WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA - AUGUST 18: Sergio Garcia of Spain hits his tee at the 17th hole during day three of LIV Golf: Greenbrier at The Old White Course on August 18, 2024 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)
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LIV Golf’s Sergio Garcia is set to rejoin DP World Tour, aiding Ryder Cup ambitions
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Gokarna Forest Resort
The historic, tranquil forest retreat on the outskirts of Kathmandu
Jeffrey Guan of Australia looks on on the 11th hole during day three of the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge at Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil on June 29, 2024 in Le Vaudreuil, France.
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Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan vows to ‘be back’ after freak accident leaves him blind in one eye
Rendering of TGL competition.
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TGL: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s high-tech indoor golf league to tee off in January
Joel Dahmen walks the 15th fairway during the first round of the Black Desert Championship 2024 at Black Desert Resort in St George, Utah.
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Extra club in bag costs Joel Dahmen four-stroke penalty, threatens his PGA Tour status
Oct 1, 2023; Rome, ITA; Team Europe captain Luke Donald and Team Europe celebrates with the Ryder Cup after beating Team USA during the final day of the 44th Ryder Cup golf competition at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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PGA of America facing backlash after Ryder Cup day tickets priced at nearly $750
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Palmassets SA/Palmeraie Rotana Resort
The emerald oases backdropped by Morocco’s Atlas Mountains

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Alex Weber of the Plastic Pickup
‘Billions’ of golf balls could be lost every year. Where do they end up?
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Antogolla Golf
This 12th century castle in the ‘green heart’ of Italy is transforming into an exclusive luxury resort
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‘Sweatergate’ landed this couple at the heart of a social media firestorm. Here’s why they welcomed it

Golfer of the Month

Rory McIlroy celebrates with his wife and daughter after winning his sixth Race to Dubai title.
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November: Tearful Rory McIlroy caps tumultuous year with double DP World Tour win
SOTOGRANDE, SPAIN - OCTOBER 15: Steven Alderson of Australia poses with the trophy after winning the G4D Tour @ Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters at the Real Club de Golf Sotogrande on October 15, 2024 in Sotogrande, Spain. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
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October: Steven Alderson was bullied at school for being autistic. Decades on, a historic win has made him an Australian national hero
GAINESVILLE, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 15: Alison Lee of Team United States poses with the Solheim Cup and caddie after winning during the final round of the Solheim Cup 2024 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on September 15, 2024 in Gainesville, Virginia. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
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September: How Stacy Lewis turned a tearful flight into Solheim Cup triumph

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<p>A blend of professionals and amateurs, individuals and teams, the Aramco Team Series is one golf’s most unique events. Ahead of its 2024 finale in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CNN’s Jasmine Saunders found out what makes the tournament a “once in a lifetime” experience.</p>
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Leveling the playing field for golfers with disabilities 12:15
Jun 16, 2024; Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA; Bryson DeChambeau celebrates after putting on the eighteenth green to win the U.S. Open golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
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US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau speaks to CNN following second career major victory 2:09
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Loving the links in Ireland 23:08
American astronaut Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr (1923 - 1998), Commander of NASA's upcoming Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, with the mission's insignia behind him at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 14th November 1970. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Getty Images)
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The incredible true story of the time an astronaut played golf on the moon 3:22

Galleries

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Indalo Wiltshire Skukuza Golf Club
Lions prowl South Africa’s ‘wildest golf course’
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The luxury fashion brand trying to inject golf with a new style
Most golf courses follow a familiar set of customs. Others though, follow a different script, like<strong> La Jenny</strong> in southwest France. At the world's only naturist golf course, nudity is the compulsory dress code, with exceptions made for bad weather.
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The world’s most extreme golf courses
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Grove XXIII: Inside Michael Jordan’s ultra-exclusive golf club
Park your tired old buggy in the clubhouse car park -- Danish company Garia are forging new roads for the golf cart.
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These ultra-luxury golf cars could be coming to a road near you
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Back Nine Greens
The golf paradises in America’s backyards

Features

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Alex Weber of the Plastic Pickup
‘Billions’ of golf balls could be lost every year. Where do they end up?
American astronaut Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr (1923 - 1998), Commander of NASA's upcoming Apollo 14 lunar landing mission, with the mission's insignia behind him at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 14th November 1970. (Photo by Space Frontiers/Getty Images)
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The incredible true story of the time an astronaut played golf on the moon
A bull shark swims close to the edge of a lake at Carbrook course in January 2012.
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Six bull sharks inadvertently made their home on an Australian golf course. Then they vanished
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For nearly 50 years, only Black men caddied The Masters. One day, they all but vanished
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How to play alongside crocodiles, snakes and kangaroos: Golf, Aussie-style
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A murderous ghost haunted an exclusive Jamaican resort for centuries. But could she survive a paranormal investigation?
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The haunting Masters meltdown that changed Rory McIlroy’s career
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Losing his young son to a drug overdose left him broken. A ‘sacred’ trip to Scotland helped him heal