Longtime PGA Tour writer Steve DiMeglio, who worked for USA Today and then Golfweek for decades, was reported to have died at his home Tuesday or Wednesday in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. He was 63. DiMeglio was diagnosed in 2022 with rectal cancer that had spread to his liver. He “often shared his progress and sometimes bravely shared his pain with followers on social media in the hope he might inspire somebody to sign up for a cancer screening.” DiMeglio was “a popular figure in media rooms” and was close friends “with many writers, tour officials and administrators” (GOLFWEEK, 1/1).

GOLF’s Michael Bamberger wrote about DiMeglio’s life and work under the header, “For golf writer Steve DiMeglio, the beat was far more than just a job” (GOLF, 1/1).