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Schauffele’s Thorny Encounter with a Cactus

Welcome to the desert, Xander Schauffele! During the first round of the WM Phoenix Open Thursday, Schauffele had yanked his tee shot left on the par-4 6th, and when he found his ball, it was safely just outside of a prickly cactus. Or so he thought. Schauffele took his stance over the ball, his back to
Here’s When First Tee Excuses are Acceptable – Golf Ettiquette

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.” — George Washington That pearl of wisdom from the age of wooden teeth and wooden woods remains as apt today as ever. There’s no excuse for poor excuses. Not at work. Not at home. And never, ever on the first tee. You’ve probably heard them all.
Weekly Breakdown: Rory’s contentious decision, Torrey Pines props, and shaky putting

Welcome back to the Weekly Breakdown, where we’re wondering if Tom Brady is getting out now to give himself a few years to get ready for the Champions Tour… Let’s get to it! FIRST GROUP OFF Torrey Pines. There is a contingent of diehard golf fans who have a notably complex relationship with Torrey Pines. There
Daniel Berger Plans to use His 11-Year Old Irons to Win at Pebble Beach

Despite all the technological advances in golf equipment, Daniel Berger still uses TaylorMade MC irons he fell in love with when they were first released in 2011 while he was in high school. They’ve certainly worked. The world No. 16 has won four PGA Tour titles, his most recent coming in last year’s AT&T Pebble Beach
More Golf Today’s Top 3 Favorite Puma Golf Shoes

A pair of PUMA Golf Shoes, as worn by PGA Tour players Bryson DeChambeau and Rickie Fowler, is without a doubt one of the best value premium golf shoes available on the market in 2022. Price reductions on the sports giant’s popular IGNITE FASTEN8 Pro shoes, which have been reduced, have been made possible by
Our Bold & Weird Predictions for the 2022 Season

If you’d told me at the beginning of 2021 that Phil Mickelson would win more majors than Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson, Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka (as well as roughly 7.9 billion other people) combined, I’d have waved you off. Same if you’d told me that Tiger Woods wouldn’t play a single PGA Tour event,
Insane Cart Path Bounce Helps Golfer Capture Title at Torrey Pines

Add one more quirky circumstance to the lore of the 18th hole of the Torrey Pines South Course: the cart-path bounce. Tied for the lead with Tim O’Neal as they stood on the 18th tee on Sunday in the APGA’s Farmers Insurance Invitational, Patrick Newcomb hit his worst drive of the day, way right of
This Pro Perfectly Executed ‘Phil Mickelson’s’ over-your-head shot

Santiago Tarrio, on Sunday on the par-3 17th at Yas Links, hit his tee shot into a right greenside bunker, and we’ll stop it right there. What was to come next may best be described by the shot’s innovator. Take it away, Phil Mickelson. “The backward shot. This shot is fun.” Sure is. It’s a film-a-tutorial-on-how-to-hit-it
A PGA Tour wedding, a football-TIGER crossover & Golf Twitter Beef

Hello friends! It’s time for another edition of the Weekend Report. I’m feeling really good this week because I’m officially on the way to becoming a Football Gal™️. I grew up “watching” the Patriots and Boston College football, but never really paid attention. Last week, I made it my goal to finally start to understand
Social Media Star, Manolo, Outraged By This Gross Behavior

In addition to spitting, Manolo Vega, the golf coach who has become an Instagram sensation, has a problem with snoring. After all, we should all. It’s a disgusting habit in general, but it’s especially egregious on the golf course, particularly on the shorter holes. Vega uses an innocent test subject to launch into a rant
Sony OPen Could Have Ended Differently With Rare Rule

There didn’t need to be a playoff. Of course, there was — that’s why they’re out there, right? — but as Hideki Matsuyama and Russell Henley played their playoff on Sunday after finishing four rounds at the Sony Open tied, and Matsuyama pulled away, and Henley sunk, a rarely used rule that could have ended things at any point could have become more
Pro Withdraws From Event After ‘Heavy Bleeding’ Episode

An Australian golfer, in a bizarre incident this week at the Australian PGA Championship, cut his hand while trying to pick up a stake, suffered “quite heavy bleeding” and was forced to withdraw. Details of the incident are unclear, but Damien Jordan, according to a tweet from Golf Australia’s Jimmy Emanuel, attempted to move the stake