Gabby Herzig
@gabbyherzig.bsky.social
Golf for The Athletic. Pomona College, Sagehens Women’s Golf alum. Never met a 25-foot par putt I didn’t like.
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A new story I'm pretty pumped to share. It's about words, and our pastime, and changing your traumas by changing your patterns.
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
Matt Berninger traded his notebook for a baseball. And the words kept coming
For The National’s frontman, the way forward was written on rawhide.
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A new story I'm pretty pumped to share. It's about words, and our pastime, and changing your traumas by changing your patterns.
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
On Matt Berninger, and the baseballs of writing:
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morning read from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social that I deeply enjoyed — and the comments are generally lovely, to boot. www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...
I made a 12 during the biggest golf tournament of my life. Here’s what I learned
The Athletic's Gabby Herzig recently competed in the U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur. She gained a deeper appreciation for the sport she covers.
www.nytimes.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
morning read from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social that I deeply enjoyed — and the comments are generally lovely, to boot. www.nytimes.com/athletic/670...
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From @theathletic.com: Tommy Fleetwood's win on Sunday was a long time coming. His arc, with 30 top-five finishes in eight years on the PGA Tour but zero wins, has been a relatable one because of how difficult it often felt to watch, our columnist writes. nyti.ms/4oQeZfy
August 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
From @theathletic.com: Tommy Fleetwood's win on Sunday was a long time coming. His arc, with 30 top-five finishes in eight years on the PGA Tour but zero wins, has been a relatable one because of how difficult it often felt to watch, our columnist writes. nyti.ms/4oQeZfy
Tommy Fleetwood finally did it. On Sunday, he wasn’t just a winner on tour, he was *the* winner on tour.
I followed Tommy until I couldn’t anymore, as he went through all the stops, all the emotions of victory. For @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
I followed Tommy until I couldn’t anymore, as he went through all the stops, all the emotions of victory. For @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
Inside Tommy Fleetwood’s triumphant Tour Championship win
Fleetwood learned from heartbreaking losses this summer, recognizing what he needed to do to win on the PGA Tour for the first time.
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Tommy Fleetwood finally did it. On Sunday, he wasn’t just a winner on tour, he was *the* winner on tour.
I followed Tommy until I couldn’t anymore, as he went through all the stops, all the emotions of victory. For @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
I followed Tommy until I couldn’t anymore, as he went through all the stops, all the emotions of victory. For @theathletic.com: www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...
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The latest sports scam:
Fans of a golfer are contacted by a fake account, lured to WhatsApp/Telegram, offered VIP access, dinner or investments for crypto or gift cards — then ghosted once payments stop.
Inside the social media scheme turning fans against athletes: http://dlvr.it/TMVp5j
Fans of a golfer are contacted by a fake account, lured to WhatsApp/Telegram, offered VIP access, dinner or investments for crypto or gift cards — then ghosted once payments stop.
Inside the social media scheme turning fans against athletes: http://dlvr.it/TMVp5j
August 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The latest sports scam:
Fans of a golfer are contacted by a fake account, lured to WhatsApp/Telegram, offered VIP access, dinner or investments for crypto or gift cards — then ghosted once payments stop.
Inside the social media scheme turning fans against athletes: http://dlvr.it/TMVp5j
Fans of a golfer are contacted by a fake account, lured to WhatsApp/Telegram, offered VIP access, dinner or investments for crypto or gift cards — then ghosted once payments stop.
Inside the social media scheme turning fans against athletes: http://dlvr.it/TMVp5j
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New for @theathletic.bsky.social and @nytimes.com
Art Spander has seen everything. The Miracle on Ice. Kirk Gibson. The Catch. But nowadays? The view is changing and time is moving.
On the life and love of a true original:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
Art Spander has seen everything. The Miracle on Ice. Kirk Gibson. The Catch. But nowadays? The view is changing and time is moving.
On the life and love of a true original:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
One more story from the last of his kind
Why is Art Spander, nearly blind and unable to type his own stories, still covering events at 86? Because he is the job. And because of Liz.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
New for @theathletic.bsky.social and @nytimes.com
Art Spander has seen everything. The Miracle on Ice. Kirk Gibson. The Catch. But nowadays? The view is changing and time is moving.
