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Golf’s Highs and Lows in 2024
13 Dec 2024There were a lot of exciting tournaments, but LIV still looms over the sport.
How Did a Golf Course in Dubai Get So Lush? Let Us Explain.
18 Nov 2024For the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, it took planning and water. “The desert golf courses are actually the most efficient users of water out of necessity,” a U.S.G.A. official said.
DP World Tour Championship: Five Players to Watch
14 Nov 2024The tournament will also determine the winner of the Race to Dubai.
DP World Tour: Five Events That Stood Out
13 Nov 2024Here are five tournaments that stood out in 2024.
Susie Maxwell Berning, Hall of Fame Golfer, Is Dead at 83
09 Oct 2024She often took time away from the tour for her family. But she tallied 11 championships, including three in the U.S. Women’s Open.
At the Brooklyn Open, All Golfers Are Welcome
03 Oct 2024The Brooklyn Open golf tournament attracts players whose backgrounds are as varied as their swings.
BMW PGA Championship Evolved Into a Top International Event
18 Sep 2024The tournament, long a staple for European players, has become an international event for the world’s top golfers.
BMW PGA Championship: Tommy Fleetwood Still Seeking American Success
18 Sep 2024Heading into the BMW PGA Championship in his home country, the English golfer talked about the Olympics and playing in the United States.
Under Wentworth, Remnants of World War II
18 Sep 2024The BMW PGA Championship will be played at the club, where a bunker was built by the British military to be a site more secure from bombing than central London.
PGA Tour Meets With Saudi Fund in New York to Discuss LIV Golf Deal
11 Sep 2024More than a year has passed since the tour agreed to a deal with LIV Golf, but there is some hope an in-person gathering in New York could create momentum.
Supporting the Next Wave of Female Golfers
14 Aug 2024Playing the sport is expensive, but several organizations are reaching out to help smooth the way in golf — and life.
Chi Chi Rodriguez, the Golf World’s Swashbuckling Champion, Dies at 88
10 Aug 2024He won eight PGA Tour tournaments and two senior majors — but it was his flair on the greens that made him one of the sport’s most popular players.
Golf Course Atop Ancient Native American Earthworks to Be Removed
01 Aug 2024After reaching a settlement with an Ohio country club to acquire its lease on the Octagon Earthworks, the state historical society intends to open the site as a public park.
British Open: It’s the Short Holes That Often Befuddle Golfers
17 Jul 2024At the British Open at Royal Troon, a short hole called the Postage Stamp has ended many title runs.
British Open: Brian Harman Reflects on Last Year’s Title
17 Jul 2024He won by six strokes last year, an accomplishment that showed him that he was capable of really big things.
British Open: The Players to Watch
17 Jul 2024This is the last major of the year, and it seems that every top golfer will be there. These five may surprise.
Evian Championship: Céline Boutier Returns Home to Defend Her Title
10 Jul 2024Last year she became the third Frenchwoman to win a major and the first since 2003.
Evian Championship: The Toll of Starting a Golf Career So Young
10 Jul 2024In a game full of players who turned pro in their teens, burnout is common.
Evian Championship: Angela Stanford Ponders the Past and the Future
10 Jul 2024She won the Evian Championship in 2018, her only major title. At 46, she is about to reduce her playing time.
Rory McIlroy Crashed at the U.S. Open. Here’s How He Recovers.
09 Jul 2024Two performance psychologists explain the mental strategies that help push past blowing a lead at a major.