On Friday at the WGC- Dell Technologies Match Play Tournament, he lived up to his reputation for crushing drives by launching a missile on the par-5 12th hole that traveled further than any drive off the tee in the PGA Tour’s ShotLink era. Devil Ball Golf
Phil Mickelson takes the most presidential selfie in history
December 16, 2017 by
Phil Mickelson’s presidential selfie is one for the ages. Devil Ball Golf
Phil Mickelson takes the most presidential selfie in history
September 29, 2017 by
It’s not often that Phil Mickelson is the fourth-most famous person in a photo, but Thursday’s selfie at the start of the Presidents Cup certainly qualifies. The Presidents Cup brings together the best players in the United States and the non-Europe rest of the world for a little friendly showdown on the links, and for […]
U.S. Open 2017: Rickie Fowler's Erin Hills 'clinic' makes golf history
July 5, 2017 by
ERIN, Wis. — Jon Rahm played an opening round to forget, but the 22-year-old Spaniard allowed that his day wasn’t a total waste as he left the U.S. Open on Thursday afternoon. “(Rickie Fowler) put on an absolute clinic on how to play Erin Hills,” Rahm said. “He was just spot-on every time … it […]
Masters Par-3 Contest canceled for the first time in its history
April 6, 2017 by
The Masters Par-3 Contest was canceled before it really got started. (Getty) For the first time since it began in 1960, the Masters Par-3 Contest was canceled on Wednesday. With severe storms coming through the Augusta National Golf Club and the southeastern United States, play was initially stopped at 10:10 a.m., calling into question if […]
Jim Furyk shoots first 58 in PGA Tour history at the Travelers
August 7, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Jim Furyk made history early on Sunday at the Travelers Championship. For the second time in his career, Furyk shot a sub-60 round on the PGA Tour, shooting the first ever 58 in PGA Tour history in the final round of the Travelers Championship. Furyk got off to a […]
5 things we learned in ESPN’s ‘Secret History of Tiger Woods’
April 23, 2016 by
In the last nine months, we’ve learned more details of Tiger Woods’ personal life, his character and flaws, through the work of several outstanding journalists. First it was Lorne Rubenstein with an illuminating interview with Woods for Time. Then it was Alan Shipnuck in Sports Illustrated with a compelling look at where it all went […]
The top 5 collapses in Masters history
April 11, 2016 by
Things can change in a hurry at Augusta National. They did on Sunday at the par-3 12th, when leader Jordan Spieth put not one, but two balls in Rae’s Creek en route to a fate-changing quadruple-bogey 7. Spieth tried to fight back as be he could, making birdie on both of the second nine par […]
Minjee Lee makes par-4 ace at Kia Classic; 2nd in LPGA history, 2nd this year
March 27, 2016 by
It’s becoming an epidemic on the LPGA: par-4 holes-in-one. In 66 previous LPGA seasons, there had never been one. On Saturday at the 2016 Kia Classic, Minjee Lee made the second par-4 ace in the last two months. Playing the 234-yard par-4 16th at Aviara Golf Club during the third round of the tournament, Lee […]
Rory McIlroy stands on the edge of history; can anyone catch him?
July 19, 2014 by
Stagger to a sofa. Let the kids make their own breakfast. Sneak a cell phone into church. Whatever you’re doing Sunday morning, make sure you watch the Open Championship. You’re about to see sports history. Rory McIlroy is just 25 years old, but he’s about to carve his name alongside golf’s immortals. For a sport […]
