Ernie Els had a remarkable experience playing golf with the President. (Getty Images) Ernie Els bowed out of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with a neck injury, so he was back home in Florida with some time on his hands. As it turns out, he was available to play golf with President Donald Trump and […]
USGA gives Retief Goosen special exemption into U.S. Open
May 18, 2016 by
The USGA has offered two-time U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen a special exemption into this year’s Open, to be played in June at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh. The 47-year-old South African won his first Open in 2001 in an 18-hole playoff at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla., defeating Mark Brooks by two shots. Three […]
Closing eagles gives Reed lead at Tournament of Champions
January 8, 2016 by
Patrick Reed ended Day 1 of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions where he finished here a year ago: atop the leaderboard. Reed, who won the PGA Tour’s winners-only event a year ago, has a one-stroke lead over Thursday playing partner Jordan Spieth after the first round at Kapalua’s Plantation Course on Maui in Hawaii. The […]
Phil Mickelson gives $99 tip to kids at neighborhood lemonade stand
June 7, 2015 by
Phil Mickelson is known to be an excellent tipper, but 6-year-old Roland Van Karsen and his 8-year-old sister Elise didn’t know that when the five-time major winner showed up to their lemonade stand near Memorial site Muirfield Village Golf Club on Thursday. Mickelson ordered up a $ 1 glass of sunshine and paid with a $ […]
Sergio Garcia surprises golfers at Bethpage Black, gives them the full professional treatment
July 1, 2014 by
If you ever get the opportunity to play Bethpage Black, a golf course so tough it has a warning sign on your way to the first tee, the last thing you need is added pressure to play well. The Black is an absolutely brutal test of golf, and golfers spend nights sleeping in cars for […]
Chesson Hadley gives us one of the recovery shots of the year at the Travelers Championship
June 21, 2014 by
It has been a pretty incredible year for breakout star Chesson Hadley, who won earlier this season at the Puerto Rico Open and has had some solid finishes in his first full season on the PGA Tour. This week wasn’t one of his best, with Hadley missing the cut on Friday after a second round […]
Phil Mickelson, the king of the flop shot, gives us another great one on Thursday at the St. Jude
June 6, 2014 by
In 100 years from now, golf fans will remember only certain things about this generation of golfers. We will remember the Tiger Slam and and his win at the 1997 Masters. We won’t forget about guys like Ernie Els, Fred Couples, and the late Payne Stewart. And we will always remember Phil Mickelson as the […]
Will Ferrell gives his thoughts on the Masters
April 3, 2014 by
There are a lot of words that describe the Masters, but “funny” isn’t normally one of them. The Masters is a tradition unlike any other, and hopefully these Will Ferrell “Master Thoughts” are also a tradition that continues for years to come. Ferrell talks tongue-in-cheek about Jim Nantz’s voice, Rory McIlroy’s size and what he […]
James Hahn holes out for eagle, gives caddie a Lebron-like chest bump
February 9, 2014 by
The jumping chest bump has become a universal language in sports, something you see all over the world between teammates celebrating something marvelous. That is, in every sport but golf. Not a ton of golfers are airing out to bump chests with their caddies, but that changed on Thursday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am […]
Phil Mickelson gives Lydia Ko advice on turning pro, tells her to avoid the tax-heavy states
November 30, 2013 by
The LPGA might not get enough play over the year despite the fact that the women are incredibly talented and a ton of fun to watch, but eyes should turn to the CME Group Titleholders this week as Lydia Ko will play her first tournament as a professional. Ko, just 16-years-old, has already won four […]
