What’s companies are offering in the form of cool women’s golf clothes and gear has greatly expanded over the last few years. Golf and athletic brands are developing apparel and accessories designed to help female golfers look good but that will also perform on and off the course. Whether you’re looking for something to wear
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Stretching is the worst. Trust me, I know. All you want to do is complete your workout, take a shower and then eat food that negates all of the activity you just completed. After an hour or so of hard work, it seems implausible to extend that sweat with a stretching regimen—and be honest, we
The image of what a golfer is supposed to look like is ever changing. As golfers become more fitness-minded and golf apparel brands are developing more fashion-forward looks, outfits are inevitably becoming more casual and less khaki. Dress codes continue to loosen, shirts are being worn untucked and even shorts can be spotted at certain
In celebration of Golf Digest’s 70th anniversary, we went back through our archives to find a collection of interesting—and sometimes controversial—instruction images and asked today’s top teachers to give their contemporary interpretation of the advice from decades past. In this story from June 1953, soon-to-be 1953 PGA champion Johnny Revolta displayed his leg action to
A host of teachers with sparkling credentials can (and, in a minute, will) wax poetic about the quality of the late, great Mickey Wright’s swing. For Jim McLean, the fact that the assessment came from even higher authorities was all he needed to hear right from the start. “Whenever I talked to the great players
Fitness has become a huge topic of conversation in golf. From tour players to the usual suspects at your local course, so many golfers are talking about training for a better golf swing. But most of them neglect one extremely important muscle: the trapezius. But not 2014 FedEx Cup champion Billy Horschel, who does some
ABOUT Tour players have always been the best models for a powerful, efficient golf swing. Now they’re becoming the models for fitness, too. With our new series “Tour Pro Workouts,” the pros share their fitness secrets with you. In this episode, PGA Tour player Scott Stallings walks you through what he does in the gym
If practice and preparation were all it took to prevent nerves on the course, tour players would never get rattled. We hit a ton of practice shots and spend hours and hours preparing, and we have teachers and trainers and mental-game coaches sharing all kinds of sophisticated improvement techniques. But even with all that, I
Viktor Hovland was able to laugh off his short-game adventures in Puerto Rico because elite ball-hitting and draining 30-foot tournament-clinchers tends to paper over some deficiencies. But Hovland wasn’t wrong when he said his short game “sucked.” We asked Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher and tour short game coach Kevin Weeks to evaluate three of
The phrase “risk-reward” is thrown around rather haphazardly as it relates to course architecture. Strategically, though, there is no denying the greatness when risk-reward elements are incorporated successfully into a great par 4. As the great architect George C. Thomas wrote in his Anatomy of a Golf Course: “The great courses entice the golfer to
The rarest and perhaps most pitiful category of golfer (some would describe it as insufferable) is the golf course architecture fanatic. No one has ever been able to explain why a small number of irretrievably corrupted souls happen to gravitate toward golf courses and architecture above all other parts of the game, but all I
The world is heating up. That is not a reference to climate change but rather to global golf development. While a chill remains on new construction in the United States, the golf market has been boiling in many far-away regions. As has been the case throughout his career on and off the golf course, Greg
A summer buddies golf vacation is not unlike making your own ice cream sundae. There are plenty of ingredients that can affect how it turns out, but you really can’t go wrong. That said, by adding the following toppings, you can max out the fun. Establish traditions Whether it’s playing for a tattered green jacket
A golf trip with your buddies anytime is a beautiful thing. But a summertime trip, well, that’s next level. The days are long and dependably warm, so you can play 36 holes—or even more if you’ve got the stamina. The golf season has been underway awhile, so you’ve had a chance to groove your swing
If you’re looking for information on some of the top golf destinations in the world to help plan your next golf trip, we’ve got you covered. Below is a ranking of the Best Summertime Buddies Destinations in the United States and overseas, as selected by Golf Digest’s Course Ranking panelists and members of our Places
