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Gabby Herzig

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Golf for The Athletic. Pomona College, Sagehens Women’s Golf alum. Never met a 25-foot par putt I didn’t like.

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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Yale Golf Course just got a $30 million Gil Hanse restoration. Now, Yale is charging $350 for the public to play…with poor and patchy turf conditions. So, what happened? “For them to drop the ball, that doesn’t surprise me.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/764...
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A $30 million disaster: How did Yale let its newly restored golf course fall apart? (Gift Article)
Alums are upset about patchy grass, dried-out greens and want answers. "If someone gave you a Rembrandt, you’d take care of it."
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Final round of the PGA at Aronimink is cooking. Scottie Scheffler, five shots back, is on the course. Leaders go off in just over 2 hours. We have thoughts w/ @gabbyherzig.bsky.social & @brodymiller.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/728...
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Rory, Rahm lead the pack chasing Alex Smalley at the PGA Championship. Who can win?
There’s 22 golfers that history says have at least a shot at hoisting the Wanamaker Trophy on Sunday night outside of Philadelphia.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New for @theathletic.com: With the Saudi PIF out after 2026, are private investors really interested in LIV Golf? I spoke to 8 sports business heavyweights about the steep uphill financial battle the rebel league faces. "The math is never going to work." www.nytimes.com/athletic/724...
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Can LIV Golf work without the Saudi billions? Sports investors predict a ‘free fall’ (Gift Article)
The inner workings of LIV Golf’s business model are a lot bleaker than what the league is boasting publicly.
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 11/04/2026
At The Masters, there are no VIPs at Amen Corner. No suites. No phones. No shortcuts. For four days at Augusta National, celebrities and fans experience the game the exact same way — side by side, in the moment.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Saw mid-am champ Brandon Holtz hanging out by the oak tree. He changed into shorts after the round and promptly ordered himself a whiskey on the rocks. He told me he's just going to chill at the course for the afternoon with friends. First Masters at 39 years old. Why not?
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Brody Miller @brodymiller.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So we asked Rory McIlroy what ~his~ five favorite shots from the 2025 Masters were. With @gabbyherzig.bsky.social, a deep dive on those five shots, some which might surprise you, and how he pulled off of one the wilder weeks in recent memory. @theathletic.com www.nytimes.com/athletic/717...
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Rory McIlroy tells us his 5 best shots from the 2025 Masters
Not necessarily the most famous or the flashiest. These are the ones that were the most important to him.
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
come for Gabby's opening anecdote on the fickle world of player-caddie relationships. stay for a hell of a good read. via @gabbyherzig.bsky.social ... www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...
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‘Did you tell him you’re firing him yet?’ The brutal reality of golf’s most intimate partnership
There’s no contracts. No job security. A caddie can get hired or fired at any time. But when a pair is together, they’re together.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
In one infamous tale, a tour caddie takes a swing video for his player on the range, and a text pops up from the player's wife: "Did you tell him you're firing him yet?" Exploring the brutal realities of the caddie-player relationship: www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...
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Anyaa @blackzag05.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
This rocked @gabbyherzig.bsky.social ‘Did you tell him you’re firing him yet?’ The brutal reality of golf’s most intimate partnership www.nytimes.com/athletic/710...
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‘Did you tell him you’re firing him yet?’ The brutal reality of golf’s most intimate partnership
There’s no contracts. No job security. A caddie can get hired or fired at any time. But when a pair is together, they’re together.
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
New on @theathletic.com, w/ @gabbyherzig.bsky.social Trump threatens to seize control of Washington, D.C.’s public golf courses www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
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Trump threatens to seize control of Washington, D.C.’s public golf courses
The Trump administration’s interest in Washington’s public golf courses is part of a larger plan to revamp the capital’s footprint.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Charley Hull’s Instagram tells a story. So does that viral photo of her smoking at the U.S. Open. This summer, I spent time with Hull at her home in England, and it revealed a different picture of the golfer — a much deeper one. www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
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Charley Hull’s Instagram tells a story. A trip to her English home told the real one
“People think I’m a party girl," Charley Hull admits, but her actual home life is nothing like that.
