Golf desk
Majors, the PGA Tour and the LPGA, with scorecards first and commentary second.
Augusta. The shot that decided the playoff, the lie, the wind and the read.
Open match hubA granular walk-through of the decisive hole, with shot shape and pace.
Read the reportSchedule, FedEx Cup standings and the major-week storylines we maintain on the golf desk.
Open competitionStrokes-gained profile, scoring splits and the major-week read we maintain.
Open profileTournament pages for the marquee events, with scorecards and the editor's notebook.
BrowseThe biennial match between Europe and the United States. Match hub for every session.
Open match hubFrom the golf desk
Four newsroom instruments, four different speeds, four different questions answered. A practical read on what each one actually carries, where each one lies, and how the morning brief pulls them together without collapsing the four into one.
What the strokes-gained metric actually measures, why the four boxes are not interchangeable, and how to read the splits alongside the leaderboard on the PGA Tour and across the four majors.
A granular walk-through of the decisive hole at a major, the shot shape the pin asks for, the pace that holds through the break, and the read the caddie gives the player before the stroke.
Yes. The Masters, the PGA Championship, the US Open and The Open each get tournament pages with scorecards and the editor's notebook.
Yes where the calendar allows. Major weeks on the LPGA are covered with the same standards as the men's tour.
From the official tour feeds and the verified provider. We name the provider, and we label the period.
No. We do not take bets, run affiliate tip codes or sell picks. Editorial and commercial remain separate.
Yes. The amateur majors and the Walker Cup are part of the schedule.
Golf desk
Match hubs, daily reads and the editor's notebook through every fixture window.
Match hubs, results, the day's verified incidents and the editor's notebook. The desk publishes through every fixture window.
Tactical reads, form analysis, workload discussions. The desk publishes the analysis once a week through the regular season.
Tournament pages for the marquee events, with the format, the fixtures, the standings and the verified dates.
The standards document, the prediction methodology and the corrections policy. The desk publishes the methodology in full.
The strokes-gained read is the cleanest window into performance. The desk publishes the strokes-gained splits for every player in the top 50, with the off-the-tee, the approach, the around-the-green and the putting numbers.
The major-week read is the desk's signature piece. The desk publishes the major-week read the week before each major, with the form read, the course read and the open question.
The FedEx Cup read is the cleanest read on the season-long race. The desk publishes the FedEx Cup standings every Monday, with the playoff picture and the points race.
The Ryder Cup read is the cleanest read on the team matchup. The desk publishes the Ryder Cup preview the week before the event, with the captain's picks, the form read and the course read.
The golf desk's methodology is built around the verified tour feeds, the verified broadcaster feeds and the verified analytics feeds. The desk cites the source for every piece of data, with the period named in the same paragraph. The strokes-gained read is the cleanest window into performance.
The desk's prediction methodology is published in full at prediction methodology. The methodology covers the form window, the course read, the strokes-gained splits and the open question. The desk holds itself to the methodology, and the corrections log carries any retrospective notes.
The opening major of the season, contested at Augusta National. The course rewards the precise iron player and the clutch putter. The desk covers every round with the course read and the strokes-gained context.
The second major of the season, contested at Quail Hollow. The course rewards the long driver and the patient constructor. The desk covers every round with the major-week read and the strokes-gained splits.
The third major of the season, contested at Oakmont. The course rewards the patient constructor and the disciplined putter. The desk covers every round with the major-week read and the course notes.
The closing major of the season, contested at Royal Troon. The links course rewards the creative shotmaker and the disciplined putter. The desk covers every round with the major-week read and the course notes.
The golf desk's methodology is built around the verified tour feeds, the verified broadcaster feeds and the verified analytics feeds. The desk cites the source for every piece of data, with the period named in the same paragraph. The strokes-gained read is the cleanest window into performance.
The desk's prediction methodology is published in full at prediction methodology. The methodology covers the form window, the course read, the strokes-gained splits and the open question. The desk holds itself to the methodology, and the corrections log carries any retrospective notes.
The desk cites the PGA Tour, the LPGA Tour, the DP World Tour, the USGA, the R&A and the verified broadcaster feeds. Quotes carry the publication; statistics carry the period.
The desk writes previews, not predictions. The preview names the form, the course, the strokes-gained splits and the open question. The desk does not promise outcomes.
The desk publishes corrections the same day. The corrections log is on the corrections page, with the article, the changed fact and the time of the correction.
Photography is published with descriptive alt text, captions and credit. We do not publish photographs with fabricated captions, fabricated credits or staged content.
