Dimayuga got into the exclusive, 21-player event when APGA veteran Joey Stills had to withdraw due to playing in PGA Tour Q School. “I was over the moon,” Dimayuga said of the invite. He ended up shooting 68-67-135 (nine under) at Evermore Orlando Resort’s Grand Cypress Course and won by three shots. The first-place check was $30,000 from a full purse of $100,000.

Dimayuga, 25, is an APGA rookie with an interesting background. He is of Filipino heritage and was raised in London. In college, he played for four programs—Florida Atlantic, Arkansas, Nevada and Southern Methodist—and was a consistent contributor, including being the first golfer at Nevada to win back-to-back events. His graduate season was at SMU, where he finished second in his Mustangs debut while being third on the team in scoring average.

is branching its line out in its boldest direction with the launch of the new MLT Series mallets. Not only are these mallets a departure in size and shape from the current classic looks in the company’s Milled Series, it also includes center-shafted options that inch closer to the popular “zero” or “low-torque” technology that has nearly become its own putter category. The multi-piece uniquely milled construction features a milled aluminum top mechanically fixed to a milled 303 stainless-steel face and sole. The four models in the line include winged mallets, rounded profiles similar to the company’s Nassau model and open-backed wing mallets inspired by Meridian’s Key West. The center-shafted versions presents what the company is calling “by far the lowest torque mallets we’ve made.” That’s a result of the forward-but-centered shaft position and forward weighting from the stainless steel face vs. the lighter aluminum top. The line also includes an array of alignment features across the four models. A “My MLT” online customization experience, lets users choose from different head shapes, shaft configurations, colors, alignment treatments and other options. $300.

JumboMax hopes to make each one of those shots easier to pull off, especially when you want to choke all the way down the grip.

The company's new JMX UltraLong runs 15 inches, about 4.5 inches longer than a standard grip, adding a third point of contact on the shaft. Grip it at the top for a stock swing, then slide to the middle or bottom to take yards off. To be clear: this grip is built for short irons and wedges, where most scoring shots happen.

“By offering the JMX UltraLong as a longer grip with more points of contact, we can show golfers how a little creativity can result in a lot of control and consistency,” said John Mazzanoble, JumboMax's president.

The obvious catch with extra length is swing weight, but the company says the UltraLong is light enough that the number barely moves. It uses the extra-firm Tour Series skin in three sizes, from +1/8" to +3/8". Consider it another way to get creative with your scoring clubs.

on some rocks during the Abliene Christian Intercollegiate at Halbert National. Cooper Watson, a freshman at Abilene Christian, got in some trouble at the par-5 seventh at Halbert National in the opening round of the tournament. Watson had to cross a creek to get to his golf ball, which he had already done on the same hole in a previous round at the same course. The last time, Watson walked across a rock path with no issue. This time, that same rock path was a little wobblier than before, and Watson found that out the hard way:

Fortunately, not only was Watson OK, he saved par. Unfortunately, it's 2026, so there is footage of his tumble that will live on the internet forever. 

The event announced its 16 teams, and 10 of them feature new pairings from the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, even if some players have competed before. Arguably the most compelling pair are the “kids” in the group, Jackson Koivun and Kiara Romero, childhood friends who grew up playing at the same course (Cinnabar Hills Golf Club in San Jose, Calif.) whose combined age is 41(!). Koivun, 21, a winner in his rookie season, is in high demand this fall, with a date to also play in the Skins Game. Romero, 20, is a former World Amateur No. 1 out of Oregon who qualified this year for the LPGA through its Elite Amateur Pathway. 

Paired together for the first time is the highest-ranked combined duo of Nelly Korda (World No. 1) and Michael Brennan (19). Lexi Thompson will play a fourth straight year with a different partner—Harris English this time. Jake Knapp and Patty Tatakanavit, who won in 2024, are together again, and it will be Knapp’s first appearance since undergoing surgery in August for a torn thumb ligament. The defending champs are Lauren Coughlin and Andrew Novak, who shot a tournament-record 28 under at Tiburon Golf Club last year.

The tournament in Naples, Fla., is Dec. 11-13 and will be televised by Golf Channel and NBC.

On Tuesday, TGL announced a raft of roster changes ahead of league's 2027 season. Included among them were names such as Brooks Koepka, Jackson Koivun and Alex Fitzpatrick, who will join his older brother as member of New York Golf Club. Four big names, however, won't be returning for TGL's third season:

Xander Schauffele, Adam Scott, Kevin Kisner and Lucas Glover.

Schauffele and Scott have won three majors between them, while Kisner delivered arguably TGL's most memorable moment, skulling a bunker shot into the flagstick on the league's opening night that had the entire SoFi Center running for cover and teammate Tiger Woods crying tears of laughter. Schauffele will be replaced by Fitzpatrick and Ben Griffin, Scott by Shane Lowry (via a trade with The Bay Golf Club), Kisner by Keith Mitchell and Glover by Michael Brennan.

this week. The top-ranked female golfer on the planet joined forces with the Jonas Brothers on their "Hey Jonas!" podcast, which debuted this past May. All three brothers are golf-obsessed, something they mentioned at the very top of the episode before joking that they were about to lose all of their listeners. That was before they explained they had a huge golf guest coming on in Korda. 

"A legend, already, in the sport," says Nick Jonas before introducing her. "I first saw her pop up a couple of years ago, she was winning non-stop and, like everybody, I was just blown away by her play. She's just skyrocketed from there." 

Hey praise from a member of a group as famous and successful as the Jonas Brothers are. What a major win for women's golf for Nelly to hop on for an interview. Korda has been criticised before, right here on this very website, for being "unknowable." More stuff like this will help change that perception. And, ideally, get more eyeballs on Korda and the rest of the LPGA Tour.