Today's Top 5 Mulligans — Thu 1 Oct 2026

You know, sometimes a win, especially a big one, has this weird magic trick where it turns a near-disaster into destiny. That’s pretty much what happened at Medinah. The U.S. team, with the kind of last-minute grit you’d expect from a kid who just found a winning lottery ticket in the couch cushions, stumbled back from the edge of defeat to grab yet another Presidents Cup.

Yuna Nishimura just snagged her first LPGA Tour win at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, and honestly, the most fascinating part might be what she's got tucked away in her bag. While most of us hackers are busy trying to manhandle a 3-iron like it personally offended us, Nishimura's been having actual conversations with the clever folks at Callaway, asking for clubs that, you know, *do their job*.

Coby Carruthers basically decided the Abu Dhabi Challenge himself. He ambled up to the first tee looking like he was just popping out for a quick pint, and somehow ended up with the trophy. He led from the very first swing to the very last, a wire-to-wire masterclass that probably had his playing partners seriously considering taking up bird-watching instead.

Here’s a golf story that makes Machiavelli look like a mild-mannered accountant. Two South Korean golfers at the Asian Games are playing for more than just bragging rights. Forget the usual jitters about sinking a tricky putt; for Kim Joo-hyung (Tom, to his PGA Tour buddies) and Kim Seong-hyeon, a gold medal is a potential get-out-of-jail-free card from 18-21 months of military service.

The U.S. Mid-Amateur is apparently staging a full-on assault on the human anatomy this year. Take Matt Hutchins, for instance, who’s navigating the Lido Course with the kind of determined waddle usually reserved for penguins fleeing a leopard seal.