It’s a worthy debate: Is the Gold Course at Tiburon Golf Club, the host of the CME Group Tour Championship, a course to watch out for? Sure, it’s where Nelly Korda aced her first hole-in-one in 14 years — check out the celebrations here. Yet, there are some befitting challenges.

This par-72 Greg Norman-designed course now measures 6734 yards, the fifth-longest played this year. It’s mostly flat, with towering pine and cypress trees. Water comes into play on 13 holes, but still, scoring has been surprisingly good, with winners averaging around 21-under over the last five tournaments. The fairways are pretty welcoming, and even the bunkers are limited.

No brutal rough to penalize wayward drives either; instead, you’ve got coquina shell waste areas, brimming with native plants and grasses ready to challenge your strategy. Oh, yes, the greens are large, undulating, and perched high on their Bermuda grass, but they are girdled by treacherous sod-walled bunkers.

Sure, Nelly will once again look to conquer the course (in a bid to finally win this season), but Jeeno Thitikul might just make it difficult. Last year, when she won, Jeeno led the field in SG: Putting and ranked seventh in scrambling. This season, she’s armed with two wins, thirteen top-10 finishes, and top spot in the Race to CME points list.

Miyu Yamashita is no slouch – she’s the only other pro with two wins this season. With 12 top-10s under her belt and standing just a whisker behind Jeeno on the Race to CME points list, the rookie is a real threat. Charley Hull’s also strong, armed with a win, four top-10s, and a T4 finish last week at the Annika.

So, brace for another showdown this week.

If your mornings are starting to feel repetitive – salvation is here. We’ve curated the top five hilarious moments from 2025 (Warning: it might cause coffee to shoot out your nose​).

1. Ouch: At the Masters, Jordan Spieth bonked his club into a man’s balls. The crowd laughed, but the fellow on the receiving end was left hunched over, nursing a pain known by many and envied by none. Watch the moment at your own peril.

2. Karma: At the Valspar Championship, Adam Hadwin gave his wedge a two-handed slam. Except it landed right on a sprinkler head. Water shot up like twin fountains. Look at Hadwin trying to stop it as the crowd laughed in the background.

3. Absurd: Oakmont was so cruel that Shane Lowry mentally checked out long before he made an absurd mistake. On the 14th green, Lowry picked up his ball. Without marking it! His caddie’s ‘disgusted’ look says it all.

4. Strong: For a brief period at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, Maja Stark was putting with a wedge. The reason? On the 16th, after missing a 13-footer, Stark slammed her putter against the golf bag. The head flew off. Check out the painful moment here.

5. Ridiculous: During a TGL match, Kevin Kisner found a bunker off the tee. When he tried to save himself, the rogue ball ricocheted off the flagstick, bouncing into the rough on the other side. Here’s Tiger Woods’s priceless reaction to that shot.

Well, we sure hope that made your day better!

Now that you’ve had your chuckles, here are some headline-worthy moments to catch up on:

Change: PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp might nudge the start of the season past the Super Bowl from 2027. A former NFL oracle, Rolapp knows better than anyone how playoffs devour every ounce of airtime (and public attention). So the PGA Tour may not tee off until mid-February, said Harris English. Oh, the signature events might vanish entirely after next season. More detailed look at those overhauls here.

Bigger: Craig Kessler, the LPGA commissioner, announced the Tour will stage 33 tournaments, dishing out a record $132 million in prize money. The globe-trotting schedule spans 13 countries and 13 states. That’s a solid catalyst for growth and visibility that Kessler aims to summon. Plus, the schedule also nods to the LPGA’s latest alliance with PIF. Yet Nelly Korda is somewhat upset — find out why.

Offloading: Back in 2006, Callaway sensed Topgolf’s promise to reinvent the game. Cut to 15 years, the Carlsbad-HQ brand merged with Topgolf. But it didn’t go as planned. Yesterday, Callaway sold a 60% majority stake to Leonard Green & Partners, a Los Angeles-based private-equity firm. Here’s how much Callaway walked away with, and what the future of Topgolf looks like.

The biggest mistake weekend warriors make while chasing distance is cranking up the effort way too much. Overswinging is a shortcut to injuries, not extra yards. Try this easy drill from Adam Bazalgette, founder of Scratch Golf Academy, and save yourself some trouble.

This drill will allow the club to make a quick circular path around you and provide more control over your swing. Once you’ve perfected it, try these other drills mentioned below.