Welcome to Lie Detector, a Golf Digest+ series where we use an ultra-slow-motion camera to help you properly identify and execute shots from various lies. Different lies, whether they be in the fairway, rough or bunker, require different techniques, but first, you must get better at identifying the lie that you have. Drawing a great Read more…
Welcome to Lie Detector, a Golf Digest+ series where we use an ultra-slow-motion camera to help you properly identify and execute shots from various lies. Different lies, whether they be in the fairway, rough or bunker, require different techniques, but first, you must get better at identifying the lie that you have. You hit a Read more…
Welcome to Lie Detector, a Golf Digest+ series where we use an ultra-slow-motion camera to help you identify and properly execute shots from various lies. Different lies, whether they be in the fairway, rough or bunker, require different techniques, but first, you must get better at identifying the lie that you have. There are many Read more…
Welcome to MythBusters, a Golf Digest+ series where we explore answers to some of golf’s most common questions through a series of tests with golfers and robots. Sometimes definitive, other times less so, our findings aim to shed new light on topics that have consumed golfers for years. How much does long, thick rough affect Read more…
Of course, the U.S. Open is synonymous with long, thick, penalizing rough. But why? Does the USGA have a special tactic for growing especially brutal rough, or are they benefitting from the U.S. Open being held at an agronomically favorable time of year? Or is it both? To learn more about how the USGA is Read more…
Welcome to Lie Detector, a Golf Digest+ series where we use an ultra-slow-motion camera to help you identify and properly execute shots from various lies. Different lies, whether they be in the fairway, rough or bunker, require different techniques, but first, you must get better at identifying the lie that you have. The biggest challenge Read more…
Welcome to Lie Detector, a Golf Digest+ series where we use an ultra-slow-motion camera to help you identify and properly execute shots from various lies. Different lies, whether they be in the fairway, rough or bunker, require different techniques, but first, you must get better at identifying the lie that you have. You’ve missed the Read more…
You’ve heard about the kid in a candy store, but what about the junior golfer in an ice cream shop? Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg says it was enjoying the frozen delight with his dad following rounds of golf that helped spark his love for the game. Fellow countrywoman and World Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam Read more…
Welcome to MythBusters, a Golf Digest+ series where we explore answers to some of golf’s most common questions through a series of tests with golfers and robots. Sometimes definitive, other times less so, our findings aim to shed new light on topics that have consumed golfers for years. How does moisture on a golf ball Read more…
How do courses decide where to put the hole locations on any given day? It might seem like a straightforward question with a simple answer, but it’s something most golf course superintendents invest more time in than you might realize. To learn more about this process, we caught up with Chad Blank, who recently transitioned Read more…
Welcome to MythBusters, a Golf Digest+ series where we explore answers to some of golf’s most common questions through a series of tests with golfers and robots. Sometimes definitive, other times less so, our findings aim to shed new light on topics that have consumed golfers for years. If you want to play better golf, Read more…
Our MythBusters series was introduced to answer common-golfer questions: Does a higher tee really make the ball go farther? Do range balls really perform worse? Do layers of clothing affect swing speed and accuracy? For many of these questions, we’ve sought answers through tests with real golfers. Those results have admittedly fallen short of definitive, Read more…
It was the moment from the final round of the Masters that left golf fans stunned … and confused. In the fairway, 82 yards away on the 13th hole with a three-shot lead, Rory McIlroy inexplicably found Rae’s Creek. To be perfectly clear, he hit a bad shot, a terrible one, even, but it wasn’t Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — As Rory McIlroy fell to his knees on the 18th green at Augusta National after holing his playoff-winning birdie putt to win the 2025 Masters, he felt just one emotion. “It was all relief. There wasn’t much joy in that reaction. It was all relief,” McIlroy said with a laugh in his Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Somewhere in Augusta on Saturday night, Rory McIlroy will watch Penelope Featherington ask Colin Bridgerton for a kiss, signaling a major shift in their evolving relationship at the end of the Bridgerton episode McIlroy says is next up. (Shh, don’t spoil it for him.) Meanwhile, Bryson DeChambeau will be watching Pierce Brosnan Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When Rory McIlroy tees off at Augusta National on Sunday with a two-shot lead in the 2025 Masters, seeking to become the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam, prize money will be the last thing on his mind. But considering this week’s record-breaking Masters purse, it’s on ours, which leads Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Every player at the Masters knows the proper line at Augusta National’s par-3 12th is over the left half of the bunker, so why do so many find Rae’s Creek, especially on Sunday? Greed, wind and poor swings are three common reasons cited, but a deceptive tee box might play a larger Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — What’s going on with the 15th hole? If you’ve watched even a few minutes of the first two rounds of the Masters, you’ve seen guys bound a wedge shot over the green or chip the ball into the water, like Rory McIlroy did in the first round en route to a double Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — How does Augusta National maintain spotless greens with no imperfections? Money and manpower, for one, but the club also uses a unique method of repairing ball marks that is rarely seen elsewhere. In a social media video, PGA Tour winner Ben Crane explained how he learned this “Augusta method” from members at Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — How high do you tee your driver up? If you’re like many golfers, you don’t give it much thought, but it’s something many pros constantly tinker with to suit the unique demands of each hole. That’s especially true at Augusta National, which requires a variety of trajectories and shot shapes off the Read more…
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