Meet the First Tee Game Changers who helped golf grow in 2025

They number in the thousands around the country—an army of volunteers at golf courses who plant seeds of love for golf in children and then nurture that interest in the game and its life lessons. Golf Digest once again recognizes and honors the First Tee Game Changers—the recipients of the highest awards given out by Read more…

Our favorite Golf Digest portraits of 2025

We’ve said this for a few years now: The secret to good storytelling is more than simply smart and insightful words on a page or screen. It also calls for images that capture the essence of the subject, whether the demeanor of an individual, the mood of a moment or richness of place or thing. Read more…

Lewis Chitengwa and the career that might have been

It was December 1992, and the first chapters in the legend of Tiger Woods were being written. Already he had won countless AJGA titles, claimed two of an unprecedented three straight U.S. Junior Amateurs and, as a high school junior, played in his first U.S. Amateur where, in the second round of stroke-play qualifying, he Read more…

Paying tribute to those golf lost in 2025

In 1997, Judy Bell became the first female president of the USGA in its then 102-year history. The standout amateur turned golf trailblazer was asked the morning after her election how it felt to be a woman leading one of the most influential associations in sports, to which she responded, “I don’t know yet how Read more…

Our favorite golf memories from 2025

Did you have fun watching and playing golf in 2025? We hope so, because we sure did. Granted, it’s our “job” to cover all things golf—professional events, personalities, instruction, equipment, the recreational game, etc.—yet it’s also something our entire staff takes joy in. Like most of you, the game isn’t just a sport for us Read more…