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Adam Scott, who ticks 95 percent of the boxes when it comes to being a perfect human, has just reminded us once again that he’s one of the nicest guys in professional sports. According to a story in the Sydney Morning Herald, Scott got wind of the plight of fellow Aussie, Ross Campbell, a 76-year-old

The PGA Tour’s Twitter King would rather be making golf swings than roasting them. Much rather. Max Homa, who has emerged as a fan favorite with his ruthless takedowns of average golfers below average moves—and his down-to-earth personality—said he’d go back to basics if it meant competing again on Tour. On a call with reporters

3:20 PM ET Chief medical officers from major sports leagues participated in a call Tuesday with Seema Verma, who is a member of the White House coronavirus task force and administrator for the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services. The call, according to a White House official, was to go over how sports plays a

MIAMI — Before a pandemic set in, golfers at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne—the lush island hamlet across the bay from a shimmering downtown dubbed mini-Manhattan—would stop and stare as Axel Monssoh hit balls on the driving range. Five. Ten. Fifteen minutes. It didn’t matter if they were some of the top high school, college

12:51 AM ET Associated Press SYDNEY — In a phone-a-friend moment during the coronavirus pandemic, Adam Scott reached out to a fellow golfer who’d been waiting for his call. Under the headline “No cameras, no trophies, but Adam Scott just won the lockdown’s act of kindness award,” the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported Tuesday about

No major professional golf tours? No problem for Alex Cejka. The longtime PGA Tour and European Tour pro has found a new place to play while much of the world is under quarantine—and he’s doing quite well for himself. Cejka won a second consecutive mini-tour event on Sunday, claiming the Outlaw Tour’s Parker Open. And

It’s hard to believe that not even two months ago the most talked-about issue in golf was something as silly as an announcer’s comment. Granted, Paul Azinger had seemed a bit condescending when discussing Tommy Fleetwood’s European Tour exploits, but with all that’s happened in the world since—and all that hasn’t while many things including

Apr 23, 2020 We don’t yet know that much about it — like where it will be played and when. But we do know that “The Match: Champions for Charity” is planned for next month, likely in Florida, with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as participants. Proceeds from the event will

Golf fans are well aware of Tiger Woods’ fiercely competitive nature. In fact, Tiger told GOLFTV’s Henni Zuel last week he’d rank himself and Michael Jordan 1A and 1B when it comes to their will to win no matter the circumstance. But that doesn’t mean Woods is incapable of having a soft spot for his

5:31 PM ET A 54-hole fundraising tournament involving a handful of Dallas-area pros and top amateurs, including former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, will take place this week, with entry fees earmarked for the caddies at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas. Golf Channel first reported the event and Alison Morrison, managing member at Maridoe Golf

As the PGA Tour eyes a June restart for 2019-’20 season in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, a handful of tour pros anxious to compete again will reportedly get that opportunity much sooner. According to GolfChannel.com, officials at Maridoe Golf Club outside Dallas are organizing a 54-hole fundraiser that will be played next week

There was good news for college golf fans from the NCAA late Friday. A proposal that some coaches and administrators feared could result in schools defunding and cutting non-revenue sports, including golf teams, in the face of budget issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, was turned down by the Division I Council. More than

Professional golf remains on hiatus for (hopefully only) the next seven weeks, meaning live network television of the game remains on break. But while golf fans won’t be hearing Jim Nantz say “Hello, friends,” his closest friend in the CBS tower, Nick Faldo, will still be getting plenty of air time. CBS announced the six-time

The last of it left the day before. Everything save for the tops of the tents—grandstands, hospitality structures, merchandise pavilions—had been built for the RBC Heritage Classic when its tournament staff was informed in March that the event had been canceled, so director Steve Wilmot and his team went about tearing their village down. As

One thing about a pandemic in the digital age is there’s no shortage of information. It’s the good information that has been more elusive, and that extends to our understanding of the coronavirus in a golf setting. Can you get the virus from even walking past another golfer? Is there danger in reaching into the

