A Dec. 1-15 window remains in place for student-athletes to enter and sign with new schools, but the spring period has been reduced from 30 to 15 days that will start the day after the end of the NCAA D- I Men's and Women's Championships, respectively. Previously, the spring portal opened before the NCAA finals, creating situations where some players competing for one school had committed to another school. The rules change, effectively immediately, looks to maintain the integrity of the championship and allow players to finish their seasons before starting the transfer process.

Very few people get to experience the home of the Masters from inside the ropes. Our own Will Irwin got to play the Monday after the Masters, and he joined The Loop podcast to share everything about his day. Listen to the episode below—and also check out the article he wrote about his round here.

Which is as good a reason as any to remember tour winner Robert Garrigus admitting that he smoked pot while competing on the Korn Ferry Tour. He went on to say that “there were plenty of guys” who partook, and former caddie Michael Collins backed him up, declaring that it's happened on the PGA Tour as well. We went on a full deep dive into high golf back in 2014, in which a former college golfer gave us this legendary quote: “My handicap is 4, but when stoned, I’m scratch.”

In fact, if his left hand grip isn’t the strongest on tour, it’s darn close. The logo on his glove faces up toward the sky and he can likely see three or four knuckles at address.

This creates a cupped lead wrist at the top of the swing, but Fitzpatrick’s swing coach and Golf Digest’s No. 1 Teacher in America Mark Blackburn says the key to playing well with a strong grip is using an “underhand release.” “Feel like your trail forearm works under your lead forearm, instead of rolling over,” he says.

with 26 sites hosting 36-hole events to fill out the field for Riviera Country Club in June. One former World No. 1 who doesn’t have to worry about that is Yani Tseng. The 37-year-old accepted a USGA special exemption as she continues in her competitive golf comeback. Struggling with the yips, the five-time major winner switched to left-handed putting a year ago, returned to full-time play and qualified for the 2025 Open at Erin Hills.

According to Golfweek, when told about the exemption, Tseng joked she thought it was a scam. When she found out it wasn't, she cried.

Writer Brody Miller spent time at the league’s event in Mexico over the weekend, detailing how the Saudi-backed circuit is operating amid reports that said financial backer is on the verge of pulling its funding. There are great details in the story, chief among them that LIV star Bryson DeChambeau’s team met with other leagues during Masters week regarding the prospect of DeChambeau leaving LIV. DeChambeau’s LIV contract ends in August and his team reportedly wants a contract bigger than Jon Rahm’s, which would be north of $300 million. If PIF pulls out there’s almost zero chance of a contract of that size happening, creating the possibility that DeChambeau returns to the PGA Tour … or decides to become a full-time YouTuber. DeChambeau was caught by cameras in Mexico complaining about the course conditions, and later in the tournament withdrew due to a wrist injury.

That's what Ryan Gerard wanted to know after his Zurich Classic playing partner David Ford withdrew from the PGA Tout's two-man tournament on Sunday. Gerard was told anyone with a tour card was fair game, so he reached out to his buddy and current NBC on-course reporter Smylie Kaufman. Kaufman's incredulous reply pretty much said it all.

Too much work and not enough play. Stop us if that sounds familiar. Unfortunately, it seems Kaufman won't be able to clear out the cobwebs by Thursday, but something tells us we'll see the 34-year-old tee it up again sooner or later.

But you see, Matt, guy who played in and won the tournament in that environment, golf writers and the rest of the terminally online didn't like it, therefore it is bad. Is anyone else really, really tired of this conversation? Fitzpatrick dealt with the exact same fan behavior at the Players Championship—Americans pulling for an American, in this case Cameron Young—and naturally handled it with class. This time, folks were firmly in Scheffler's corner, understandable given he's from the U.S., the World No. 1 and a four-time major champ, and Fitzpatrick relished it. It fueled him to a win. And he got to talk a little smack afterward because of it, in addition to making the "I can't hear you" gesture to the crowd when the final putt dropped. That is what sports is all about. That's what competition is all about, as Fitzy explained in his post-victory presser:

Beautifully handled. Now everyone will move on with their lives. When the guy who had to actually deal with it completely brushes it off, and even embraced it, that should tell you that your precious feelings on the matter are completely irrlevant. 

With just a few holes remaining in the final round of the JM Eagle LA Championship, this little fella below got some air time on Golf Channel. You know, just a coyote chilling at El Caballero Country Club watching a few holes of the LPGA event.

Then, suddenly, he gets up and is on the prowl for something. Turns out, he wanted a piece of the television microphone that was sitting on the side of a green.