Golf Games Explained is exactly what it sounds like. You want to mix it up and try something new for once? Well, someone has to do the thankless work of playing different golf formats and telling you if it’s worth it. You can thank me later. Betting on the golf course with friends of varying…
For some professional golfers, their best year is their winningest, but for Tom Watson, it was the season he captured two major championships by taking down Jack Nicklaus—both times. That year, 1977, Watson defeated Nicklaus at the Masters and the Open Championship and finished top-10 in the year’s other two majors. He was awarded PGA…
Rickie Fowler chips from behind a tree on fifth hole during the second round of the Memorial. DUBLIN, Ohio — Rickie Fowler headed straight to the driving range at Muirfield Village Golf Club Friday afternoon. He actually was smiling. Which tells you a lot about Rickie Fowler. The guy has a way about him. On…
“I love crazy people if they have something brilliant to offer, I can’t stand commonness, clichés and the ones criticizing for criticizing’s sake.” That’s how a long and in-depth conversation with Sergio Giorgi, the often discussed father and trainer of Italian rising star Camila Giorgi, started. Her daughter has recently won her first WTA title…
Esteban Ocon is leaving Alpine at the end of the season and has not had a good relationship with team-mate Pierre Gasly in recent years, despite being childhood friends Pierre Gasly admitted it hasn’t been “easy” to be team-mates with Esteban Ocon – but said his fellow Frenchman has acted “professionally” throughout their time at Alpine. Eyebrows were…
Shane Lowry’s tie for sixth in the PGA Championship would be the crowning achievement of most pro golf careers. He finished 14 under, came within inches of the first 61 in major championship history and earned $639,440 in prize money. Tour players post this sort of thing all the time in the aftermath of a…
DUBLIN, Ohio — Were he not competing in this week’s $20 million Memorial Tournament, Rory McIlory likely would be in New York, where representatives of the PGA Tour and the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia meet Friday afternoon for their first face-to-face meeting since mid-March in the Bahamas. “I was almost going to jump on…
It’s been nearly three full decades since an 18-year-old Tiger Woods captured the imagination of the golf world by erasing a six-shot deficit in what is believed to be the biggest comeback in US amateur tournament history. He’s since gone on to win 82 PGA Tour events, including 15 major championships, so it can be difficult to…
Inside Tiger Woods’ health issues: PGA Tour legend’s troubling Las Vegas photos follow multiple surgeries, a nearly fatal car crash, and addictions to sex and prescription medications It’s been nearly three full decades since an 18-year-old Tiger Woods captured the imagination of the golf world by erasing a six-shot deficit in what is believed to be the…
Billy Horschel topped last year’s opening round at the Memorial by 15 shots this year. DUBLIN, Ohio — More than a little apprehensive Thursday morning before he embarked on his opening round in the Memorial Tournament—and rightfully so after his crushing 84 to begin the tournament a year ago—Billy Horschel received some sage advice on…