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The Best of Golf Digest in 2023

From stories and videos to podcast and interactives, we sought to capture our favorite game in refreshing new ways this year

Paying tribute to those golf lost in 2023

Lessons in pain management: How PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan survives the current crisis

Has 'PGA Tour vs. LIV' fatigue already soured some fans on pro golf?

The 18 biggest golf rules issues of 2023

Angel Cabrera reinstated by PGA Tour following two-year prison sentence for gender violence

Are Tiger Woods, Nike parting ways? Woods tight-lipped on rumors

NBC tabs popular pro as temporary Paul Azinger replacement

The REAL 'best of' 2023: Golf superlatives for the soul

54 things that happened to Brooks Koepka in 2023

PGA Tour suspends Jon Rahm, which has domino effect on other players' eligibility for 2024

From 'spin loft' to 'CT creep', these 12 golf terms became all the rage in 2023

Grant Thornton Invitational

Amid the tense debate over pro golf's future, the LPGA/PGA Tour's mixed event offers a lesson: Don't forget about the golf

Did a caddie harass a player, or was a protest over missed payments punished? The curious case of Jon Bujan, Sophia Schubert and the LPGA

Grant Thornton Invitational

The 5 most intriuging teams as the LPGA and PGA Tour join forces at the Grant Thornton Invitational

jon rahm's future

13 questions (and answers) about the 'Jon Rahm to LIV Golf' speculation

Rollback reaction

At Torrey Pines, golfers have more questions than answers about how the ball rollback will affect them

This one word Tiger Woods used to assess his comeback start at the Hero is what golf fans wanted to hear

USGA, R&A to announce universal golf ball rollback next week

Tiger Woods has clearly taken torch from Palmer, Nicklaus as golf's most influential statesman

Bringing Luke Donald back as Ryder Cup captain was Europe's smartest possible decision

Tiger's revelations

What Tiger Woods revealed about the state of the PGA Tour deal with the PIF

Appreciate Tiger Woods while you can (from someone who failed to do so)

Here's everyone who has qualified for the field (so far) for the 2024 Masters

R&A CEO Martin Slumbers says distance rollback decisions will be revealed by end of the year

Former Ryder Cupper who jumped to LIV Golf gets approval to return to DP World Tour

Writers Roundtable

Who replaces Paul Azinger?: Here's what NBC should consider when looking to fill its lead golf analyst role

CME Group Tour Championship

How Amy Yang became the unexpected—and grateful—winner of the CME Group Tour Championship

Paul Azinger is out as lead golf analyst at NBC Sports

Tiger Woods to make pro golf return at Hero World Challenge

CME Group Tour Championship

Alison Lee says she has Fred Couples (?!) to thank for her LPGA resurgence

LPGA, Ladies European Tour closing in on groundbreaking merger pending LET player vote

Charlie Woods accomplishes something Tiger never did: Win a high-school state championship

Letter from Europe

The future of the DP World Tour is unclear, but its demise has been greatly exaggerated

CME Group Tour Championship

A $4 million (!) first-place check is coming on the LPGA Tour in 2024

Rory McIlroy resigns from PGA Tour board

Jay Monahan tells players PGA Tour remains on track to deal with Saudi Arabia amid rumors

Camilo Villegas completes return from tragedy and golf's abyss to win Bermuda Championship

A fourth win in 2023 has this breakout LPGA star set to become World No. 1

How good was your golf year? Take our new test to find out

TGL is in danger of reliving LIV Golf's mistakes

9 golfers facing make-or-break moments in their 2023 LPGA seasons at this week’s final full-field event

Erik van Rooyen honors dying friend with emotional win at World Wide Technology Championship

What can average golfers learn from PGA Tour stars when it comes to switching putters?

Tiger Woods' first course is hosting a tour event. Here's what to expect

Maverick McNealy returns from injury to PGA Tour with renewed enthusiasm—and his pilot's license

15-hole matches with alternate-shot and singles play: Here's what Tiger/Rory's TGL league format looks like

Masters, Open Championship bound

How 20 holes changed the life of Australia’s Jasper Stubbs, the new Asia Pacific Amateur champion

2 players from Korn Ferry Tour suspended for betting on PGA Tour events

Rory McIlroy says he and Joe LaCava are ‘all friends’ again after testy Ryder Cup exchange

Collin Morikawa halts winless string with stunning Sunday and six-shot win in Zozo

David Ford's closing 64 leads U.S. to victory in the World Amateur Team Championship

Rory McILroy joins NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce as investors in Alpine Formula One racing team

Phil Mickelson remains bullish on LIV Golf’s future, says he knows more big names will join in 2024

In golf nerd Chase Johnson's wizarding world, pro success is his destiny

Tom Kim wins title defense at Shriners, and does something that hasn't been done in 110 years

Talor Gooch lost a playoff in the LIV Golf regular-season finale, but still came out $20 million richer

Bryson DeChambeau pleads for changes to major qualifying after LIV's OWGR rejection

In face of controversial invite, Lexi Thompson playing for more than just a score

PGA Tour-bound pro heartbreakingly loses card when hit with penalty for rules violation at Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Sanderson Farms Championship

Luke List didn’t think he had a chance. Twenty minutes later he was fist-pumping his way to victory in a five-man playoff

Video catches Tiger Woods hitting wedge while hosting junior event at Pebble Beach

what went wrong?

