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  • Awards dinner video (2025)

    Awards dinner video (2025)

    Hello members. We wanted to share the video of the awards dinner from Wednesday before the Masters. It was great to spend time with everyone, while celebrating our award recipients and writing awards.

  • Masters Tournament Press Conference Schedule

    Masters Tournament Press Conference Schedule

    Monday, April 72:00 p.m. Fred S. RidleyChairman, Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament3:00 p.m. Xander Schauffele3:30 p.m. Justin Hastings & Hiroshi Tai4:00 p.m. Bernhard Langer Tuesday, April 89:30 a.m. Rory McIlroy10:00 a.m. Jon Rahm10:30 a.m. Nicolai & Rasmus Højgaard11:00 a.m. Ludvig Åberg11:30 a.m. Viktor Hovland2:00 p.m. Collin Morikawa2:30 p.m. Bryson DeChambeau3:00 p.m. Scottie…

  • 2025 Masters Tournament Coverage Overview

    2025 Masters Tournament Coverage Overview

    The 89th Masters Tournament, scheduled for April 7-13, 2025, will deliver an expansive slate of content across multiple platforms. Throughout the Tournament, the Masters will be broadcast live to a global audience from more than 200 countries and territories. The American Forces Network will also broadcast the event to U.S. military installations throughout the world.…

  • Episode 12, GWAA podcast – Meet Aman and Amanda

    Episode 12, GWAA podcast – Meet Aman and Amanda

    Ep. 12, GWAA podcast: Meet Aman Misra and Amanda Vogt, the first two recipients of the Herb Kohler/GWAA Journalism Scholarship. Aman started cold calling journalists as a kid back in high school. Amanda talks about the first time she had a chance to ask Nelly Korda a question. And amazingly, Aman and Amanda met in…

  • 2025-26 Herbert V. Kohler/GWAA Journalism Scholarship

    2025-26 Herbert V. Kohler/GWAA Journalism Scholarship

    This fall, the GWAA once again will award two (2) Herbert V. Kohler/GWAA Journalism Scholarships to deserving students to help with their college costs. Each scholarship is for $5,000 per year; the Kohler family has generously committed to doing this for the five years.  We are seeking applicants who have an interest in pursuing a…

  • Longtime GWAA member and best-selling author John Feinstein dies at 68

    Longtime GWAA member and best-selling author John Feinstein dies at 68

    John Feinstein, a best-selling author and longtime sports columnist for the Washington Post who was a member of the Golf Writers Association of America, died Thursday in McLean, Virginia, the Post reported, citing family members. Feinstein was 68. No cause of death was cited. Some of Feinstein’s most renowned reporting occurred while covering golf, notably…

  • Episode 11, GWAA podcast – Rex Hoggard, Ryan Lavner

    Episode 11, GWAA podcast – Rex Hoggard, Ryan Lavner

    Ep. 11, GWAA podcast: Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner. The hosts of a Golf Channel podcast sat with Amy Rogers and talked about how they’ve shifted their focus from being writers to reporters on television and to hosting a podcast. Also, they opened up about the anxiety and nerves they deal with being on live…

  • Golf Digest, Beall lead 2025 GWAA Writing Contest

    Golf Digest, Beall lead 2025 GWAA Writing Contest

    (March 3, 2025) — A season of triumph and tragedy was highlighted in the Golf Writers Association of America’s 2025 Writing Contest, with some familiar names claiming the top prizes. Joel Beall of Golf Digest won two first-place awards to lead the honorees as his magazine and website racked up 10 total honors, featured by…

  • Course Developer Mike Keiser to Receive USGA’s Bob Jones Award

    Course Developer Mike Keiser to Receive USGA’s Bob Jones Award

    VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (March 2, 2025) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) will present its highest honor, the Bob Jones Award, to Mike Keiser during U.S. Open Championship week in Pittsburgh this June. Presented annually since 1955, the award recognizes those who personify the character, sportsmanship and respect for the game as its…