On the life and love of a true original:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
Art Spander has seen everything. The Miracle on Ice. Kirk Gibson. The Catch. But nowadays? The view is changing and time is moving.
On the life and love of a true original:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
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NEWS: Brian Rolapp of the NFL is expected to be announced soon as the PGA Tour’s new CEO, sources confirmed to @gabbyherzig.bsky.social and @andrewmarchand.bsky.social:
He will lead the tour’s new for-profit arm, PGA Tour Enterprises.
More details:
He will lead the tour’s new for-profit arm, PGA Tour Enterprises.
More details:
NFL executive Brian Rolapp leaving for PGA Tour CEO position
Rolapp, responsible for the NFL's massive media rights deals, will lead the PGA Tour's for-profit arm.
www.nytimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
NEWS: Brian Rolapp of the NFL is expected to be announced soon as the PGA Tour’s new CEO, sources confirmed to @gabbyherzig.bsky.social and @andrewmarchand.bsky.social:
He will lead the tour’s new for-profit arm, PGA Tour Enterprises.
More details:
He will lead the tour’s new for-profit arm, PGA Tour Enterprises.
More details:
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You probably did not know that Oakmont’s famed church pews (possibly maybe probably) trace back to a course 20 miles outside Philadelphia and a pioneering woman in golf course architecture
Required pre-US Open reading from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Required pre-US Open reading from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
What is Oakmont’s church pew bunker? History behind distinctive U.S. Open course feature
The church pews — 13, long grassy tufts which act as islands within a seemingly endless pit of sand — were never part of the original design
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
You probably did not know that Oakmont’s famed church pews (possibly maybe probably) trace back to a course 20 miles outside Philadelphia and a pioneering woman in golf course architecture
Required pre-US Open reading from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Required pre-US Open reading from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/641...
Plastic greens. A trip to Augusta National. Meditation in the dark.
Over several interviews these past two months, I learned about how Luke became Luke Clanton.
On the PGA Tour’s next star, for
@theathletic.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...
Over several interviews these past two months, I learned about how Luke became Luke Clanton.
On the PGA Tour’s next star, for
@theathletic.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...
Dreaming in darkness: Luke Clanton’s journey to becoming the PGA Tour’s next big star
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Plastic greens. A trip to Augusta National. Meditation in the dark.
Over several interviews these past two months, I learned about how Luke became Luke Clanton.
On the PGA Tour’s next star, for
@theathletic.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...
Over several interviews these past two months, I learned about how Luke became Luke Clanton.
On the PGA Tour’s next star, for
@theathletic.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...
What’s it like to play Augusta National the day after Rory’s win at the Masters?
I found out.
3,200 words of Q&A on a day that simply felt fake.
I have never been so happy to share a scorecard with a 9 on it: www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...
I found out.
3,200 words of Q&A on a day that simply felt fake.
I have never been so happy to share a scorecard with a 9 on it: www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...
What’s it like to play Augusta National the day after Rory’s Masters win? I found out
I have post-round depression, and in an attempt to alleviate it, here are answers to your questions about my day at Augusta National.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
What’s it like to play Augusta National the day after Rory’s win at the Masters?
I found out.
3,200 words of Q&A on a day that simply felt fake.
I have never been so happy to share a scorecard with a 9 on it: www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...
I found out.
3,200 words of Q&A on a day that simply felt fake.
I have never been so happy to share a scorecard with a 9 on it: www.nytimes.com/athletic/628...
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Now read @gabbyherzig.bsky.social on Justin Rose's Indian summer
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And @brodymiller.bsky.social on Angry Jon Rahm
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And the great Justin Ray www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And today's live action
www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And @brodymiller.bsky.social on Angry Jon Rahm
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And the great Justin Ray www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And today's live action
www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
April 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Now read @gabbyherzig.bsky.social on Justin Rose's Indian summer
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And @brodymiller.bsky.social on Angry Jon Rahm
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And the great Justin Ray www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And today's live action
www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And @brodymiller.bsky.social on Angry Jon Rahm
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And the great Justin Ray www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
And today's live action
www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
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It's already inevitable. A Sunday that ends among familiar shadows, a long walk up Augusta’s 18th, a hat brim pushed up off his forehead, a final putt, a final roar, and a 44 Long.
Hyperbole, of course.
But not really.
On Scottie Scheffler:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
Hyperbole, of course.