PGA Tour winner questions if 'rusty' U.S. team was properly prepared for Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup underscores golf's biggest problem

A surprise name is playing in pro-am portion of the DP World Tour’s event at St. Andrews

Lexi Thompson to make PGA Tour debut at Shriners Children's Open

Ryder Cup 2023: The Ryder Cup is broken, and there’s no easy fix

Blueprint for a Blowout

How Europe won back the Ryder Cup in 7 simple steps

Ryder Cup 2023: Why it went wrong for America and wondering if it will ever get right

Europeans fume over Joe LaCava's hat waving, and bad blood is sure to spill over

Our grades for all 24 players so far at the Ryder Cup, from an A+ for Rahm to an F for Spieth

Ryder Cup 2023 updates: U.S. running out of time as Europe extends lead in Saturday morning foursomes

The uncomfortable reason the match's future isn't as rosy as you'd think

Why America will win the Ryder Cup

Counter Prediction

Why Europe will win the Ryder Cup

With questions lingering about his place on the U.S. Ryder Cup team, Justin Thomas seems to have his swagger back

50 years of Ryder Cup memories evoke images both dear and disheartening

'I'll watch every shot, every day': LIV golfer can't quit Ryder Cup even if he's bitter about not being able to participate

Meet the Players

All 24 players competing at the Ryder Cup, ranked

The Slowheim Cup: Five-hour-plus rounds push matches into the twilight zone

The secret to a U.S. Ryder Cup win in Rome? It may lie in the lessons learned by these 5 American captains who lost in Europe

Letter from Europe

This Solheim Cup legend shares some wild stories from the early years

Course Strategy

What makes Spain's Finca Cortesin different than any other Solheim Cup course

Phil Mickelson says he won't be betting on football because he 'crossed the line into addiction,' thanks wife for support

Europe’s Ryder Cup team has momentum after the BMW PGA success—and plenty of confidence, too

Letter from Europe

What role will Justin Rose play for Europe at the Ryder Cup? Whatever he's asked

Michael Block makes his ninth (!!) albatross and the Internet is as mad as ever

Hagestad inches closer

It looks like this mid-amateur legend is headed to the Masters one more time

Ludvig Aberg was the breakout star of the European Ryder Cup scouting trip

11 surprising names fighting for their PGA Tour cards this fall

Shane Lowry on controversial pick for Ryder Cup: 'I know I deserve to be on that team'

An unprecedented statistical deep dive into Ryder Cup performance

A golf company with $90,000 in sales was valued at $400 million. Its stock proceeded to crash. What happened?

Arnold Palmer: 10 rules for a golf life

Netflix's 'Full Swing' is already having a huge impact on PGA Tour TV numbers

Tour pro who calls out fellow player's rules infraction at Q School gets DQ’d for her own mishap

Did Luke Donald get it right with his 2023 European Ryder Cup team? Our writers explore surprises, snubs and any lingering questions

GB&I made U.S. team nervous, but Americans' depth came through in Walker Cup victory

The 10 wildest, most surprising stats from the 2022-23 PGA Tour season

The Rickie Effect

Rickie Fowler is about to get PAID in PIP money judging by impressive PGA Tour social media data

(Near) Mutiny at St. Andrews

The best U.S. Walker Cup team in history also might have been the most contentious

Surprises? Snubs? Our writers break down the U.S. Ryder Cup captain's picks and the 2023 American team overall

to play or not to play

The PGA Tour season is over. Now what? Top players explain how they intend to navigate the new fall series

Charles Barkley can’t help but give Rory McIlroy grief in the most Charles Barkley way

U.S. Senior Amateur

In wake of Maui fires, it's a surreal time in U.S. Senior Amateur for former NFL punter

Crunching the Numbers

The 5 most eye-opening takeaways from the final 2022-23 PGA Tour money list

PGA Tour will maintain full control of its circuit in proposed agreement with Saudis, commissioner Jay Monahan says

Ryder Cup-dates

Ryder Cup-etology: American qualifying ends, but Burns and Glover can still wreak havoc

U.S. Amateur champ puts on a Tiger-like show to match Woods with USGA double

U.S. Ryder Cup team

Brooks Koepka falls out of qualifying for U.S. Ryder Cup team as six players earn automatic spots

East Lake will undergo significant historical renovation by golf's new hottest architect

getting late, early

Tour Championship bubble is tight and right now Jordan Spieth would be first man out

Solheim Cup-date

Solheim Cup-date: Both squads starting to take shape for September matches in Spain

The true story of a golf pro's lies, fraud, threats and tales of murder

Phil Mickelson's gambling losses totaled nearly $100 million, former associate alleges in new book

