
Stop missing greens. With Tommy Fleetwood
When you're hitting your irons great—and getting them closer to the hole—the game sure seems easy. You're not putting pressure on your short game and adding the stress of constantly grinding for pars and…
CORONAVIRUS AND THE PGA TOUR
PGA Tour offering cash advances to players ranked 1-150 in the FedEx Cup standings
Amid the ongoing hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the PGA Tour informed its members that players currently ranked 1-150 in the FedEx Cup standings are entitled to receive a cash advance. In an email obtained…
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