Articles by Jamie Kennedy

October 26th, 2024

Crunching the numbers on 2,000 weeks of the Official World Golf Rankings

It’s a milestone you probably didn’t know was coming—this week marks the 2,000th edition of the Official World Golf Ranking. On April 6, 1986—seven days prior, coincidentally, to Jack Nicklaus’ historic sixth Masters triumph—the then Sony Ranking circulated throughout the golf world, listing the top 100 male professional golfers based on a brand-new ranking system. Read more…

October 26th, 2024

Who are golf’s five-tool players?

In any sport, the rarest athletes are those who display not just singular brilliance, but who excel in every facet of the game. In baseball, these “unicorns” are often dubbed “five-tool players”—they hit for power and for average, run, field, and throw with elite skill. But what if we took that concept and applied it Read more…

September 17th, 2024

Angry Birds: Coming to a (Toptracer) driving range near you!

Coming September 30, a brand-new Angry Birds game mode will be available to golfers, at more than 1,000 Toptracer-enabled facilities.

September 3rd, 2024

How Scottie Scheffler became elite by becoming average

Scheffler’s ability to be “average” on the greens, or even above average at times, has unlocked a new level in the best player in the world.

July 17th, 2024

A long-drive competition? At the British Open? Diving into a quirky bit of history from Troon

TROON, Scotland — What if we told you that once ahead of the British Open at Troon, players took part in an official long-drive competition? There was prize money, a trophy, rules and the best players in the world. It happened in 1923 and is chronicled in the book “The Breezy Links o’Troon,” a history Read more…

July 10th, 2024

Most visitors to Scotland overlook playing this historic gem for free

Any golfer will tell you the game is rarely a walk in the park. But in Scotland’s capital, it has always been exactly that.

February 22nd, 2024

The 50 Greatest On Tour Since ’74

We rank the single-best seasons
of modern-era players

February 17th, 2024

Justin Thomas’ unique Riviera 10th hole strategy, explained

It stands apart from his peers, but the fact is that Justin Thomas’ strategy works.

July 26th, 2023

How each of the 2023 men’s majors were won, explained in four charts

What did the winners of this year’s majors do so well in the week they won? And what can we learn from this year’s winners for next year?

June 28th, 2023

I played an 80-kilometre, 18-hole golf course. But… why?!

I played an 80-kilometre, 18-hole golf course. But… why?!

July 9th, 2022

Caddie tales from the Old Course: The good, the bad and the bizarre

St Andrews loopers have seen everything from golfers making the pilgrimage to the Home of Golf.

June 21st, 2022

Protector of the Old Course

Gordon McKie is just the ninth superintendent since old Tom Morris. Amid the modern crises of distance and climate, his watch could be the most critical.