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This is what happens when a tour player hits all your drives​ for you

How much easier would golf be if a tour player hit all your drives for you?

Golf courses that refused to die

Alex Myers talks with Golf Digest's Keely Levins and Joel Beall and others about a handful of golf courses that got creative in their efforts to remain afloat.

The sordid world of cheaters

In the aftermath of an incident in a qualifier tournament, Alex Myers looks at the particulars of the case, but also the wider world of cheating in golf—how often it happens, why it happens, and why it's so counter to ...

The murder of a forgotten star

A look into the career and life of Marion Miley which came to a tragic end in the middle of the night in the Lexington Country Club apartments.

A crash course golf overhaul that actually worked

Can a 40-year-old golfer really overhaul his golf game in just 12 weeks? That's what we set out to learn.

Golf's major dilemma

Golf's major championships are when the stakes are highest, but the downside of putting so much emphasis on four weeks a year is it risks undermining the rest of the golf calendar.

Game Changer: How a 50-year-old law changed women's golf forever

On the eve of the U.S. Women's Open, Keely Levins examines what the golf landscape was like for women before Title IX, and the myriad ways it's been reshaped in the decades since.

The Talent Trap: The hidden reason some golfers succeed

As players like Scottie Scheffler and Collin Morikawa make a big splash in pro golf, we’re told they were destined for success from a young age. But an uncomfortable truth is that plenty of equally talented junior golfers don’t get ...

You just won the Masters. Here’s what happens next

We go behind the scenes at Augusta National to see what happens in the minutes, hours and days after a Masters win. Bubba Watson, Trevor Immelman and Joe LaCava recount their wildest stories and memories from the whirlwind of activity ...

Why pro golf is going all in on Netflix

Netflix’s announcement that it will be producing a behind-the-scenes all-access series on pro golf might seem like a win for core golf fans. But the real opportunity is in trying to replicate the massive success Formula One enjoyed when it ...

Why a PGA Tour star disappeared into the jungle

When PGA Tour player Morgan Hoffmann was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy diagnosis and told to expect the worst, he went looking elsewhere for an answer—to the Costa Rica rainforest, to be exact. Dan Rapaport travels to Hoffmann’s new home to ...

Greg Norman vs. the PGA Tour, Part II

Greg Norman’s new role as the frontman for an ambitious Saudi-funded golf tour is hardly his first time challenging the PGA Tour. In fact, as Dan Rapaport explains, this is the continuation of an idea he first championed more than ...

The Best of Local Knowledge: Mind Games

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The inside story of how Tin Cup became a classic

Golf's golden opportunity with women

My 'Welcome to the PGA Tour' moment

The last of the all-male golf clubs

The new battle among golf tournaments

Babe Didrikson Zaharias and golf’s most incredible win

Babe Didrikson Zaharias was the rarest of superstars who excelled in everything she did. When she eventually settled on golf, she became one of the game’s all-time great champions and helped to pioneer the modern LPGA. In this episode of ...

The golf course ranking no one agrees with

When Golf Digest publishes its biennial ranking of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses this week, it won't take long for golfers around the country to gripe about the results. But as Alex Myers explores, the definitive course ranking in the ...

'Lucky bastards': What it's like as a guest at Augusta National

On virtually every golfer's bucket list, a chance to play Augusta National is right at the top. Yet very few actually get the chance to cross it off. In this episode, Alex Myers describes how a handful of fortunate souls ...

The greatest round in Players history—and why we know it is

When journeyman tour pro Ken Duke shot 65 on an exceedingly difficult scoring day at the 2016 Players, he beat the day's scoring average by more than 10 shots. But only when diving further into his round using advanced strokes-gained ...

When the LPGA bet big on sex appeal: The wild career of Jan Stephenson

Jan Stephenson carved out a Hall of Fame career on the LPGA, but more than her 16 wins, she was known for the tour’s aggressive plan to market her appearance. In this episode, Keely Levins looks at the extraordinary attention ...

Back from the Brink: How the PGA Tour saved its season

After a 91-day hiatus caused by the surge in COVID-19 cases, the PGA Tour returned last June and continued uninterrupted through the end of 2020. In this episode, host Dan Rapaport and Golf Digest editorial director Max Adler take you ...