We know golfers with higher handicaps don’t practice enough. That’s why they’re higher handicaps. Either that or they don’t take lessons or have clubs made in the Clinton administration. But let’s face it, beyond effective lessons, the score you shoot is really about how much work you do away from your rounds. Both the beauty and the curse of the game is that you simply cannot reach a competent level of play without spending time honing some skills.
For those who enjoy practice, golf is the ultimate tinker sport. Every club offers a challenge on how to use it better, and for many of us, the fun comes as the stick becomes shorter. Give us a place to practice bounce and spin and trajectory with wedges, and that’s when hours seem like minutes.
But most of us don’t have hours. Which is why this week’s Golf Digest Women’s feature by Keely Levins really resonated. She gathered tips from pro golfer and contributor Hannah Gregg about how average golfers can practice when they only have a short amount of time. She broke the practice down to no longer than 20-minute intervals, further dividing it between the range and putting green.
From hitting your shorter clubs first (not the driver) to getting the putter face aligned consistently, all of Gregg’s tips are understandable, easy to execute and, given just a bit of time, will absolutely make you a better player.
So, what we’re basically saying here: no excuses.
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At 31 years old, Jon Rahm is now the father of four. The Spaniard and his wife Kelley Cahill welcomed a girl, Begonia, this week, with Rahm announcing the birth on social media Friday. "Momma and baby are doing great, and we’re soaking up every moment as a family of six," he wrote on Instagram. The Rahms’ first child, son Kepa, was born in April 2021, followed by another boy, Eneko, in August 2022 and daughter Alaia in September 2024.
It’s been quite the week for Rahm, who reached an agreement to separate from LIV Golf, while forfeiting $7.5 million that the bankrupt league owed him. He has been welcomed back to the DP World Tour and is set to return from paternity leave and play in the Abu Dhabi Championship that begins on Nov. 5.
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Eugenio Chacarra has a long walk ahead for a guy with a recently broken toe. The Spaniard holds the lead of the DP World Tour’s India Championship, but faces playing 25 holes on Sunday because the tournament has been delayed by weather and darkness. Chacarra will resume his third round of the 12th hole while holding a two-shot lead, and then hopefully get in all 18 holes of the fourth round.
Two weeks ago, the 26-year-old broke his toe in the middle of the night while getting water, and though limping noticeably, he toughed out an impressive T-2 finish in his home Spanish Open. Already a two-time winner this year, Chacarra is second in the DPWT’s Race to Dubai standings and has a big chance to overtake No. 1 Patrick Reed, who is 22nd with 23 holes to finish.
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Zach Johnson was asked about his favorite gas station snack and it went exactly how you'd guess. We all have a favorite snack we like to grab each time we stop to fill the tank and, um, empty the tank, if you know what I mean. For me, it's honey mustard pretzels (Dots if they got 'em) and a Diet Dr. Pepper. Whatever your personal poison, however, the gas station snack run is a universal human experience ... or so I thought. On Thursday, a clip went viral of two-time major champion (and one-time Ryder Cup villain) Zach Johnson being asked about his favorite pit-stop pickup, and, well, let's just say his answer was very on brand.
"Say that again??" Johnson says as if he was just asked for his thoughts on the existence of extraterrestrial life. The poor guy interviewing him repeats his query, to which Johnson proudly(?) replies, "I don't get snacks at gas stations."
No trail mix. No Poland Spring. Nothing, nada, zilch. It seems like a strange flex to us, but for Johnson it's a badge of honor. Masters winner, Champion Golfer of the Year and the last of the road-trip raw doggers. Put it on the mantle.
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