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Ryan Herrington

Ryan Herrington is deputy editor of GolfDigest.com. He has reported from major championships for more than 15 years and spearheaded the company’s college and amateur golf coverage. He has never won the U.S. Amateur, but has held the Havemeyer Trophy on multiple occasions.

Where's the cake?

An embarrassed Rickie Fowler listens to the U.S. Presidents Cup team sing 'Happy Birthday' to him … badly

This year's stuff that mattered

9 'things' that tell the story of the year in golf in 2019

Aces Wild

USGA/R&A further relaxes rule for amateurs accepting hole-in-one prizes

More Rules Modernization

USGA/R&A to explore letting amateurs sign endorsement deals as part of review of the Rules of Amateur Status

Amateurs

Changes to the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 2020 aim to better reflect current player form

News & Tours

Presidents Cup 2019: Jason Day withdraws from the International team due to a back injury; Byeong Hun An named replacement

Alfred Dunhill Championship

European Tour officials let players wear shorts in competition for the first time with triple-digit heat in South Africa

Money Matters

The list of the top money winners in every current PGA Tour event is more bizarre than you'd think

European Tour

Watch the up-and-down for birdie that earned Jon Rahm $5 million and clinched the Race to Dubai title

Mayakoba Golf Classic

For the second time in three days, PGA Tour pros make holes-in-one in a matter of minutes

Nedbank Golf Challenge

Sharp play, lucky breaks help Tommy Fleetwood win first European Tour title in 22 months

PGA Tour Champions

Watch this Jeff Maggert hole-out that wound up winning $1 million for Scott McCarron

Pay day in Turkey

Unusual playoff means Tyrrell Hatton made $1.5 million more in prize money than the fivesome that finished second

In the Money

The PGA Tour’s $50 million career-earnings club grew by 25 percent over the weekend

Statistics

This near-record PGA Tour streak that you probably didn't even know about came to an end in Bermuda

LPGA

Nelly Korda defends her title in Taiwan, credits her caddie, who happens to be the runner-up's fiancé

WGC-HSBC Champions

This bladed bunker shot pretty much ended Haotong Li's dream of winning the WGC-HSBC Champions at home in China

Colleges

NCAA to allow college athletes (including golfers) to profit from the use of their name, image and likeness

LPGA

In contrast to the PGA Tour, the most incendiary thing about the LPGA player-of-the-year award is how early it was won

Fateful Encounters

The story behind the first time Tiger Woods met Sam Snead—and the cool photo of them together