There will be a significant absence on the PGA Tour in 2024. The WGC Match Play was a staple of the calendar that represented a welcome break from the regularity of stroke play. But the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play executive director Jordan Uppleger announced in March that it won’t return next year. Many golf fans,…
What a year it was for amateur golf in 2023. The best female amateur of all-time, Rose Zhang, capped her career in as strong of fashion as possible, winning the Augusta National Women’s Amateur and her second straight NCAA Championship. Nick Dunlap won the U.S. Amateur and in the process accomplished something only Tiger Woods…
The FootJoy Classic. OF the hundreds of thousands of companies and brands that have been created in the last 100 years, only a small percentage still exist today in any industry or service. These brands have endured 20 recessions, one depression, two world wars and now, one global pandemic…among many other cultural, political and financial…
The PGA West Palm Springs golf resort offers five courses open to all visitors booked into the resort with a further four courses available to private members. The designers of the courses at the resort in the Coachella Valley read as a veritable who’s who of golf design with work from Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus,…
Nike’s partnership with Tiger Woods is one of the most iconic deals in sports history, Tiger’s initial contract was worth $40 million over five years — the largest golf endorsement deal at the time — and Nike has paid him over $500 million in total. Tiger Woods Endorsement Deal History With Nike 1996: 5 years,…
Shane Lowry was under no illusion when listening to Jon Rahm explain his shock move to LIV Golf. The Irishman believes the Spaniard was told to use the commonly-heard “growing the game” claim when speaking after his reported $450 million deal. Lowry felt club golfers who pay “hard-earned money” would find it tough to hear…
Cameron Smith of Australia tees off during the first round of the 2023 LIV Golf Jeddah at Royal Greens Golf in Jeddah on October 13, 2023. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP) (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images) Being Cameron Smith, the highest-ranked player in the world to join LIV Golf, has been something…
By Michael Davis Tasmania’s elevation to one of the best island golf destinations in the world continues apace with Country Club Tasmania to spend $14 million upgrading its Launceston layout. The venue is already a popular destination for golf and resort enthusiasts but when complete, the latest renovation to its championship golf course will enhance…
Annika Sorenstam’s son Will McGee really captured the spirit of the PNC Championship – and we’re still tearing up every time we watch back the footage. He made an emotional walk down the 18th fairway on Sunday, and the 12-year-old turned to his mother saying, “Slow down, Mommy, I don’t want this moment to end.”…
Two significant changes to the Official World Golf Ranking system which will affect tournament winners and the PGA Tour’s ‘elevated’ events have been announced. Coming into effect on January 1, 2024, the first change relates to tournaments with less than 80 players, with the OWGR distributing a greater percentage of ranking points to the top…
