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8:46 AM ET Blowing out the candles on a cake, such a seemingly innocuous activity, might have been a more arduous chore than any of us could know for Tiger Woods — and that wasn’t that many birthdays ago. We tend to take things for granted, even now after an incredible year that saw Woods

The golf world lost some prominent figures in 2019, individuals who made lasting contributions to the game and its community. From tour pros to business leaders and international golf ambassadors, each could boast having had a unique and important impact on the sport. Interestingly, the one with arguably the closest personal connection to the largest

Another cold, dark, joyless year on this floating landfill in the sky has come and gone, and it’s time once more to celebrate The Loop’s holiest of holy days: Golf Festivus, a tip of Bubba’s visor to the most angry, absurd, morbidly entertaining moments to happen on country club property this year. So without further

There are plenty of ways to measure popularity on the web, but most are flawed. Page views and unique visitors can be subject to the whims of format or algorithms outside of our control, and as editor of a website, putting together a subjective list of favorite stories is like having to pick between your

Tiger Woods, not surprisingly, will not make his 2020 debut in the Sentry Tournament of Champions in Maui next week, and neither will Brooks Koepka and Rory McIlroy. That’s the downside to the PGA Tour’s first event of the calendar year. The upside is that the 34-player field includes Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson

A cursory scroll through our 2019 Newsmakers package makes one thing clear: Trying to predict who and what will be the year’s biggest stories in golf is often a fool’s errand. Sure, there are the usual suspects, those who will almost assuredly make headlines in 2020—Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, etc. But 2019 saw

There are countless year-end golf recaps out there, but there’s only one that tells you what happened from the perspective of golf’s most important source: WAGs. OK, so maybe that’s a bit of a stretch, but as was the case the first few years of this walk down memory lane* (*Scroll through golfer’s significant others’

The 2019 season in professional golf was memorable for many reasons, not the least of which being the year’s Big Three: The magnificence of Tiger Woods’ Masters victory, the dominating major performances of Brooks Koepka and the remarkable week-to-week consistency of PGA Tour player of the year Rory McIlroy. But it was also a year

If you read any issue of Golf Digest or spend any time on GolfDigest.com, it’s obvious that our articles are meticulously written, thoroughly edited, always fact checked and consistently held to a standard we are proud to put our name on. What you may not know is that every photo that accompanies these articles goes

By now, you’ve seen our list of the best major championships of the decade. If not, get on that, and then come back. But while the BIG FOUR get most of the attention, there were plenty of other memorable PGA Tour events in that time. Here’s a look back at three from each year from

So much of the “Year in Golf, 2019” centers around one Sunday afternoon in April, and rightfully so. Tiger Woods’ victory at the Masters was a galvanizing moment for golf fans everywhere. And golf media, too. We weren’t immune to feeling the same feelings as everyone else when Woods won his elusive 15th major. When

“Did you keep playing?” That’s the question I fielded most after returning from my annual buddies golf trip last August, and it’s one I still feel funny answering. The response never changes, but my tone does, depending on who was asking. Yes, we kept playing. To close family, friends and co-workers (I work at GOLF

With bookend Masters wins by Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods, the past decade has given golf fans more than their fair share of memorable major championships. But while star power on the leader board certainly helps to create a classic, Sunday drama is the ultimate factor. And spectacular recovery shots under pressure don’t hurt, either.

“Have you seen your grades yet?” I told my head coach at Notre Dame, John Handrigan, I hadn’t. I was so caught up with winter break and playing tournaments that I hadn’t checked to see where I stood after finals. I went into my exams well aware that it hadn’t been a stellar semester, but

12:14 PM ET Hank Haney is suing the PGA Tour for what he says is its role in his firing from a SiriusXM satellite radio show earlier this year. Haney, a longtime golf instructor known best for working with Tiger Woods, said in a U.S. district court lawsuit that the PGA Tour “improperly intimidated, enticed

