Golf Games Explained is exactly what it sounds like. You want to mix it up and try something new for once? Well, someone has to do the thankless work of playing different golf formats and telling you ...

It's easy to make golf courses play hard. Almost any course—even your own—can present a tournament-worthy test for great players if you stretch the tee markers as far back as they can go, grow the ...

With the Ryder Cup likely on your mind (play begins Friday at Bethpage Black), now might be a good time to highlight some of the unique aspects of the Rules of Golf that only apply to match play.

Match play in golf focuses on winning individual holes rather than the total number of strokes. A score like "5&4" means a team was up five holes with only four left to play, ending the match. The ...

Golf fans who regularly watch and play the game may not be used to the unique aspects of match play defined by the Rules of Golf that are on display during events such as the Ryder Cup. Two or more ...

Match play events, though few and far between, prove time and again that golf is a deeply emotional game. It’s a sport that challenges one’s own mental strength as much as physical skill. Throw an ...

Of all the stats that get bandied about during Ryder Cup weeks, this one may be the most important—yet it's one of the ones talked about the least: Which team grabs the early lead in matches most ...

The season-ending Match Play Championship is set for this weekend at “The Hill.” The top 16 players from the 2025 Calhoun ...

BANDON, Ore. — Last Monday, Emilia (Migliaccio) Doran woke up at 6 a.m. ET in Charlotte, North Carolina. She finished playing a practice round at Bandon Dunes in Oregon at 9:30 p.m. PT. To say the ...

PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Saturday's Semifinals at the LIV Golf Michigan Team Championship proved to be another dramatic day of match play. After multiple matches came down to the end, it was Legion XIII, ...