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Ryder, Walker among 4 tied for Sanderson lead ❧ Albatross lifts Chatfield to 3rd Korn Ferry 59 of '25 ☙ ❧ Max Homa shoots 5-under 67 | Round 1 Highlights | Sanderson Farms | 2025 ❧ PGA of America prez apologizes to Rory, Euros ☙ ❧ Highlights | Round 1 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 2025 ❧ Scheffler may break revered Tiger record, pro says. And he jabs Mickelson ☙ ❧ One of golf’s most popular caddies is back. And his pro embraces being ‘different’ ❧ Jordan outshines Ryder Cup heroes to share lead ☙ ❧ Unleash longer drives by mastering this 1 key move ❧ Your thumb may be wrecking your swing. Here's how to fix it ☙ ❧ What Europe's Ryder Cup team has that U.S. needs more of ❧ Luke List to win a 5-man PLAYOFF 👀 ☙ ❧ Republic of Korea takes lead, Canada sit eighth after two rounds at the 2025 Women’s World Amateur Team Championships ❧ PGA chief to apologise to McIlroy family over Ryder Cup abuse ☙ ❧ Europeans relish peace following Bethpage chaos ❧ Nesbitt first Canadian golfer to level up for 2026 season – but maybe not the last ☙ ❧ United States leads after opening round, Canada tied for sixth at 2025 Women’s World Amateur Team Championships ❧ Worst-ball scramble with PGA TOUR rookies | Episode 1 | Rocket Rookies Classic ☙ ❧ Ryder Cup spectator decorum is overdue ❧ Look Back at the Ryder Cup, PGA TOUR Winner Andrew Novak | The Drop ☙ ❧

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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. Here is a history of some of golf’s most fundamental words.
5 easy steps to execute a bunker shot over a high lip
Bunker shots over a high lip are daunting for even the best players in the world. Follow these five steps to make them just a bit easier.
Seve Ballesteros' brilliant tip for hitting putts with perfect speed
Finding the correct speed on breaking putts is crucial for holing them. Here's an "unorthodox" tip from Seve Ballesteros to help you out.
Rules Guy: Is there a rule against playing music on the course?
Is it always legal to play music on the golf course, and are there any rules that regulate music? Rules Guy has the answer.
2025 Grant Thornton Invitational: TV schedule, streaming info, how to watch, tee times
How to watch the 2025 Grant Thornton Invitational mixed-team event this week, including a full Grant Thornton Invitational TV schedule.
7 Christmas gifts on my life (and golf) survival guide
Every person needs a code. These are the products I use to live by mine, no matter my destination ... or my space constraints.
'Hardest thing I’ve done': Golfer breaks world record for most courses played in year
In a bittersweet feat, Josh Simpson played his 581st round of 2025, a record-setting goal he set to honor his late mother.
FJ BONUS SZN: Earn 3X points on purchases of $1,000 — plus a gift box worth $500!
At Fairway Jockey, you can earn 2X points on purchases of $500 and 3X points when you spend $1,000—and a mystery holiday gift box worth $500 too!
The keys to making this luxe private golf club's perfect cookies
Pine Canyon pastry chef Sierra Proctor shares the keys to making the club's cookies, a signature offering for more than 20 years.
Open Championship will move to new month in 2028. Here's why
The 2028 Open Championship will move to a new month in 2028 thanks to a scheduling conflict. The R&A announced the decision Monday.
Golf Canada
Leah John and Maude-Aimee LeBlanc earn 2026 LPGA Tour Cards
MOBILE, Ala. – Leah John is heading to the LPGA Tour, while Maude-Aimee LeBlanc will be returning after finishing inside the top 25 at the LPGA Q-Series Final Qualifying Stage at M...
Golf Canada’s Weekly Leaderboard powered by Titleist
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR Anna Huang continued her breakout season with a second consecutive victory, winning the Lacoste Ladies Open de France by three strokes. The 16-year-old Canadia...
Redefining year-round golf: The rise of simulators across Canada
Golf is a sport built on history and tradition, yet for centuries it was tied exclusively to fairways, greens and tee times. Since 2020, traditional golf has surged, but the places...
