Articles by Alex Myers

November 22nd, 2024

Foursome of New York sports legends join TGL franchise as investors

One of the biggest hurdles facing TGL, golf’s new simulator league, is getting fans to identify with the league’s six new teams. But Thursday’s announcement involving the New York Golf Club certainly won’t hurt in that area. The team announced a foursome of New York sports legends—Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Michael Strahan and CC Sabathia—as Read more…

November 22nd, 2024

Max Homa delivers his best swing roast yet in response to this three-time Super Bowl champ

As we’ve seen countless times through the years, Max Homa hits the sweet spot on Twitter even more often than he does with his clubs on the golf course. The dude just doesn’t miss, particularly when it comes to his trademark swing roasts. We find them hilarious—especially since he’s never roasted any of our staff’s Read more…

November 21st, 2024

Matt Fitzpatrick calls out PGA Tour’s ‘pathetic’ handling of slow-play situation

The PGA Tour Policy Board approved a series of changes this week that will reduce the number of golfers in tournaments and reduce the number of tour cards available. In theory, these new tweaks will help improve pace of play, but one of the tour’s fastest players finds the situation “pathetic.”  First, let’s start with Read more…

November 20th, 2024

Rory McIlroy takes hilarious jab at his dad while rattling off his insane number of golf club memberships

Rory McIlroy boasts one of the most impressive golf resumes in history. He also might have the best collection of golf club memberships. Days before McIlroy added to the former by winning the DP World Tour Championhip and a sixth career Race to Dubai, the four-time major champ was asked how many memberships he has. Read more…

November 19th, 2024

Watch Sahith Theegala give his caddie the gift of his dreams: ‘You earned it’

We’re still more than a week out from Thanksgiving, but Christmas came particularly early for one PGA Tour caddie over the weekend. Carl Smith had already had an incredible year looping for Sahith Theegala with the young star earning $16 million including his $7.5 million bonus for finishing third in the FedEx Cup standings. And Read more…

November 16th, 2024

Jon Gruden tells wild, boozy story of subbing in as John Daly’s caddie at PGA Tour event

Jon Gruden was in the headlines yesterday as the former NFL coach signed as a free agent with Barstool Sports. And in his first day at the new job, the always quotable Gruden offered up a few viral soundbytes, including one fantastic golf story. RELATED: Josh Allen reveals his go-to NFL golf foursome Appearing on Read more…

November 16th, 2024

Kiwi PGA Tour Champions star Steven Alker given hilariously appropriate nickname: ‘I don’t know if I want it to stick’

And after his latest accomplishment, the 53-year-old revealed that he has earned a hilarious – and appropriate – new nickname from his colleagues. It just has nothing to do with his play on the course.

November 12th, 2024

Tour pro sacrifices 8-iron to make the cut on the number at DP World Tour Q-School

Mike Miller found himself between a rock and a hard place on Monday. Or, rather, between a tree and a hard place.

November 9th, 2024

Bryson DeChambeau plays golf roulette, get absolutely smoked in the back with an egg

Bryson DeChambeau was brave enough to dabble in a game of golf roulette with the Good Good guys. And he paid the price.

November 8th, 2024

This training aid is all over Instagram. Can it actually help your golf game?

Instagram is a dangerous place for a golfer—especially a desperate one. For every minute I spend on the app, I come away with three new swing thoughts that are sure to let me down, as well as two practice drills I’m sure to never actually try. Yet I repeat this cycle of overloading my brain Read more…

November 8th, 2024

College golf team uses brilliant, hilarious way to practice for windy conditions

Golfers have to be prepared to play in all conditions—until we figure out how to play in a dome, that is. But one college golf team is taking its weather preparation to an extreme. And we’re impressed. The fall season is over for the Duke Blue Devils, but the practice continues. And when the spring Read more…

November 7th, 2024

Watch Donald Trump invite Bryson DeChambeau onto the stage during his victory speech

In July, Bryson DeChambeau invited Donald Trump onto his YouTube channel for an episode of his “Breaking 50” series. And overnight (Australian time), the US president-elect returned the favour with an invite of his own.

November 7th, 2024

When drinking on the golf course is overrated

On this Election Day, us here at The Loop podcast cast some very important votes—just not about what you’re thinking. Our top issue? Drinking on the golf course. We here at Golf Digest have talked about drinking while golfing plenty through the years. Heck, we’ve done multiple studies—and even a video—on how alcohol affects your Read more…

November 5th, 2024

PGA Tour caddie reveals exactly how much money he’s made – and spent – this year

Bryan Kopsick, who caddies for Canadian Ben Silverman, offered a detailed breakdown of his finances for the past year.

November 5th, 2024

Driving range golf challenge backfires in a big – and expensive – way for one guy

Someone is on the hook for a super-pricey gift.

November 2nd, 2024

PGA Tour caddie and girlfriend win Halloween by reenacting Scottie Scheffler arrest

OK, so we knew this was coming. And that a popular Halloween costume this year—at least, among golf sickos—was going to be Scottie Scheffler being arrested at the PGA Championship. We got a taste of it a few weeks ago when one dad proudly shared that he “got to choose the Halloween costumes this year.” Read more…

November 1st, 2024

The Match is returning to TNT Sports with more celebrity golfers than ever—and a hefty prize on the line

The Match is returning for a 10th edition—and this time, it will feature an eightsome of celebrity golfers. Dubbed The Match: Superstars, the latest installment of the TNT Sports series is set to air Nov. 21 and Nov. 22. The two-night primetime special will be simulcast on TNT and Max. (Disclaimer: Golf Digest, TNT and Read more…

November 1st, 2024

Is Luke Donald trying to intimidate Team USA with this Ryder Cup-related Halloween costume?

You can count on three things in this world: death, taxes, and Luke Donald’s family having an amazing Halloween costume.

November 1st, 2024

Max Homa claps back at person trying to spoil his fun after Dodgers win World Series

Waking up on Halloween as a Yankees fan was brutal. I know because I am a Yankees fan and I stayed up to watch one of the worst meltdowns in baseball sports history when a freaking Little League game broke out in the fifth inning of Game 5 of the World Series. Respect to me Read more…

November 1st, 2024

Jalen Hurts couldn’t play golf with Barack Obama because of this brutal, crazy clause in his contract

Jalen Hurts had the unique opportunity to spend a few hours on the golf course with former President Barack Obama earlier this week. He just didn’t actually play golf. True story. The NFL star revealed that odd tidbit on Wednesday when asked about the experience he still referred to as “a blessing.” So why couldn’t Read more…

October 31st, 2024

PGA Tour pro drops perfect analogy for why proposed field-size changes will help with slow play

The proposed changes to the PGA Tour that were made public on Tuesday won’t go into effect until 2026, but they already have plenty of people talking. These major tweaks will alter how many golfers will earn tour cards, how many spots are available in tournaments, how you can earn those spots, and how slow Read more…

October 31st, 2024

Danny Willett is a legend for what he did the morning after winning the Masters

Danny Willett says he still gets goosebumps when he talks about winning the Masters back in 2016. But what he did the morning after slipping the green jacket on might be even more impressive. Willett hopped on the DP World Tour’s Life on Tour podcast this week to talk about his interesting career that has Read more…