Daniel Meggs, whose battle with cancer went viral last spring following an inspirational video from Tiger Woods, died last week. Meggs, 29, was a former standout at Wake Forest and Director of Instruction at TPC Piper Glen. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer three years ago, the revelation discovered right before his marriage
After a red-hot start to the season for our experts, we’ve fittingly cooled off a bit in the winter, at least when it comes to picking outright winners. What better time to catch fire again than during the Florida Swing? This week the tour heads to God’s waiting room for the Honda Classic, which has
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Brooks Koepka is nothing if not direct. So when the topic of the Premier Golf League came up on Wednesday at the Honda Classic, he didn’t mince words. “Money doesn’t matter,” the 29-year-old four-time major champion said. “It’s not something that’s important. I just want to be happy. Money’s not
This week, in a lot of ways, will be a matter of survival. The Honda Classic annually plays as one of the toughest tests on tour. Last year’s cut line was 3-over. The year before? 6-over. Bogey avoidance is a key stat. With water and trouble looming at every turn, pars are good scores around
It says it there on the giant plaque as you walk off the 14th green at PGA National, engraved in glistening gold all-cap lettering: “It should be won or lost right here.” If the words of course architect Jack Nicklaus don’t intimidate you, maybe the eight-foot-tall menacing statue of a bear standing beside them will.
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Twenty-five years ago Cristie Kerr won the Girls Junior PGA Championship at PGA National. This week, she’s back, without her clubs. The 20-time LPGA Tour winner will be an on-course reporter for Golf Channel during for its coverage of the Honda Classic. “It’s just kind of a fun thing,” Kerr
Two European Tour players, Lorenzo Gagli and Edoardo Molinari, have been quarantined, reportedly, over fears they have contracted the coronavirus, and forced to withdraw from this week’s Oman Open. Gagli and Molinari were approached by a European Tour doctor at breakfast on Wednesday, Gagli told Italian newspaper La Nazione. Though the two were supposed to
The USGA announced on Thursday that the Honors Course will serve as host to a U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur. Located outside Chattanooga, the Honors is best known as the site of Tiger Woods’ NCAA Championship victory in 1996. Woods’ performance through three days was so dominant that the Stanford product shot a final-round
This time last week, Byeong Hun An drove the par-4 first green at the WGC-Mexico, then four-putted for bogey, providing more proof that he’s the most frustrating player in the gambling and daily fantasy community. On Thursday at the Honda Classic he wasted little time riling up social media again, going out in one-under 34
Days after San Francisco’s mayor declared a state of emergency over coronavirus concerns, the PGA of America—set to host its PGA Championship in the city in May—acknowledged the organization is keeping tabs on the matter. “We are carefully monitoring the situation as it relates to the 2020 PGA Championship in San Francisco,” the PGA of
6:08 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — PGA Tour rookie Viktor Hovland shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday to take a one-stroke lead into the final round of the windy Puerto Rico Open. “Hopefully, I just continue doing what I have been doing the first three days,” Hovland said. “It would be
6:33 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Justin Thomas started and ended his round with bogeys. He was at his best in the 16 holes between, running off eight birdies for a 6-under 65 that gave him a one-shot lead Saturday in the Mexico Championship. At this World Golf Championship, that doesn’t mean all
7:28 PM ET MEXICO CITY — There was Jon Rahm with an ace and Rory McIlroy with a couple of 400-yard (elevated-aided) drives and Patrick Reed putting aside all the distractions. There was Bryson DeChambeau playing his best golf since emerging from the weight room a different player and Eric Van Rooyen threatening to steal
6:25 PM ET Associated Press RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Viktor Hovland won the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday to become the first Norwegian winner in PGA Tour history, chipping in for eagle on the par-5 15th and racing in a 30-footer for birdie on the par-5 18th for a one-stroke victory over Josh Teater.
7:47 PM ET Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Patrick Reed made it hard for anyone to question his moxie. A week that began with Brooks Koepka saying he thought Reed cheated when he was penalized for swiping sand in the Bahamas ended with Reed delivering clutch moments down the stretch Sunday to win the Mexico