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Rules Review: In alternate shot, can a player purposely miss so his or her partner can hit?
Rules Review: In alternate shot, can a player purposely miss so his or her partner can hit?
In situations where a high and low handicapper are teamed up, this might seem like an interesting strategy
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Golf fans can expect to see more of Owen Wilson's swing over the coming weeks.

That's because the second season of Apple TV's "Stick" returns Wednesday, and this time, Wilson's Pryce Cahill character is attempting a playing comeback. And he's doing it with the help of new cast member, Rhea Seehorn, who steps into the role of a golf coach fresh off her Emmy Award win for "Pluribus." We had the pleasure of talking to both stars on a recent episode of The Loop podcast. Check it out here, and please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts:

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There is nothing surprising about seeing John Daly’s face on the hood of a car racing around a NASCAR track.

Except perhaps that it hasn’t happened before. But for golf/racing fans who tune into this weekend’s competition at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida, it will be a very on brand moment as Daly’s likeness will be seen in a pair of races thanks to a partnership with Spire Motorsports. Nick Sanchez will debut the image on his No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado in the Craftsman Truck Series on Friday night. Then on Sunday, Daniel Suarez’s No. 7 Chevrolet will display the image in the championship race. The Daly connection comes through Modo, a gaming app that the two-time major winner has worked with since 2024 and that has a deal with Spire Motorsports. “Usually, it’s my pants getting all the attention,” said Daly, who’ll be in attendance in Miami on Sunday, in press release.

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Kevin Kisner had to learn the hard way that hockey guys are built different.

Following an absolute banger of an episode in Ep. 2 of the Internet Invitational, Ep. 3 had a lot to live up to. As someone who watched all four hours, it fell a little flat, which was to be expected after the high of "The Greatest Video in YouTube Golf History," which somehow was not an exaggeration. 

But the episode still had its moments, many of them that had nothing to do with the actual golf being played, like Chazzy reeling in a fish while waiting on the group ahead or Jersey Jerry hanging up on Frankie Borrelli after being told every group was playing for $50,000 on the ninth hole. 

And then there was Kevin Kisner explaining how hungover he was after hanging with "the hockey guys" all night:

Hockey guys are a different breed. The worst part? Kisner found out that morning that Dave Portnoy was instituting a "celebrity shot" for the morning session, allowing any team to use Kisner for one single shot in their match at any point. Fortunately for an extremely-hungover Kiz, only two teams employed him, and it was on the same hole. 

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There are countless metrics for mid-handicap golfers to track if they want to improve, but a suggestion from stats guru Mark Broadie might be a worthwhile place to start.

In the most recent episode of the Golf Digest video series, Ask The Expert, Broadie emphasized approach shots as an area many golfers overlook, and provided guidance on how to measure their progress.

“I would track your median leave,” Broadie said. “So, how do you do that? Well, you hit shots or record during your round shots from, say, 125 to 175 yards, and you record how far away wereyou from the pin. Sort them from closest to furthest, and you take the middle value, and that's your median leave from150 yards. and then you compare it to a table of benchmarks and you want to see where do you rank compared to your comparison group.”

Kevin Hart hosted a golf tournament for Taco Bell, and the winners get to bring back a menu item.

Comedian, actor and golf fanatic Kevin Hart was the host of the inaugural Live Más Open, Taco Bell’s nine-hole, one-day team event at The Ranch at Laguna Beach. The 36-player field was split into nine foursomes. Each one had a celebrity, a pro athlete, a content creator and one regular fan who earned a spot through a nationwide Topgolf qualifier this fall. Actress Lana Condor, LPGA player Muni He, tennis pro Taylor Townsend, DJ Steve Aoki and two-time Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee were among the celebrities in the field, and Ludacris closed out the night with a performance at the afterparty. Getting in took a little luck. Fans who scored 200 points in Topgolf’s Shot Shuffle game earned a sweepstakes entry, and 100 were drawn at random to submit a bio and video. From there, Taco Bell picked nine.

“I love golf, I love Taco Bell, what could be better than bringing them together,” Hart said before the event. Nobody would mistake this for tournament golf. Teams took on wild-card challenges between shots and stopped at a Taco Bell drive-thru on the course, which served golf-themed food, including remixed country club staples. The winning foursome takes home a trophy, purple jackets and a prize Augusta National has never offered: the power to bring back a Taco Bell menu item for a limited time in 2027. The tournament premieres Nov. 20 on Peacock, so stay tuned to find out which discontinued favorite gets a second life.

The DP World Tour decided not to move its final two events of the 2026 season out of the Middle East,

despite lingering political unrest in the area. Players are, however, on alert this week in Abu Dhabi as tour officials have procedures in place at the Abu Dhabi Aldar Championship, should there be any safety concerns or emergencies. The tour has posted this notice to players explaining that if there is an alert, they will get a message on their phone, play will be suspended immediately and to seek shelter inside the clubhouse.

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Eleven of the top 70 on the Race to Dubai points list have skipped the event, including Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick, Robert MacIntyre, Ryan Fox, Shane Lowry, Ludvig Aberg and Justin Rose. Matt Fitzpatrick previously had mentioned concerns about the unrest in the region potentially keeping him from playing in Abu Dhabi or the final event in Dubai, where he has won three times.

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Tiger Woods has announced his first course in Long Island is coming to fruition.

Tiger's TGR design announced Monday it will be renovating the old Tam O'Shanter Country Club in Brookville, N.Y., which closed in 2021, to introduce a new destination private club with member cottages. The venture is a partnership with the Armchair Collective, which has a "national club model for private golf connecting architecturally exceptional courses in iconic destinations."

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The news follows last week's news that TGR will be building a brand-new course in Northern Ireland. More information on the Long Island venture are set to be announced in 2027. “The opportunity to create a new golf experience in the heart of Long Island’s Gold Coast, a region steeped in rich history, is tremendously exciting for our team,” said Woods. “I have great memories of competing on Long Island, especially at Bethpage. This region has an extraordinary golf course architecture tradition, and we look forward to contributing to that legacy with a course that players can enjoy for generations.” Tiger won the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black.