One of the hot-button issues of 2018 needed only two weeks in 2019 to rear its head once again. “Backstopping” — the act of leaving a ball unmarked and in the line of play of a …
Depending on what kind of golfer you are, the fate that befell Ted Potter Jr. on Sunday at the Sony Open in Hawaii was either comforting or nausea-inducing. Through 66 holes, Potter Jr. was comfortably inside …
Matt Kuchar picked up his second win in three starts at the Sony Open in Hawaii thanks to a scorching finish that saw the nine-time PGA Tour winner make six birdies over his last 10 holes. …
Golf can take Tour professionals all over the world, whether it be by choice or necessity. For Davis Love III, his 19-hour trip from this week’s Sony Open in Hawaii to next week’s SMBC Singapore Open is …
Never one to succumb to conventional methods, Bryson DeChambeau resorted to putting in the dark on Friday night in an attempt to fix the subpar putting that left him 10 shots behind 36-hole leader Matt Kuchar. …
The most talked-about story of the young 2019 golf season has been the changes to the Rules of Golf, more specifically the changes to golfers’ ability to putt with the flagstick in when on the green …
It’s better to be lucky than good, but when you’re playing on the PGA Tour where the margins for error are so small, a kiss from Lady Luck is never a bad thing. During Friday’s second …
At 5’10” 160 lbs., Justin Thomas is pound-for-pound one of the longest hitters on the PGA Tour. And with great distance comes incredible start lines. Case in point: No. 14 at Waialae Country Club, host of this …
Two days after lamenting the new dropping protocol under the modernized Rules of Golf, Jordan Spieth nearly fell victim to the penalty for an improper drop during his first round of the year. “You drop it …
Professional golfers typically have mind-boggling hole-in-one stats. Tiger Woods recently made his 20th ace of his life just last month. Jack Nicklaus is credited with having 20 aces as well and Arnold Palmer is only one behind …
Joke Of The Day A seasoned golfer had been playing for 20 years, but he’d never managed his ultimate goal: a hole-in-one. As he was chipping away in a sand trap one day, moving nothing but …
The appointment of Padraig Harrington to the post of 2020 European Ryder Cup captain wasn’t earth-shattering in its newsworthiness — he was the front-runner for the position — but the official nature of the announcement ignited …
The new Rules of Golf were a significant part of the first tournament on the PGA Tour of 2019. We saw Bryson DeChambeau, among others, putt with the flagstick in numerous times, players adopting the new …
Joke Of The Day An old homeless man wandered leisurely up to the green of the 18th hole where he sat himself down among his many coats. He dug among the variety of old bags he …
Joke Of The Day Marvin was a 14-handicapper, but one day he walked up to his club pro — a scratch golfer — and challenged him to a match. He proposed they put up $100 each …
The newly-enforced Modernized Rules of Golf have only been in effect for a few days, but their impact on players at the highest levels are causing more than a few of them to scratch their head …
Dustin Johnson is no stranger to run-ins with the Rules of Golf, so perhaps it was only fitting that the two-time winner of the Sentry Tournament of Champions was the first player to run afoul of …
Before Jordan Spieth was in the crosshairs of the PGA Tour for violating the PGA Tour’s Strength of Field Regulation, which was put into place in 2016 to encourage big-name players to play in events they otherwise …
Justin Thomas isn’t a big fan of Bryson DeChambeau’s coefficient of restitution argument when it comes to leaving the flagstick in the hole while putting. Under the modernized Rules of Golf, which took effect on January 1st, Rule …
With the turning of the calendar from 2018 to 2019 comes with a big adjustment to The Rules of Golf. For the past two years, the USGA and R&A have been working to modernize the …
