A Smashing Story About Tee Markers and Angry Pro Golfers originally appeared on Athlon Sports. On those times when his job required him to be PGA Tour rules enforcer and counselor at the same time, ...

What else can you expect from a guy whose team name is Smash GC? During a frustrating first round at the 2025 LIV Golf Dallas event, and seconds after hitting a drive he didn't like on the ninth hole, ...

The Rules of Golf are tricky! Thankfully, we’ve got the guru. Our Rules Guy knows the book front to back. Got a question? He’s got all the answers. I know that you’re allowed to tee up a certain ...

Before Phil Mickelson took the 103rd PGA Championship by storm, Erik van Rooyen took his club to a tee box marker at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course. Van Rooyen was having a rough stretch late in his ...

Brooks Koepka lived up to his team’s name Friday at LIV Golf Dallas. The Smash GC member hit a wayward drive on the ninth hole at Maridoe Golf Club and destroyed a tee marker with his club afterward ...

Tensions ran high for Brooks Koepka in his illness-shortened round at Maridoe Golf Club on Friday. The five-time major winner started on a high note, posting a birdie on his opening hole (No. 2) ...

Before things get testy, let's just start by saying we have great respect for the members of a golf-course maintenance crew. They arrive for work in the middle of the night, endure long hours in high ...

The beauty of inherently subjective rankings, like the best tee markers in golf, is that there are no established criteria for what makes a great marker. Personal preference rules. For some, the best ...

My good friend Jim McCabe publishes a weekly newsletter called Power Fades, which contains his musings about golf. He has kindly agreed to allow his thoughts to be published weekly in Morning Read, so ...