The USGA and R&A Made the Correct Decision…Just 30 Years Too Late

Most golf purists will say that the USGA and the R&A made the proper decision by banning players from anchoring a golf club against their body. As USGA executive director Mike Davis discussed on Golf Channel last week, golf has been played for centuries, and throughout that entire period of time, the golf stroke has always consisted of players holding the club away from their body while making... 

USGA & R&A Expected to Make Putter Anchoring Decision Tomorrow Morning

Well, tomorrow is officially D-Day…decision day that is. The R&A and USGA have announced that they will be holding a joint teleconference with the media at 8:30 a.m. EST tomorrow morning. The purpose of the call was not made public, but one can certainly surmise that future of anchored putters will be the key topic discussed. The USGA and R&A both made it clear months ago that they would... 

Rory McIlroy Wins in Dubai While Taking His Game to a Whole New Level

As if Rory McIlroy needed to prove anything else this season, he closed out his year with five-consecutive birdies to capture the DP World Tour Championship and the European Tour’s Race to Dubai title. Obviously no one knows how the remainder of McIlroy’s career will play out. But, if we are writing history as we go, 2011 could be considered McIlroy’s breakout year, while 2012 was... 

Martin Kaymer Becomes Latest European to Join the PGA Tour

Martin Kaymer has officially become the latest European take up membership on the PGA Tour in 2013. The 27-year-old, who captured his first major title at the 2010 PGA Championship, joins what seems like an ever-growing list of players choosing to jump over to this side of the Atlantic in pursuit of higher purses, more lucrative endorsement deals, better practice weather and of course, the opportunity... 

5 Players Set to Win Their First Major in 2013

As we head into the 2013 season, professional golf remains in a period of transition. Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson appear to be headed toward the twilight of their careers, while young Rory McIlroy is looking to establish himself as the game’s next top dog. But what about the others? With Woods and Mickelson not winning as often as they once did and McIlroy showing a tendency to reach both... 

Rory McIlroy Misses the Cut at the Hong Kong Open

Rory McIlroy will not be playing over the weekend for the first time since the U.S. Open back in mid-June. McIlroy, who entered this week’s Hong Kong Open as the defending champion, posted rounds of 72 and 73 to miss the cut by three strokes. He made just one birdie during a sloppy opening round 73, and was sent backing with a five-over-par 36-hole score of 145. Blast from the past leader Michael... 

Rory McIlroy: 2 Questions Will Determine the Remainder of His Career

At the young age of 23, Rory McIlroy has already won nine professional events, including two major championships. McIlroy is unquestionably the best young talent since a wiry young fella from Southern California took the golf world by storm back in 1996. Although Tiger Woods won twice in 1996, he didn’t truly assume his thrown atop the golf world until his dominant performance at the 1997 Masters.... 

Just How Good Is Matteo Manassero?

19-year-old Matteo Manassero won his third European Tour title yesterday when he rose to the top of a field containing the likes on Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, Rory McIlroy and Louis Oosthuizen at the Barclays Singapore Open. After having been quiet for most of the 2012 season, Manassero now jumps to 46th in the World Golf Rankings and is in prime position to earn his second invitation to the Masters... 

Woods, Nicklaus, Hogan, Etc.: Who Is the Greatest Golfer of All Time?

Yesterday afternoon a friend of mine asked me an incredibly broad yet common question: Who did I think is the greatest golfer of all time? My mind immediately began racing towards the two obvious choices: Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. But, before I could even get the words of out my mouth, a brief moment of enlightenment came over me—which, let me tell you, is quite rare—and I began to... 

PGA Tour: Belly Putters Will Be Old News by 2018

Golf’s governing bodies have yet to even make an official announcement about the future of belly putters in the game and the golf world is already ablaze with resistance to any potential change to the rules. This should come as no surprise to anyone, because, well, people are always opposed to change. Whether we are talking about politics, technology, moving homes or even changes to the sports... 

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