"New York didn't really like me," Wyndham Clark said as he sealed his second U.S. Open in front of a crowd that didn't want him. Then, you heard the roars from his friends and family and found out why ~they~ love him. www.nytimes.com/athletic/738...
No one was rooting for Wyndham Clark, except those who know him the best
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In a world more full of phony influencers and contrived personalities, there is one last beacon for the real ones. His name is Roger Maltbie. Followed Roger around at The Players for @theathletic.com. Learned about authenticity. www.nytimes.com/athletic/731...
The life and times of Roger Maltbie, golf’s enduring grandpa (Gift Article)
Nearly four decades after his broadcasting start and now semi-retired, Maltbie still entertains audiences. "He's just being Roger Maltbie.”
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Went to Mexico City to separate fact from fiction with what's happening at LIV Golf. The answer: It's complicated. www.nytimes.com/athletic/721...
LIV from Mexico City, a golf league thrust into tumult
LIV's returns will no longer be measured in decades but in quarters.
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Spent Sunday behind Augusta National's 12th tee as the crowd begged somebody to give them a moment. A story on the (kind of accidental) shot that tells the story of the 2026 Masters. www.nytimes.com/athletic/719...
The Masters turned at Amen Corner. It was Rory McIlroy’s happy accident
The most important shot of McIlroy's title defense was not supposed to go the way it did.
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Listen, all the other contenders are also fathers. It wouldn't be incorrect
PurpleYosh@purpleyosh.bsky.social · 4mo agothat first comma doing serious work in this headline
Wrote about Cameron Young: Dad, Killer, and Masters Contender. www.nytimes.com/athletic/718...
Cameron Young is unflappable. It’s why he’s tied for the Masters lead
Young, 28, is a father to three young children and the Players champion. Both facts help explain how he was able to shoot a 65 Saturday.
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So we asked Rory McIlroy what ~his~ five favorite shots from the 2025 Masters were. With @gabbyherzig.bsky.social, a deep dive on those five shots, some which might surprise you, and how he pulled off of one the wilder weeks in recent memory. @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/717...
Rory McIlroy tells us his 5 best shots from the 2025 Masters
Not necessarily the most famous or the flashiest. These are the ones that were the most important to him.
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Callaway's new driver began with a double cheeseburger and bomb shelters. Spent two days inside Callaway's R&D department to learn about innovation, ideas and pulling the safety nets searching for the next big thing. For @theathletic.com: shorturl.at/JDCnG
Inside Callaway’s tech-bending search for golf’s next big driver
They could trade nothing for speed. Not design. Not forgiveness. Callaway's next driver had to be the fastest on the market.
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Spoke with PGA of America CEO Derek Sprague about the week at Bethpage: -The crowd behavior at Bethpage. "We will do better." -His apology to Rory and Erica McIlroy -The emcee debacle -Flat energy on Friday -How to change the culture www.nytimes.com/athletic/668...
PGA of America CEO on Ryder Cup verbal abuse: ‘We will do better’
Derek Sprague, in his first year as CEO, said he has apologized to Rory and Erica McIlroy for what happened at Bethpage.
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Wrote about Shane Lowry, who we saw each and every piece of for a week at Bethpage. Including the hero. www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...
Inside the greatest Ryder Cup comeback that never was. www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...
The greatest Ryder Cup comeback that never was
The U.S. had just pulled off one of the most impressive Sundays in Ryder Cup history. It wasn't enough to beat Europe.
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Friday sealed what we probably already knew. Jon Rahm is becoming an all-time Ryder Cup great. He is Europe's talisman. www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...
Jon Rahm is Europe's talisman. There's no one on either Ryder Cup team quite like him
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A story about promises, loners, and an unlikely people's captain named Keegan Bradley. www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...
Keegan Bradley and a different kind of Ryder Cup dream
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On J.J. Spaun and the collective, understood feeling that we just witnessed something awesome. www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
Why J.J. Spaun winning the U.S. Open was actually awesome
Maybe, just maybe, anybody can win a U.S. Open. Including a 34-year-old PGA Tour journeyman counted out after nine holes.
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On J.J. Spaun and the collective, understood feeling that we just witnessed something awesome. www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
Why J.J. Spaun winning the U.S. Open was actually awesome
Maybe, just maybe, anybody can win a U.S. Open. Including a 34-year-old PGA Tour journeyman counted out after nine holes.
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Sam Burns and the round you are not supposed to have at Oakmont Country Club. www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
By taming Oakmont, Sam Burns made himself a 2025 U.S. Open contender
Burns, 28, has never truly contended at a major championship. A 65 on Friday at Oakmont changed that.
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A view from the top of Erin's Hills as Maja Stark won the U.S. Open. www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
A view from the top of Maja Stark's U.S. Women's Open win
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A view from the top of Erin's Hills as Maja Stark won the U.S. Open. www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
A view from the top of Maja Stark's U.S. Women's Open win
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On Nelly Korda and the weight of the U.S. Open. www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...
Nelly Korda and the weight — and wait — of the U.S. Open
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Here comes Asterisk Talley, 16, at the U.S. Open. And here comes all those things that come with it. The expectation. The weight. The "pressure to be the savior of the tour." Again. www.nytimes.com/athletic/638...
As teenage phenom Asterisk Talley emerges, women’s golf wrestles with how to protect her
“There is that pressure on women golfers to not only be the next big star, but to be the savior of the tour."
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Here comes Asterisk Talley, 16, at the U.S. Open. And here comes all those things that come with it. The expectation. The weight. The "pressure to be the savior of the tour." Again. www.nytimes.com/athletic/638...
As teenage phenom Asterisk Talley emerges, women’s golf wrestles with how to protect her
“There is that pressure on women golfers to not only be the next big star, but to be the savior of the tour."
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Scottie Scheffler's new Wanamaker Trophy? You'll hardly see it inside the Scheffler home. Other things are on his mind. www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...
Scottie Scheffler is not just running away with the PGA Championship. He's staking his claim for something far more interesting. www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...
The race to 3: More than a trophy is at stake for Scottie Scheffler on Sunday
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Scottie Scheffler is not just running away with the PGA Championship. He's staking his claim for something far more interesting. www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...
The race to 3: More than a trophy is at stake for Scottie Scheffler on Sunday
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Oh, how we got this PGA Championship all wrong. On the nonsense at Quail Hollow. www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...
PGA Championship 2025: You want to get weird? Quail Hollow is getting weird
Welcome to the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, where nothing makes sense and anything is possible.
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A year ago, Scottie Scheffler's coach hardly said a word to him on the range as he pitched golf's version of perfect games. The last three months? They've been searching. On Scheffler's return to being Scottie in time for the PGA Championship. www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
Scottie Scheffler’s returning to form and remains the man to beat at the PGA Championship
Rory McIlroy is the man of the moment, Bryson DeChambeau is thriving, but Scheffler arrives at the PGA Championship as the man in black.
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A year ago, Officer Bryan Gillis' apparently $80 pants were damaged beyond repair. So @gabbyherzig.bsky.social and I had a question: Where are the pants now? We found them, and learned they are worth so much more now. www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
A year after Scottie Scheffler’s arrest, we had to ask: Where are Detective Gillis’ ruined pants?
In a notably concise interview, Gillis said he still hasn't decided what to do with the attention surrounding his arrest of Scheffler.
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