Opinion
Slow Play Isn't a Player Problem, It's a Setup Problem
The PGA Tour has decided, again, to try to fix slow play with punishment. Starting on the Korn Ferry Tour, pace-of-play data is being made public for the first …
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PGA Tour
The Ball Just Runs Forever: Inside Royal Birkdale's Baked-Out Open
Nine years ago Royal Birkdale played soft enough that Jordan Spieth could throw darts at flags from the rough and watch them stop, the kind of Open that let a …
PGA Tour
Royal Birkdale Turns Firm and Fast for Tommy Fleetwood's Home Open
The 154th Open begins on Thursday at Royal Birkdale, and for most of the 156 players in the field that means a flight, a hotel, and a week of trying to feel at …
Courses
Turnberry: The Open Venue Golf Keeps Talking About and Not Visiting
Ask a room full of golf fans to name the most beautiful stretch of holes in the sport and Turnberry’s Ailsa Course will come up before most people have …
PGA Tour
Joe Dean Delivers Himself to Royal Birkdale
Twelve players teed off from Royal Birkdale at half past seven on Monday morning for a tournament that had never been played before, competing for a single …
Tips and Instruction
Play to Your Miss: The Habit That Saves More Shots Than a New Driver
Ask most club golfers what they are working on and the answer usually involves getting rid of something: the slice, the pull, the ball that starts left and …
Equipment
Grip Size: The Fitting Variable Almost Everyone Skips
Ask most golfers what a fitting session covers and they will list shaft flex, head design, maybe lie angle if they have been paying attention. Grip size rarely …
LPGA
Haeran Ryu's Second Major in Thirteen Days
Thirteen days ago Haeran Ryu was climbing off a ten-shot comeback at Hazeltine, the kind of week that is supposed to be the story of a career rather than a …
PGA Tour
Tom Kim Ends a Three-Year Wait at the Scottish Open
Three years is not a long time in most careers, but it can feel like a lifetime in professional golf, especially for a player who arrived as young as Tom Kim …
Opinion
Golf Doesn't Need You to Break 80
There is a particular kind of golfer who cannot enjoy a round until the maths has been settled. Somewhere around the twelfth hole, usually after a three-putt …