“The Challenge: Japan Skins” was never going to match the pressure or prestige of a major championship or even a rank-and-file PGA Tour event, but what the 18-hole skins game contested at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club …
It’s been an incredible year for Shane Lowry, but the Champion Golfer of the Year may have gotten his luckiest break this week at the BMW PGA Championship. Playing for a tee time on the weekend …
Golf is hard. If you need any more proof, here are 10 of the highest scores ever recorded on Tour. Kevin Na – 2011 Texas Valero Open, TPC San Antonio Hole: No. 9, par-4, 474 yards Score: …
Whenever any professional golfer has their name mentioned in the same sentence as Tiger Woods, odds are that it’s a compliment. For World No. 1 Jin Young Ko, her recent run of play not only put …
A little-known LPGA Tour pro has come under serious scrutiny after she withdrew from this past week’s CP Women’s Open under dubious circumstances. South African Lee-Anne Pace may not be a household name, but the No. …
Justin Thomas was unconscious over the golf ball on Saturday at the BMW Championship, but he was very present after the ball left his club as evidenced by the highlight of his round: a 180-yard hole-out …
Emiliano Grillo needed to hole a birdie putt on the ninth hole at Liberty National on Friday, his final hole of the second round, to make the cut. When the 15-footer caught the lip and didn’t …
The Monterey Peninsula in California is home to some of the most beautiful golf courses, and it’s easy to see why. Between the tall pines, cypress trees and the ocean, geographically it is stunning. Then add pristine fairways …
Japan’s Hinako Shibuno is known by the Japanese media as “The Smiling Cinderella,” and the 20-year-old lived up to her moniker by providing a fairy-tale ending at the AIG Women’s British Open on Sunday. Entering the day …
The Open Championship has a lot of perks and traditions to it, but perhaps one of the coolest things about the world’s oldest major championship is that any diehard golfer with the necessary means and paperwork …
Being a professional golfer is a pretty sweet deal, especially when you are playing for millions of dollars week in and week out. Of course, prize money has grown exponentially over time thanks to inflation, and a …
Competitive golf is a completely different test than your normal weekend game. Ending a hole with your ball in your pocket and an “X” on the scorecard typically isn’t a big deal, but when you’re playing …
The Matthew Wolff hype train only required three professional starts to reach breakneck speed as the Oklahoma State product with an unusual swing won his first PGA Tour title on Sunday in dramatic fashion. Playing in …
South African European Tour pro Christiaan Bezuidenhout’s greatest accomplishment wasn’t winning the Andalucia Masters at 24 years of age; it was simply making it to 24 years of age. Bezuidenhout’s unlikely rise to European Tour winner began when …
The introduction of the golf cart changed the game. People now have a chance to get to their ball quickly and speed up play. If golf wasn’t a leisure sport already, it is now. It also allows …
At some point or another, we’ve all been standing on some tee, peering out at the green, and thinking to ourselves “I have no chance.” There’s also a strong possibility you’re not a professional golfer. PGA …
Lucas Bjerregaard’s driver didn’t make it the full 18 holes during the first round of the 119th U.S. Open. The Dane who burst onto the casual golf fan consciousness earlier this season at the WGC-Dell Match …
Kevin Na told the media earlier this week that there are only seven or eight courses on the PGA Tour where he realistically has a chance to win. Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, site of this …
Something about that little white ball finding its home tends to bring out the best in people. Whether you’re an amateur pretending like you just won a major or a pro representing your country in the …
Week in and week out, players on the PGA Tour are playing for gigantic purses and huge paydays. While the likes of Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson and Tiger Woods — and Brooks Koepka (no offense, Brooks!) …
