Category: Golf

Justin Bieber was spotted playing golf without a shirt while on vacation in the Bahamas earlier this week, causing quite the fashion stir, looking relaxed and happy, not at all “sorry.” The Canadian singer paired his topless look with vibrantly colored patterned crochet shorts that hit below the knee, plus a Balenciaga cap to top...

Editor’s note: Peter Oosterhuis, celebrated player and broadcaster, died at 75 on May 2, 2024. The following is a look back at his incredible career and documented health struggles from Golf Digest’s September 2015 issue. Things happen to golfers they’d just as soon forget. If Doug Sanders could erase the memory of missing a short...

Peter Oosterhuis had a memorable career—three of them in fact—the sum of which echoed a movie title, a wonderful life until it slowly was eroded by an insidious disease. Oosterhuis died Thursday, one day shy of his 76th birthday and 10 years after having been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease. Born just outside London, Oosterhuis...

There are two weeks until the first round of the 2024 PGA Championship gets underway at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky., and the full field for the second men’s major of the year is starting to take shape. Sixteen past champions are expected to compete in the event. Among them is Brooks Koepka, winner...

BETWEEN 650 AND 750 COURSES IN AMERICA use caddies. Most run some sort of caddie tournament. Formats and eligibility vary widely. At River Forest Country Club in Chicago members loop for caddies in a qualifier to decide 12 spots for the Noonan Cup—inspired by caddie champion Danny Noonan of “Caddyshack” who famously bested Tony D’Annunzio...

Since TPC Craig Ranch was added to the PGA Tour schedule in 2021 as the new host of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson (previously the AT&T Byron Nelson), it’s been a hitters’ ballpark. In the three tournaments played here, the field is averaging a score of 69.23, one of the lowest aggregate scores on the...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, Tiger Woods convinced a 60-year-old Jack Nicklaus that his competitive career was over. He didn’t say it in so many words. He didn’t use words at all. Woods simply played to a level Nicklaus no longer could summon within himself. As the 106th...

Defending champions New South Wales will face off against a powerhouse Victorian team in a mouth-watering opening-round match-up of the Australian Interstate Teams Matches starting on Monday at Southport Golf Club. The best men and women amateur golfers from across the country will converge on the Gold Coast for three days to contest the most...

WARNING: Some viewers may find the following footage offensive. Fresh off their incredible team playoff victory at LIV Golf Adelaide, the boys at Ripper GC immediately turned their attention to their next task: who’s going to be stuck wearing a bad shirt at LIV Golf Singapore’s launch party a few days later? To find out,...

When Nelly Korda won her fifth LPGA event in as many starts, she entered a space only two other LPGA players have ever occupied. In 1978, during her rookie season, Nancy Lopez won five tournaments in a row. Then in 2004-05, Annika Sorenstam did it. And now, Korda will forever be mentioned in the same...

Auburn, North Carolina, Vanderbilt, Arizona State, Flordia State and Tennessee earned top seeds when the NCAA men’s golf committee announced on Wednesday the 81 schools and 45 individuals to play in the six 2024 NCAA Men’s Regional tournaments being held around the country May 13-15. The top five teams from each regional and the low...

Opportunity awaits every week on the PGA Tour—opportunity to win and secure your tour card, and an opportunity for sharp bettors to bring home a sizable take. The 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson starts on Thursday. Whether you plan to place your weekend wagers pre-tournament or live in-play throughout the contest, my weekly 10 insights...