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10th hole at Gypsy Hill, looking from the green to the tee. |
Thursday, November 11
Gypsy Hill: Autumn Golf in the Shenandoah Valley

Monday, November 1
'BORN ON THE LINKS: A Concise History of Golf' By John Williamson

Tuesday, October 26
Guest Column: Throwing Away Tournaments to Avoid Making the Winner's Speech

Saturday, October 9
Guest Column: The Unworkable Format at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Wednesday, September 15
Ladies European Tour Player Meghan MacLaren on What the Media Won't Say
Some things seem to get clearer with age, and experience.Others get more blurry.I remember overhearing a pro golfer a couple of years ago describe the majority of our profession as "highly functioning depressives," and without wanting to make light of real mental health issues, I don't think it's far off the mark. The customary asterisk fits here – a lot of professional golfers have a very privileged lifestyle, and I don't take for granted for a second the fact I get to do what I love for a living. Regardless of how my writing comes across, I wouldn't change it. But.Hanging on to the vision is like trying to hang on to a cliff face sometimes.

Tuesday, September 14
SI | Morning Read: '11 Reasons the Ryder Cup Is the Most Compelling Event in Golf'
4. All that handwringing. We search for reasons as to why so many superior U.S. teams have been clobbered by the Europeans. For God's sake, the PGA of America appointed a task force to examine the predicament after the debacle in 2014. Here’s an idea fellas: make more 15-footers. Hole a few putts that mean something. Strap on some guts down the stretch and quit throwing up on the 18th hole. That will solve the problem. Guaranteed. Right? People in high places keep searching for answers, as if to make their concern more overt, which is silly, but silly ain’t a felony. It makes for good copy.

Thursday, September 9
Ryder Cup: Strick's Captain Picks and the Two Teams
Team. Complete.
— Ryder Cup USA (@RyderCupUSA) September 8, 2021
With his Captain's Picks locked, @SteveStricker selects:
🇺🇸 @DanielBerger59
🇺🇸 @Harris_English
🇺🇸 @tonyfinaugolf
🇺🇸 @XSchauffele
🇺🇸 Scottie Scheffler
🇺🇸 @JordanSpieth pic.twitter.com/wFGR3bw8IH

Wednesday, September 8
PGA of America: Jon Rahm Awarded Player of the Year and Vardon Trophy

Tuesday, September 7
Team Europe 'Put Its Foot on the Gas' to Win Second Consecutive Solheim Cup
Team Europe, which entered play Saturday as a heavy underdog to Team USA, put its foot on the gas early, winning three of the first five singles matches and earning a half point in another before hanging on late as the Americans did their best to rally.In the end, Team Europe earned a 15-13 victory, defending the Cup for just the second time in the history of the matches. It was also Europe’s second victory in the last three matches conducted on American soil after an 18-10 victory in 2013 at Colorado Golf Club.

Monday, September 6
PGA TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Patrick Cantlay Wins FedEx Cup and $15 Million

Friday, September 3
Patrick Reed on Recent Hospital Stay: 'I Was Battling for My Life'
Just to answer some questions. My primary diagnosis was bilateral pneumonia. I was vaccinated for COVID-19 so I’m not sure if I had the delta variant but I’m just happy to be here. The pneumonia had infiltrated my lower lobes of my lungs- I’m so fortunate for the care I received.
— Patrick Reed (@PReedGolf) September 1, 2021
Hospital personnel encouraged Reed to reach out to his family, although he wasn't allowed to see his wife or others in person.

Monday, August 30
Patrick Cantlay on the Putts That Won the BMW Championship: 'I Needed All of Them'
With the putter in his hand and ice in his veins, Cantlay delivered one clutch putt after another to survive the final three holes of regulation and six tense holes of a sudden-death playoff, finally winning with a 20-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole.He closed out his 6-under 66 with an 8-foot par putt on the 16th, an 8-foot bogey putt on the 17th after a tee shot into the water, and a 20-foot birdie on the 18th to force a playoff. Twice on the 18th in the playoff, where DeChambeau had a 30-yard advantage off the tee, Cantlay made par putts from 6 feet and 7 feet.The most important putt was the last one."But they all mattered, I guess, the same," Cantlay said. "I needed all of them."

