Golf Digest

Wrong balls, rangefinder woes and bird poop: The most outrageous rules issues of 2025

As much as the USGA and R&A have done to simplify the Rules of Golf, there never seems to be a shortage of gaffes occuring on ...

A brief history of golf's most fundamental words: par, birdie, caddie and more

Many golf terms stretch back centuries, and contested origins are common.Robert Neubecker Golf's great irony is that golfers ...

‘Perfectly legal': Major champ's clever use of new rule leads to watery birdie

Wyndham Clark raised eyebrows when he took practice swings in a watery penalty area, but his clever use of a new rule led to ...

LIV Golf CEO Says the League's Biggest Disappointment is Obvious

In a wide-ranging interview with Sports Illustrated, LIV Golf's CEO Scott O'Neil described the challenges and successes of ...

Trump says tariffs made America strong, but governors say households are still struggling. Here’s what the data shows

President Donald Trump is calling tariffs an economic triumph. When he came into office for a second time, he implemented ...

Golf influencer Paige Spiranac says she received ‘tens of thousands’ of death threats after cheating controversy

During the final match of the tournament this summer, Spiranac was filmed pressing down the long grass in front of the ball of her playing partner, Malosi Togisala. Although her team ended up losing ...