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White House defends Donald Trump’s frequent golf outings after reports of 7 straight days on the course
January 3, 2018 by
Man who died at U.S. Open passed away three days after his wife
June 19, 2017 by
Lucille and Chick Jacobs. (Family photo) Chick Jacobs lived an admirable life, a grandfather and a soldier, a World War II and Korean War veteran, recipient of the Silver Star and the Purple Heart, engineer involved with the moon landing, lifelong golfer. Chick’s life came to an end last week at the U.S. Open, only […]
Sergio Garcia lets fan caddie for him after 206 days of tweets
February 1, 2017 by
Sergio Garcia will have a special caddie at the British Masters. (Getty Images) If at first you don’t succeed, then try, try again. That’s the saying, but a Sergio Garcia fan took the concept to the extreme with the hope of landing the Spaniard’s bag as his caddie for an event. Englishman Mark Johnson, a […]
Olympic Emiliano Grillo doesn't have his clubs 3 days before tournament
August 9, 2016 by
Emiliano Grillo’s golf clubs didn’t make it with him on the flight to Rio. (Getty Images) Emiliano Grillo is representing Argentina in golf’s return to the Olympics, with the men’s tournament kicking off on Thursday from the Olympic Golf Course in Rio. However, the Argentinian is going to have trouble playing without his clubs. Grillo […]
Spieth, Day grouped together with Grace for 1st 2 days at The Players
May 10, 2016 by
The Players Championship is here, marking one of the deepest fields — if not the deepest field — of the year. The Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass again plays host to a full field looking to capture the nearly $ 1.9 million first-place check out of the $ 10.5 million purse. Rickie Fowler is the […]
Bubba Watson passed a kidney stone days before winning at Riviera
February 23, 2016 by
Bubba Watson was a winner on Sunday at Riviera, but the prior Monday, he definitely didn’t feel that way. That’s because he was passing a kidney stone. After winning the Northern Trust Open for the second time in three years, Watson told the story that might make a few of you queasy. “So Sunday, I […]
Jason Day’s wife Ellie involved in collision with LeBron James
December 19, 2015 by
Ellie Day, wife of PGA Championship winner Jason Day, was involved in a courtside collision with LeBron James during Thursday night’s game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Days were sitting courtside for the game at Quicken Loans Arena when, during the fourth quarter, James went toward the sideline to save […]
U.S. Mid-Am champion received $25,000 in Masters backing in 3 days
October 23, 2015 by
Newly crowned U.S. Mid-Amateur champion Sammy Schmitz wasn’t planning on keeping his golf game in good shape through the nasty Wisconsin winter. Then he won the biggest title of his life earlier in October in Vero Beach, Fla., and earned an invitation to the Masters. All of a sudden, Schmitz had to find time — […]
Jason Day’s first shot on Friday at the BMW will be for 59
September 18, 2015 by
Jason Day’s first shot on Friday morning will be for history. If Day holes the 44-yard pitch shot waiting for him on the par-4 ninth at Conway Farms to wrap up Round 1 of the BMW Championship, then the Aussie will become the seventh player in PGA Tour history to shoot 59. As it stands, […]
John Daly sang ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’ at golf event days after collapsed lung
September 3, 2015 by
If nothing else, John Daly has an appreciation for irony … and being alive. After he suffered a collapsed lung during a Mississippi golf tournament and needing to receive CPR after he stopped breathing for three minutes, Daly returned to the course the next day to finish the event after receiving his walking papers from […]
