Jaime Diaz is editor-in-chief of Golf World and a senior writer for Golf Digest. Over the last 30 years, he has covered the game and its personalities.
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The men the Masters forgot
They were once the game’s best-known caddies. Then the rules changed.
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Augusta National's first black member
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Tiger at age 14
From the archive (March 1991): ‘I want to be the next dominant player’
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Seve's Story
From the archive (July 2010): Shaken by brain cancer, a golf genius contemplates his place in history
Golf Equipment
Costliest Equipment Switches
As Justin Rose seems headed to a split with longtime manufacturer TaylorMade to sign with Honma, it's worth revisiting five one-ti …
Jaime Diaz
What made Tiger Woods great?
Five players who know about going from good to transcendent—Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller & Nick Faldo—as …
Newsmaker of the Year
Justin Thomas has arrived
Justin Thomas, Golf World's Newsmaker of the Year, showcases a paradigm shift in professional golf, where you're never too young t …
Jaime Diaz
For Tiger Woods to (finally) have a successful return to golf, he must ...
Tiger Woods was once a golf genius. As he attempts another comeback to competitive golf, can the genius be reawakened, or is it ev …
Jaime Diaz
The Olympic Club's 'major' moment
The tug of war between the USGA and PGA of America over The Olympic Club shows just how fierce the competition for major-champions …
Reason To Believe
Tiger Woods' latest comeback comes with more than a small dose of optimism
There's actually reason to think this time as Tiger Woods attempts to make a comeback to competitive golf things will be different
Growing The Game
‘Don’t You Think Golf Can Use Any Dose of Coolness It Can Get?’
Wendell Haskins is here to make the game look like America
Augusta's New Boss
Fred Ridley takes the lead at Augusta
Fred Ridley becomes Masters chairman aware of his strengths—and how he's different from the man he's replacing
The Rise of Short Courses
The long view on golf's new fascination with short courses
The Cradle at Pinehurst is the latest example of the game embracing par-3 short courses as fast, cheap and fun alternatives for go …
Don't Panic
What the Presidents Cup needs most? More time
The temptation after another U.S. rout is to say the Presidents Cup is broken beyond repair, but there's reason to believe the Int …
Presidents Cup
Now what for Nick Price? Your guess is as good as his
Nick Price's third try as International captain at the Presidents Cup got harder than he would have ever imagined.
Presidents Cup
What's at stake this week at Liberty National? More than just which team will win the Presidents Cup
What's at stake this week at Liberty National? More than just which team will win the Presidents Cup
The Right Move
The FedEx Cup will be better off conceding the fall to football
The FedEx Cup will be better off conceding the fall to football
Voices
The PGA Tour’s player-of-the-year race is over … or is it?
Justin Thomas seems to have PGA Tour's Player of the Year honors wrapped up after having five wins, including a major. But Jordan …
Balancing Act
The Great Divide
When modern tour pros and architects clash, it can get heated as was the case at TPC Boston and what could happen at Shinnecock Hi …
Survival Of The Fittest?
As players bulk up and swing speeds increase, golf debates what's causing injuries to top players.
Voices
Billy Payne: The man with the plan
With his many accomplishments as chairman of Augusta National, Billy Payne helped the club and the Masters grow in stature and imp …
The Kids Are All Right
Justin Thomas' PGA win another milestone in a new golden era
Whether this crop of twentysomething pros is better than earlier incarnations is open to debate. But put it this way: the gap is c …
Tough Love
A difficult, penal setup at Quail Hollow is just what major golf needs
Critics have been quick to pan this PGA as lacking in drama, but this type of test provides its own intrigue
Back To Earth
PGA Championship 2017: Jordan Spieth falls flat, spelling likely end to Grand Slam bid
PGA Championship 2017: Jordan Spieth falls flat, spelling likely end to Grand Slam bid
PGA Championship
PGA Championship 2017: A rebuilt swing has Kevin Kisner ready for his major moment
Kevin Kisner knew he needed a fix to get into contention at majors. So he and instructor John Tillery have rebuilt a swing that's …
U.S. Open in August
PGA Championship 2017: Why Quail Hollow is shaping up to be the year's toughest test
Here's why Quail Hollow is shaping up to be the year's toughest test
PGA Championship
PGA Championship 2017: Jimmy Walker's title defense isn't playing out at all like he imagined
Jimmy Walker could never have predicted the year he would have after winning the 2016 PGA Championship
PGA Championship Move
The big picture on the PGA Championship's big move
Considering the ripple effects that come by moving the PGA Championship to May, relatively little is lost for big-time, competitiv …
PGA Championship
PGA Championship 2017: Jordan Spieth chases golf immortality
Jordan Spieth is a PGA away from the career Grand Slam at age 24. What are his chances at Quail Hollow and where would his Slam ra …
Voices
Why is Bernhard Langer guilty until proven innocent?
Bernhard Langer says he's not anchoring. So does the USGA, the R&A and the PGA Tour Champions. Isn't it time, then, for the contro …