There is an old saying in golf that players drive for show and putt for dough. Yet at the highest levels of competition, ...

The golf world (and casual onlookers) turn their focus this week on the storied 18-hole track at Augusta National, where the field has been set for the 2025 Masters Tournament. The odds-on favorite to ...

The two-word text arrived from my friend Scott at precisely 2:32 p.m. Friday. “Quick nine?” After a busy week on the golf-news beat, a quick nine was exactly what I needed to clear my cluttered head.

Driving distance has been steadily increasing, and a proposal on Tuesday by the U.S. Golf Association and the R&A could affect elite players within three years. By Alan Blinder MARANA, Ariz. — Elite ...

If there’s one thing every golfer is obsessed with, it’s driving distance — and with good reason. There’s just something special about hitting a pure tee shot right on the sweet spot, watching it ...

AUGUSTA — Hideki Matsuyama was admiring Bryson DeChambeau’s custom driver on the par-5 8th hole at Augusta National on Thursday like any muni hacker would gaze at a friend's shiny new gear. Matsuyama ...

They've been keeping stats on average driving distances since 1980 and the list of names probably doesn't have too many surprises. Rory McIlroy is on there. John Daly, of course. Now there is new name ...

The first target in the efforts of golf’s rule makers to roll back distance was the ball. The driver might be next. When the USGA and R&A announced in December that there would be a change in the way ...

Torrey Pines South is traditionally a tough course, which shakes up the stats that matter when wagering on this event.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rory McIlroy hits a drive Golf's governing bodies have confirmed that they have proposed a way of bifurcation where elite golfers ...