For those rare athletes that can even separate themselves against other professionals, the competitive edge never rests. Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird and Tiger Woods are names that come to mind as those ultra-competitive athletes, and no matter if it’s a foe or family, they have one goal; winning. Woods spoke on Monday at […]
Cart driver hauled from Pinehurst in cuffs after running over police officer’s foot
June 15, 2014 by
@GolfweekMag @nbc @GolfweekRude Here is a picture taken during the incident. pic.twitter.com/GxaOIDdav6 — Emily Kennard (@emilykennard) June 15, 2014 PINEHURST, NC – If there’s one thing tougher than the wiry brush in the waste areas at Pinehurst, it’s the state troopers assigned to keep the peace in the gallery. Aside from a few drunken get-in-the-hole […]
22-year-old amateur misses out on US Open after signing an incorrect scorecard
June 3, 2014 by
This story is either going to make you want to toss your computer against a wall in frustration or be proud of a young man who made the right decision in a tough spot, depending on how you take it. Landon Michelson, a 22-year-old amateur playing in the U.S. Open sectional event in Florida on […]
Kevin Durant gave Bubba Watson his shoes after eliminating the Clippers
May 17, 2014 by
One thing I will never understand is fans that get really, really excited when athletes leave an arena or a court and toss their sweaty apparel in the stands. Headbands, wristbands and jerseys get thrown to fans regularly, and fans will actually scuffle over the product, forgetting that whatever player just tossed that to you […]
Pablo Larrazabal gets stung by hornets, jumps in lake, makes birdie immediately after
April 19, 2014 by
Being a professional golfer has plenty of perks, but on Friday at the European Tour’s Maybank Malaysian Open one of the players in the field ran into a situation that was anything but desirable. Pablo Larrazabal, a 30-year-old professional golfer from Spain, was playing his round when hornets came after him. Larrazabal tried to get […]
Golfer makes two holes-in-one in the same round after happening upon a tee time
March 27, 2014 by
Allow me to set the stage for you. You and some buddies head to South Carolina for a golf vacation. You end up in Myrtle Beach, the Las Vegas of golf trips, and you prepare to nine rounds of golf. The preparation didn’t go as smoothly as you wanted, and some of you are left […]
Craig Stadler will make this his final Masters after son Kevin qualified with win
February 4, 2014 by
A lot of things come with a PGA Tour win. You get two more years on the PGA Tour, bonuses from your sponsors and club companies and that one piece of mail you’ve been waiting for your entire life. Yes, Kevin Stadler’s win on Sunday at the Waste Management Open was his first ever on […]
Ken Duke makes a hole-in-one, goes absolutely bananas after
January 20, 2014 by
When you hear the name Ken Duke you don’t normally equate it to excitement. The 44-year-old touring pro has made nearly $ 9 million over his career on the PGA Tour and picked up his first ever PGA Tour win a season ago at the Travelers Championship, but that isn’t why he’s here. Duke is […]
The 10 best golf moments of 2013: No. 3, Jason Day wins weeks after losing eight family members
December 28, 2013 by
Over the next 10 days, until we get to the New Year, we will be rolling out the top-10 best golf moments of 2013. After much deliberation and debate, we picked what we thought were the 10 moments you will remember about this season a decade from now. We continue with No. 3 and Jason […]
Watch Jarrod Lyle’s emotional tee shot as he makes his return to professional golf after battling cancer
November 15, 2013 by
Most of the time, it is our job here to expand on a situation, giving you commentary or quotes or a quip about whatever it is that is happening in the golf world. In the case of Jarrod Lyle and his first tee shot at a professional golf event since he was diagnosed with myeloid […]
