Matt Vincenzi

Massachusetts

Golf Writer at Sports Illustrated

Articles

These Players Are Most Likely to Win the Career Grand Slam After Rory McIlroy

5 days ago | si.com | Matt Vincenzi

Rory McIlroy’s dramatic playoff victory at the 2025 Masters cemented his place among professional golf’s immortals, making him the sixth player in history to complete the career Grand Slam by winning all four majors: the Masters, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and the British Open. After a collective exhale from golf fans in the wake McIlroy’s triumph after 11 years of chasing the elusive green jacket, attention now turns to the next contenders poised to join this exclusive club.
These Players Are Most Likely to Win the Career Grand Slam After Rory McIlroy

5 days ago | miamiherald.com | Matt Vincenzi

Rory McIlroy's dramatic playoff victory at the 2025 Masters cemented his place among professional golf's immortals, making him the sixth player in history to complete the career Grand Slam by winning all four majors: the Masters, U.S. Open, PGA Championship, and the British Open. After a collective exhale from golf fans in the wake McIlroy's triumph after 11 years of chasing the elusive green jacket, attention now turns to the next contenders poised to join this exclusive club.
2025 PGA Championship: Here Are the Players Who Have Won at Quail Hollow

6 days ago | si.com | Matt Vincenzi

The 2025 PGA Championship will be staged at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event was also staged at Quail Hollow in 2017. It's unique that this major championship venue is typically a yearly PGA Tour stop for the Truist Championship (previously Wells Fargo). There are several players who have previously won at Quail Hollow in the 2025 PGA Championship field. Here they are:Rory McIlroy: Won the Wells Fargo Championship in 2010, 2015, 2021, and 2024.
Australian Golfer’s Store-Bought Used Putter Powers a Course Record in Japan

1 week ago | myrtlebeachonline.com | Matt Vincenzi

Last week, while heading to a Korean BBQ dinner in Seoul, South Korea, ahead of a LIV Golf tournament, Australian golfer Lucas Herbert visited a second-hand golf shop and purchased a putter. He had it regripped with a SuperStroke Pistol GT Tour grip and used it for the first time at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club and finished T13 in the event.
Australian Golfer's Store-Bought Used Putter Powers a Course Record in Japan

1 week ago | si.com | Matt Vincenzi

Last week, while heading to a Korean BBQ dinner in Seoul, South Korea, ahead of a LIV Golf tournament, Australian golfer Lucas Herbert visited a second-hand golf shop and purchased a putter. He had it regripped with a handmade grip from Australia and used it for the first time this week at the International Series Japan at the Caledonian Golf Club.
Australian Golfer’s Store-Bought Used Putter Powers a Course Record in Japan

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Matt Vincenzi

Last week, while heading to a Korean BBQ dinner in Seoul, South Korea, ahead of a LIV Golf tournament, Australian golfer Lucas Herbert visited a second-hand golf shop and purchased a putter. He had it regripped with a SuperStroke Pistol GT Tour grip and used it for the first time at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club and finished T13 in the event.
Luke Donald Leaving No Stone Unturned While Building Europe’s 2025 Ryder Cup Team

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Matt Vincenzi

Luke Donald, European Ryder Cup captain, is leaving no stone unturned in crafting his 2025 roster for Bethpage Black. While attending this week's Turkish Airlines Open on the DP World Tour, the Englishman told reporters that "everyone's on the radar." One of the players on Donald's radar is former LIV golfer Eugenio Chacarra. The Spaniard won the Hero Indian Open earlier this year at Gary Player's DLF Golf & Country Club, known as an extremely tough course. "Everyone's on the radar.
Luke Donald Leaving No Stone Unturned While Building Europe’s 2025 Ryder Cup Team

1 week ago | si.com | Matt Vincenzi

Luke Donald, European Ryder Cup captain, is leaving no stone unturned in crafting his 2025 roster for Bethpage Black. While attending this week's Turkish Airlines Open on the DP World Tour, the Englishman told reporters that “everyone’s on the radar.” One of the players on Donald’s radar is former LIV golfer Eugenio Chacarra. The Spaniard won the Hero Indian Open earlier this year at Gary Player’s DLF Golf & Country Club, known as an extremely tough course. “Everyone’s on the radar.
The 2025 PGA Championship Field Is Set and There Are Surprises

1 week ago | kansas.com | Matt Vincenzi

The official field for the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow has been announced. The field will include 29 Major Champions, 14 PGA Champions, 3 World Golf Hall of Famers and three Ryder Cup Captains. Traditionally the PGA of America invites the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking who aren't already in the field.
Trevor Immelman Refutes Report That LIV Golf Is Close to World Ranking Points

1 week ago | heraldsun.com | Matt Vincenzi

This week, Sportico reported that LIV Golf was in "serious discussions" with Official World Golf Ranking personnel to secure points for its tournaments. Trevor Immelman, who replaced Peter Dawson as the chair of the OWGR in January, told the Associated Press on Thursday that the report may have been a bit premature. "They have not put any application in. Whether that happens or not, I guess time will tell," Immelman said.