Brendan Porath
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Past articles by Brendan:
What it’s like to photograph an empty Augusta one year after Tiger winning
A Getty photographer heads to a quiet and cleared out Augusta a year after he said he captured "the one." → Read More
Tiger Woods’ Masters Champions Dinner was another flex for his kids
A postponed Masters gave Woods another occasion to celebrate his win with his kids. → Read More
An interview with Michael Bamberger, author of ‘The Second Life of Tiger Woods’
A week before what was supposed to be Woods’ defense at the Masters, Bamberger answered our questions about his new book on the 2019 champion. → Read More
PGA Championship postponed while PGA Tour cancels 4 more events
There will not be men’s pro golf in the United States for awhile, which went from expected to official with a rapid wave of announcements. Now what comes next? → Read More
Why the PGA Tour needs to regain control of the plot at The Players
With a massive new rights deal announced and the No. 1 player in the world defending it against a wealthy competitor, the PGA Tour tries to regain control of the plot at TPC Sawgrass. → Read More
Augusta National bought a Wendy’s (but probably not for the Baconators)
The most famous golf course in the world continues expansion with the purchase of a Wendy’s. → Read More
The PGA Tour has its own cheating saga that just won’t go away quietly
Like the Astros and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, Pat Reed and the PGA Tour continue to be an easy target for criticism months after Reed flagrantly cleaned up his lie and was meekly punished. → Read More
Tiger Woods is back (again) and he’s got the PGA Tour wins record with him
After a lethargic summer, Tiger’s show of force at the Zozo Championship put him in a share of a wins record thought to be untouchable. → Read More
Social media outrage may force the PGA Tour to address its slow play problem
Another viral video of Bryson DeChambeau’s interminable process illustrates how the social media voices of its audience, and more importantly, its players, will compel the PGA Tour to fix slow play. → Read More
Brooks Koepka will shame his colleagues into fixing golf’s slow play problem
Brooks Koepka played one of his worst major rounds of the year on Sunday, but it was what he did in between the shots that had us cheering. → Read More
3 things to know for the final round at The Open
Some traditional links weather is coming for the final round at the Open, where an Irish favorite has emerged and the scariest player in the game lurks. → Read More
How Rory McIlroy’s failure to make the Open cut became a reason to celebrate him
Rory McIlroy’s failure to make the cut in his home country and his tearful interviews after became a vehicle for universal celebration of the former Open champ. → Read More
Phil Mickelson’s fasting and ‘wellness’ coffee won’t win him The Open
Mickelson’s variety show comes to Europe, where he enters the final major of 2019 having fasted for six days and drinking his own special wellness coffee in an effort to try and get his game right. → Read More
The U.S. Open actually delivered the right winner with no major screw-ups
A smooth finish to a much-needed smooth week for the USGA featured Brooks Koepka, the modern major championship archetype, igniting Pebble Beach and Gary Woodland getting his. → Read More
It will be hard for even the USGA to screw up this U.S. Open at Pebble Beach
The U.S. Open has been on a bad run over the last five years, but this week at Pebble Beach feels like an easy opportunity to stop that. → Read More
Brooks Koepka is the best men’s golfer in the world and it’s not close
If the majors are how we measure the game’s stars, then Koepka is far and away the best out there. He did not have his best stuff on Sunday at the PGA and it didn’t even matter for the new world No. 1. → Read More
Tiger Woods’ first Friday night outfit with his new green jacket should fill you with joy
The 2019 Masters Champion went out to his own restaurant for his first Friday night out and he made sure everyone was aware of his recent achievement. → Read More
Tiger Woods, Masters champion again, is coming for Jack Nicklaus’ majors record
On a day at Augusta National watching something we thought we’d never see again: Tiger Woods winning the Masters. → Read More
2019 Masters: Tiger Woods has a 5th green jacket in his sights at Augusta
Tiger Woods has a fifth green jacket in his sights, which is enough to make even a Masters "patron" lose their senses. → Read More
Sunday’s final round at the Masters will have an odd look and untraditional schedule
A severe weather forecast and an aversion to the Monday finish has forced the Masters to dramatically alter the usual Sunday plans. → Read More