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
A new story I'm pretty pumped to share. It's about words, and our pastime, and changing your traumas by changing your patterns. On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
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Matt Berninger traded his notebook for a baseball. And the words kept coming
For The National’s frontman, the way forward was written on rawhide.
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Meg Linehan @meglinehan.com · 09/10/2025
morning read from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social that I deeply enjoyed — and the comments are generally lovely, to boot. www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...
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I made a 12 during the biggest golf tournament of my life. Here’s what I learned
The Athletic's Gabby Herzig recently competed in the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur. She gained a deeper appreciation for the sport she covers.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 25/08/2025
From @theathletic.com: Tommy Fleetwood's win on Sunday was a long time coming. His arc, with 30 top-five finishes in eight years on the PGA Tour but zero wins, has been a relatable one because of how difficult it often felt to watch, our columnist writes. nyti.ms/4oQeZfy
Tommy Fleetwood in a light blue polo celebrating with both hands in the air after winning the PGA Tour. Quote attributed to Fleetwood reads: "I can be proof that if you do all the right things and you just keep going, that it can happen."
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Tommy Fleetwood finally did it. On Sunday, he wasn’t just a winner on tour, he was *the* winner on tour. I followed Tommy until I couldn’t anymore, as he went through all the stops, all the emotions of victory. For @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
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Inside Tommy Fleetwood’s triumphant Tour Championship win
Fleetwood learned from heartbreaking losses this summer, recognizing what he needed to do to win on the PGA Tour for the first time.
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 15/08/2025
The latest sports scam: Fans of a golfer are contacted by a fake account, lured to WhatsApp/Telegram, offered VIP access, dinner or investments for crypto or gift cards — then ghosted once payments stop. Inside the social media scheme turning fans against athletes: dlvr.it/TMVp5j
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
New for @theathletic.bsky.social and @nytimes.com Art Spander has seen everything. The Miracle on Ice. Kirk Gibson. The Catch. But nowadays? The view is changing and time is moving. On the life and love of a true original: www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
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One more story from the last of his kind
Why is Art Spander, nearly blind and unable to type his own stories, still covering events at 86? Because he is the job. And because of Liz.
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 12/06/2025
NEWS: Brian Rolapp of the NFL is expected to be announced soon as the PGA Tour’s new CEO, sources confirmed to @gabbyherzig.bsky.social and @andrewmarchand.bsky.social: He will lead the tour’s new for-profit arm, PGA Tour Enterprises. More details:
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NFL executive Brian Rolapp leaving for PGA Tour CEO position
Rolapp, responsible for the NFL's massive media rights deals, will lead the PGA Tour's for-profit arm.
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
You probably did not know that Oakmont’s famed church pews (possibly maybe probably) trace back to a course 20 miles outside Philadelphia and a pioneering woman in golf course architecture Required pre-US Open reading from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
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What is Oakmont’s church pew bunker? History behind distinctive U.S. Open course feature
The church pews — 13, long grassy tufts which act as islands within a seemingly endless pit of sand — were never part of the original design
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Plastic greens. A trip to Augusta National. Meditation in the dark. Over several interviews these past two months, I learned about how Luke became Luke Clanton. On the PGA Tour’s next star, for @theathletic.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...
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Dreaming in darkness: Luke Clanton’s journey to becoming the PGA Tour’s next big star
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
What’s it like to play Augusta National the day after Rory’s win at the Masters? I found out. 3,200 words of Q&A on a day that simply felt fake. I have never been so happy to share a scorecard with a 9 on it: www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...
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What’s it like to play Augusta National the day after Rory’s Masters win? I found out
I have post-round depression, and in an attempt to alleviate it, here are answers to your questions about my day at Augusta National.
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Now read @gabbyherzig.bsky.social on Justin Rose's Indian summer www.nytimes.com/athletic/627... And @brodymiller.bsky.social on Angry Jon Rahm www.nytimes.com/athletic/627... And the great Justin Ray www.nytimes.com/athletic/627... And today's live action www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
It's already inevitable. A Sunday that ends among familiar shadows, a long walk up Augusta’s 18th, a hat brim pushed up off his forehead, a final putt, a final roar, and a 44 Long. Hyperbole, of course. But not really. On Scottie Scheffler: www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
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Scottie Scheffler’s air of inevitability is on display again at the Masters
After Scheffler rolled in a 62-foot birdie putt on the par-3 fourth hole Thursday, visions of another green jacket began arriving.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Is scar tissue real? Ahead of the Masters, I talked to Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and top performance psychologists about confronting past failures — and the lengths players will go to process them. Rory: “I’ve been put in hypnotic states.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
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How do you get over losing the Masters? Hypnosis, exposure therapy and ‘whatever helps’
"So many things have happened in my career and my life that I can sort of laugh about it now. But it’s still there.”
