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5:59 PM ET Pete Dye, the World Golf Hall of Famer regarded as one of the game’s great course architects, died Thursday, Dye Designs, the company he founded, announced. He was 94. Dye designed more than 100 public and private golf courses worldwide, including some of the sport’s most well-known tracks — Harbour Town Golf

Editor’s Note: This story appeared in the November 2018 issue of Golf Digest. Pete Dye died on Jan. 9, 2020 at age 94. “Please don’t end your story on a sad note,” Alice Dye says to me as I close my notebook and reach over to shut off my voice recorder. “I won’t,” I say,

Siyun Liu plans to turn professional after completing her senior season at Wake Forest this spring. Where she plays is turning into an interesting proposition. Liu, 19, is competing at the PGA Tour Series China qualifying tournament this week. At the halfway point, she is in position—thanks to consecutive 75s— to capture fully-exempt status on

9:22 AM ET The golf equipment industry is a tight-knit group of manufacturers that has grown into a billion-dollar industry, annually pumping out new and improved equipment for its eager consumers. Products that promise to improve the average golfer’s game are promoted by marketing campaigns and ad dollars across a multitude of media platforms. Although

PXG’s Gen2 irons came more than three years after the introduction of its first iteration. The follow up to Gen2, the Gen3—which encompasses the XP, P and T irons—took far less time. Unveiled less than two years after the Gen2 irons, the new Gen3 offering, while similar in look to the Gen2 series, is decidedly

5:40 PM ET Siyun Liu, a senior at Wake Forest, is in position to become the first woman to earn any kind of status on a PGA Tour-sanctioned golf circuit after two rounds of the PGA Tour Series China qualifying tournament. Liu, 19, who plans to turn professional after her senior season this spring, has

This may blow over. The jeers in Melbourne mere gamesmanship, the shout in Maui a lone wolf. It could wash away with a mea culpa or be replaced with another controversy in the never-ending news cycle. There is also a chance Augusta National dyes Rae’s Creek pink. In all likelihood, the past month for Patrick

HONOLULU – Fresh off a solid performance in his first Presidents Cup, Abraham Ancer is ready to take the next step in his professional career. A very big, exciting step. Win a tournament? Yes. Of course. But that’s not a surprise. Play in the Masters? OK, sure. Undoubtedly, he is eager to compete at Augusta

HONOLULU — The sun was shining while the palm trees swayed in a steady breeze as a small squall blew through Waialae Country Club on Tuesday afternoon. Five thousand miles away, Australia could have used the rain as the country continued to burn. Since the wildfires Down Under began in Queensland and New South Wales

8:44 AM ET Give Patrick Reed credit for his resiliency. He has refused to cower in the wake of all the clamor surrounding him, and put himself right there again at the Sentry Tournament of Champions before losing in a playoff to Justin Thomas. But make no mistake, the noise is not going away. If

January is the customary month for bold proclamations about a renewed commitment to fitness. More time in the gym, less added sugar, more steps climbed as opposed to elevator buttons pushed. As golfers, we do two sit-ups and inevitably want to know how that translates to more distance off the tee. And now, with the

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Matthew Wolff has been afraid of heights since he slipped off a ski lift chair when he was 8. The heights of golf, however, he’s not hesitant to scale. Wolff is just seven months into his professional career, so there’s much for him still to learn and much for us to learn

6:30 PM ET No. 1-ranked Brooks Koepka is set to return to competitive golf next week for the first time in nearly three months after dealing with a knee injury that kept him out of the Presidents Cup. Koepka’s agent, Blake Smith of Hambric Sports, said in an email Monday that Koepka will return at

One week into the 2020 part of the PGA Tour season, and we were already gifted with a highly entertaining ending. Justin Thomas, with a one-shot lead, nearly gave away the Sentry Tournament of Champions with a shot into the hazard at Kapalua’s 18th hole. But he emerged victorious in a playoff over Patrick Reed

Everybody gives me a hard time about the “where I’m from” section of my online tour bio. I have Camden, N.J., listed as my birthplace and Dallas as my residence, but I was only born in Camden. I grew up in Kansas City, Kan. That’s where I’m really from. We had a Korn Ferry Tour

