Golf is on the verge of a milestone that seemed unthinkable just six years ago. According to the latest data from the USGA and the National Golf Foundation, nearly 48 million Americans participated in some form of golf in 2025 — and if the current growth trajectory holds, the sport will surpass 50 million participants … Read more
Golf is often called a lifetime sport, but the reality is that your swing must evolve as your body changes. Senior golfers—typically those over 50—often find that the swing techniques that worked brilliantly in their thirties and forties become increasingly inefficient or even painful. The good news is that with thoughtful modifications, you can maintain … Read more
The PGA Tour is returning to one of its most storied venues with a brand-new event. The Cadillac Championship, a $20 million Signature Event, will be played April 27 through May 3 at Trump National Doral’s legendary Blue Monster course in Miami — marking the first PGA Tour event at Doral since 2016 and the … Read more
Golf has a reputation as a low-injury sport — and compared to contact sports, the risk of acute injury is indeed low. But the repetitive nature of the golf swing, combined with the rotational forces it generates and the four to five hours of walking involved in a typical round, makes overuse injury a genuine … Read more
Hitting it fat — striking the ground behind the ball — is one of the most frustrating ball-striking errors in golf. The sensation is immediately obvious: the club thuds into the turf inches before the ball, the shot comes up drastically short, and you’re left shaking your head at a perfectly good lie that somehow … Read more
Ask most golfers what separates a scratch handicapper from a 15-handicapper, and they’ll talk about ball-striking, short game, or putting. Those things matter — but a significant portion of the gap is strategic. High-handicap golfers consistently make decisions on the course that compound their ball-striking mistakes. Lower handicappers make decisions that reduce the impact of … Read more
Golf is one of the few sports that genuinely gets more enjoyable with age — the course management wisdom, the mental composure, the patience to let the game come to you. But the physical demands of golf don’t diminish with age, and without targeted conditioning, they become harder to meet. Distance drops, fatigue accumulates faster, … Read more
With Scottie Scheffler commanding the favorites list and Rory McIlroy defending, the American-versus-Irish narrative dominates most Masters 2026 preview coverage. But Augusta National has never been a parochial tournament, and some of the most compelling storylines in the 2026 field come from the international contingent — players who represent everything from generational potential to unfinished … Read more
The 2026 Masters Tournament tees off on Thursday, April 9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, and runs through Sunday, April 12. Whether you’re a lifelong golf fan or watching the Masters for the first time, here’s everything you need to know about how to watch every shot, follow the leaderboard in real … Read more
When Rory McIlroy ended his 11-year major drought with a Masters victory in 2025, the golf world exhaled. The final piece of the career Grand Slam had arrived — in the most dramatic fashion, at the most storied venue — and the narrative that had defined so much of his career as the nearly-man of … Read more
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