Nick Taylor cemented his place in Canadian sports history by sinking a 72-foot putt on the fourth playoff hole to claim the 2023 RBC Canadian Open at Oakdale Golf & Country Club last June. In doing so, Taylor became the first Canadian in 69 years to win Canada’s National Open Championship since Pat Fletcher in…
Rory McIlroy was the first to admit he didn’t bring his A game to Valhalla on Thursday, but nothing could matter less as he started his week strongly… If scrappy for Rory McIlroy is five-under, he’ll take it. He’s watched major dreams die playing far better. This wasn’t vintage by any means on the PGA…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In early April, Rory McIlroy flew to Las Vegas to see legendary golf instructor Butch Harmon for a second set of eyes. “These are my Trackmans right here,” Harmon told his son Claude Harmon III on the “Son of a Butch” podcast, pointing to his nearly 81-year-old blue eyes. “These have worked…
The May 2024 issue of Inside Golf is online for your viewing pleasure. This month: JASON DAYHappy, healthy and ready to challenge for major titles SCHEFFLER REIGNS SUPREME IN SCORING SECOND MASTERS WIN US PGA PREVIEW GREG CHALMERS50 and having fun RESORT OF THE MONTHNoosa Springs Golf and Spa – Celebrating 25 years GOLF GETAWAYSWhere…
Olivia Herrick and Samantha Sommers are teaming up for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball for the first time since 2018. A Christmas or two ago, Samantha Sommers received two shipping tubes in the mail. Sommers, a former University of Minnesota golfer, opened them to find two of her favorite prints designed by her four-ball partner,…
Ten years on from the last time it staged the PGA Championship, Valhalla will host the Major again with many seeking parallels between that 2014 season and this one but it is worth noting that much has changed at the layout. The sport itself has undergone a recent radical revolution whether fans like it or…
Titleist has expanded its Vokey Design WedgeWorks range with the launch of the new L Grind – a tour-proven low bounce lob wedge offered in 58° and 60° lofts, both with 4 degrees of bounce. Eight of the top-10 players in the men’s world ranking currently play a Vokey Design lob wedge. Seven of those…
Everything has changed for Taylor Pendrith over the past two weeks. Pendrith won The CJ Cup Byron Nelson on May 5 for his first-ever PGA Tour victory, then tied for 10th at the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday. Those performances lifted him from 91st on the FedEx Cup standings up to No. 30 and qualified…
Jon Rahm is determined to plot a path to the 2025 Ryder Cup despite his mounting fines and suspensions, but there could be a child-like obstacle in the way… LIV Golf star Jon Rahm has reaffirmed his commitment to do whatever it takes to make the European Ryder Cup in 2025. Following his big-money move…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Conversations with players who left the PGA Tour for LIV Golf don’t carry on for too long without someone inevitably bringing up the ongoing discussions between the Tour and LIV’s financiers, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund. Naturally, ahead of his eighth PGA Championship start this week at Valhalla Golf Club, Jon Rahm…
