This article first appeared in Low Net, a weekly newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. To get Low Net each week, sign up for Golf Digest+. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email and I’ll do my best to dive in. A few years ago, Golf 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…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a weekly newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. To get Low Net each week, sign up for Golf Digest+. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email and I’ll do my best to dive in. For many of us, the Read more…
PINEHURST, N.C. — Pete Cowen hates lob wedges. Well, hate is a bit strong. He’s just not a fan. The problem, according to the veteran coach, is that high-lofted clubs that easily pop balls in the air can mask inferior technique. Some weeks golfers can get away with it, but this week at Pinehurst No. Read more…
PINEHURST, N.C. — Johnson Wagner was beaming. This was back in April, and the 44-year-old Golf Channel analyst was asked about his first week broadcasting the Masters. “Pinching myself,” Wagner said then. “I can’t believe I’m here.” The excitement alone wasn’t noteworthy. People usually are when they make their first trip to Augusta National. The Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. Golfers tend to resent opponents who don’t give short putts, but I’ve determined there’s someone way worse. It’s the golfer Read more…
“Please honor Grayson by being kind to one another. If that becomes his legacy, we could ask for nothing else.” — Statement from Eric and Terry Murray, parents of PGA Tour winner Grayson Murray “I saw someone on social media say about Grayson taking his own life, ‘I just don’t understand why …’ I just Read more…
This is a free version of Low Net, a weekly newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. To get Low Net each week, sign up for Golf Digest+. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email and I’ll do my best to dive in. One thing about mid-handicap Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a weekly newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. To get Low Net each week, sign up for Golf Digest+. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email and I’ll do my best to dive in. One of the familiar challenges 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. A month into this season-long project, the state of our respective games suddenly matters to more than us. On Tuesday, we finalized the pairings for Golf Digest’s annual Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. To get Low Net straight to your inbox, subscribe here. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. As complaints go, “I played too much on a recent Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. My favorite example of people not understanding handicaps is from the golf tournament I organized on my wedding day. Working Read more…
It’s been 25 years since the man known as Club Pro Guy played his last competitive round on the Mexican Mini-Tour, a forgettable second-round 91 at the Los Mochis Masters that included a two-stroke penalty for playing a range ball and an unfortunate physical altercation with an elderly volunteer. After a playing career that spanned Read more…
The assignment almost sounded like a mistake. Play a bunch of golf this season … Deal! Count us in! No, wait, there’s more. Play a bunch of golf this season, track all the highs and lows, and share how your progress is reflected in your Handicap Index. Oh, OK. So slightly more involved. Still, we’re Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, an exclusive Golf Digest+ newsletter, written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. To get Low Net in your inbox, sign up for Golf Digest+. Have a question or an idea for a future topic? Send me an email at [email protected]. I have a favorite question I Read more…
Imagine if you fell in love with someone first and only later learned that person was rich. This is what it’s like to wear a ball cap now that I’ve lost most of my hair. You see a transactional relationship meant to disguise my diminished hairline. I see the latest chapter in a lifelong affair. Read more…
This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. I played Augusta National the Monday after the Masters, one of the most memorable rounds of my life not to Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A golfer switching putters hardly merits a headline. Collin Morikawa did so countless times when he was younger. “College was a fun one,” the two-time major champion cracked. What is notable is when it’s done in the middle of a tournament. Even more curious? When it’s done in the middle of the Read more…
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Airplane rides, Antarctic expeditions and Augusta National are among the few remaining spots in which a cellphone isn’t a viable means of communication. If you’ve ever wondered how much you depend on one, the tournament’s infamous ban annually reintroduces a way of life that feels primitive by comparison. Want to meet up Read more…
This is a free article version of Low Net, a weekly newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. To get Low Net each week, sign up for Golf Digest+. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email and I’ll do my best to dive in. AUGUSTA, Ga.—This is Read more…
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