Articles by Alex Myers

December 20th, 2024

Sportscaster blades bunker shot into TGL arena’s stands, shows just how close fans will be

If you plan on attending a TGL match during the inaugural season, well, you better keep your head on a swivel. We’ve heard for a long time about the cozy confines of the new SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens. The intimate setting will allow fans to really experience the action once the new tech-infused Read more…

December 19th, 2024

DP World Tour pro suspended for gambling on golf

The DP World Tour announced overnight that 26-year-old Englishman Marco Penge had violated the tour’s “Integrity Program”.

December 19th, 2024

Scottie Scheffler gave the most Scottie Scheffler answer ever after winning millions in cryptocurrency

There was only one thing more predictable than Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy winning the Crypto.com Showdown yesterday in Las Vegas. And that would be that if the duo did win, Scottie wouldn’t understand what he just won.

December 18th, 2024

Blades Brown, 17, to turn pro next month at this PGA Tour event

One of golf’s top young talents has decided to forego playing in college to turn pro. In fact, he’s skipping the the last year-and-a-half of high school. Blades Brown, the top-ranked player in the Class of 2026, announced Tuesday he’s making the leap from amateur golf in 2025. And the high school junior from Nashville Read more…

December 18th, 2024

PGA Tour’s new autumn schedule won’t include this event for the first time in more than four decades

PGA Tour stars Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will take on the LIV duo of Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka in The Showdown today in Las Vegas. After that, it’s unclear when Sin City will play host to a big-time golf event again.

December 17th, 2024

Bryson DeChambeau daggers Rory McIlroy in brutal fashion ahead of The Showdown

Scottie Scheffler owned 2024, but he wasn’t a factor in the most riveting finish of the golf season. That took place on Sunday at the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, where Bryson DeChambeau delivered arguably the shot of the year to claim a second major by one shot over Rory McIlroy. On the flip side, McIlroy, Read more…

December 14th, 2024

I waited way too long to invest in a rangefinder

Most golfers are willing to try just about anything to get more out of their games, and Alex Myers is no different. In Focus Group of One, he gives a wide-range of golf-related stuff a go, and offers his unscientific—and unpaid—take. One of the perks of working for Golf Digest is that sometimes things from Read more…

December 14th, 2024

Bryson DeChambeau explains why his viral hole-in-one challenge was actually years in the making

After winning a second US Open, Bryson DeChambeau will certainly look back fondly on 2024. But most golf fans might better remember something a lot more unofficial that he did late in the year.

December 14th, 2024

55 things that happened to Scottie Scheffler in 2024

There are also plenty of ways to divide up all that happened to the world No.1 in the past 12 months.

December 13th, 2024

11 things you probably don’t remember about the Skins Game

Editor’s note: This originally ran on the 10-year anniversary of the final Skins Game in 2008. Well, final until now. Pro Shop, the golf media company led by “Full Swing” executive producer Chad Mumm, announced the made-for-TV golf event will be coming back on Black Friday in 2025. But before then, here’s a look back. Read more…

December 13th, 2024

Why all golfers should celebrate this dentist finally getting his day in the sun

Two weeks ahead of Christmas, there will be some people celebrating another kind of holiday for the first time. Or, rather, celebrating the life of an extraordinary man—who happened to be an ordinary golfer. You likely have never heard the name Dr. George F. Grant. I certainly hadn’t until a follower of mine on X Read more…

December 12th, 2024

PGA Tour pro ‘pleads the 5th’ when asked this by fellow player during airport Q&A

Admittedly, we’ve reached the point of the year where, well, there’s not much going on in golf. So we got a bit excited when one of the game’s most candid voices decided to host a little Twitter Q&A on Wednesday. And then intrigued when he dodged one question in particular from a fellow tour pro. Read more…

December 7th, 2024

PGA Tour pro shares EYE-POPPING travel expenses total for 2024 season

The end of the year is a great time to take stock of your financial situation. You know, get those pesky final expense reports in and then assess just how much you should splurge on Christmas presents, possibly for yourself. And PGA Tour golfers are no different. At the end of last year, we saw Read more…

December 6th, 2024

Aussie tour pro goes from nine-under(!) back to even-par(!!) during all-time insane round of golf

Golf fans are used to Jordan Spieth taking them on wild thrill rides, but another Jordan has delivered arguably the wildest scorecard of 2024.

December 5th, 2024

Jordan Spieth reveals some of the other tour pros and golf legends set to appear in ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

After weeks of golf fans getting a steady trickle of info regarding the upcoming “Happy Gilmore 2,” the faucet seems to have been turned off of late. But on Wednesday, one major champ turned it back on. Jordan Spieth hopped on SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio with Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz and spilled at least Read more…

December 5th, 2024

Robert MacIntyre recalls his ‘uncomfortable’ first encounter with Tiger Woods at the Masters

Many tour pros remember their first encounter with Tiger Woods fondly. Robert MacIntyre is not one of those tour pros. To be sure, the Scottish lefty is a huge fan of the 15-time major champ. He just won’t ever forget the unfortunate circumstances in which the two golfers initially crossed paths. RELATED: This man’s Tiger Read more…

December 3rd, 2024

Anthony Kim makes huge jump in Official World Golf Ranking after first made cut in 12 years

To be fair, there was nowhere to go but up. The 39-year-old hadn’t earned world-ranking points since a T-42 finish at the 2012 Honda Classic when he was still playing on the PGA Tour.

November 28th, 2024

Bryson DeChambeau makes hole-in-one over his house(!) to end riveting daily video challenge

Bryson DeChambeau confirmed he’s still one of the best golfers on the planet by winning the US Open in June. There’s been no doubt before or since, however, that he’s still golf’s undisputed Content King.

November 28th, 2024

Are you overlooking the most obvious reason you’re missing putts?

You could have the best putting stroke in the world, but it’s not going to help much if you’re not aiming correctly so you should double-check what you’re doing is working.

November 27th, 2024

Xander Schauffele’s answer about playing for a New York team should win over Big Apple sports fans

NEW YORK, NY — About a par 5 away from Grand Central, a foursome of golfers were officially introduced as New York’s next sports team. While one of them, Cameron Young, a native New Yorker, was a no-brainer for the TGL’s New York Golf Club, the others—Xander Schauffele, Rickie Fowler and Brit Matt Fitzpatrick—don’t have Read more…

November 26th, 2024

Joel Dahmen’s caddie sent his boss the perfect tweet after their stressful but successful Sunday

It was a stressful, but ultimately, successful Sunday for Joel Dahmen. The 37-year-old fired a final-round 64 at the RSM Classic to keep his PGA Tour card for next season, admitting after that he “felt like throwing up, especially on the back nine.” With his job on the line, that makes sense. It also makes Read more…

November 23rd, 2024

Golf helps ‘Wicked’ star Mary Kate Morrissey play one of Broadway’s biggest roles

At the end of the first act of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked,” Elphaba, the so-called Wicked Witch of the West, belts out the song “Defying Gravity” as she flies on a broom for the first time to escape the Wizard of Oz and the rest of a cruel world that has turned against her. Read more…