Matthew Rudy

Viktor Hovland treated his swing like a set of legos—tinkering, adding and subtracting—and he offers how amateurs can learn from him.

In examining Woods’ swing at four different points in his career, a top teacher identified the subtle but important changes the 15-time major champion implemented in his persistent pursuit of excellence

Here’s how to hit a variety of shots you’ll encounter in the desert—that you’ll need to approach differently than at your home course

The best players are considering a lot more than yardage

Dedicated players are trying to complete their own self-given missions from teeing off at every American course that has hosted a major to playing golf on every continent.

In an effort to keep its top talent from fleeing, the tour is drawing a hard line between the haves and have-nots.

In May, we wrote about a company called Carry that was introducing the concept of “micro-investing” in a cohort of aspiring tour players to help fund their efforts to rise through the ranks. Since then, more than 300 investors have kicked in almost $350,000 to potentially cash in if competitors in that 10-player group eventually go on to earn prize money on one of the major professional tours. Two players in particular—Chandler Blanchet and Kristen Gillman—have flourished with the backing, which…

In golf (and most other sports), when the tournament is over so is your opportunity to get the results changed because of a potential rules violation. If Felipe Massa has his way, that won’t be the case in Formula 1 racing. The Brazilian driver was caught up in the famous “Crashgate” scandal of 2008 when a wreck involving Nelson Piquet Jr. ended up helping Piquet’s teammate win a race—and costing Massa the season-long driver’s championship by a point. All of that would have been (bitter) water u…

Calling a certain property a “lifestyle” is usually marketing lingo for an amenity like a community pool. This investment property in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., is the real deal for the golf enthusiast. Included in the $1.3 million asking price is a driving-range business, a miniature golf course and a golf-ball-shaped four-bedroom house. The range and putt-putt operations are straightforward Midwestern flat land, but the real twist comes with the stand-alone home on the 14-acre spread. The 2,000-s…

If joining the PGA Tour’s network of TPC courses isn’t enough for you, now you have the chance to be an owner. The super-plush TPC Jasna Polana in Princeton, N.J., is for sale, and the owners are taking bids on the 222-acre former estate of a Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical heir. Gary Player was commissioned to build a private course on the grounds surrounding a 53,000-square-foot mansion owned by J. Seward and Barbara Johnson. The mansion was converted into a clubhouse but retains the 17th- an…