Phil Mickelson and Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay earlier this year. (Getty Images) One of the longest-running player-caddie relationships in golf history has come to a close. Phil Mickelson and Jim “Bones” Mackay, joined at the hip for a quarter-century, have decided to go their separate ways. “After 25 very rewarding and memorable years, Bones and I […]
Mixed reaction from pros as USGA, R&A announce drastic proposed rules overhaul
March 3, 2017 by
Your browser does not support iframes. The Rules of Golf are set to change in a big way, with the USGA and R&A announcing Wednesday that they will overhaul the rules in time for the 2020 edition of the rulebook. A lot of changes are coming, starting with reducing the number of rules in the […]
PGA Tour, LPGA announce ‘strategic alliance agreement’
March 5, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. The PGA Tour and LPGA announced Friday that they have entered into a formal “strategic alliance agreement” that the two organizations hope will grow golf. This document is the codification of their long-standing cooperative relationship, and it specifically includes provisions concerning schedule coordination, shared domestic television negotiation representation, joint […]
USGA, R&A announce ban of anchored putters starting in 2016
May 28, 2013 by
Last month, Adam Scott won The Masters with some of the most dramatic putting in golf history. And after Jan. 1, 2016, he won’t be able to duplicate the feat. The USGA and the R&A, golf’s two governing bodies, have ruled that anchoring a club, as Scott and many others do in putting, will be […]
