50 Things That Changed Golf

Episode 10: The Presidents Cup

In this episode, Shane and Jamie dive deep into the creation of The Presidents Cup. Join us in 1994 as the PGA Tour and other groups race to develop an all-new, team matc

Episode 9: The 1983 Rebellion

In the ninth episode of “The 50 Things That Changed Golf” podcast, Shane Ryan and Jamie Kennedy revisit the 1983 rebellion that nearly tore professional golf apart. This

Episode 8: Karsten Solheim and The Anser putter

In this episode of "The 50 Things That Changed Golf" podcast, Shane Ryan and Jamie Kennedy dive into a single club that had a giant impact on golf. This is the story of K

Episode 7: Young Tom Morris: The First Tragic Superstar

When Young Tom Morris died on Christmas Day in 1875, he was just 24 years old, and his more famous father, Old Tom, would outlive him by more than 30 years. But in those

Episode 6: Tiger Woods’ 2000 U.S. Open Victory

In the sixth episode of the Golf Digest podcast, 50 Things That Changed Golf, Shane Ryan and Jamie Kennedy travel back to the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, dominated by

Episode 5: The 2004 U.S. Open

In the fifth episode of the Golf Digest podcast, 50 Things That Changed Golf, Shane Ryan and Jamie Kennedy travel back to the controversial 2004 U.S. Open at Shinnecock H

Episode 4: John Daly

In the fourth episode of the Golf Digest podcast, 50 Things That Changed Golf, Shane Ryan and Jamie Kennedy travel back to the 1991 PGA Championship, won by John Daly. T

Episode 3: OWGR

It's episode 3 of the "50 Things That Changed Golf" podcast and we're diving deep into the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR). Join hosts Shane Ryan and Jamie Kennedy as

Episode 2: 2019 Masters

In episode 2 of the all-new "50 Things That Changed Golf" podcast, Shane Ryan and Jamie Kennedy travel back to 2019 and Tiger Woods' memorable fifth Masters victory. Reli

Episode 1: 1996 Masters

In the first episode of our new Golf Digest podcast, 50 Things That Changed Golf, Shane Ryan and Jamie Kennedy travel back 30 years to the 1996 Masters. Hosted by Simpl

The time the Ryder Cup almost died

In the early 1980s, there came a point where the Ryder Cup governing bodies had seemingly tried everything, but nothing worked. The matches weren't competitive, the U.S.

Three mid-century Ryder Cup maniacs

Buried in Ryder Cup history, in the middle of the last century, are some enormous personalities, and today we're looking at three of them who rise to the level of "maniac

The Tour Championship: 40 years of success and failure

In 1987, PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman announced the first-ever Tour Championship, and 20 years later, new commissioner Tim Finchem kicked off the first-ever playoff

The Tiger Killer: The fascinating life and times of Y.E. Yang

For a man who did something so astounding—becoming the first and only golfer to beat Tiger Woods on Sunday at a major from behind—we know very little about 2009 PGA Champ

The English drought (curse??) at the Open Championship: What gives?

In 1992, Nick Faldo held off John Cook at Muirfield to win his third Open Championship. As it happened, this is the last time an English golfer ever captured the Claret J

America's Ryder Cup Restoration, Part 2: The Rise of Azinger

Following the blowouts of 2004 and 2006, the lowest point in US Ryder Cup history, the Americans needed a visionary leader. Tiger Woods was out with a knee injury, Europe

America's Ryder Cup Restoration, Part 1: The Miserable Years

In 2008, after a disastrous start to the decade, the American Ryder Cup system faced a big problem: How do we start winning again? This series documents how they recovere

Weird Oakmont: How the ghosts of Pittsburgh still reign at America's toughest course

Oakmont Country Club will hold its tenth U.S. Open next week, and a tour of its past champions shows how the hardscrabble philosophy of its founders still prevails, and m

Rory, Tiger, and Tom: The great equipment controversies

What happens when a winner's equipment is found to be nonconforming after the fact? The answer is, "nothing," at least in terms of the result. But as we'll see from the c

The PGA Championship's Match Play era, and a ridiculous record you never knew existed

For about 40 years in major championship history, winning the PGA required a test of endurance that seems absurd today. In the midst of tracking down the record holder fo