I’m going to gush in this intro paragraph, to get the emo stuff done early. I’ve not pulled harder for a professional to win, than Cameron...
There’s something refreshing about the regular men’s major season ending in mid-July. Focus moves to other events on the world’s tours, and the beneficiaries are the...
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less...
Whose tournament is it, anyway? If you listen to certain commentators and pundits, they will tell you that it still feels like Rory McIlroy’s Open Championship....
Day two of the 153rd Open Championship was marred by glorious weather. Despite the best efforts of the announcers and walking journalists, nary a cloud, drop...
It’s funny how anticipation and arrival juxtapose. In 2019, our anticipation level for Royal Portrush had no meter to contain it. The last Northern Ireland Open...
The two teams that will clash in the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage State Park’s Black course still await roster selection. We might even have a...
After a bit of a light week, tournament golf returned with a vengeance during the second week of July. Each of the world’s principal tours was...
I’m a sucker for a good headline. In fact, I don’t even need to read the actual article. All it takes is a bit of drama...
There are two European traditions in action this time of year, that stonish and horrify many around the world. The Sanfermines and the Tour de France each involve clusters...
Unboxing is all the rage for the latest generation of content delivery people. Even before you unbox your first pair of Sqairz golf shoes, you cannot...
As we move through June, into July and August, scarcely a week goes by that does not celebrate a major championship on one of the three...
Minjee Lee battled through the elements and the course conditions on Sunday, and earned a three-shot win over Auston Kim and Chanettee Wannasaen. The Women’s PGA...
Time for a bit of scholarly citation. On Friday, this esteemed yet humble writer suggested in point five that day three at Fields Ranch East could...
About the only standardized element of professional golf majors is the distance. In time, that is. Four rounds of 18 holes total 72 holes, usually over...
As major championship golf continues its geographic shift from the northeast USA to other regions, the PGA of America looks to make a statement with its...
I count eight piano keys and twelve church pews. Together, they total twenty. By my count, Oakmont had crowned two women’s open and nine men’s open...
Three rounds of the United States Golf Association’s open championship are recorded for posterity. The leader sits on a pillow of 4 under par. He is...
U.S. Open week is down to two days. With three days of practice and two qualifying days in the rearview mirror, the cut has decided the...
I was on a Google Meet Wednesday evening with some long-ago friends. We started this tradition during the pandemic, and we’ve kept it up, to keep...
June arrived last week, but I was on hiatus. An overnight to Poughkeepsie with our state qualifiers left me exhausted and unable to summon the mental...
Remember that old saw about the only two things that are certain in life? Death and taxes, right? Add this third one: upon conclusion of the...
Late May is that time of golf viewing season when we are filled to the brim with events, and forgetful of how brief a time it...
Turns out, Scottie does know. No, Scheff, I didn’t imagine that the final round of the 2025 PGA Championship, the one where you had the four-shot...
Although no round should technically be worth more than any other, day three has possessed a mystique of its own for decades. It’s the only one...
The PGA Championship might be the greatest gift to golf and major events. At the US Open and the Masters, we read articles about how the...
We learned early in the week that Charlotte can take on a lot of mid-May water. We also learned that Quail Hollow doesn’t cater to a...
I was tempted to sneak the word catachresis into this week’s episode title. Borrowed from Greek, it means “the use of a word in a way that is...
The history of the acquisition of lands for state parks and properties is a varied one across the Empire State. The first state park, Niagara Falls,...
Cacoethes is the urge to do something inadvisable. It is pronounced ka-kuh-WEE-theez and is the sort of word that might sound like a curse, an insult,...
The final week of professional golf in April of 2025 brought out some first-time winners. On the LPGA, a maiden major titleist was welcomed in Houston....
With the Masters behind us and the apparent fullness of spring’s arrival to the northern hemisphere, golf season is truly here. We have major champions in...
There’s no way to proclaim which Masters tournament was the greatest ever. For every solid opinion, there is an equally sustainable one. One can certainly submit...
As Moving Day was unpacking, I was taking in a regional performance of Chess, the 1986 musical that has enjoyed a reassessment and revaloration in recent years....
Swingeth did the Cutsman’s axe. Swingeth, too, did a quartet of competitors as they moved to the top of the leader’s board. As happens so often...
We’re proud to once again partner with 2nd Swing Golf to bring you GolfWRX Members Choice 2025! 2nd Swing has...
The best fitters in the world see all the options available in the marketplace, analyze their performance traits, and pull...
In our effort to assemble the 2025 best irons, we have again compiled an expert panel of fitters to help...