Golf Canada announces amateur athletes named to 2026 Team Canada roster
December 4, 2025 – Golf Canada is proud to announce the names of 34 amateur and junior athletes that have been named to the 2026 Team Canada and Team Canada – NextGen squads. Athle...
Golf Canada appoints Paul Perrier as Chief Sport Officer
National Sport Organization welcomes former USC Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director to advance Canadian golf participation and competitive excellence. (December 3, 2025) –...
Six Canadian stops highlight 2026 PGA TOUR Americas schedule
The 2026 PGA TOUR Americas schedule will feature a strong Canadian presence, with six tournaments staged coast-to-coast as part of the 15-event season announced by the PGA TOUR. Ru...
Industry veteran Scott Pritchard to join One Eleven Management Group as vice-president
TORONTO - Longtime golf executive Scott Pritchard will join One Eleven Management Group as a vice-president and partner beginning Jan. 1, 2026. The move follows Pritchard’s departu...
Swing all year: Why golf simulators are Canada’s new hot spot
When the first flakes of snow fall, many Canadians from coast to coast realize that, as unfortunate as it may be, golf season is ending. Or is it? From downtown lounges with craft ...
Throwback Thursday: Montreal Municipal Golf Club and Jocelyne Bourassa’s defining moment
Montreal Municipal Golf Club may not boast the grandeur of Canada’s most historic private clubs, but its legacy is undeniable. Nestled in the heart of the city, this public course ...
Canadian team set to compete for GOLFZON Tour Championship
‘Team Golfplay’ from Kitchener and Waterloo square off with ‘Tee Times’ from Detroitin Los Angeles this weekend OAKVILLE, Ont. – Team Golfplay from Kitchener and Waterloo will be p...
PGA TOUR
An inside look at the Texas golf team 👀
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Hideki Matsuyama's winning highlights from Hero World Challenge | 2025
Hideki Matsuyama shoots 8-under 64 | Round 4 highlights | Hero World Challenge | 2025
Highlights | Round 4 | Hero World Challenge | 2025
Tiger Woods teasing Justin Thomas on the first tee in 2019 😂
Scottie Scheffler shoots 7-under 65 | Round 3 | Hero World Challenge | 2025
Highlights | Round 3 | Hero World Challenge | 2025
Highlights | Round 2 | Hero World Challenge | 2025
BBC Sport
The parents of Alice, Elsie and Bebe on the love and legacy left behind
The parents of Alice da Silva Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Bebe King, the three girls murdered in the Southport attack, on the love and legacy left behind.
2028 Open moved to August to avoid Olympics clash
The 156th Open Championship will be held in August 2028 to avoid clashing with the Olympic golf tournament at the Los Angeles Games.
LIV hope for rankings 'solution' by 2026 season
LIV Golf are optimistic that the tour will secure official world golf ranking points for players in 2026.
Matsuyama wins play-off at Hero World Challenge
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama beats Sweden's Alex Noren in a one-hole play-off to win his second Hero World Challenge title in Albany.
England's Owen wins Legends finale in Mauritius
Greg Owen's birdie on the 18th pips Jeev Milkha Singh and Darren Fichardt to the MCB Mauritius Legends title by one stroke.
Neergaard-Petersen holds nerve to win Australian Open
Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen beats Cameron Smith by one shot to claim his first DP World Tour title.
McIlroy nine back after bizarre banana skin mishap
Rory McIlroy is nine shots behind leader Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen ahead of the final day of the Australian Open at Royal Melbourne.
Blinded in one eye but facing McIlroy in Australia
Little over a year ago, Jeff Guan thought he would never play professionally again. Now he is set to line up in the same Australian Open field as Rory McIlroy.
Woods laments slow recovery and has no return date
Tiger Woods says his recovery from disc replacement surgery has been "slow" as he nears 18 months out of the sport.
'150th Open champion Smith needs more than a cool number plate'
Cam Smith admits “it’s in my head” as he tries to deal with his career stalling since winning the 150th Open and then joining LIV, writes Iain Carter.
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'28 Olympics push Open to latest start since 1893
The Open Championship is moving back two weeks in 2028 to avoid a conflict with the Los Angeles Olympics, giving golf's oldest championship its latest start since 1893.