Sunday, August 29
The USA Completes Comeback to Win the 41st Curtis Cup Match
- The USA won the match as the visiting team for the first time since 2008.
- World No. 1 Rose Zhang did not lose a point all week, going 4-0-1.
- All members of the USA Team, including alternates, are exempt into the 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, provided they remain amateur. The 2022 U.S. Women's Amateur will be held at Chambers Bay Aug. 8-14, 2022.

Monday, August 23
Sweden's Anna Nordqvist Captures Third Major at Carnoustie
Anna Nordqvist conquers Carnoustie!
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) August 22, 2021
She wins her third major championship at the @AIGWomensOpen. 🇸🇪 @ANordqvist // #WorldClass pic.twitter.com/jsfm7a0Tiq

Thursday, August 19
How to Watch the 2021 AIG Women's Open: Complete TV Schedule and Streaming Details

Guest Column: Keith McLaren's '5 Matches on the Old Course in 8 Days!'

Tuesday, August 17
AIG Women's Open Preview: World No. 1 Nelly Korda Heads International Field
It feels good to be back 😍 @AIGWomensOpen https://t.co/VOoalpJH8m
— Sophia Popov (@SophiaCPopov) August 16, 2021
German Sophia Popov is the defending champion.*
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Nelly Korda (The R&A) |
Joining Korda as players to have reached the top of the Rolex Women's Golf World Rankings are six former number ones including AIG Women's Open winners Stacy Lewis (2013), Inbee Park (2015) and Ariya Jutanugarn (2016), as well as Korea's Sung Hyun Park and So Yeon Ryu. Fresh from setting a course record of nine-under-par 63 in the final round of the Trust Golf Women's Scottish Open at Dumbarnie Links last week, in-form Lydia Ko completes the list as she seeks to add to her two Major championships.
Home favourite and Team Europe's Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew carries the hopes of a Scottish winner, with the 2009 champion joined at the famous Angus links by compatriots Kylie Henry, Kelsey Macdonald, Women's Amateur champion, Louise Duncan and Gemma Dryburgh who was one of 15 players to enter the field through Final Qualifying.
Of the home nations, England are the most represented with 11 hopefuls including 2018 champion Georgia Hall, Charley Hull and Mel Reid, while Ireland's chances are spearheaded by Leona McGuire and Wales represented by Chloe Williams.
Completing the field of 144 players, which contains as many as 32 nationalities, is Lindsey Weaver who emerged as the leading qualifier in Final Qualifying at Panmure Golf Club yesterday. The American fired a superb round of three-under-par 67 to book her place in the fifth and final Major of the season, along with Dryburgh and 13 other players including Aditi Ashok of India, Nicole Broch Larsen and Australian amateur Kirsten Rudgeley.
Kelsey Macdonald has the honour of striking the opening tee shot on Thursday morning at 6.30am, with the 30-year-old paired with American Sarah Schmelzel and Chloe Williams from Wales.
To view the draw for Round One, please click – Tee Times
The AIG Women's Open will take place from 16-22 August 2021 at Carnoustie, with tickets now on sale via aigwomensopen.com. The Championship will follow government guidance in relation to spectator attendance.

Friday, August 13
PGA TOUR: Justin Rose to Receive 2021 Payne Stewart Award

Tuesday, August 10
Reading the Greens: Author John Coyne Takes a Look at Modern Golf Literature

New Putting Technique Has Given World No. 1 Nelly Korda a Golden Touch
I've been told by a source that in addition to switching to a left-hand low grip, Nelly Korda also switched putters after the USWO.
— Zephyr Melton (@zephyrmelton) August 5, 2021
The new wand has less toe drop, which suits left-hand low better and allows her to be more square to the path.
Before and after⬇️ pic.twitter.com/mkKKOriINf

Friday, August 6
On Saturday Nelly Korda Will Try to Make It Two Golds in Golf for the USA
🌎 No. 1 @NellyKorda leads by three as she looks to follow 🇺🇸🥇@XSchauffele's footsteps to the top of the podium tomorrow at #Olympics #Golf https://t.co/y4d9M7mnQG
— Olympic Golf (@OlympicGolf) August 6, 2021
The final round begins 6:30 a.m. Saturday off 1 and 10
— Olympic Golf (@OlympicGolf) August 6, 2021
7:54 a.m.
🇯🇵 -8 Nasa Hataoka
🇸🇪 -8 Madelene Sagstrom
🇩🇰 -8 Nanna Koerstz Madsen
8:06 a.m.
🇦🇺 -10 Hannah Green
🇩🇰 -10 Emily Kristine Pedersen
🇯🇵 -10 Mone Inami
8:18 a.m.
🇺🇸 -15 Nelly Korda
🇮🇳 -12 Aditi Ashok
🇳🇿 -10 Lydia Ko pic.twitter.com/1iMHx77o97

