Golf Digest senior writer Joel Beall’s debut book, “Playing Dirty: Rediscovering Golf’s Soul in Scotland in an Age of Sportswashing and Civil War” hits bookshelves this week. The book is an examination on professional golf’s civil war between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the collateral damage of that battle and how the game can Read more…
The roars reverberated through the towering loblollies, awakening the echoes that define this course and tournament, capable of immortalising or condemning players for eternity, sending shivers through bone and memory.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — “Saturday is moving day” at the Masters isn’t just about birdie opportunities. It’s about separating true contenders from pretenders through Augusta National’s challenging stretches. And this Saturday’s pin positions for the third round of the 2025 Masters will put that reputation to the test right from the start. While players might find Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It wasn’t a decision for Evan Beck and Matthieu Pavon, merely an acknowledgment of reality. With the par-5 15th playing directly into a punishing headwind and 270 yards of carry over trouble, attacking the green defied common sense … if not, looking impossible. Beck and Pavon instinctively reached for irons, crafting low, Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released a report Friday on its findings into the 2023 framework agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Shortly following the surprise proposed deal to end professional golf’s civil war, representatives for the tour and PIF were called before a Read more…
The sweet day ended on a sour note, a poor drive requiring a punch out that left a 15-footer that didn’t fall. If Justin Rose was red, he didn’t show it, instead cleaning up what remained and nodding and smiling to the cheers that soon showered him on his walk to the clubhouse. That bogey Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — The Masters runs on a current of unpredictability yet certain forces remain immune to chaos, their fates etched in stone. The day turns to night, the annoying song from the radio haunts you through three meetings and a shower and, as Gary Player so bluntly put it Thursday morning when speaking to Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Don’t expect LIV Golf to receive a formal invitation to the Masters anytime soon. Earlier this year, the United States Golf Association became the first governing body to provide players from the LIV Golf League a direct pathway into a men’s major championship. Because LIV’s competitive makeup failed to qualify the league Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Justin Thomas will have a new, albeit temporary, caddie for the Masters. Thomas posted on social media Tuesday that his looper, Matt “Rev” Minister, had to drop out of this week’s tournament due to an injury. Fans will recognize who will be taking Minister’s place. “Unfortunately, my caddie Rev hurt his back Read more…
Talks between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf have hit another impasse, raising questions if professional golf’s cold war is about to heat up. But, as witnessed in Tuesday’s practice round at Augusta National, least one schism-related beef has been put to bed.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Last year he was the defending champ. This year … well, this year golf doesn’t quite know what to do with Jon Rahm. When Rahm defected to LIV Golf in December 2023, he stood at golf’s pinnacle. His four-win season featured a second major championship and first Masters victory, alongside a dominant Read more…
Rory McIlroy is not one of the storylines heading into this Masters as he is the story, the Northern Irishman arrived at Augusta National playing perhaps the best golf of his storied career.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Despite conquering two of golf’s last three major championships and compiling an impressive Masters résumé, Xander Schauffele arrives at Augusta National relegated to supporting-cast status—a position shaped by his limited early-season appearances and the overwhelming attention lavished upon Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler. Even his media obligations, scheduled for Monday rather than Read more…
Jordan Spieth’s name is missing from the pre-week Masters press conference schedule—a conspicuous absence for one of golf’s most beloved figures who marks the 10th anniversary of his Augusta National triumph this year. Yet Spieth’s exclusion carries a certain logic: Why celebrate the milestone that led to a prophecy that has been unfilled—at least in Read more…
The PGA Tour has rejected a $US1.5 billion ($A2.4 billion) reunification offer from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. The Guardian UK was the first to report on the development.
Max Homa has split with his longtime caddie Joe Greiner ahead of next week’s Masters. Homa and Greiner are childhood friends, both growing up at Vista Valencia Golf Course outside of Los Angeles. Greiner began working for Homa in 2013 after Homa turned professional, splitting before reuniting six years later. The two have been together Read more…
Australian Golf Digest has learned the DP World Tour is finalising a deal to bring a tournament to one of US president Donald Trump’s Scotland golf courses, beginning this August.
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