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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 15: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland looks on during the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship 2026 at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on March 15, 2026 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The lingering question for Rory

After wrapping up an eventful week at the Players, the defending Masters champ is trying to figure how where his game (and back) are ahead of Augusta

Players Championship

Players 2026: Ludvig Aberg already has faced enormous pressure, but nothing like being Sunday leader at Sawgrass
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Players 2026: Michael Thorbjornsen is 18 holes away from doing something that's only been done twice
LIV Golf

Rookie’s brutal missed playoff putt gives a stunned Bryson DeChambeau LIV Golf Singapore title

Just Released: Hot List 2026

Looking for the clubs that will take your game to the next level? Start your search here with golf’s premier buying guide.

Players 2026: Here’s the playoff format used to settle a tie at TPC Sawgrass

Players 2026: Here’s the playoff format used to settle a tie at TPC Sawgrass

Payday at TPC Sawgrass

Players 2026 prize money payout: Here's how much money each golfer will earn at TPC Sawgrass

Latest

Players 2026: Michael Thorbjornsen tumbles out of contention with stunning quadruple bogey

Players 2026: Chad Ramey hits crazy, daring shot off wood plank on 17

Augusta calling

Players 2026: The lingering question surrounding Rory McIlroy

Players 2026: Here’s the playoff format used to settle a tie at TPC Sawgrass

Players 2026: Wild lunch hour at TPC Sawgrass sees million-to-one tree ball followed by first ace of the week

Introducing Stress Tests

The tour pro windows test

Ladder Landing Chipping Test

The smarter iron-play test

The short-sided up-and-down test

Stress Test: The three-tee speed putting test

How To

HOW TO HIT THIS SHOT

How to beat the one tee shot that good players hate

The preseason pep talk all goal-chasing golfers need to hear

Five dads share their best advice for raising your kids in golf

Players 2026: How pros use data to exploit a clever aiming loophole

Rules of Golf Review: I took the club back and my ball dropped farther into the rough. Is that a penalty?

Players 2026: Brooks Kopeka's interesting putting tweaks—will they work?

It's not all about the long ball on tour. Copy Daniel Berger's 'bullet' shot to find more fairways

Course Strategy

Players 2026: 3 weird spots you see players miss at TPC Sawgrass

Exercises to make a bigger backswing and flush it

Exercises to improve your shoulder mobility to swing faster—safely

Exercises to improve hip rotation in your swing

Want to swing faster? First, see if you can with these mobility tests

The easy equipment upgrade most golfers overlook

Relieve your back pain in less than 10 minutes with this simple workout

How good at golf could you get if you really practiced?

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 11: Brian Rolapp, CEO of the PGA Tour, speaks to the media prior to THE PLAYERS Championship 2026 at THE PLAYERS Stadium course at TPC Sawgrass on March 11, 2026 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)

Can Brian Rolapp make his plan a reality?

The new CEO has ideas about the PGA Tour's future but needs buy-in from a disparate group of constituents that don't always have the same vision

Swing Sequence: Tony Finau

Finau explains the key feelings that have helped him hone his power fade.

Lie Detector

Lie Detector: The simple downgrain chip

Lie Detector: The 'teed up' in rough chip

Lie Detector: The unpredictable mudball

Lie Detector: Buried in nasty rough

Lie Detector: The flyer lie

The 50 greatest courses built since 2000

Our new ranking assesses the best courses built this century

Where to Play

Move over TPC Sawgrass. Here are golf’s best island greens

Candyroot Lodge is golf's most unique new destination with the first solo course built by this up-and-coming architect

The best Pete Dye courses, ranked

5 sneaky-good buddies trip destinations, according to one longtime traveler

If you built a course today to test the world’s best players, what would it look like?

How these four superintendents are leading the charge in golf course sustainability

How you can play Bandon Dunes with the original course designer David McLay Kidd

Course Strategy

Players 2026: The 8 most underrated shots at TPC Sawgrass

The 40 best public courses in Florida

Course maintenance

How snowy winters affect your course’s conditions

Lido Contest 2026

How course nerds can win a chance to head to Crystal Downs

Genesis Invitational

Riviera's Kikuyu grass, explained

The best George Thomas courses, ranked

Course Construction

Spanish Bay is set to undergo a transformation by Gil Hanse—here's what will change

The 50 greatest courses built since 2000

Will Pebble Beach ever return the seventh hole to its old look? Our deep dive into the great short par 3

3 new, affordable public courses prove golf's building boom can expand beyond private clubs

Teeing off in front of monkeys in Barbados was surprisingly intimidating

The award for Best Renovation of the Year has never been tighter. These were the best of 2025

Our new ranking of every PGA Tour course—from best to worst

Hot List

A skeptic's guide to new golf equipment

What to Play

Hot List 2026: The most forgiving drivers

Every driver used by a winner on the PGA Tour in the 2026 season

Every putter used by a winner on the PGA Tour in the 2026 season

Hot List 2026: The most forgiving irons

Hot List 2026: Find the best clubs for you with our new Compare Clubs tool

Range Results: How We Processed nearly 20,000 Shots for the Hot List

Inside the Hot List

Hot List 2026: What does our 'MOI Rating' mean?

Editor's Letter: Reckoning with hard truths from our equipment editors

The one piece of equipment you forget. The right shoes are more about substance than style

For Hot List consistency and accuracy, it’s not only the clubs that matter

Golf Digest Videos

The latest videos on how to play, what to play, and where to play, along with analysis of what's happening in the game.

59 Questions, 59 Answers from Tour Pros

Why Rory McIlroy Dominates Quail Hollow

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The Secret of Fred Couples’ Smooth Swing | Film Study

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Need a Driver With More Spin? Consider Callaway’s Elyte TD Max

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Scottie Scheffler Proves Phil Mickelson Wrong

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Going for the Screen

The Loop

Players 2026: Chad Ramey hits crazy, daring shot off wood plank on 17

Players 2026: Wild lunch hour at TPC Sawgrass sees million-to-one tree ball followed by first ace of the week

’18-handicappers hit one better than that’: Watch Joe Highsmith scuff the most relatable shot of the Players so far

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Players 2026: Si Woo Kim rips cigarette during huge backup on 7 tee at TPC Sawgrass

Pros Are Just Like Us!

Players 2026: PGA Tour winner's wild quintuple bogey includes water ball, topped shot and shank

Players 2026: Why this 550-pound tuna is part of a critical TPC Sawgrass tradition

the players (& richard)

Players 2026: PGA Tour stars hide out in long-time volunteer's van during rain delay leading to all-time photo

Players 2026: Bettor misses out on over $12K after sweating out Austin Smotherman FRL bet overnight

Players 2026: Smylie Kaufman hits himself with all-time announcer jinx on 'Live From' segment

Splash Mountain

Players 2026: Watch grouping of Gary Woodland, Cam Davis and Kevin Yu go three-for-three with water balls on no. 17

'There's a lot of rednecks here': Hal Sutton has an all-time Tiger Woods tale from the 2000 Players

Strugglin' Scottie, Anchorin'(?) Akshay, and Love for the Island: 10 Things for the Players Championship

Players 2026: Wyndham Clark cracks Kay Adams up with wild drivers-girlfriends analogy

Players Championship picks 2026: ‘I’ve watched enough golf to know Morikawa will be in the mix’

Players Championship 2026: 'I held her back': Adam Scott tells the hilarious bar story, involving his now wife, from his 2004 Players win