If Jason Kokrak secures his first PGA Tour victory this weekend at the Valspar Championship, he’ll look back on his hole-in-one on Saturday as one of the biggest highlights of his career. There’s a lot of golf to be played, but an ace at the 15th hole on the Copperhead course at Innisbrook gave Kokrak
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8:55 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Paul Casey drove into Innisbrook and saw his picture on posters and programs — just what he needed to forget the cut he missed last week. He played Friday as though he wants those photos to stay there. Casey holed a 30-foot eagle putt on the
The USGA has come under fire for its latest revision to the Rules of Golf, with a number of high-profile players complaining about the lack of rapport between the PGA Tour and the governing body. It appears those criticisms have been heard. To combat communication issues, the USGA has hired Jason Gore for its new
8:48 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Patrick Reed hasn’t finished in the top 10 in nine starts this year, is three weeks away from defending his title in the Masters and was seen Friday morning working on the range with swing coach David Leadbetter. Reed said it was simply a product of
The PGA Tour announced a three-month suspension on Friday for Robert Garrigus following a failed drug test. Although the tour used the term “drug of abuse,” Garrigus confirmed it was marijuana in a statement of his own. Garrigus, who overcame drug and alcohol abuse to become a PGA Tour winner in 2010 and finish T-3
Akshay Bhatia won’t be playing at the Valspar Championship this weekend. That in no way rains on what Bhatia called “an unreal week.” Making his PGA Tour debut at Innisbrook, the 17-year-old prodigy turned heads early in the week by stating his goal was not to make the cut but win the tournament, sprinkling in
6:11 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Rory McIlroy made two late birdies amid the wild theatrics of Sunday at The Players Championship and closed with a 2-under 70 to win the next best thing to a major. McIlroy could not afford to make a mistake over the final hour because of
Rory McIlroy avowed a renewed focus on the PGA Tour for the 2019 season. His itinerary is backing that sentiment up. McIlroy, who has already played seven events and captured the Players Championship this season, announced on Thursday that he has added the RBC Canadian Open to his schedule. The tournament up north, which has
8:36 PM ET Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla. — The PGA Tour event that doesn’t have Tiger Woods this year instead has the Leaping Cougar. That’s a childhood nickname for Joel Dahmen, who took advantage of gentle, morning conditions Thursday on a tough Copperhead course for a 5-under 66 and a share of the lead
Thomas Pieters has made over $10 million on the European and PGA Tours since turning pro in 2013. He also has lucrative endorsement deals with Nike and Callaway Golf. But the moment you stop hustlin’ is the moment money stops guzzlin,’ as 20th century philosopher Snoop Dogg once said, which explains why Pieters’ golf bag
Russell Knox turned in four-under performance on Thursday at the Valspar Championship. The Scotsman was three under on one hole. Knox was one over during his trek around the Copperhead Course on Thursday morning until he reached the par-5 11th. Despite a 300-yard drive that found the fairway, the 33-year-old was still 275 yards out.
3:04 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush has made a hole-in-one at a Dallas golf course that will soon host his institute’s Warrior Open honoring wounded U.S. military personnel. A photo posted Wednesday on Bush’s Instagram account shows the beaming 43rd U.S. president holding a golf ball on the green
Editor’s note: In the April issue, in the last story Dan Jenkins did for Golf Digest before his death at 90, he introduced our Greatest of All Time Invitational—The GOAT. The top 32 in the mythical event advanced from stroke-play qualifying at Augusta National to match play at venues around the world. In the May
11:53 AM ET PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Despite losing some big names this year due in part to the PGA Tour’s scheduling change, the Valspar Championship secured its future at the Innisbrook Resort with a title sponsorship extension through 2025. The paint company, which is owned by Sherwin-Williams, has been the title sponsor since 2014
Despite a victory from Rory McIlroy (one of golf’s biggest stars) in the Players Championship (one of golf’s biggest events), much of the discussion that carried over into Monday and Tuesday involved Jon Rahm. Rahm, who held the 54-hole lead at the Players, had a fascinating, caught-on-camera exchange with caddie Adam Hayes at the par-5
A teaching pro at a country club takes the day off and drives two hours each way to work with a player at a tour event. For the teacher, it’s a welcome break from his daily lesson book and exciting to handle an athlete who is uncannily capable of following physical instruction, to say nothing
2:16 PM ET PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Dustin Johnson and his brother, Austin, need to avoid rental homes with stairs. Two years ago, Dustin Johnson slipped on stairs in his Augusta, Georgia, rental home on the eve of the Masters, eventually withdrawing from the tournament. Now it’s his brother who suffered a similar fate, although
Editor’s note: In the April issue, in the last story Dan Jenkins did for Golf Digest before his death at 90, he introduced our Greatest of All Time Invitational—The GOAT. The top 32 in the mythical event advanced from stroke-play qualifying at Augusta National to match play at venues around the world. In the May