Greg Gottfried Archives - Australian Golf Digest

December 3rd, 2024

‘The old yips!’: Jim Nantz goes after Tony Romo’s chipping during Eagles-Ravens broadcast

There’s one word that you’re not supposed to say while talking golf. Just one! Not only did Jim Nantz say it about his “pal” Tony Romo, but he also said it on national TV during a Sunday NFL broadcast in front of a primetime audience seconds before Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson threw a touchdown Read more…

November 29th, 2024

How Jack Nicklaus dropped pounds and strokes coming out of Thanksgiving, and you can too

Stepping on the scale is … a risk. At the very best, you’re satisfied. At the very worst, the sky is falling, death is around the corner and your golf game is going the way of the dodo. Very chill, very relaxed way of viewing the world. If it makes you feel any better, 18-time Read more…

November 26th, 2024

Tennis World No. 1 gets laughed at by dad after embarrassing golf swing

Jannik Sinner has had a banner 2024. He won the Australian Open, the U.S. Open and the ATP Finals, the latter of which netted him $4.8 million. He even led Italy to its third-ever Davis Cup victory, which was its second in as many years. In terms of athletes, Sinner is undoubtedly near the top Read more…

November 22nd, 2024

Australian PGA 2024: DP World Tour rookie hit with costly slow-play penalty in pro debut

Denmark’s Jacob Skov Olesen was called out just 10 holes into his professional career and hit where it hurts – on the scorecard.

November 20th, 2024

Costco rewards unexpecting golfer after hole-in-one with Kirkland Signature ball

As prizes go, a hole-in-one is more than enough on its own, but some recognition and free goodies never hurt. That’s exactly what happened when one Redditor aced the par-3 No. 8 at Mariners Point Golf Center in Foster City, CA. While playing some night golf earlier this month, r/golf poster realethanbradberry made a hole-in-one Read more…

November 19th, 2024

Charley Hull comes up with harshest of penalties for ‘ridiculous’ slow players

We’d bet against Hull’s ‘ripping away tour cards’ plan making it anywhere other than social media, but it’s certainly keeping the issue in the spotlight.

November 19th, 2024

Tyrrell Hatton writes ‘Be Nice’ on his glove after harsh criticism for Saturday temper tantrum

Tyrrell Hatton had an eventful week at the DP World Tour Championship.

November 15th, 2024

Why major champs recommend that you murder your golf clubs every once in a while

Let’s get ahead of any pushback up front. We’re certainly not stating that you should be destroying golf clubs all willy-nilly. If you miss a gimme and break your putter on the regular, might we recommend calming down? Or perhaps therapy? And yet, once in a blue moon, murdering a club might be exactly what Read more…

November 14th, 2024

Bryson DeChambeau hits wedge shot over mansion, very nearly aces first attempt

The problem with living in an apartment—other than the absurd rent, ridiculous landlords and minimal room—is that it’s tough to do golf trick shots. Yeah, sure, you can putt down the hallway or try out little chips into a mug, but to properly golf at home, you need a yard, a bit of grass and Read more…

November 13th, 2024

2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship tee times, TV coverage, viewer’s guide

We’re coming down to one of the final few events of the pro golf calendar year, the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. It’s the second-to-last chance for PGA Tour pros around FedEx Cup top 125 bubble to secure tour cards. Players who finish between 51-60 in the rankings will also lock up tee times at two early Read more…

November 6th, 2024

2024 World Wide Technology Championship tee times, TV coverage, viewer’s guide

It’s certainly not the worst week on the FedEx Cup Fall with some of the best golfers in the world fighting for priority ranking and access to the 2025 signature events as they compete at this week’s World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. If you’re teeing off with money on the line, Read more…

October 31st, 2024

Cam Smith joins Jon Rahm in push for LIV Golf to hold links tournament before Open Championship

He’s not blaming everything on the LIV Golf schedule, but Smith does think a links event on the circuit’s 2025 calendar heading into The Open at Royal Portrush might be the perfect addition to the fledgling league.

October 30th, 2024

Fighter pilot reunited with Naval Academy ring lost on golf course after 54 years

David Lorenzo wore his Class of 1964 Naval Academy ring for many a combat mission while serving in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. He even had it on after his F-8 Crusader was hit by enemy fire, and he was forced to eject over Laos in January 1968. And yet, the ring somehow fell Read more…

October 30th, 2024

Report: Bryson DeChambeau ‘near certainty’ to become the first reigning major champion since Peter Thomson to play professionally in this country

According to the Hindustan Times, the two-time major winner and his teammates on LIV’s Crushers squad are a “near certainty” to compete in India’s first-ever International Series tournament.

October 29th, 2024

Vanderbilt shows off $11-million golf facility renovation; there’s no better time to enroll

It’s nearly November which means that high-school students around this great nation are taking SATs, ACTs and other acronyms with college applications on the mind. Where do you want to spend your next four years? If you have a golf-centric brain, Vanderbilt just shot up the list. MORE: This mind-blowing Vermont estate with a 33-hole Read more…

October 29th, 2024

Tom Kim breaks locker door after Genesis Championship playoff loss, apologises on social media

Tom Kim took home $US440,000 for his second-place finish in South Korea. How much of that had to go paying for the locker door damage is unclear.

October 25th, 2024

Payne Stewart almost sold his mansion to Michael Jackson, plus other insane stories from the golf legend

On the 25th anniversary of his passing, there are fun ways to remember the three-time major winner.

October 24th, 2024

‘Heroic’ teen saves dad’s life with CPR after golf-course heart attack

A run-of-the-mill round recently turned into a life-and-death situation when 49-year-old Jon Crabbe collapsed on Ravenwood Golf Course’s fifth hole from cardiac arrest. Luckily, he was playing alongside his son Jack, who had learned CPR as a Victor High School freshman. The 15-year-old jumped into action and is now credited with saving his dad’s life. Read more…

October 23rd, 2024

2024 Zozo Championship tee times, TV coverage, viewer’s guide

After a tremendously meaningful victory in Japan last year, Collin Morikawa is looking to become the first repeat winner of the Zozo Championship at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club. The two-time major winner recently wrote, “There are only a few places around the world where you hope to win before the end of your career, Read more…

October 19th, 2024

Do a good deed and play some golf at Bethpage Black, Winged Foot or Prairie Dunes

Picture this: You’re out on a beautiful golf course—say Valhalla, Bethpage Black or Prairie Dunes—with the knowledge that you’ve helped raise money for young men and women to try to attain college golf scholarships. Even if you play poorly, you’ve already won. And if you play well, the world’s your oyster. This could be you Read more…

October 16th, 2024

2024 Shriners Children’s Open tee times, TV coverage, viewer’s guide

Tom Kim will test his luck (and golf game) at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas this week with a chance to match some PGA Tour history. He may be just 22 years old, but TK is hoping to make it a third straight victories at Shriners Children’s Open after setting the tournament scoring record in Read more…