Tuesday, August 3
Another Point of Pride From Xander Schauffele's Golden Moment in Tokyo
Former San Diego State University men's golfer Xander Schauffele captured the gold medal in the men's individual stroke play event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Sunday at the par-71, 7,447-yard Kasumigaseki Country Club. Representing the United States, Schauffele carded a 4-under 67 in the final round and finished the four-day event at 18-under 266.Schauffele, a San Diego native who attended Scripps Ranch High School, was a third-team All-American in 2015 from both Golfweek and GCAA at SDSU, while also finishing as a three-time all-Mountain West selection and seven-time MW Golfer of the Week. He finished his three-year Aztec career with two individual titles, 16 top-five finishes and 21 top-10 showings. Currently the fifth-ranked player in the world, Schauffele has won four times over his career on the PGA Tour.
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Thursday, July 29
Rory McIlroy Comments on Simone Biles and Mental Health
"You have to put yourself in the best position physically and mentally and to be at your best, and if you don't feel like you're at that or you're in that position then you're going to have to make those decisions," Rory McIlroy said. "I'm certainly very impressed with, especially those two women [Naomi Osaka and Biles], to do what they did and put themselves first."There's been a few athletes that have really spoken up: Michael Phelps, Kevin Love, Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles. I mean the conversation, it's not taboo anymore, people can talk about it just as somebody has a knee or elbow injury, if you don't feel right 100 percent mentally that's an injury, too."I think in sports there's still this notion of just like powering through it and digging in and you're not a competitor unless you get through these things. So I think that's probably part of it. But then when you hear the most decorated Olympian ever talk about his struggles and then probably the greatest gymnast ever talk about her struggles, then it encourages more people that have felt that way to come out and share how they felt."
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VIDEO: David Feherty Talks Olympic Golf and Other Olympic Sports in "Game Time" Segment With Rich Eisen
Rich Eisen invites NBC golf announcer David Feherty to play "Game Time" and discuss upcoming Olympic golf competition.

Wednesday, July 21
USGA: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort to Host 13 USGA Championships

Monday, July 19
Collin Morikawa Wins Claret Jug in Open Debut 'After a Flawless Round of 66'

Saturday, July 17
THE OPEN: Will Louis Oosthuizen Finish the Job at Royal St. George's?
The crazy thing is, the driver is normally not Oosthuizen’s problem, as Louis annually ranked inside the top 40 in SG/off-the-tee for most of the previous decade. Moreover, as NBC Sports on-course reporter Notah Bogey III mentioned on Friday’s broadcast, Oosthuizen is driving the ball beautifully at Royal St George’s, hitting more than 80 percent of his fairways through two days.Of course, one thing we can’t quantify is what type of collateral damage comes from Torrey Pines, Kiawah and beyond.

Thursday, July 15
How to Watch The Open Championship: TV and Streaming Details and Schedule

Tuesday, July 13
SELECT COMPANY: Jim Furyk Is Eighth Player to Win Both the U.S. Open and U.S. Senior Open; 73-Year-Old Mike 'Fluff' Cowan Carries the Bag of the Mild-Mannered Champion
Furyk and Fluff have done it again! pic.twitter.com/suy342OYv7
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) July 12, 2021

Sunday, July 11
NOTEWORTHY: No Lefty Has Won the U.S. Open or U.S. Senior Open (But That Could Change Today)
No left-handed golfer has ever won the U.S. Open or U.S. Senior Open. Steve Flesch (4th) and Mike Weir (T-5) will try to make history tomorrow. Flesch's best finish to date in a senior major is a tie for fifth in the 2017 Senior Players Championship. Weir, of Canada, who had a double bogey in each of the first two rounds, had only one bogey on Saturday in his round of 68.

Thursday, July 8
The Nicklaus-Jacklin Award Presented by Aon to Debut at 2021 Ryder Cup
