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But exclusive courses that charge members tens of thousands of dollars in annual fees are increasingly reluctant to commit to the event, particularly if they’re not the main weekend venue. The rise in popularity of Greg Norman’s LIV Golf, which has signed a four-year deal with the South Australian government and had more than 90,000...

Robert MacIntyre has a comically Scottish way of describing those times when he gets down on himself on the golf course: “Mumping and moaning.” Though the 27-year-old has done his best to do less of it as the current PGA Tour season moved forward, golfers’ memories can be short when it comes to positive self-talk,...

[PHOTO: Sarah Stier/Getty Images] West Australian Minjee Lee took full advantage of what she described as an ideal Saturday set-up to match the low round of the championship and take a share of the 54-hole lead at the US Women’s Open. Lee will begin the final round at Lancaster Country Club in Pennsylvania in a...

LANCASTER, Pa. — On Saturday night, Andrea Lee will hang out with her parents, Minjee Lee will read the Andre Agassi biography “Open,” and perhaps watch an episode or two of “The Rookie,” and Wichani Meechai will wear the Buddhist protection amulet her mother gave her and hope that all interactions with the ghost at...

One Golf Digest+ member who reluctantly moved up a tee box during a recent round was 84-year-old Curt McClure (above, second from the right), who typically plays from 6,000 yards but appeased his buddies and joined them at 5,200 yards at his home course of Lubbock Country Club in Texas. The move sparked a special...

Every year during the USGA’s championship season, the relatable hypothetical echoes around America’s grillrooms: What would you shoot on that U.S. Open course? Same tees, same rough, same conditions—how do you stack up? We ask this for many reasons, in part to better appreciate the skill of the world’s best players, but also as a...

As golfers, we often let the colors we see on a course dictate whether we think it’s in good shape or not. Green, good. Brown, bad. It’s not that simple, though. Aside from a compelling argument that browner, firmer turf is ideal for playability, courses in certain climates may turn almost completely brown for several...

[PHOTO: Patrick Smith] “If they put the pins here, I’m going to start crying.” Those were the words of 15-year-old Asterisk Talley, describing her initial thoughts about the setup at Lancaster Country Club during a practice round for the US Women’s Open. Her other main reaction? “These greens are stupid.” Talley was laughing – she...

[PHOTO: Sarah Stier/Getty Images] It was another difficult day full of high scores at the US Women’s Open, where West Australian Minjee Lee again displayed patience and top quality ball-striking to sit one-under and in a share of third place at the halfway mark. Out early when the wind that has added to the immense...

This article first appeared in Low Net, a Golf Digest+ exclusive newsletter written for the average golfer, by an average golfer. Have a topic you want me to explore? Send me an email at [email protected]. Golfers tend to resent opponents who don’t give short putts, but I’ve determined there’s someone way worse. It’s the golfer...

A lot of golfers tend to make a simple mistake when they set up to the golf ball. If you draw a line across both their shoulders, then across both their toes, the line on the shoulders would be pointing to the left of the one on their toes Like this. 4×6 That’s a problem,...