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
“I would equate Scottie Scheffler to an incredible handyman." Why does Scottie thrive at Augusta National? It's a three-part answer, but it all starts with his full set of tools. First 2025 Masters preview for @theathletic.bsky.social, here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
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Why does Scottie Scheffler dominate the Masters? He’s ‘an incredible handyman’
Scheffler will try this week to become the first golfer to win back-to-back at Augusta National since Tiger Woods 23 years ago.
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Hugh Kellenberger @hughkellenberger.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Jay Monahan and Tiger Woods are all meeting with Donald Trump in the White House today. News from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
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Yasir al-Rumayyan, Donald Trump to meet with PGA Tour officials Thursday: Sources
Jay Monahan, Tiger Woods and Adam Scott are also expected to attend the meeting at the White House, sources briefed on the plans confirmed.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
In 2024, the WM Phoenix Open lost the plot. Event leadership has made big changes, but they’ve also cultivated a raucous party culture for years. Can “The People’s Open” really dial things back? www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
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They built golf’s most raucous party. Now they need everyone to be cool
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
I’ve been at the A T&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am all week for @theathletic.bsky.social. Here’s a thread of my coverage so far. First: Slow play is again the biggest tension point in golf. What can be done? www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...
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The PGA Tour’s slow play problem is again golf’s biggest tension point. What can be done?
When a respected voice called out tour pros amid a 5 1/2-hour round last week, everyone was listening.
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
There's a list out there on the internet, one tallying h.s. basketball's highest single-season scorers. The name on top isn't a familiar one. It's one that was without a story. That's where we begin... www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
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The search for an all-time scorer that time forgot
The unwritten history of Finell White, who went from Harlem playgrounds to South Carolina countrysides and rewrote the record book
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The Sports Agents @thesportsagents.com · 10/01/2025
The brand new TGL is just one event old, and Gabby and Mark already have suggestions! 🏌️‍♂️ @gabbyherzig.bsky.social thinks tour exemptions could be a potential incentive, but who would YOU want to see added to the teams? 🫵
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Kevin Kisner was just announced as an assistant captain for the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team. I called up Kiz to talk about his new role, broadcasting for NBC and what he wants to see from the PGA Tour's top stars. New Q&A for @theathletic.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...
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Q&A: Kevin Kisner on the Ryder Cup, NBC and what he wants from PGA Tour stars
Kisner will still play PGA Tour events in 2025 but is envisioning this season as a fork in the road moment for himself.
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NewsGuild of New York @newsguildny.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
BREAKING NEWS: Today, editorial workers from @theathletic.bsky.social announced that they are organizing with us and have asked @nytimes.com to recognize them as part of the Times Guild. Read more here: www.nyguild.org/post/athleti...
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Steve DiMeglio was funny, unpretentious and a master bullshitter. Happy to have called him a friend. Happy, too, that he's remembered here so perfectly by the great Michael Bamberger: golf.com/news/golf-wr...
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For golf writer Steve DiMeglio, the beat was far more than just a job
Golf reporter Steve DiMeglio, who died this week at 63, had distinct status in the professional golf ecosphere.
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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 03/01/2025
BREAKING: The PGA Tour is in advanced discussions to revamp the Tour Championship format into a bracket-style event, sources tell @gabbyherzig.bsky.social. It could be reimagined as early as this year. Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/603...
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Breaking news: Sources tell @theathletic.bsky.social that the PGA Tour is in advanced discussions to change the Tour Championship to a bracket-style event. Conversations on the exact format are still ongoing, but the tournament could be reimagined as early as 2025: t.co/v6H2hARDdD
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
To kick off the 2025 PGA Tour season, I spoke with Xander Schauffele and his father, Stefan — about persistence, process and building the mind of a major champion. For @theathletic.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/602...
