We’ll see less of Arnold Palmer at his Orlando PGA Tour event next week. The 86-year-old golf legend and tournament host at Bay Hill Club and Lodge will be on site, but he will not hold his normal pre-tournament news conference on Wednesday, according to ESPN. He’ll instead have a private interview session with members […]
Brandt Snedeker’s final-round 69 at Torrey could be an all-timer
February 1, 2016 by
Brandt Snedeker is sittin’ pretty. And dry. And warm. Snedeker shot an incredible 3-under 69 in 40-plus mph wind gusts and driving rains on Sunday to close out his Farmers Insurance Open on the South Course at Torrey Pines, leaving him in the clubhouse at 6-under 272, one shot out of the lead at the suspension of […]
Shorts could becoming to European Tour practice rounds
January 20, 2016 by
You might be seeing some more leg on the European Tour, with players on the verge of getting the green light to wear shorts during practice rounds and pro-ams. Euro Tour chief executive Keith Pelley set a precedent last week in the Malaysian heat last week at the EurAsia Cup when he allowed players in […]
Could Royal County Down host an Open Championship?
May 31, 2015 by
If you’ve seen any of the Irish Open this week, you know that Northern Ireland’s Royal County Down is an incredible golf course. It’s easily one of the 10 best in the world. This week, as usual, it’s also posing a trying challenge. The course chased host Rory McIlroy, reigning U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer […]
Could Derek Ernst pick up another shocking win at the Valspar?
March 15, 2015 by
Derek Ernst has one top-25 finish in 61 prior PGA Tour starts. It was a win at the 2013 Wells Fargo Championship, when he was ranked 1,207th in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is on the verge of a second top-25 finish on Sunday at the Valspar Championship, and it could well be his […]
Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15: Who could win their first major in 2015?
December 25, 2014 by
Welcome into Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15, our 18-part preview of the coming year in golf. The series will conclude in 2015 on January 9, the first day of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, the first PGA Tour event of the New Year. In Part 1 of our series, we look at some players […]
A reason to believe: Why the U.S. could win the Ryder Cup
September 26, 2014 by
I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win. I believe that we will win. No, I’m not excitedly resurrecting the soccer chant that had Americans believing our 11 were better than the best teams in the world in Rio this past summer at the World Cup. I’m calmly trying to convince […]
Former PGA star Anthony Kim reportedly could make $10 million by not playing golf
September 18, 2014 by
Anthony Kim hasn’t been seen on the PGA Tour since May 2012, withdrawing from the Wells Fargo Championship in North Carolina after a first-round 74. That Thursday, he cited injuries to his right wrist and elbow, as well continued pain in a surgically repaired left thumb. He said he would review his options and consider […]
Jordan Spieth could join an exclusive group of young winners
April 13, 2014 by
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s by no means certain, but if Jordan Spieth, age 20, was able to pull off the improbable and win the Masters on Sunday, he’d join an impressive club of young victors, champions who won their sport’s highest honors while still basically overgrown kids. Let’s run down some of the great young […]
Simon Dyson could be expelled from the European Tour for rules violation at BMW Masters
November 2, 2013 by
If you break a rule on the PGA Tour, you risk getting called out by a golf personality, but on the European Tour, it could mean never playing one of their events again. That is the case with Simon Dyson, the 35-year-old Englishman who was disqualified last week at the BMW Masters for tapping down […]
