Jay Rigdon

All Articles by Jay Rigdon

7/21/24 COMPETITIVE GOLF

Xander Schauffele Wins the 2024 Open Championship

Xander's win at Royal Troon makes him the first player since Brooks Koepka to win two majors in one year
7/20/24 NEWSLETTER

Weather Leads to a Dense Open Championship Leaderboard

We hear about leaderboard gravity, but Sunday at the Open looks to be more about leaderboard density
7/19/24 NEWSLETTER

Shane Lowry Leads the Open, but He Has Company

Shane Lowry leads Daniel Brown and Justin Rose by two strokes heading into the weekend at Royal Troon
7/03/24 NEWSLETTER

A Big Day for Team Rose at Open Qualifying

Justin Rose was by far the biggest name to make it through the final stage of Open Qualifying
6/25/24 NEWSLETTER

How Monday Qualifier Nick Bienz Went So Viral

Monday qualifier Nick Bienz had a story so good it went mainstream. What can golf learn from that?
6/16/24 NEWSLETTER

Bryson DeChambeau Wins the 2024 U.S. Open

Bryson DeChambeau held on late to win his second U.S. Open, while Rory McIlroy saw his drought extended in wrenching fashion
6/05/24 NEWSLETTER

The U.S. Open Being “Open” Matters More Than Ever

A pair of stories from Golf's Longest Day brought some much needed perspective to the current world of golf
5/19/24 NEWSLETTER

Xander Schauffele Wins the 2024 PGA Championship

Xander Schauffele birdied 18 to win the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla by one stroke over Bryson DeChambeau
5/17/24 NEWSLETTER

Reacting to Scottie Scheffler’s Wild Friday at the PGA Championship

What it felt like to watch as Scottie Scheffler went to jail and then shot 66 at Valhalla during the second round of the 2024 PGA Championship
5/10/24 NEWSLETTER

Weekend Chat: Conspiring Together

Your comment section for the second weekend in May
5/08/24 NEWSLETTER

Looking Back at Wyndham Clark’s Big Year

Wyndham Clark has had a ridiculous calendar year going back to his win last May at Quail Hollow
5/03/24 NEWSLETTER

Jordan Spieth Wants a 2024 Reset

Spieth cited Scottie Scheffler's approach as inspiration for his mental management
4/29/24 NEWSLETTER

An Ode to Alternate Shot

It's just a shame we don't get to watch or play it more often.
2/14/24 NEWSLETTER

Absence Has Made Late-Career Tiger Even More Compelling

Formerly the most reliable athlete in sports, we now have no idea what to expect when Tiger tees it up.
11/15/23 NEWSLETTER

The Netflix Cup: Everything for No One

What worked, what didn't, and what was absurd about the Netflix Cup
6/21/22 COMPETITIVE GOLF

Coverage Contempt: The U.S. Open Backlash

More on how a great championship did not get a just presentation on television
6/17/21 ARCHITECTURE

On This Week’s Parking Lot

A twilight round at Torrey North