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Hugh Kellenberger @hughkellenberger.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
There's nothing subtle about TGL. However, its approach to purse size is the biggest reason for optimism about the league's chances of success. www.nytimes.com/athletic/600...
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TGL is a different kind of golf. That includes its lack of focus on the money
The team-based, video golf league debuts Jan. 7. It's focusing on tech-based innovation over how much golf's stars can win.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
A young Dustin Johnson? @theathletic.bsky.social asked who I’m buying stock in for the 2025 PGA Tour season. I went with Michael Thorbjornsen: www.nytimes.com/athletic/597...
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Is Michael Thorbjornsen the PGA Tour’s next star? Making the case for the Stanford product
Thorbjornsen, who has full tour status through PGA Tour U, finished up the fall with a pair of top 10s to build momentum into 2025.
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Brody Miller @brodymiller.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
LPGA commish Mollie Marcoux Samaan is out. We took a deeper look at that the next commissioner inherits, what the problems are and what must happen at such a pivotal moment. W/ @gabbyherzig.bsky.social and @hughkellenberger.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/596...
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LPGA’s next commissioner will face sponsor issues, TV contracts and transgender rights debate
Key events don't have title sponsors. Some tournaments are on TV tape delay. And there's a potential legal fight brewing.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
In the wake of Mollie Marcoux Samaan’s departure, we dive into what issues the next LPGA commissioner will have waiting for them. With @brodymiller.bsky.social and @hughkellenberger.bsky.social for @theathletic.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/596...
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What now for the LPGA? Its next commissioner will face significant tests
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Wow. LPGA commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan stepping down, effective Jan. 9. "The LPGA Board of Directors will work with an executive search firm to conduct a global search for the organization’s next commissioner."
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Brendan Quinn @bfquinn.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Source — LIV Golf has identified longtime sports executive Scott O’Neil as its next CEO • SBJ's Josh Carpenter had it first • O’Neil's departure as Merlin Entertainments CEO finalized this morning • As CEO of the 76ers from 2013-21, O’Neil oversaw, yes, The Process www.nytimes.com/athletic/595...
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LIV Golf to hire former 76ers executive Scott O’Neil as CEO, replacing Greg Norman: Source
O'Neil will inherit a tour that has become increasingly worldwide but needs a long-term TV carrier in the United States.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Just some New York athletes.
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Hugh Kellenberger @hughkellenberger.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
"Now more than ever, we have all the evidence to prove why Bryson DeChambeau has the chance to win several more majors before the end of his career." via @gabbyherzig.bsky.social and @brodymiller.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
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How many majors will Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy win? Predicting golf’s future in 2025, beyond
Can Xander Schauffele get to five majors? Will Justin Thomas win another? Gabby Herzig and Brody Miller debate it in Part 2 of this series.
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Brody Miller @brodymiller.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Part two of our major over/under series with @gabbyherzig.bsky.social. This was a fun one debating Xander, Bryson, Rory, JT and Fitz. www.nytimes.com/athletic/593...
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How many majors will Bryson DeChambeau, Rory McIlroy win? Predicting golf’s future in 2025, beyond
Can Xander Schauffele get to five majors? Will Justin Thomas win another? Gabby Herzig and Brody Miller debate it in Part 2 of this series.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
All the talk will be about Nelly Korda’s seven (and counting) wins in 2024 — and that’s for good reason. But what happened between them will ultimately shape her continued charge into the LPGA history books: t.co/7B8WF5xpGc @theathletic.bsky.social
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Some news from the PGA Tour tonight: The Policy Board has officially approved the proposed changes to the tour, which include smaller field sizes and a reduced number of available tour cards, from 125 to 100. The changes will take effect starting in 2026.
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Gabby Herzig @gabbyherzig.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Props to Charley Hull, who finished T2 at The Annika this weekend, for being honest about the LPGA's slow play problem. "It's ridiculous and I feel sorry for the fans how slow it is out there."
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Garrett Morrison @garrettmorrison.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Very preliminary at this point, but here's a starter pack of golf media folks who have at least established profiles on this here app go.bsky.app/B8TcmP7
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