Magazine

May 25th, 2024

How I lost 23 pounds in a year—downing burgers, pizza and playing a little golf

Editor’s note: Back in 2016 when I was in my mid-40s, I put together a somewhat unorthodox plan for weight loss and wrote an article about it for Golf Digest. It was so successful and well received by others looking to shed pounds, I wanted to try it again in my mid-50s to see if Read more…

May 3rd, 2024

Inside Peter Oosterhuis’ battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s, and how he vowed to keep swinging

Editor’s note: Peter Oosterhuis, celebrated player and broadcaster, died at 75 on May 2, 2024. The following is a look back at his incredible career and documented health struggles from Golf Digest’s September 2015 issue. Things happen to golfers they’d just as soon forget. If Doug Sanders could erase the memory of missing a short Read more…

February 7th, 2024

Golfers Who Give Back: Toby Keith answers a calling with OK Kids Korral

Editor’s note—Upon hearing the news of Toby Keith’s passing on Feb. 6 at age 62 from stomach cancer, I couldn’t help but reflect on the interview that ran in 2019. As a fan of country music and Keith’s work as well (his concert at West Point in 2004 a few years after 9/11 was one Read more…

January 20th, 2024

From the Golf Digest Archive: My Shot with Jack Burke Jr. (2007)

Editor’s Note—On Jan. 29, 2024, legendary golfer Jack Burke Jr. would have celebrated his 101st birthday. But 10 days shy of that milestone, the oldest living Masters and PGA Championship winner passed away in Houston. Almost 60 years removed from his retirement as a tour pro, Burke managed to remain, as Guy Yocom wrote for Read more…