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Michael Jordan’s (new) playground, Phil Mickelson’s big tease, and Joe Buck roasts Justin Thomas’ hairline

Welcome to another edition of The Grind where Tiger Woods is the only Tiger King we will ever recognize. That being said, after binging on the Netflix documentary...

April 2, 2020

Power Moves

Brooks Koepka could probably win majors left-handed if these numbers are for real

A day after Rickie Fowler and Justin Thomas shared swings and results of a left-handed competition, Brooks Koepka showed his fellow PGA Tour pros who is boss when it comes to switch-hitting on the course.

March 21, 2020

The Grind

Tiger Woods breaks his silence, and Dustin-Paulina dance on, Paula Creamer puts her pad on the market

Welcome to another edition of The Grind where we liked talking about whether Tiger Woods would get to 19 majors a lot more than we like talking about COVID-19.

March 20, 2020

Cooped Up

How are tour pros quarantining? By juggling toilet paper and burning grass (among other things)

We're not sure who started the #StayAtHomeChallenge, but it seems that Denmark's Joost Luiten was the first to bring it into the golf world.

March 18, 2020

WGC-Mexico Championship

Justin Thomas grabs 54-hole lead at WGC-Mexico, Patrick Reed one back

Justin Thomas has owned Club de Golf Chapultepec in his three appearances at the WGC-Mexico Championship, but there's just one problem: he hasn't won the event.

February 23, 2020

WGC-Mexico Championship

Jon Rahm’s day includes an ace and a course record 61 that has him in contention

Jon Rahm’s day was already off to a good start with four birdies, including three from tap-in range, in his first four holes Saturday at the WGC-Mexico Championship.

February 23, 2020

The Grind

Larry Fitzgerald defies the odds again, Rory McIlroy’s ex shows off her golf swing, and Rory cries at the movies

Welcome to another edition of The Grind where we have mixed feelings about Larry Fitzgerald’s latest romp at Pebble Beach.

February 14, 2020

Hot Hot Heat

Tiger Woods ‘rips’ Presidents Cup partner Justin Thomas: ‘I carried his ass in Australia’

Of the 14 rounds they've been paired together, Thomas has beaten Woods 10 times, tied him three times and lost just once in their most recent pairing, which came in the final round of the 2019 Hero World Challenge (Woods shot 69 to Thomas' 70).

February 12, 2020

Is great golf genetic?

Do genes matter In golf?

Does genealogy make the athlete or do they just set the stage?

February 12, 2020

PGA Tour

Why Tiger Woods is hoping a third time is the charm with Justin Thomas pairing at Riviera

Tiger Woods will be looking for a first win at Riviera Country Club this week and a record 83rd PGA Tour title. First things first, he'll need to get past Justin Thomas.

February 11, 2020

Desert Mamba

Justin Thomas unveils touching tributes to Kobe Bryant at Waste Management Phoenix Open

The death of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant hit Justin Thomas hard. Two days later, he was still shook.

January 30, 2020

News & Tours

Rory McIlroy says reports of a new pro tour could be ‘catalyst for some changes’ on the PGA Tour

After posting a five-under 67 to get within two shots of Jon Rahm’s lead ahead of Sunday’s final round of the Farmers Insurance Open, Rory McIlroy offered the most detailed player response thus far to a story that’s been bubbling all week.

January 26, 2020

Omega Dubai Desert Classic

Stenson: ‘The golf course doesn’t know if you’re 20, 30 or 40 when you’re teeing it up’

Henrik Stenson spent the off-season working on his driving, a 40-foot RV around the Californian countryside that is. He’ll take all of February off too for fear of “running out of fuel” later in one of the busiest golf seasons on record.

January 22, 2020

Farmers Insurance Open

After six-week hiatus from golf, Rory McIlroy is ready for a run at World No. 1

There are at least five players with legitimate claims to being the best golfer on Earth at the moment. The strongest case of all, however, might belong to Rory McIlroy.

January 22, 2020

The Grind

Justin Thomas passes Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed’s enemies list grows, and Pat Perez’s $8,000 toilet

Welcome to another edition of The Grind where we started the new year not with a bang, but with a beep. In fact, a series of very annoying pre-dawn beeps thanks to the batteries dying in a carbon monoxide alarm.

January 10, 2020

Voices

10 wild, outlandish predictions for professional golf in 2020

Here are a few things I know to be true: First, any writer who makes predictions will inevitably have those predictions thrown in his face if and when they turn out to wrong.

January 9, 2020