Jay Monahan: Medical leave was due to anxiety from PIF-related challenges

FedEx Cup Playoffs

Beyond winning, PGA Tour players have one goal in Memphis: make the Top 50

The top 25 players competing at the 2023 AIG Women's British Open, ranked

The top 10 money earners in FedEx Cup history

Who's in, who's out of the FedEx Cup Playoffs? Here's the final regular-season points list

Drama fuels Bryson DeChambeau’s winning 58 at LIV Golf Greenbrier, emotion fuels post-round celebration

Billy Horschel says he might have gone a couple years with his irons at the wrong specs

With Justin Thomas' Ryder Cup fate in the balance, the Wyndham has become the most surreal tournament of his career

Tiger Woods added to PGA Tour Policy Board as players seek more control over direction of the tour

Going for the Gold

The 2024 Olympics are a year away. Here are the golfers who would be playing in Paris if the games were today

Crunching the Numbers

How historic would Scottie Scheffler's season be with average (or great) putting stats?

Celine Boutier pulls off dream win at the Amundi Evian Championship, sums it up in 10 heartfelt words

Wild U.S. Junior final needs two days, 36 holes, six-lead changes to determine a winner

Amundi Evian Championship

LPGA Tour pro calls out rules officials in response to DQ over slow-play penalty

Fred Couples appears to confirm three bubble boys who are making the American Ryder Cup team

The top 25 players competing at the 2023 Amundi Evian Championship, ranked

Justin Thomas, Brian Harman, Team Europe: Answering the 10 most pressing Ryder Cup questions after Hoylake

Check the numbers

How each of the 2023 men's majors were won, explained in four charts

Brian Harman was due for a big win, and golf was due for a drama-less finish

Past winners' perspective

These are the things Brian Harman will have to adjust to as a major winner, say those who've been there

Beware of the injured player

Dealing with crutches and a cast, runner-up Tom Kim has his best finish in a major

To know Brian Harman, you need to know about his legendary win in college over Rickie Fowler

The Grinders: How two golfers combined to shoot 434 in a single round—and saved their college team

NCAA Women's Championship

Wake Forest women add first national championship to Demon Deacons’ golf legacy

Kay Cockerill’s RV odyssey: Here's what happens when a Golf Channel commentator becomes a road warrior

2023: The Year In Review

Newsmakers of the Year: Our countdown of the top 25 golfers, teams, tournaments and topics of 2023

Latest

Our favorite golf memories from 2023

10 things from 2023 we'll be talking about in 10 years (and 5 we won't)

The REAL 'best of' 2023: Golf superlatives for the soul

The 2023 Quadrant of everything that happened in golf

The Latest

Our favorite Golf Digest portraits of 2023

The Best of Golf Digest in 2023

Luke Donald, DP World Tour win Christmas with fantastic Ryder Cup troll

Paying tribute to those golf lost in 2023

Our favorite golf memories from 2023

A record number of tour pros made $1 million in 2023

11 tour pros wait—anxiously—for confirmation that they’re in the 2024 Masters

Lessons in pain management: How PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan survives the current crisis

The Official World Golf Ranking announced two wonky changes for 2024. Here's what they actually mean

‘They own you now’: Shane Lowry not surprised by Jon Rahm’s LIV jump, still wants him at Bethpage Ryder Cup

Searching The Web

Tiger Woods (duh) again tops Google searches of golfers, though other popular choices are surprising

Has 'PGA Tour vs. LIV' fatigue already soured some fans on pro golf?

Young star Ludvig Aberg says 'red flags' contributed to him turning down LIV

Q School winner Harrison Endycott went in with a plan that he expertly executed

Life on the fringes

How Scottsdale became the underworld of professional golf

How the sale of U.S. Steel relates to the biggest deal ever made on a golf course

Justin Thomas shares his annual 'goals' list, perfectly pokes fun at himself

The 18 biggest golf rules issues of 2023

Angel Cabrera reinstated by PGA Tour following two-year prison sentence for gender violence

PGA Tour Q School

Tour player overcomes recent tragedy to earn his first PGA Tour card

Are Tiger Woods, Nike parting ways? Woods tight-lipped on rumors

‘A damn bad job’: Viktor Hovland lashes out at PGA Tour but stops short of jumping to LIV Golf

Letter from Europe

A new tribute to 'Old Tom' is coming to St. Andrews

10 things from 2023 we'll be talking about in 10 years (and 5 we won't)

PNC Championship

Bernhard Langer is now a five-time PNC Championship winner. Here's how he’s going to reward himself

PNC Championship

Tiger Woods closes the year feeling hopeful, healthy and looking forward to 2024

NBC tabs popular pro as temporary Paul Azinger replacement

This loophole has now allowed LIV golfers to win five of six DP World Tour events

Payday in Orlando

Here's the prize money payout for each pro at the 2023 PNC Championship

How good is Charlie Woods? Putting his young junior golf career into perspective

Fire Pit Collective

When 54 holes is actually just right

Korn Ferry Tour Q School Second Stage Edition: Pressure-packed responses, familiar names and heartbreaking tales

An ode to Tiger Woods and golf video games

Phil Mickelson vs. Alan Shipnuck: Setting the record straight