The new TaylorMade SIM family of metalwoods reflect a distinct departure in shape for a distinct purpose, but before you think this change reflects a sudden shift in philosophy that came to be over the last year, consider this: This pursuit is the culmination of work that dates back more than a decade. But that’s

11:52 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Justin Thomas won a tournament he thought he threw away Sunday with a superb wedge to 3 feet for birdie on the third playoff hole at Kapalua to beat Patrick Reed and win the Sentry Tournament of Champions for the second time. Thomas made the playoff necessary

KAPALUA, Maui — A two-putt from 43 feet was all that stood in the way of Xander Schauffele winning for the fifth time in his PGA Tour career and for a second straight year at the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Then, as he put it, stupidity got in the way. Schauffele gunned his

Jordan Spieth’s quest to reverse his fortunes will have to wait two more weeks. Spieth, who’s been mired in a slump for the better part of two seasons, was expected to make his 2020 debut at the Sony Open, a tournament where he posted a T-3 in 2017. However, the three-time major winner withdrew from

After a long month of year-end—and decade-end—reviews, it’s finally (thankfully) time to look forward in the world of golf. Of course, we’re talking prop bets. The time is now to wager on everything PGA Tour related, from who will win the four men’s majors to who will claim the FedEx Cup. And by everything, we

9:03 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Xander Schauffele finished stronger than everyone around him Saturday, and it was good enough to keep a one-shot lead going into the final round of the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Schauffele closed with three pars for a 2-under 71 as he tries to become only the third

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Nate Lashley began the 2018-’19 season on a major medical extension after undergoing surgery on his left knee following the 2018 FedEx St. Jude Classic. He ended it as a tournament winner, thanks to an impressive feel-good victory in the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic almost a year to the day his knee

Imagine spending New Year’s week on a tropical island, you and your family staying in a luxurious resort, spending a few days sightseeing, maybe lounging around a pool or the beach. Now imagine you’re getting paid at least $64,000 to do it. Such is the difficult life for the 34 players in the field at

I know what you’re thinking. Another look back at the past decade?! We’ve moved on to a new decade! ENOUGH! And I get it. I really do. But in researching a couple of those PGA Tour decade retrospective pieces (Check them out here and here!) I kept coming across things that made me realize something.

11:19 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — The only thing that resembled paradise to Xander Schauffele at Kapalua was his name atop the leaderboard Friday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Through bursts of rain and gusts that topped 30 mph, Schauffele managed to go bogey-free for the second straight day with a 5-under

KAPALUA, Hawaii – Before he became a mainstay on the PGA Tour, Patrick Reed cut his teeth on Monday qualifying, which was an integral part of his development as a professional golfer. Whether it made him tough or enabled him to prove his toughness as a competitor, his run of Monday qualifying success in 2012,

KAPALUA, Hawaii — The quirkiness of the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort—with its sloping fairways and hard-to-read greens—tends to produce a brand of golf seldom seen the rest of the year on the PGA Tour. It’s entertaining stuff as players execute a variety of shots. It’s about to get more entertaining starting Friday at the

Glenn Greenspan, a longtime publicist for Tiger Woods, is no longer working for Woods or his company, TGR Ventures. Golfweek was the first to report on the split. Greenspan—one of the first people Woods embraced after winning the Masters last spring—had been Woods’ spokesperson since 2008, and held a vice president title with TGR Ventures.

11:17 PM ET Associated Press KAPALUA, Hawaii — Fresh off his Presidents Cup debut, Joaquin Niemann of Chile brought fresh confidence and plenty of form to Maui by opening the year with a 7-under 66 for a one-shot lead over Justin Thomas after the opening round Thursday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions. Niemann is

KAPALUA, Hawaii – Just about anyone who plays golf professionally – or plays golf at all, for that matter – experiences his share of highs and lows. The 34 competitors in this week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions experienced the ultimate high of winning a PGA Tour event last year. And, sure, they’ve all likely swallowed