While Chamblee says he’s never felt Augusta is a perfect course fit for McIlroy’s game, he stated that the problems, particularly in the first round, seem more mental than physical.
The greens are how Augusta National confuses the best golfers in the game, pushing them outside their comfort zones. Almost every hole forces players to make a binary choice: Option A or Option B.
A trial judge in Manhattan dismissed the case brought by the company which sought to control Nicklaus’ attempts to use his own name to promote his golf course design and other businesses.
The PGA Tour heads to San Antonio for the final tune-up for the season’s first major. The Valero Texas Open is one of the longest running events on tour, and it has moved around to a number of different venues before settling on the Greg Norman-designed TPC San Antonio. The Oaks Course generally plays as Read more…
The par-5 second hole is a dynamic, fascinating test that’s emblematic of the evolved genius of Augusta National’s architecture, where hole location dictates the way the players strategise.
John Daly II captured his first collegiate victory on Monday. And it came in crazy fashion. Following in his famous dad’s footprints by playing at the University of Arkansas, the redshirt junior shot a one-under-par 139 for two rounds to win the Columbia Spring Invitational. Getting to that total required an incredible late rally. After Read more…
Ben Griffin has tried like hell to play his way into the Masters field. He’s played in all but one event in 2025, The Sentry, and that was only because he wasn’t exempt. Griffin has played 12 straight weeks since, even gutting out a T-7 at the American Express while severely under the weather. RELATED: Read more…
Sometimes, the stars align, and everything comes together in a way that’s almost too beautiful for words. You have to look up to the heavens and count your blessings, which is exactly what I did when I saw the following video bouncing around on the Worldwide Web. Isn’t it just perfect? A caddie—Taylor Pendrith’s looper, Read more…
WHAT PLAYERS ARE WEARING is a topic that’s getting discussed more in the media. Many months in advance, apparel brands plan what their paid ambassadors will don each day of the major tournaments. Some pros are highly involved in this decision-making, and others less so. Depending on their clothing deals, many have carte blanche to Read more…
It would be fitting if our writers were the worst-dressed department at Golf Digest. Although the entire company works digitally, of course, some still like to refer to themselves as “ink-stained wretches” in the tradition of great journalists whose mental bandwidth was solely and nobly devoted to the craft at the expense of personal presentation, Read more…
It’s a special type of human who relishes spotting and reporting a dress-code infraction. The findings of several psychiatric studies devoted to the phenomenon are inconclusive, though evidence suggests more than a mild correlation with repressed Oedipal desires. To dress like a good little boy and eliminate competition to “win” one’s mommy. The only aspect Read more…
There are moments when Tiger Woods is testing products when his otherworldly feel and perception becomes apparent—like noticing a miniscule air bubble underneath a golf grip or subtle differences in sound when a golf ball leaves the putter face. Brad Blankinship learned this early in his tenure as Sun Day Red’s president. During button testing Read more…
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