There's pressure on the IOC to delay the Tokyo Games, including the golf competitions, with the coronavirus impacting athletes training and qualifying events
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Paul Lawrie’s golf career takes a twist as he dives into sports management
The 1999 Open champion has launched Five Star, a sports management company that handles a half dozen pro golfers in Europe
19 things you might not remember from the final round of the 2000 Masters
2000 was a year in golf in which Tiger Woods dominated most headlines … except for the second week in April when Vijay Singh became an unexpected winner at Augusta
Golf courses across the country continue to adapt as restrictions pile up
Even as golf courses enforce new social distancing rules, government mandates might pose a threat to their staying open.
There’s golf still to be played at St. Andrews, but a pint in the pub is out of the question
Royal and Ancient Golf Club announces the closing of dining room at Old Course, though playing golf continues
How creative is your quarantine golf setup? We want to feature the best
Depending on an assortment of factors, playing golf right now is either weird, discouraged, or restricted outright. This is not the place to debate that reality. But since your home is believed to be safer, and your home is presumably not a golf course, it’s worth asking how one can experience some semblance of golf while confined there.
The answer, of course, depends on the space at your disposal—yard or no yard, ceiling height, the likelihood of clipping a toddler with your backswing. We get it. Of all the things to decry during this crisis, your inability to groove knockdown 6-irons probably doesn’t belong at the top of the list. What is important, however, is maintaining one’s sanity during an incredibly stressful time. A little bit of golf is an outlet. It helps open up your space, shakes us out of the debilitating scroll-refresh cycle, and allows us to envision a future state in which real golf is back to being a thing.
So, to that end, I built this in my side yard.
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Mini tours playing through during virus outbreak
A handful of golf mini tours are continuing to play through as coronavirus fears shut down major sports leagues across the world
What it was like to spend a (surreal) last few hours watching Pebble Beach’s live cameras
Before California's governor ordered all residents to stay at home amid coronavirus concerns, we caught golfers getting in some last rounds at Pebble Beach
Couch to Course: Basics
At the beginning of a new season, it can feel like you’re starting from scratch. Now you can fast-track your game with Golf Digest’s “Couch to Course: Basics” video series!