Matsuyama rallies to win Hero Challenge in playoff
Hideki Matsuyama won the Hero World Challenge on Sunday when he closed with an 8-under 64 and then hit 9-iron to 2 feet for birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Alex Noren.
Reitan wins in Sun City, earns berth in Masters
Norwegian Kristoffer Reitan held on over the back nine Sunday and closed with an even-par 72 to complete a wire-to-wire victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge, his second European t...
Neergaard-Petersen wins Australian Open crown
Denmark's Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen has won the Australian Open by one shot over local star Cameron Smith.
Rory thrills again as Dane upstages Smith in dramatic Australian Open ending
Welcome to Day 4! Championship Sunday at Royal Melbourne is set to be a thriller, with a resurgent Cameron Smith headlining a jam-packed leaderboard and a chasing pack all eyeing t...
Straka seizes 1-shot Bahamas lead over Scheffler
Sepp Straka has a one-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler going into the final round of the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
Smith back to form in Australian Open title bid
A resurgent Cameron Smith could finish an otherwise forgettable year with a maiden Australian Open title with the Queenslander taking over from Min Woo Lee as the top local hope.
Everything to know about the 2025 Australian Open at Royal Melbourne
Here's everything you need to know about this year's event at Royal Melbourne.
McIlroy overcomes a banana peel nightmare to finish strong again
We're into Day 3 at the Australian Open from Royal Melbourne and the leaderboard is perfectly poised for another dramatic round of golf.
U.S. pulls near Europe in World Champions Cup
Stewart Cink and Jason Caron led the way for the Americans in the Skechers World Champions Cup.
Global Golf Post
Read GGP Dec. 8
Read the North American edition here.Read the International edition here.
IAGA honors Gowan, Ryan and Shoup
The International Association of Golf Administrators honored three individuals and one foundation with awards at its 2025 annual conference at Horseshoe Bay Resort near Austin, Tex...
Distinguished dozen
As the owner and operator of 28 courses across 12 destinations in the U.S., Omni Hotels & Resorts saw its properties host the biggest tournaments in college golf in 2025, as well a...
Marine & Lawn has made luxury golf hotels its province
The idea - to combine elegant, historic hotels with the experience that comes with playing some of the most famous golf courses in the world - would seem to be obvious. But it took...
Refurbished Dye course an Amelia Island highlight
The Oak Marsh course, a Pete Dye design at the Omni Amelia Island Resort & Spa in northeast Florida, recently reopened following a $7.4 million renovation by Beau Welling Design, a...
Tiger focused on PGA Tour’s future and injury rehab
While Tiger Woods goes through another patience-testing rehabilitation process in the aftermath of the disc-replacement surgery he had in October, he is in charge of reimagining th...
Golf nonprofit seeks to help junior players succeed in life
Relying on adults with experience in golf and life, the non-profit GolfBridge Society is working to prepare junior golfers in the Philadelphia area for what lies ahead, both on and...
Titleist Shop at Pinehurst an equipment hub for golfers
The Titleist Shop at Pinehurst is a one-of-a-kind collaboration between Titleist and Pinehurst that brings together two of the game’s most admired brands, situated at the heart of ...
Change is top of mind at tour season’s sunset
What the PGA Tour’s season-ending RSM Classic lacked in star power it made up for with its sense of finality, especially for those hovering around No. 100 on the FedEx Cup Fall poi...
Read GGP Nov. 24
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The Masters
A Tribute to 1979 Masters Champion Fuzzy Zoeller
2010 – 2019: The Moments That Defined a Decade at the Masters
The Impact of Rory McIlroy and the Green Jacket in India
The Final Hole of Tiger's 2005 Victory | Masters Tournament
Arnold Palmer reflecting on his first Masters
Seve Ballesteros' eagle at the 1986 Masters
Phil Mickelson Nearly Makes Three Straight Eagles | 2010 Masters
The Par 3 Contest | Hallowed Grounds: The Story of Augusta National
Tiger’s hole-out eagle at the 2010 Masters #themasters
Arnold Palmer's chip-in at the 1962 Masters