Golf course development is at its highest level in more than a decade, with over 140 new courses actively in the pipeline across the United States and internationally. In 2026 alone, 26 brand-new courses are expected to open their doors — a surge that reflects the sport’s post-pandemic growth and a renewed appetite for premium … Read more
The Texas Children’s Houston Open tees off this week at Memorial Park Golf Course, and while the tournament is a significant event in its own right, the real story is what it represents: the final dress rehearsal before the Masters. With Augusta National looming just two weeks away, every swing this week in Houston carries … Read more
Bryson DeChambeau continued his remarkable 2026 run by winning LIV Golf South Africa at The Club at Steyn City, claiming his fifth career LIV Golf individual title and second consecutive victory in a playoff. DeChambeau outlasted Jon Rahm in a sudden-death shootout on the par-5 18th hole, capping a week in which he and his … Read more
Matt Fitzpatrick needed just seven days to turn heartbreak into triumph. One week after watching Cameron Young pip him at The Players Championship, the Englishman delivered a clinical final-round performance to win the 2026 Valspar Championship at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course — his third PGA Tour title and sweetest victory in nearly three years. Fitzpatrick … Read more
Breaking 100 is the first major milestone for most beginner golfers. It is the moment when you shift from feeling like a complete novice to someone who can genuinely play the game. Yet for many golfers, that three-digit barrier feels stubbornly difficult to crack, even after months or years of playing. The truth is that … Read more
Most amateur golfers spend countless hours working on their swing at the driving range but almost no time thinking about how they actually play the course. Course management, the strategic decisions you make before and during each shot, is arguably the fastest way to lower your handicap without changing a single thing about your swing … Read more
Ask any professional golfer what separates the top players from the rest and they will almost always point to the space between the ears. Golf is perhaps the most mentally demanding sport in the world. You have roughly four hours to think between shots, every mistake is entirely your own, and one bad decision on … Read more
Jon Rahm kicked off LIV Golf’s hotly anticipated Asian swing with a commanding victory in Hong Kong, posting a 23-under 257 across 72 holes to claim his first individual title of the 2026 season. The former world number one’s three-shot winning margin over Thomas Detry signaled that the Spaniard is rounding into peak form at … Read more
Bryson DeChambeau is on a tear. The Crushers GC captain has won consecutive LIV Golf events — first in Singapore, then in South Africa at The Club at Steyn City — establishing himself as the dominant force on the circuit through March 2026. The back-to-back victories have reignited conversation about DeChambeau’s standing among the game’s … Read more
Just one week after watching Cameron Young rip the Players Championship away in the closing holes, Matt Fitzpatrick responded in the best way possible — by claiming the 2026 Valspar Championship with a composed, bogey-free final round at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course. The Englishman’s three-under 68 on Sunday secured his third PGA Tour title and … Read more
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