But not really.
On Scottie Scheffler:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
Scottie Scheffler’s air of inevitability is on display again at the Masters
After Scheffler rolled in a 62-foot birdie putt on the par-3 fourth hole Thursday, visions of another green jacket began arriving.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It's already inevitable. A Sunday that ends among familiar shadows, a long walk up Augusta’s 18th, a hat brim pushed up off his forehead, a final putt, a final roar, and a 44 Long.
Hyperbole, of course.
But not really.
On Scottie Scheffler:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
Hyperbole, of course.
But not really.
On Scottie Scheffler:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/627...
Is scar tissue real?
Ahead of the Masters, I talked to Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and top performance psychologists about confronting past failures — and the lengths players will go to process them.
Rory: “I’ve been put in hypnotic states.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
Ahead of the Masters, I talked to Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and top performance psychologists about confronting past failures — and the lengths players will go to process them.
Rory: “I’ve been put in hypnotic states.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
How do you get over losing the Masters? Hypnosis, exposure therapy and ‘whatever helps’
"So many things have happened in my career and my life that I can sort of laugh about it now. But it’s still there.”
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Is scar tissue real?
Ahead of the Masters, I talked to Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and top performance psychologists about confronting past failures — and the lengths players will go to process them.
Rory: “I’ve been put in hypnotic states.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
Ahead of the Masters, I talked to Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and top performance psychologists about confronting past failures — and the lengths players will go to process them.
Rory: “I’ve been put in hypnotic states.”
www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
“I would equate Scottie Scheffler to an incredible handyman."
Why does Scottie thrive at Augusta National? It's a three-part answer, but it all starts with his full set of tools.
First 2025 Masters preview for @theathletic.bsky.social, here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
Why does Scottie thrive at Augusta National? It's a three-part answer, but it all starts with his full set of tools.
First 2025 Masters preview for @theathletic.bsky.social, here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
Why does Scottie Scheffler dominate the Masters? He’s ‘an incredible handyman’
Scheffler will try this week to become the first golfer to win back-to-back at Augusta National since Tiger Woods 23 years ago.
www.nytimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“I would equate Scottie Scheffler to an incredible handyman."
Why does Scottie thrive at Augusta National? It's a three-part answer, but it all starts with his full set of tools.
First 2025 Masters preview for @theathletic.bsky.social, here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
Why does Scottie thrive at Augusta National? It's a three-part answer, but it all starts with his full set of tools.
First 2025 Masters preview for @theathletic.bsky.social, here: www.nytimes.com/athletic/626...
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Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Jay Monahan and Tiger Woods are all meeting with Donald Trump in the White House today.
News from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
News from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
Yasir al-Rumayyan, Donald Trump to meet with PGA Tour officials Thursday: Sources
Jay Monahan, Tiger Woods and Adam Scott are also expected to attend the meeting at the White House, sources briefed on the plans confirmed.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Jay Monahan and Tiger Woods are all meeting with Donald Trump in the White House today.
News from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
News from @gabbyherzig.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/614...
In 2024, the WM Phoenix Open lost the plot.
Event leadership has made big changes, but they’ve also cultivated a raucous party culture for years.
Can “The People’s Open” really dial things back? www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
Event leadership has made big changes, but they’ve also cultivated a raucous party culture for years.
Can “The People’s Open” really dial things back? www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
They built golf’s most raucous party. Now they need everyone to be cool
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
In 2024, the WM Phoenix Open lost the plot.
Event leadership has made big changes, but they’ve also cultivated a raucous party culture for years.
Can “The People’s Open” really dial things back? www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
Event leadership has made big changes, but they’ve also cultivated a raucous party culture for years.
Can “The People’s Open” really dial things back? www.nytimes.com/athletic/611...
I’ve been at the A T&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am all week for @theathletic.bsky.social. Here’s a thread of my coverage so far.
First: Slow play is again the biggest tension point in golf. What can be done? www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...
First: Slow play is again the biggest tension point in golf. What can be done? www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...
The PGA Tour’s slow play problem is again golf’s biggest tension point. What can be done?
When a respected voice called out tour pros amid a 5 1/2-hour round last week, everyone was listening.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been at the A T&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am all week for @theathletic.bsky.social. Here’s a thread of my coverage so far.
First: Slow play is again the biggest tension point in golf. What can be done? www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...