The surreal nature of the 2019-’20 college golf season was amplified once more this week when the Golf Coaches Association of America and Women’s Golf Coaches Association revealed the players who earned first-time All-American honors for their performances during the abbreviated campaign, honors given roughly a month before they would have been announced in an

The waiting game continues for fans longing to watch live golf, the PGA Tour still almost two months away (if everything breaks right) from restarting its 2020 season. If you’re a true golf junkie, you joined us earlier this month in watching the final rounds of 23 straight Masters tournaments, thus exhausting Augusta National’s YouTube

The golf schedule took another COVID-19 hit on Friday, when the United States Golf Association announced that it has canceled the U.S. Junior Amateur and U.S. Girls Junior. “Our primary focus when making determinations around championships continues to be the safety and well-being of everyone involved,” John Bodenhamer, senior managing director of Championships for the

8:17 AM ET The PGA Tour was one of the last major professional organizations to shut down operations due to the coronavirus pandemic when it pulled the plug after the first round of the Players Championship back on March 12. If all goes as planned, the tour will be one of the first to come

In celebration of Golf Digest’s 70th anniversary, we’re revisiting the best literature we’ve ever published. Each entry includes an introduction that celebrates the author or puts in context the story. Catch up on earlier installments. It was one of those moments when you remember where you were while it was happening. Long before Twitter and

5:52 AM ET World number one Rory McIlroy says he would prefer this year’s Ryder Cup to be postponed until 2021 rather than stage the event with no fans present due to the coronavirus pandemic. The golf calendar has been ravaged by the new coronavirus outbreak, with three of the sport’s four majors — the

College golf has already suffered the disappointment of losing the 2020 championship season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But could the long-term health of the sport be in jeopardy as well? Leaders at the Golf Coaches Association of America and the Women’s Golf Coaches Association are fearful after commissioners from the Group of Five conferences

The Match is very much on. A day after an announcement confirming that Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning would play a televised golf match to benefit the COVID-19 relief effort—officially called The Match: Champions for Charity— Woods spoke in further detail about the event, which is scheduled for some time in

9:07 AM ET We don’t yet know that much about it — like where it will be played and when. But we do know that “The Match: Champions for Charity” is planned for next month, likely in Florida, with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady as participants. Proceeds from the event will

In celebration of Golf Digest’s 70th anniversary, we’re revisiting the best literature we’ve ever published. Each entry includes an introduction that celebrates the author or puts in context the story. Catch up on earlier installments. A decade ago, if there had been a vote on which golf writer to send out to kill the terrorist

5:39 PM ET A Tiger Woods–Phil Mickelson golf match involving football legends Peyton Manning and Tom Brady is planned for May, according to Turner Sports. Sources confirmed to ESPN that “The Match: Champions for Charity” will benefit COVID-19 relief. The event will air live on TNT — possibly Memorial Day weekend — at an undisclosed

“The Last Dance” had a good run. “The Match” part two now has the sports world’s full attention. Just kidding. We’re still very excited for episode three of the Chicago Bulls documentary (the Rodman episode!), but the announcement of an exhibition match featuring Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning certainly has sports

How does a network news anchor reconcile a golf jones with the demands of a high-profile job that in the midst of an international crisis requiring his full attention virtually all day every day? Fox News’ Bret Baier is no different from anyone equally obsessed with the game and with limited options. It’s challenging. “It’s

9:37 AM ET Associated Press Susie Maxwell Berning, one of six women to capture the U.S. Women’s Open at least three times, has been elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame announced the election Wednesday morning, making Maxwell Berning the fourth and final member of the 2021 induction class that

In celebration of Golf Digest’s 70th anniversary, we’re revisiting the best literature we’ve ever published. Each entry includes an introduction that celebrates the author or puts in context the story. Catch up on earlier installments. Modern golf in America can be traced back to Arnold Palmer driving the first green at Cherry Hills and going