9:00 AM ET In the aftermath of the U.S. Presidents Cup victory on Sunday, a reporter asked Tiger Woods — with tongue firmly planted in cheek — if he would mind going over his 2020 schedule through the Masters. After a moment of consternation, Woods broke into a wide grin, dropped a good-natured riff, and

It had been a while since Adam Scott had won a tournament in his native Australia, 2,226 days to be exact. But that wait is over. With a three-under 69 on Sunday at the RACV Royal Pines Resort on the country’s Gold Coast, the World No. 18 is now a two-time Australian PGA champion. Scott’s

The 2020 Masters begins in 109 days … but who’s counting, right? With the last men’s pro tournaments of 2019 wrapping up this weekend, the final Official World Golf Ranking is about to come out. All golfers ranked in the top 50 at the end of 2019 receive invites to Augusta National, which means 12

2:49 AM ET Associated Press GOLD COAST, Australia — Adam Scott sealed his first tournament victory in almost four years Sunday when he shot 3-under 69 to win the Australian PGA Championship by two shots. Scott’s win gave him the 30th title of his professional career and his second Australian PGA crown after his win

3:00 PM ET Max Homa received an unusual tweet on December 18, from a fan asking the PGA Tour pro to critique his golf swing — but it came with a twist. Bryan McLaughlin asked Homa to analyze his swing in a video similar to the way Chef Gordon Ramsay unapologetically insults people about their

Twitter is a festering sinkhole. We all know this. Yet every once in a while, there’s a spark of light that reminds us why we all willingly sign up to read inane arguments and passe memes all day long. Max Homa, the aforementioned spark, is single-handedly keeping that hellsite alive for good reason: To roast

3:04 AM ET Associated Press GOLD COAST, Australia — Adam Scott birdied two of his final three holes to take a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Australian PGA championship on Saturday. Scott had a 54-hole total of 10-under 206 after a 3-under 69 at Royal Pines. “I made a good move at it

Just as Tiger Woods completed what might be the most improbable personal comeback in sports history, the unlikely link of a 39-year-old man from La Crosse, Wis., and his million-dollar payday on Tiger’s Masters victory will always be part of the story. James Adducci, who we visited in May, watched Sunday’s final round from his

10:41 PM ET Bob HarigESPN Senior Writer Close Senior golf writer for ESPN.com Covered golf for more than 20 years Earned Evans Scholarship to attend Indiana University Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Three years ago, Tiger Woods celebrated Christmas by unveiling his “Mac Daddy Santa” look. This year, he’s celebrating by wearing a

When Tiger Woods sat himself out in both Saturday sessions at the Presidents Cup, the 15-time major winner said he was simply doing what was best for the team. Given the Americans were facing a four-point deficit, and that Woods was one of the lone sparks for the United States through the first two days,

Any time a year comes to its conclusion it offers the opportunity to reflect on what occurred over the preceding 12 months. As it relates to the golf equipment scene on the professional tours, 2019 had no shortage of newsworthy stories. Hot drivers and the methods used to test them continued to be a controversial

3:47 AM ET Associated Press GOLD COAST, Australia — Adam Scott was two strokes off the lead and tied for third place after a second-round 5-under 67 at the Australian PGA championship at Royal Pines on Friday. The leader was China’s Yuan Yechun, whose 65 left him at 9-under 135 after 36 holes. He bogeyed

Tiger Woods had a lot of things happen to him in 2019, from minor to major—in particular, one major. This is a list of 101 of those things. Yes, that’s 101 things. There’s not much else to say and there’s a lot to get to, so let’s look at the list now: RELATED: Golf World’s

3:06 AM ET British Open champion Shane Lowry will take part in next month’s rescheduled Hong Kong Open, which was postponed due to violence from escalating anti-government protests, organisers of the golf tournament have said. Originally scheduled to be held from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, the tournament will now take place at Hong Kong

Rory McIlroy is blessed with a curse. He can make golf, an impossible game, look impossibly easy. It is a marvel, the catalyst for his immense popularity. It is also the bane of his existence, for anything short of this stupidly high bar is viewed as a disappointment. (That sound you hear is Tiger Woods