First: Slow play is again the biggest tension point in golf. What can be done? www.nytimes.com/athletic/609...
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There's a list out there on the internet, one tallying h.s. basketball's highest single-season scorers. The name on top isn't a familiar one. It's one that was without a story.
That's where we begin...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
That's where we begin...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
The search for an all-time scorer that time forgot
The unwritten history of Finell White, who went from Harlem playgrounds to South Carolina countrysides and rewrote the record book
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
There's a list out there on the internet, one tallying h.s. basketball's highest single-season scorers. The name on top isn't a familiar one. It's one that was without a story.
That's where we begin...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
That's where we begin...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/607...
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The brand new TGL is just one event old, and Gabby and Mark already have suggestions! 🏌️♂️
@gabbyherzig.bsky.social thinks tour exemptions could be a potential incentive, but who would YOU want to see added to the teams? 🫵
@gabbyherzig.bsky.social thinks tour exemptions could be a potential incentive, but who would YOU want to see added to the teams? 🫵
January 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The brand new TGL is just one event old, and Gabby and Mark already have suggestions! 🏌️♂️
@gabbyherzig.bsky.social thinks tour exemptions could be a potential incentive, but who would YOU want to see added to the teams? 🫵
@gabbyherzig.bsky.social thinks tour exemptions could be a potential incentive, but who would YOU want to see added to the teams? 🫵
Kevin Kisner was just announced as an assistant captain for the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
I called up Kiz to talk about his new role, broadcasting for NBC and what he wants to see from the PGA Tour's top stars. New Q&A for @theathletic.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...
I called up Kiz to talk about his new role, broadcasting for NBC and what he wants to see from the PGA Tour's top stars. New Q&A for @theathletic.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...
Q&A: Kevin Kisner on the Ryder Cup, NBC and what he wants from PGA Tour stars
Kisner will still play PGA Tour events in 2025 but is envisioning this season as a fork in the road moment for himself.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Kevin Kisner was just announced as an assistant captain for the 2025 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
I called up Kiz to talk about his new role, broadcasting for NBC and what he wants to see from the PGA Tour's top stars. New Q&A for @theathletic.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...
I called up Kiz to talk about his new role, broadcasting for NBC and what he wants to see from the PGA Tour's top stars. New Q&A for @theathletic.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/604...
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Steve DiMeglio was funny, unpretentious and a master bullshitter. Happy to have called him a friend. Happy, too, that he's remembered here so perfectly by the great Michael Bamberger: golf.com/news/golf-wr...
For golf writer Steve DiMeglio, the beat was far more than just a job
Golf reporter Steve DiMeglio, who died this week at 63, had distinct status in the professional golf ecosphere.
golf.com
January 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Steve DiMeglio was funny, unpretentious and a master bullshitter. Happy to have called him a friend. Happy, too, that he's remembered here so perfectly by the great Michael Bamberger: golf.com/news/golf-wr...
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BREAKING: The PGA Tour is in advanced discussions to revamp the Tour Championship format into a bracket-style event, sources tell @gabbyherzig.bsky.social.
It could be reimagined as early as this year.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/603...
It could be reimagined as early as this year.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/603...
January 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
BREAKING: The PGA Tour is in advanced discussions to revamp the Tour Championship format into a bracket-style event, sources tell @gabbyherzig.bsky.social.
It could be reimagined as early as this year.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/603...
It could be reimagined as early as this year.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/603...
Breaking news: Sources tell @theathletic.bsky.social that the PGA Tour is in advanced discussions to change the Tour Championship to a bracket-style event.
Conversations on the exact format are still ongoing, but the tournament could be reimagined as early as 2025: t.co/v6H2hARDdD
Conversations on the exact format are still ongoing, but the tournament could be reimagined as early as 2025: t.co/v6H2hARDdD
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6035751/2025/01/03/pga-tour-tour-championship-bracket-golf/
t.co
January 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Breaking news: Sources tell @theathletic.bsky.social that the PGA Tour is in advanced discussions to change the Tour Championship to a bracket-style event.
Conversations on the exact format are still ongoing, but the tournament could be reimagined as early as 2025: t.co/v6H2hARDdD
Conversations on the exact format are still ongoing, but the tournament could be reimagined as early as 2025: t.co/v6H2hARDdD