By: James Colgan March 3, 2022 ShotLink, stat tables and strokes gained, oh my! Golf’s numbers guru is preparing for it all. Getty Images Welcome to another edition of the Hot Mic, GOLF’s weekly media column dedicated to the people (and stories) behind the action you watch each week. Golf’s official library is unlike anything you’ve ever…
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5:21 AM ET Patty Tavatanakit grabbed the opening round lead at the HSBC Women’s World Championship after the 2021 ANA Inspiration winner fired a flawless five-under 67 at the Sentosa Golf Club on Thursday. – Singapore’s HSBC Women’s set for hot competition The 22-year-old Thai sank in five birdies to be one stroke ahead of…
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6:47 AM ET Things are about to get serious. And that doesn’t even count all the serious that has been taking place away from the golf course — the Saudi-backed challenger to the PGA Tour, the Phil Mickelson saga, Tiger Woods winning the first Player Incentive Program. Get ESPN+ here | Download the app |…
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We all know the days of walking into a shop and buying a club or clubs off the rack are long gone. Getting fitted is engrained in the brain and rightfully so. It absolutely 100% makes a difference, no matter the handicap or ability of the player. But to what extent does an aspect of…
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9:55 AM ET Tiger Woods, who hasn’t played in a PGA Tour event for more than a year while recovering from injuries suffered in a car wreck, won the tour’s inaugural Player Impact Program bonus. The program measures a player’s popularity based on a set of criteria. Woods, a 15-time major champion, collected the $8…
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