When his contract with the LPGA expired in 2019, commissioner Mike Whan didn’t commit to staying on for a fixed amount of time. Instead, it was noted that he had agreed to a “long-term extension.” Those who know Whan and what he’s done for the LPGA Tour and women’s golf hoped that would be several
Month: January 2021
3:47 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hall of Fame golfers Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player, along with the late Olympian Babe Didrikson Zaharias, have been presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Thursday. The award is one of the nation’s highest civilian honors. President Donald Trump has generally held public
KAPALUA, Hawaii — The 18th hole on the Plantation Course measures 675 yards, although it’s all runway and tumble down the volcanic island paradise toward the Pacific. Still, Bryson DeChambeau needed just 7-iron to reach the green in two during Thursday’s opening round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions. “So I implemented some of his
THE BEST GOLF LESSON YOU CAN HAVE, Mark Crossfield talks about learning your golf swing, golf game and where you can make real improvements. Play your best golf with simple and easy to follow golf tips for golfers who want to really make the difference. It does not matter if you are a beginner golfer
10:38 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawai’i — Justin Thomas kept bogeys off his card, thanks in part to Dustin Johnson‘s caddie, and birdied three of his last five holes Thursday for an 8-under 65 to share the lead with Harris English in the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Thomas couldn’t have asked for a better
RIP YOUR HYBRID WITH 2 SIMPLE STEPS – Simple Golf Tips The hybrid is a really helpful golf club…if you get it right. A lot of confusion arises when using one, as whether it should be played like a wood or like an iron? In this golf lesson Matt Fryer Golf gives you two simple
KAPALUA, Hawaii — The last time Sergio Garcia played in the Sentry Tournament of Champions was 15 years ago. A lot’s changed since—marriage, two kids, a major on his résumé—but not everything. “The course is definitely playing a lot slower than it used to last time I played here,” Garcia said of the Plantation Course,
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Launching a new line at what it calls “an unexpected price,” PXG brings its top-of-the-line technology to its 0211 line. The moderately larger profiles in the driver, fairway woods and hybrids are designed with creating versatility and enhancing a player’s confidence level at address. The target is to appeal to
The new year always brings new fitness goals and resolutions. Whether you’re looking to add a few yards off the tee, rehab a pesky injury or just focus on overall wellness, it’s important to take care of your body when starting any new fitness regime. Far too often we hit the gym hard on Jan.
A common fault among average golfers is hanging back on the downswing and flipping the club at the ball. It usually results in a loss of power, poor contact and a nasty slice. Try this exercise from top trainer Tyler Campbell to groove a proper weight shift and develop more speed by learning to push
11:09 AM ET Mike Whan, who took over the LPGA Tour during a tumultuous time in its his history more than 10 years ago, announced Wednesday that he will step down as commissioner sometime in 2021. Whan, 55, notified the LPGA board of directors that he will transition out of the role this year, with
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Tropical vistas, swaying palms, soaring drives. This week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions on Maui serves as a welcome paradisiacal backdrop as the PGA Tour resumes its 2020-21 season after a month-long intermission. It’s a new year, yes, but a dozen events have already been played on the wraparound schedule. Lucky No. 13
What You Need to Know: The 2021 version of the PXG 0211 irons maintain its attractive price, but borrows liberally from the companies hallmark Gen3 line of irons, including a hollow-body design filled with a soft, super-ball-like polymer back inside the clubhead while a firmer polymer is behind the thin face to maintain structural integrity,
Adam Svensson played a full season on the PGA Tour in 2018-2019, but the 27-year-old Canadian kicked off 2021 by making more in a mini-tour event than in any of his starts on golf’s highest level. On Wednesday, Svensson captured the inaugural Big Money Golf Classic, and as the name indicates, this isn’t your typical
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1:12 PM ET British golfers Lee Westwood and Graeme McDowell have backed calls for the resumption of recreational golf in England after courses were temporarily closed. Under the new lockdown restrictions announced by Boris Johnson earlier this week, recreational golf courses have been forced to close. Westwood and McDowell have both promoted an online petition
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KAPALUA, Hawaii—The green jacket is hanging in a closet at home. No need for a coat in Maui. “I’ve worn it a couple of times, not a whole lot,” Dustin Johnson said Wednesday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. “I’ll put it on every once in a while at the house.” This week marks Johnson’s
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Picking winners in golf is tough—perhaps the toughest sport to cash outright wagers. Usually tournaments have 156 players, and there are so many variables each week. That’s why it’s imperative to trust the right information—and in addition to our anonymous tour caddie making picks from the range each week, we have three of the best
A trio of Hall of Fame golfers—Annika Sorenstam, Babe Didrikson Zaharias and Gary Player—will receive the United States’ highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on Thursday from President Donald Trump. W.L. Pate Jr., president of the Babe Zaharias Foundation, is expected to accept the medal in honor of Zaharias, who died in 1956.
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KAPALUA, Hawaii—Xander Schauffele, like everyone else at this week’s sun-splashed Sentry Tournament of Champions, is happy to be teeing it up in paradise. But not for the reasons one might think. First, he’s one of 16 players in the field who failed to win an official event last season (though he did have the lowest
For 15 years Bridgestone’s e6 ball has held strong appeal for average golfers seeking a straighter flight and something a little softer on the wallet than a tour-caliber ball. The original was a three-piece construction, but two years ago the company went to a two-piece model with a sifter core. It continues down that path
7:44 AM ET The year has changed, but golf on the PGA Tour will be largely as we saw it when 2020 came to a close: virtually no spectators, weekly COVID-19 testing and possible withdrawals, Dustin Johnson as a solid No. 1 in the world, Bryson DeChambeau bombing tee shots, and never-ending speculation about where
Thankfully at Golf Digest, we listen well. Three of the sharpest data scientists in golf, Brandon Gdula of numberFire/FanDuel; Rick Gehman of RickRunGood.com; and Pat Mayo of Mayo Media Network, DraftKings and Fade the Noise, contribute their picks every week to our Golf Digest weekly experts’ picks column. Routinely, they will point us to players
With the increase in popularity in golf gambling and betting, we know that there will be more interest in golf “One and Done” pools this season than ever before. For the uninitiated, “One and Done” is a season-long (or year-long) contest in which you pick one golfer per week, and you earn points based on
We may be better at putting food in our mouth than swinging a club but I think the reason we love doing this so much is seeing all the siblings cheer each other on, encourage each other, and help each other. The highlight of the night had to be watching Hazy’s big brothers help their
Controlling the distance of your wedge play is a really important part of your golf game. This simple excercise will help you control those distances. For more videos like this check www.igolftv.com