The U.S. Open returns to Oakmont this week, bringing the infamous Church Pew bunkers back into the national spotlight. A series of ridges designed to bring you to your knees, the Church Pews rank among golf’s most notable features. In their honor, let’s consider more of the most challenging and distinctive features in golf. Church […]
Spieth supplants Woods as golf’s top earner at $54 million
January 14, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Tiger Woods is no longer golf’s biggest money maker. That title now belongs to Jordan Spieth. The two-time 2015 major winner tops Golf Digest’s annual list of the game’s highest earners, pulling in an estimated $ 54 million in 2015. Spieth was ranked 16th in last year’s list. However, […]
Podcast: Will golf’s youth movement lead to shorter pro careers?
October 30, 2015 by
Smylie Kaufman becomes the second 20-something in this new PGA Tour season to win, and it makes us wonder what skills these young guys possess that prior generations didn’t that lets them win so young and so often. Then, on the heels of Ian Poulter’s catharsis about the nature of pro golf, we wonder if […]
Just short of golf’s new elite, Fowler is next knocking on the door
September 9, 2015 by
This year in golf has been one of breakthroughs. Jordan Spieth won two majors and took the mantle of the No. 1 player in the game from Rory McIlroy, who is already well on the way of his Hall of Fame path. After becoming a mainstay on the top 10 of major leaderboards, Jason Day […]
McIlroy: More fit players would improve golf’s popularity
May 20, 2015 by
Rory McIlroy is in really good shape, but he wasn’t always the bulging mass of muscle he is now. He was once a little pudgy and a whole lot of curly. Now more clean cut, in shape and on top of the golf world, McIlroy figures the sport’s popularity would improve if more of his […]
Add Brooks Koepka to the marquee names of golf’s youth movement
February 2, 2015 by
There’s still a little room left on the Brooks Koepka Bandwagon. (Brandwagon?) Hop on. Koepka broke through for his first pro win in the U.S. on Sunday, taking the Waste Management Phoenix Open with a dramatic rally, including an eagle 3 at the par-5 15th as leader Martin Laird fell by the wayside. It gives […]
Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15 (Part 3): Wrap-around gift or curse?
December 28, 2014 by
We’re back with Part 3 of Devil Ball Golf’s 18-part 2015 preview, setting the table for the year to come in golf. In this installment, we wonder what Year 2 of the PGA Tour’s wraparound schedule will look like. The 2014-15 season will mark the second time the PGA Tour’s season has bridged calendars, with […]
Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15 (Part 4): The best major venue of the year?
December 27, 2014 by
It’s time for Part 4 of 18 in Devil Ball Golf’s 2015 preview, where we’re looking at all aspects of golf heading into the New Year. On an annual basis, we drum up a discussion about which major is the best. There are variations on the topic: which you’d best like to attend, the one […]
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 […]
Devil Ball Golf’s most popular posts of 2014
December 24, 2014 by
There was hardly a dull minute in golf in 2014, and we here at Devil Ball Golf kept you plugged into it all as it unfolded. Here’s a look at our 20 most-viewed Devil Ball Golf posts in ’14. 1. Lexi Thompson’s newest photo shoot will catch your attention (Sept. 16): Lexi Thompson is no […]
