18BIRDIES BLOG

Course Preview: Farmers Insurance Open Sweeping over the majestic Pacific coastline, Torrey Pines Golf Course is a visionary masterpiece and plays host to this week’s Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, California. Somewhat similar to last week’s CareerBuilder Challenge, a pre-cut course rotation…

Adventures In Golf: Season 2 Episode 1 Welcome to Season 2 of Skratch's Adventures In Golf. Host Erik Anders Lang is back for another season traveling around the world seeking out the most interesting places and people golf has to offer. In episode 1, Erik visits a contemporary art gallery in…

Palm Desert Resort Country Club Review Jack Nicklaus once said, “The game is meant to be fun,” and Palm Desert Resort Country Club is a golf course that exudes fun with a capital “F.” Challenging shots and heroic holes will stimulate and tease players of all skill levels. A great collection of long…

Getting to Know Andrew Yun: 18Birdies Player Profile PGA Tour rookie Andrew Yun might not hit superhuman drives like Dustin Johnson just yet. However, Yun’s consistent record of success on every level he’s played is a testament that greatness can be achieved through steadfast dedication and…

Fantasy Golf on DraftKings - CareerBuilder Challenge Lock of the week: Jon Rahm – $11,800 – The birdie loving Spaniard is the class of this field and there is no debate. We usually don’t play the highest priced player in the field. However, given the structure of this event (everyone playing at…

Course Preview: CareerBuilder Challenge The year’s first PGA Tour event on the mainland U.S. gets underway in California this week for the CareerBuilder Challenge. Marking the start of a month-long West Coast Swing, CareerBuilder has attracted one of the most competitive field’s it’s seen in years.…

Josh Hayes catches up with Skratch's host of Adventures in Golf, Erik Anders Lang, to discuss how he got involved with the Tour, playing golf at a Nudist Colony, how prison inmates built a golf course, being married to Sia, what's in store for Season 3, and lots more! The 18Birdies app is now…

Fantasy Golf on DraftKings - Sony Open Lock of the week: Kevin Kisner – $10,100 – Tour Junkies friend and fav, Kevin Kisner, tops our list this week as a lock for the Sony Open in Hawaii. Kiz has gained 14 strokes total on the field at the host course of Waialae CC in the last five years. Putting…

Course Insight: Sony Open The PGA Tour bids aloha to Hawaii this week as the first full-field event of the year gets underway in Honolulu for the Sony Open. Defending champion Justin Thomas returns to Waialae Country Club to defend his title after posting the lowest 72-hole score in Tour history…

Josh Hayes sits down with PGA Tour rookie Lanto Griffin to talk about getting involved in golf at an early age, Using 11 different caddies last season on the Web.com Tour, dating as a pro golfer, dining with Billy Horschel, and lots more! The 18Birdies app is now available…

Getting to know Stephan Jaeger: 18Birdies Player Profile This much you likely know: PGA Tour rookie Stephan Jaeger shot the first 58 in a Tour-sanctioned event during the opening round of the 2016 Ellie Mae Classic. He followed that up with sizzling rounds of 65, 64, and 63. The result was a…

It only takes one afternoon on the golf course or a few hours at the bar to learn that golfers have a terminology all to their own. From common golf terms like, “par,” ‘birdie” and “mulligan,” to uncommon golf terms like “line,” “break” and “dogleg” having a diverse golf vocabulary might not make…

How many times have you heard one of your golf buddies utter a golf term that brought a smile to your face or busted everyone up right there on the tee?

Say what you want about the other sports, none of them hold a candle to golf when it comes to inspirational and downright funny quotes. From the best players to ever pick up a club to past presidents of the United States, the game of golf is the great equalizer. We’ve all been humbled by this game…

Match play is a golf tournament format at its most basic. Scoring is as simple as apple pie. Players compete hole-by-hole, and the golfer getting the lowest score gets one point, so there are 18 points up for grabs during the match. The golfer winning the most holes, wins the match. It’s…