Adam Hadwin continues to cement status as top Canadian male golfer
At the Desert Classic, Adam Hadwin was due. The native of Abbotsford, B.C., led with nine holes to go at this event in 2016, shot a 59 in 2017 and finished second, and was in the final group on Sunday a year ago. He didn’t get the job done this year – while eventual winner Adam Long chipped in for birdie two holes in a row, Hadwin faltered down the stretch with a late bogey and a stubbed chip – but his tie for second proved why he’s cemented himself at the top of the group of
Matt Kuchar, social media, and stories that take on lives of their own
Matt Kuchar leaves Hawaii a winner, but not entirely unscathed. That’s the prevailing sentiment from a sect of golf observers, the byproduct of an accusation by a former PGA Tour player on Saturday afternoon. The match was lit at 5:08 p.m. ET; by 10, Kuchar, a beloved and venerated personality by American crowds, had come on the business end of a Twitter roasting . . . over how much he paid a fill-in caddie. Five hours is all it took. Five hours in which Kuchar was on the gol
Paul Azinger officially joins NBC/Golf Channel to take over for Johnny Miller
November 2018 It was a week ago Monday when Paul Azinger’s phone rang. The worst-kept secret in golf was out: Johnny Miller was retiring from NBC after nearly three decades as the network’s lead golf analyst. But the lesser known part of the plan was leaking as well: Azinger would be the man tapped to replace Miller. Of course, Azinger had known about it all for months. Still, Miller was calling to congratulate him and in the process passed along a few words of wisdom. “Conti
Happy New Year... golf's new modernised rules have landed! In no particular order, we list the m
#1 - SEARCH TIME REDUCED FROM 5 MINS TO 3 MINS
#2 - BALL MOVED DURING SEARCH - REPLACE, NO PENALTY
#3 - EMBEDDED BALL - FREE RELIEF ANYWHERE THROUGH THE COURSE
#4 - MEASURING A DROP - USE LONGEST CLUB (EXCEPT PUTTER)
#5 - TAKE DROPS FROM KNEE HEIGHT RATHER THAN SHOULDER HEIGHT
#6 - BALL UNINTENTIONALLY HITS PLAYER OR EQUIPMENT - NO PENALTY
#7 - DOUBLE HIT - NO PENALTY, NOW ONLY COUNTS AS ONE STROKE
#8 - TOUCHING SAND IN BUNKER INCIDENTALLY IS PERMITTED
#9 - LOOSE IMPE
