We forgive you, dear reader. It\u2019s impossible to consume everything these days. Besides reading your favorite print and virtual publications, there\u2019s also all that scrolling \u2014\u00a0oh, so much scrolling \u2014\u00a0that needs to be done on your go-to YouTube and Instagram and TikTok channels.<\/p>\n
So it\u2019s highly likely you missed something on our site this year. No sweat. We\u2019re here to help. Below, we compiled some of our writers\u2019 favorite work from 2025. You\u2019ll find an in-depth profile on a broadcasting legend, a look inside a golf program at a Washington prison, a piece on the extraordinary character of a college golfer, the good (and bad) of an Augusta National tee time, and so much more.<\/p>\n
Thanks for reading in 2025. See you next year!<\/p>\n
20 of our favorite stories from 2025<\/p>\n
The only Masters story Jim Nantz won\u2019t tell, by James Colgan<\/a><\/p>\n Forty years after Jim Nantz\u2019s first Masters, the voice of American sports grapples with the opportunity \u2014 and inevitability \u2014 of time.<\/p>\n What\u2019s Scottie Scheffler really like? We asked his inner circle, by Dylan Dethier<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s 99 percent creative savant\u201d: Scottie Scheffler\u2019s coach, caddie, chaplain and more tell the story of his greatness.<\/p>\n Why 1 unseen part of Rory McIlroy\u2019s Masters celebration spoke to me, by Josh Schrock<\/a><\/p>\n Rory McIlroy\u2019s post-Masters celebration had everything, but one unseen moment told a story that resonated with many.<\/p>\n What I learned playing 36 U.S. Open holes in 36 hours \u2014 from Erin Hills to Oakmont, by Sean Zak<\/a><\/p>\n I played this year\u2019s U.S Open courses \u2014 Erin Hills and Oakmont \u2014 in a span of 36 hours, and learned something special along the way.<\/p>\n \u2018I never thought I\u2019d be golfing, let alone in prison\u2019: Here, golf offers a second chance, by Nick Piastowski<\/a><\/p>\n At Cedar Creek Corrections Center in Washington, golf is offering a second chance. \u201cI never thought I\u2019d be golfing, let alone in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “><\/p>\n \u2018I know I\u2019m crazy\u2019: The world\u2019s wildest golf museum defies belief, by Josh Sens<\/a><\/p>\n Over nearly three decades, Bob Zokoe has compiled and catalogued what he believes is the world\u2019s largest collection of golf memorabilia.<\/p>\n A baffling pin, a DQ and an apology. The ousted golfer blames only 1 person, by Alan Bastable<\/a><\/p>\n At a college national championship earlier this month, an inexplicable hole location led to carnage, a disqualification and ownership.<\/p>\n This Ryder Cup oozes New York spirit. So does watering hole down the street, by Michael Bamberger<\/a><\/p>\n At Susan\u2019s, a shot-and-a-beer pub near Bethpage State Park, patrons will keep an eye on the Ryder Cup this week \u2014 and also many other things.<\/p>\n At U.S. Women\u2019s Open, an existential question. And 1 inspiring answer, by Nick Piastowski<\/a><\/p>\n At the U.S. Women\u2019s Open at Erin Hills, there\u2019s an existential question. And one inspiring answer, courtesy of Scottish pro Gemma Dryburgh.<\/p>\n He heckled Rory McIlroy. Now this college star is facing consequences, by Alan Bastable<\/a><\/p>\n When a fan chirped Rory McIlroy at the Players Championship this week, McIlroy took action. Here\u2019s what happened next.<\/p>\n The worst part about an Augusta National tee time, by James Colgan<\/a><\/p>\n I played Augusta National on the Monday after the Masters. Here is what I learned about golf, and about myself.<\/p>\n Rachel Heck didn\u2019t need pro golf. She wanted something more, by Josh Berhow<\/a><\/p>\n Three-time NCAA champion Rachel Heck was destined for stardom. But a year ago she realized pro golf is not the life she wanted.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “><\/p>\n This would-be golf course sits on dream linksland. Inside the fight to build it, by Josh Sens<\/a><\/p>\n A decade after Coul Links was proposed, the fight over the site near Royal Dornoch is set to be decided by the Scottish government.<\/p>\n For Rory McIlroy\u2019s resilient right-hand man, Masters win meant something extra, by Dylan Dethier<\/a><\/p>\n Rory McIlroy\u2019s Masters win meant a lot of things to a lot of people \u2014 but it meant something extra to his caddie Harry Diamond.<\/p>\n John Harris\u2019 final round told the story of his epic golfing life, by Josh Berhow<\/a><\/p>\n John Harris, a one-of-a-kind athlete and the last mid-amateur to win the U.S. Amateur Championship, died on Wednesday at age 73.<\/p>\n Want an inside look at the growth of women\u2019s golf? Spend a day at the Desert Classic, by Jessica Marksbury<\/a><\/p>\n Women make up nearly a third of the recreational golfers in America, and at the Desert Classic, hundreds of them showed up to play \u2014 and party.<\/p>\n The golf ball brand no one saw coming back just made a statement, by Jack Hirsh<\/a><\/p>\n When Ben Griffin and his partner, Andrew Novak, won the Zurich Classic last week, they helped Maxfli return to the professional golf spotlight.<\/p>\n How did Lydia Ko summit the mountain again? She explains everything, by Sean Zak<\/a><\/p>\n In just one year, Lydia Ko went from crying in hotel rooms to crying on the Olympics podium. But how? She explains it all.<\/p>\n