7:10 PM ET Rory McIlroy is looking forward to a return to competitive golf and won’t waste any time getting going as he expects to play the first three PGA Tour events when the schedule starts again next month. McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, said Wednesday that he will play the Charles
Month: May 2020
British golf manufacturer Benross has designed a unique golf bag in support of the keyworkers who are keeping the nation running through the Covid-19 crisis. Featuring a message that reads ‘Frontline Workers – We Thank You’, alongside the now universal emblem of support – the rainbow, the limited edition Prolite standbag is set to convey
8:40 PM ET With the PGA Tour set to resume its revised schedule next month in Texas, a lengthy memo was sent to players outlining the various procedures that will be put in place, highlighted by a testing approach that will include coronavirus testing as well as daily thermal screens. A copy of the memo
11:18 PM ET Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean women’s golf tour is starting up again with the KLPGA Championship opening on Thursday, an event that will be played without fans on the course. Women’s golf in South Korea joins Korea’s professional baseball and soccer leagues, which have already restarted in the
In golf, a rangefinder will let you know the distance between you and the target, thus helping improve your swing. Here’s how to use a rangefinder. Skill will always play the biggest role in an athlete’s game. But there is no questioning the aid that a good set of tools can play. Figuring out an
3:46 PM ET The match is set, the trash-talking has begun and the odds are on the board for a star-studded, 18-hole event to raise money for coronavirus relief efforts on Memorial Day weekend. Caesars Sportsbook on Monday opened Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning as the favorites over Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady in “The
This is the longest the Korda sisters have gone without playing a golf tournament since turning pro. The LPGA Tour’s season went on pause starting in February and won’t restart until July 15th. With the unexpected downtime, the sisters are finding outlets for their competitive energy and staying entertained—everything from binging Ozark on Netflix to
It would be no exaggeration to say Gary Player has seen it all. The 84-year-old Hall of Fame champion has played golf on six of the seven continents, won nine regular and nine senior majors and flown more than 15 million miles since the start of his professional career in 1953. He’s also played with
5:28 PM ET Phil Mickelson has been planning a move to Florida, and now he’s got a place to play golf there, too. Mickelson said on The Dan Patrick Show on Monday that he is joining Michael Jordan‘s exclusive “The Grove XXIII” club, which opened last fall in South Florida. Mickelson, 49, said he and
There is nothing new except what has been forgotten, an old French proverb noted with uncanny precision, not unlike that exemplified by Tiger Woods with five-footers to win. Speaking of Tiger … Coming on May 24, The Match: Champions for Charity will have Woods and Peyton Manning competing against the team of Phil Mickelson and
Golf Pride has launched a new online grip selector tool which can determine which grip technology and size will best suit a golfer best under different conditions. By heading to www.golfpride.com/fit golfers can determine which grip technology and size will best suit them by selecting the size of glove they wear or taking a measurement of
Phil Mickelson will team with Tom Brady against Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning in “The Match: Champions for Charity” later this month. But it appears like more tee times with another sports GOAT are in his future as well. Appearing Monday on “The Dan Patrick Show” to promote the May 24 charity event, the five-time
7:42 AM ET The PGA Tour’s planned return to action after the coronavirus pandemic shut down sports is now a month away, and decisions are looming. Sometime this week, an announcement is expected concerning the status of the first event scheduled as part of the restart – including if it will even be played. And
Editor’s note: In celebration of Golf Digest’s 70th anniversary, we’re revisiting the best literature and journalism we’ve ever published. Each entry includes an introduction that celebrates the author or puts in context the story. Catch up on earlier installments. Sam Snead was born the last of six children in the hills of Virginia near Hot
5:14 PM ET The PGA Tour’s first rescheduled tournament is now a month away, and the mayor of the city that is set to host a spectator-less event is confident the long-time Colonial Country Club tourney will proceed with the proper safety measures in place. Betsy Price, the mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, told ESPN
Had the coronavirus not put a halt to professional golf, officials with the PGA of America would be putting the finishing touches on TPC Harding Park in anticipation of holding the PGA Championship this week in San Francisco. Instead, golf fans, like with the Masters a month ago, will once more be left to fill
It’s time to talk about The King, specifically the golf courses of Arnold Palmer Design Company. For more than 45 years, Palmer’s design company has built highly entertaining and beautiful courses worldwide for clients who were proud to display the Palmer name. But was there a cohesive design intent behind the hundreds of courses the
Two weeks ago, we gave you a quiz. Check out these college golf resumes and determine who you think should be the national player of the year based on raw stats from a season sadly cut short due to the coronavirus. For the women, your choices were: Player A:6 starts0 wins5 top-five finishes5 top-10 finishesFinishes