PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — There was a vacationer relaxing by the sea in Gothenburg, Sweden. A barista working somewhere near the Rock of Gibraltar. A semi-truck driver in Peru, Ill. An electrician in Toronto. A man mowing his lawn in…
As the guys of Good Good Golf warm up at the Stonebriar Country Club driving range on a late June afternoon, a teenage boy approaches with hat in hand, looking for signatures from the YouTube sensations.He walks right past Cowboys…
Golfing at private clubs is no longer just for grandpa ― it’s actually big business with shifting demographics. And developments in the industry have its participants in Texas racing to adapt. “When you look at some of the investment that’s…
When it’s time for the column, Art Spander squints his right eye hard, seeing what’s left to see.It’s approaching early evening on a Thursday afternoon of the 2025 U.S. Open, the 183rd major golf tournament of his career. The first?…
CROMWELL, Conn. — The PGA Tour has new leadership.Jay Monahan, the current commissioner of the PGA Tour, will step down from his position at the end of 2026 to make way for the new CEO, Brian Rolapp. The tour officially…
Inside Oakmont Country Club: America’s Toughest Golf Course if the US Open is the toughest test in golf then there is no better place to play it than Oakma Country Club located just 10 miles outside of downtown Pittsburgh the…
Follow live coverage of the opening round of the 2025 U.S. Open at OakmontOAKMONT, Pa. — He didn’t even want to set foot in it.The year was 2007. Tiger Woods was scouting Oakmont Country Club, seeing the property for the…
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua were scheduled to play golf with President Donald Trump at his course in New Jersey on Sunday as college sports leaders continue to look to the federal government for…
After a six-month-long search, Craig Kessler has been appointed as the newest commissioner of the LPGA, the tour announced Thursday.Kessler, 39, replaces interim commissioner Liz Moore, who stepped in when Mollie Marcoux Samaan resigned in December.Appointed by an LPGA search…
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