Ana Belac stepped to the tee of Augusta National’s famed par-3 12th hole on Friday, stuck a 7-iron shot to 5 feet and proceeded to make the birdie putt. It’s a memory she’ll cherish, one of many forged by the competitors in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, who got their first taste of the […]
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What do Jordan Spieth, Graeme McDowell and all-but-forgotten Roland Thatcher have in common at the Valero Texas Open? They’re searching for their games. Our Sean Fairholm explores their situations. The post Long Way Home appeared first on Global Golf Post.
Leonie Harm’s presence at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur is nothing less than a miracle. In 2013, Harm was in a German hospital with doctors telling her family she had less than a 1 percent chance of living. Instead, she recovered and has made the most of her second chance at life, becoming one of […]
Jimmy Walker has fought Lyme disease since late in 2016, a few months after winning the PGA Championship. Our Sean Fairholm has great empathy for Walker, as he’s been fighting the same affliction for the same period of time. This is Jimmy Walker’s story – and Sean’s. The post Lyme Life appeared first on Global […]
As a little girl, Valentina Giraldo’s goal was to play golf in the United States. She watched Tiger Woods play in the Masters and Lorena Ochoa dominate the LPGA and told herself that one day she wanted to do that. Now, she’s doing the next best thing, playing in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Our […]
There was never a question; never a doubt. At least that’s what Stanford junior Albane Valenzuela says now about the enviable dilemma she faced when two invitations to conflicting tournaments arrived in consecutive days. Our Steve Eubanks asked why she picked the ANA Inspiration over the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. The post Amateurs Are Comfortable […]
A year after winning the ANA Inspiration, Pernilla Lindberg is still the toast of the small town in Sweden where she grew up – and made the right decision to pick golf over competitive skiing. Lewine Mair tells of Lindberg’s fame and recalls how she achieved it. The post Lindberg’s Legacy appeared first on Global […]
In his new role as senior director of player relations for the USGA, Jason Gore has a clear challenge: Rebuild the relationship between professional golfers and the governing body of the American game. Ron Green Jr. reports on that and other topics in Green In Regulation. The post Bridge Work appeared first on Global Golf […]
Click here for the cover, or say grace and then dig right into the main course. The big weekend event was the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, staged in Austin, Texas. Kevin Kisner, runner-up in this event last year, took the final step this time, defeating Matt Kuchar 3 and 2 in the final. Match play […]
He wouldn’t recognize the place. If Dr. Alister MacKenzie were alive today and you dropped him onto the grounds of Augusta National – arguably the most famous golf course in the world and inarguably the one for which the physician-turned-architect is most known – he might guess a dozen places before realizing he was on […]