Shane Ryan (Trustworthy)

British Open 2025: Explaining the controversial parade that's changing Saturday tee times at Royal Portrush

the Portrush Sons of Ulster march has forced the R&A to shift tee times. If that sentence made absolutely no sense, check out my Q&A on who these people are, why they're marching, and why it's so controversial along the Catholic-Protestant divide here in NI: www.golfdigest.com/story/britis...

Three golfers have gone birdie-birdie-birdie on Quail Hollow's Green Mile. One was a pro. One was a student. One was 82

I was in the media center wondering if any Tour pro had ever birdied out the Green Mile. The answer was yes—just one. Then I wondered if any *member* had done it. I found two, and both stories blew my mind. Favorite story I've worked on in a while - www.golfdigest.com/story/quail-...

Playing Dirty Q&A: Inside the new book about the PGA Tour-LIV Golf battle and Scottish golf

A Q&A with my favorite writer and good friend @shaneryanhere.bsky.social about Playing Dirty, my book on the PGA Tour – LIV Golf battle that hits bookshelves this week www.golfdigest.com/story/playin...

Tour pros and the media don't have to be enemies

I thought the Players represented a real low point in relations between players and the media (Morikawa, Scottie, Rory), with an unnecessary fixation on what they "owe" us. Wrote about why that's the wrong question, and why we shouldn't be enemies, here: www.golfdigest.com/story/the-pl...

John Feinstein's surprising generosity

I knew John Feinstein for a decade, and today I wrote about his generosity to me before I even got paid to write, when I was young and stupid, and how that generosity matched his talent: www.golfdigest.com/story/john-f...

John Feinstein's surprising generosity

I knew John Feinstein for a decade, and today I wrote about his generosity to me before I even got paid to write, when I was young and stupid, and how that generosity matched his talent: www.golfdigest.com/story/john-f...

The PGA Tour knows pace of play is a big problem. Here's what they're doing about it — www.golfdigest.com/story/how-th... long read after talking with Tour officials on the various initiatives they think can actually make a dent in a problem they admit is getting worse

Does Season 3 of 'Full Swing' bring the goods?

Full Swing season three review, a disappointing stretch that recovers a little too late: www.golfdigest.com/story/full-s...

I am a recent victim of golf snobbery, and I'm mad Shane Ryan survives his first brush with golf elitism in a new edition of Golfpocalypse.

My public course wanted to start an Interclub team (state-wide league, plenty of other public courses in it), but got "vetoed" by some private club captains, and the CGA, the organizing body, isn't doing anything about it. I wrote about it today: www.golfdigest.com/story/i-am-a...

The Nameless God I came across a quote the other day that has stayed with me in the weeks since.

I have wanted to write about my feelings/beliefs on God for a while now, so today I did. I called it "The Nameless God": sunsource.substack.com/p/the-namele... It's a little bit disorganized, but I wanted to write it quickly and honestly.

The Nameless God I came across a quote the other day that has stayed with me in the weeks since.

I have wanted to write about my feelings/beliefs on God for a while now, so today I did. I called it "The Nameless God": sunsource.substack.com/p/the-namele... It's a little bit disorganized, but I wanted to write it quickly and honestly.

Should the PGA Tour just move to an F1-style schedule and be done with it? In the latest edition of Golfpocalypse, Shane Ryan imagines an all-killer, no-filler PGA Tour schedule.

On Golfpocalypse, I ask why the Tour doesn't move to a 20-event F1 style schedule, all signature all the time, and be done with the piddly diddly. Plus a nerdy IRL Rory comp, thoughts on Detry, Scottie, Michael Kim, and a reader story that blew my mind: www.golfdigest.com/story/should...

YouTube video by BirdieLand We made these guys play a ONE MILE GOLF HOLE

We designed a one-mile hole at our home course, and had the assistant pro and the club champ play it when the weather closed us out. This was super fun to make: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPCh...

YouTube video by BirdieLand INSANE ENDING in Winter League Golf: Dylan vs. Galen

Hello Blue Sky! Here's a fun video I made, a 9-hole match between two of my friends, featuring short game wizardry vs. excellent ball striking. I hope you enjoy it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkPg...

YouTube video by BirdieLand INSANE ENDING in Winter League Golf: Dylan vs. Galen

Hello Blue Sky! Here's a fun video I made, a 9-hole match between two of my friends, featuring short game wizardry vs. excellent ball striking. I hope you enjoy it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkPg...

YouTube video by BirdieLand How to play Birdie Ball: Chris v. Galen

First ever non-reply Bluesky post: check out the video we made for a brand new golf game called Birdie Ball invented by my pal Galen. Perfect for late winter afternoons when nobody's on the course and you've only got an hour or so: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rB-g... (I had to learn editing to do this)

We're just on our end of year break, will be running on a normal schedule starting in 2025!