Between the PGA Tour and LIV, there are several options for first- or second-year players ready to become standouts.

Entering this season, the one box Yeung hadn’t yet checked off was winning an individual state title. Her older sister, Helen, now a sophomore at the University of North Carolina is one of Howard County’s all-time best golfers, winning three straight state titles to close her career.

By now, most would agree that the hoodie has not only become acceptable attire on the golf course, it’s become encouraged. Golf stodginess will always remain at the most elite clubs in the world, but even at the stuffiest places, you’ll likely find a logoed hoodie in the pro shop.

In an era of $600 drivers and 'optimized' swings, a band of tinkerers and hobbyists find purity in the 'sweet spot' of a 100-year-old game.

Severna Park’s Nicol Chovanec, the Class 4A/3A state runner-up, chose golf over volleyball after winning the county championship as a freshman.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Paige Spiranac is turning heads this holiday season. Spiranac was once an All-Mountain West golfer for San Diego State. She then tried to compete on the LPGA Tour before making the transition from professional athlete to content creator.

Rory McIlroy is coming off of an elite PGA Tour season where he dominated the majority of golf events he competed in. While he hopes to have that same success in 2026, the golf phenom needs to make sure he carries his Ryder Cup form into the new year.

This phenomenon that Annika is talking about, where young golfers play with a freedom that many older golfers don’t have, is something that Golf Digest Best Young Teacher Sara Dickson sees in her teaching, too.