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Golf World goes digital after 67 years in print

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After 67 years in print, Golf World announced Wednesday that it will switch to an all-digital publication beginning July 28.

The magazine, which previously was printed 31 times per year, will now be distributed electronically 50 times per year on Monday mornings.

“With the sports news cycle demanding immediate access to quality content, we now will offer more of what our audience wants, when they want it and where they want to get it,” read a staff report announcing the changes.

Originally published in 1947, Golf World is the oldest golf magazine in America and currently serves as the news branch of Golf Digest, a monthly publication. Both entities are owned by Conde Nast.

The final print edition of the publication ran following the Open Championship, with Rory McIlroy gracing the last cover after his two-shot victory at Royal Liverpool.

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Stock Watch: Rory rising, Open modernization falling

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Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf.

RISING

Rory (+10%): At the moment there is nothing quite as exhilarating as McIlroy in full flight, which he was during another wire-to-wire major victory. He’s not the next Tiger, nor does he have to be. But by age 30 he’ll be one of the all-time greats.

Lydia Ko (+8%): After another W, the 17-year-old has just topped $1 million in career earnings. That’s really depressing, because at that age I made $5.25 an hour while driving the range picker.

Rickie (+6%): For years we criticized the Orange One for showing more style than substance. Not anymore. His major record this season – all top 5s – is awfully stout.

Sergio (+4%): He sent a charge through Hoylake with some inspired play on Sunday, but after a late bogey he ultimately fell short (again). Now that he’s learned how to lose with grace and humility, it’s just a matter of time before he gets off the major schneid … right?

Jim Furyk (+3%): Gotta appreciate how this aging warrior continues to grind. Back in the OWGR top 10 for the first time since February 2011, the 44-year-old has virtually played his way onto the Ryder Cup team.

Tom Watson (+1%): Last week the captain finished the Open tied with Duf and ahead of guys like Kooch, Tiger and Bubba. If he thought that was tough, just wait until he has to announce his wild-card picks.

FALLING

Bubba (-1%): His incredible shot-making would seem to fit the Open’s unique challenge, but Watson’s maddening lapses of concentration make you wonder if he’ll ever embrace the imperfections of links golf.

DJ (-2%): Speaking of maddening: Remember when Johnson was the most gifted 20-something player in golf? Rory has three majors; DJ has just as many letdowns.

Tiger (-4%): Look, it was a bonus that he even made the cut, given where he was four months ago, but no matter how you slice it, in the short-term, not much was accomplished at the Open: Woods posted his worst 72-hole finish in a major, made no dent in the FedEx Cup standings, and lost to the Ryder Cup captain.

Modernization of the Open (-7%): The R&A went to a two-tee start in anticipation of what apparently was the worst storm in the 143-year history of the event … and it proved to be the most benign conditions of the week. British media criticized Rory for ignoring a young boy’s autograph request after winning the Open … except signing something before his card would have been against the rules. And the fools who scream “Get in the HOLE!” and harass players during their rounds evidently made it across the pond. Too bad the wireless Internet hasn’t yet entered the 2000s.

Betting (-9%): The R&A says players have signed an anti-betting waiver each year since 2011. Players don’t recall ever signing one. There is no such mandate for golf writers, however, so I can kiss those hard-earned 3 £ goodbye.

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Featured groups: RBC Canadian Open

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The PGA Tour heads north of the border this week for the RBC Canadian Open. Here are four early-round groups to watch at Royal Montreal GC:

1:05 p.m. off 1 tee/7:50 a.m. off 10: Matt Kuchar, Jim Furyk, Graham DeLaet

Furyk is the all-time leading money winner at this event, and he is fresh off a solo fourth at the Open, his sixth top 10 of the season. Kuchar has made his last four cuts, but he’s in the midst of a mini-slump, failing to record a top 10 since mid-May (!). At No. 38, DeLaet is the highest-ranked Canadian in the field, but he has gone MC-T51-MC in his last three starts.

8 a.m. ET off 10 tee/1:15 p.m. off 1: Dustin Johnson, Brandt Snedeker, Hunter Mahan

Johnson is coming off a good week at the Open, where he tied for 12th. At No. 5 in Ryder Cup, he should be safe for the team, but the same can’t be said for Snedeker (No. 28) or Mahan (34). They need a strong final push to move near the top nine and impress captain Tom Watson. Sneds, the defending champion here who recently began working with Butch Harmon, is coming off a T-58 at the Open, while Mahan tied for 32nd. Mahan doesn’t have a top 10 since Doral, but perhaps a return to Canada will prove the spark he needs: He led last year’s event before withdrawing to be present for the birth of his first child.

1:15 p.m. off 1 tee/8 a.m. off 10: Graeme McDowell, Luke Donald, Mike Weir 

G-Mac’s good play continued last week at Hoylake, where he tied for ninth. Prior to that event, he tied for sixth at the Irish Open and won in France. Donald, meanwhile, tied for 64th at Royal Liverpool and doesn’t have a top 10 on Tour since his runner-up in Hilton Head. The most popular player in the group, of course, will be Weir, now No. 258 in the world. After a surprising runner-up at the Nelson, he has missed his last three cuts.

7:50 a.m. off 10 tee/1:05 p.m. off 1: Ernie Els, Stewart Cink, Justin Leonard 

Cink is the only one of the trio to make the cut at last week’s Open, tying for 47th. Though he hasn’t missed a cut since mid-March, he hasn’t finished better than T-14 in his last 12 appearances. It hasn’t been a great campaign for Els either, as he has posted just one top 10 (Match Play) this season. Leonard doesn’t have a top 30 since January. 

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