Fourteen golfers were disqualified from the first round of an Outlaw Tour event after mistakingly playing from the wrong tee.
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Architects holding impromptu contest, inviting kids to submit their golf-hole sketches
If you have a child interested in sketching golf holes, here's your chance to get them in front of practicing architects
The Yips—If You’ve Had ’Em, You’ve Got ’Em
From the archive: Henry Longhurst tries to explain an affliction that in golf, doesn't discriminate.
NCAA grants spring-sport athletes, including college golfers, extra year of eligibility due to coronavirus
As part of the decision, seniors who return to their college teams won't count against a school's scholarship limits
Mark Baldwin breaks down the economics of the Korn Ferry Tour amid the coronavirus stoppage
Korn Ferry Tour player Mark Baldwin joins the Golf Digest Podcast to explain why the coronavirus hiatus has come at a particularly difficult time for KFT players.
Quarantine workout king James Harrison is back and this time he’s cracking eggs with his biceps
Nobody works out quite like James Harrison. Sure, there are guys who lift more, spend more hours in the gym, and consume far more daunting cheat meals, but we repeat: Nobody works out quite like James Harrison. For years, the former Steeler (and Patriot, lollll), has furthered his legend with barbaric offseason workouts like this . . .
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But with the nationwide self-isolation in full effect due to the coronavirus, #99 is taking things up a notch. It started off family style, with the #pushuponpushups challenge . . .
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. . . and continued with the not-so-humblebrag of the century.
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On Monday, however, Harrison checked in with his craziest and most clearly cabin-fever-afflicted show of strength yet, taking an egg, placing it between his bicep and forearm, and, well, you can probably guess the rest. Ladies and gentleman, this is what boredom looks like when you're a very, very strong person.
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Augusta National announces $2 million donation to coronavirus response efforts
Augusta National Golf Club announced on Monday that it is donating $2 million to local coronavirus response efforts.
Did You Know: Augusta National’s nines were once reversed
PhotoQuest (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)The Coronavirus pandemic has hit a giant pause button on fans being able to watch golf on TV, and in some cases, even kept people off courses. But while we hunker down and hope for a speedy return to normalcy, we can also use this time as an opportunity to learn more about the game we love. Here’s our latest installment of “Did you know?”
Forget the “the shot heard 'round the world,” the Golden Bear coming out of hibernation or the chip that didn't go in until it did. The biggest thing that's happened to Augusta National's second nine is switching it from the first.
That's right, golf's most famous back was once a front.
Although architect Alister Mackenzie mapped out the course as its currently presented, for reasons that remain unknown he decided to flip the nines during construction. Mackenzie's switch served as the layout when the club opened, and was the routing for the first Masters Tournament in 1934..
How one of golf’s leading apparel companies went from producing shirts to surgical masks
One of golf's apparel-makers quickly shifted from producing golf shirts to surgical masks. Here's how they're doing it
Golf instruction truths: The secret move top golfers make at the top of the swing for more speed
Golf instruction truths: Try copying this tour-player move—which is so tough to recognize without slow motion—for increased power