Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 thanks to a stunning bunker shot Sunday on the 18th hole from 55 yards, knocking it to four feet for the par putt that gave him a one-shot victory. The bunker shot was remarkable, statistician Lou Stagner noting Sunday night that tour pros hit it Read more…
Bryson DeChambeau may be golf’s new people’s champ, but Joel Dahmen remains a true man of the people as well. Especially when looking for a weekend game. With most of his tour pro friends at this week’s Travelers Championship, Dahmen decided he needed some competition to keep his game sharp for next week’s Rocket Mortgage Read more…
As hard as it is to get back up for a signature event after that U.S. Open finish, we simply must continue on. The 2023-’24 PGA Tour schedule remains as aggressive as ever, but as gamblers we will never shy away from more action. Other than no Rory McIlroy, who bowed out, understandably, on Monday, Read more…
Steph Curry is the best shooter in basketball history. He’s also a really good golfer, if that wasn’t enough. Golf Digest’s recent cover star has a golf swing that the rest of us would dream of, but quite incredibly, that isn’t even the true strength of his game. His true strength is his short game. Read more…
After the stress test that was the U.S. Open, the PGA Tour’s top players are set to play another high-profile tournament this week at the Travelers Championship, the final Signature Event of the 2024 season. That said, they’ll be competing on a less sinister course at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. Recall the lowest Read more…
The world is a stressful place. There’s bills to pay, mouths to feed and social media to endure. To make matters even worse, it’s an election year. If you don’t have a healthy way to release the pressure valve once in a while, you might end up like Spokane man Jamey A. Christie, who was Read more…
Bryson DeChambeau was a crowd favorite at Pinehurst No. 2 during his U.S. Open victory. Turns out, plenty of people were watching him at home as well. NBC released ratings for the 2024 U.S. Open on Tuesday and DeChambeau’s duel with Rory McIlroy delivered strong numbers. Sunday’s final round coverage on the network and Peacock Read more…
The United States will feature the largest contingent of golfers set to compete in the men’s competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But it will not include U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau. The International Golf Federation announced the full list of 60 qualifiers for the men’s competition that will take place Aug. 1-4 at Le Read more…
After a thrilling week at Pinehurst No. 2, the PGA Tour heads north to TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., for the Travelers Championship, another signature event. The Travelers Championship has long been a favorite for players, caddies and fans alike, and TPC River Highlands provides a distinct atmosphere, and one that will play a Read more…
TGL expanded and strengthened its global reach on Tuesday when Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama was added to the roster for Boston Common Golf, one of six inaugural teams in the new technology-based golf league that will debut in January. Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion, replaces Tyrrell Hatton, who left TGL to join the LIV Golf League. Read more…
Originally, this headline read “Golf Twitter meme’d Rory McIlroy to death …” Then, after continue to scroll through the many tweets, I realized it was all of Twitter. That’s when you know you are witnessing something historic – when all of Twitter comes together to pile on one person or one specific moment. Folks from Read more…
To the victor goes the spoils, and never has that been more true for a major championship than at the 2024 U.S. Open. Not only did Bryson DeChambeau win that shiny silver trophy, but he left Pinehurst with a record-breaking first-place check for $4.3 million. That is, if he’s actually left Pinehurst yet. He was Read more…
After Bryson DeChambeau’s bunker shot at the 72nd hole rolled out to three feet below the hole, his second U.S. Open trophy was all but secured. A straight, uphill putt to finish it off. We didn’t even have to watch it to know it was going in, dead center. RELATED: Rory McIlroy’s quick exit from Read more…
The Long Game tracks the Handicap Index progress of four Golf Digest editors of different abilities throughout the 2024 golf season. Catch up on last month’s story. This isn’t going well. Or maybe better to say, it’s not going great. When the four of us signed up to chronicle our Handicap Index this golf season, Read more…
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