That birdie putt Kapalua head pro Michael Castillo made in September is paying more dividends than he ever imagined. Castillo won the Aloha Section PGA Championship with a birdie on the final hole, which got him into …
HONOLULU (AP) — Tom Hoge felt it was an easy decision to take a 5,000-mile detour between Maui and Honolulu so he could watch his alma mater, TCU, play for the national championship in football against Georgia. That …
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Jon Rahm left Maui with a trophy he wasn’t expecting, all because of a collapse from Collin Morikawa no one saw coming. Rahm started the final round of the Sentry Tournament of …
The Masters Champions Dinner has to be on the short list of places at which golf fans would most like to be a fly on the wall. Legendary players clink glasses, swap stories and generally make …
In his Tuesday press conference at Augusta National, Tiger Woods referred to his Jupiter Island neighbor and frequent practice partner Justin Thomas as his “little brother.” It’s a charming little story of someone who idolized Woods …
Patrick Reed and controversy seem to go hand-in-hand, so naturally as the PGA Tour returns to the scene of Reed’s most recent rules run-in — last year’s Farmers Insurance Open and the embedded ball fiasco — …
The PGA Tour’s newly-revealed Player Impact Program was seen as a direct response to efforts by the Premier Golf League to poach some of the biggest-name players in the game, and naively was seen as the …
With the rise of daily fantasy sports and the increased emphasis the PGA Tour is putting on gambling, including its not-so-subtle integration into its telecasts, players and fans have begun to butt heads in a way …
Brooks Koepka has become one of the best interviews in golf. Whether it’s his obvious bravado and confidence or the fact that he speaks candidly without fear of retribution — or more likely, a combination of …
Rivalries in professional golf routinely result in a lot of hype and little substance, but that doesn’t stop media, fans and even players from yearning for the next possible clash. Over the last decade, one constant …
Justin Thomas is unquestionably one of the most talented players in the game currently, but five years ago during a practice round for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst, he was just another up-and-comer on the …
If you’re not building your brand in today’s world, what are you really doing? Well, as it turns out, golfers are their own brands and some of the most iconic names in the sport are synonymous …
While most of the PGA Tour has been taking the opportunity to rail against the governing bodies and the updated Rules of Golf in recent week, Rory McIlroy took a contrarian viewpoint in his pre-tournament press …
It’s been over a week since the European Ryder Cup team put the finishing touches on a 17½ – 10½ romp over the United States in the Ryder Cup, but in the week-plus, the narratives, quotes …
Michael Kim claimed his first PGA Tour victory in incredibly impressive fashion, setting the scoring record at the John Deere Classic with a 27-under par total to win by eight shots over Francesco Molinari, Joel Dahmen, …
The question always seemed to be “when” not “if” Jim “Bones” Mackay would caddie again, and this week we got our answer. Mackay, the world-class caddie who helped Phil Mickelson to his Hall of …
2017 was a wild year for golf both on and off of the course. From rules controversies to legal incidents, the year in review on the SwingxSwing Clubhouse yielded some an interesting mix of popular …
Professional golf is a study in enjoying the process and not focusing on the end results. However, getting ingratiated in the process should always be leading to something, which is why at the end of …
Justin Thomas is more than Jordan Speith’s good buddy, he’s a major champion. On Sunday during the final round of PGA Championship, the 24-year-old Kentucky native fired a 3-under par 68 at Quail Hollow to …
If you watch the Open Championship for the links golf, sideways rain, and gusty winds, you’re in luck. Royal Birkdale may be over, but the Senior Open Championship is being played this week at Royal …
