Bryson DeChambeau had another run-in with a rules official during the first round of the PGA Championship at Harding Park on Thursday, but there wasn’t any of the contentiousness we’ve seen in recent weeks. Instead, the …
The 17th hole at Forest of Arden Country Club, the host of this past week’s European Tour’s Hero Open, is guarded by a penalty area to the right of the green in which Henderson’s Island sits, a small …
Bryson DeChambeau may be the most entertaining man in golf currently — non-Tiger Woods division — and his latest act took place on Thursday at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational on the par-4 7th hole at …
The whole goal of taking the club back into the transformational zone of the backswing is to load the body in three planes of motion. We’re loading every part of our body so that we can …
Significant issues with pace of play can result from players needing to take stroke-and-distance relief for a ball that is out of bounds or cannot be found when a provisional ball has not been played. The purpose of this Local Rule …
In the build-up to the PGA Tour’s restart last month, there was a lot of hypotheticals about who the pandemic-induced break “helped” the most – not in the sense that a pandemic is good for anyone, …
We’ve all seen it. You or one of your playing partners has hit a really good putt that just runs out of steam before getting to the hole. Even still, the putt is hanging over the …
It’s important to get in the habit of marking our balls correctly every time we are on the green. Doing so will result in good etiquette, allow us to roll the ball more efficiently and eliminate …
Phil Mickelson has long been one of professional golf’s beautiful minds, so when he was faced with a 78-yard approach into the severely-pitched 13th green on Sunday while well out of contention, Phil got creative. Facing …
There are times that, depending on the design of the course or the angle of the shot, you’re faced with blind shots. While you may know where the putting surface is and have done your due …
If Bryson DeChambeau weren’t playing so well over the last few months, he could be considered a sideshow, but with eight top-10s in 11 starts this season, including a win, it’s clear what DeChambeau has been …
The whole thing started innocuously: Collin Morikawa had fought back from three strokes down with three holes to play in the inaugural Workday Charity Open at Muirfield Village against the No. 3-ranked player, Justin Thomas, and …
Under Rule 16.3, the player is entitled to free relief from an embedded ball when it occurs within the “general area” of the golf course. The “general area” is defined as every part of the golf …
Bryson DeChambeau won on Sunday at the Rocket Mortgage Classic by three strokes in a performance that married his new and improved distance off the tee with a field-leading week on the greens, however a confrontation …
On the weekend where the most interesting man in golf won for the first time with his new bulked-up physique, another of the game’s most popular characters was the protagonist of a blunder unheard of in …
To use a line on your golf ball or to go more feel-based: it’s a tale as old as Sharpies. For the best players in the world, there are different schools of thought, which has led …
2020 was supposed to be an Olympic year, so maybe it makes sense. Every four years, we get a handful of articles that tout the incredible amounts of food world-class Olympians are devouring on a daily …
Occasionally during a PGA Tour broadcast, golfers at home will feel a certain kinship with the best players in the world, whether it’s a bad break that the pros get or a poor shot that makes …
Rule 18 covers taking relief under penalty of stroke and distance. When your ball is lost outside a penalty area or comes to rest out of bounds, the required progression of playing from the teeing area …
It all started with a simple question following Brooks Koepka’s opening-round 4-under par 67 at the RBC Heritage last Thursday. On the topic of players wearing microphones during competition rounds, the best players in the world …
