Jason Bohn had no idea he was having a heart attack. The 42-year-old was experiencing the symptoms throughout his second round on Friday at The Honda Classic, but he thought they were related to the flu he battled two weeks prior during the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. “I would have thought having a heart attack […]
PGA Tour commissioner floats idea of Ryder Cup-style exhibitions
October 23, 2014 by
PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem boiled down the Americans’ loss in the Ryder Cup to a simple problem: getting smoked in the foursomes format. “You can’t play foursomes down 7-1 (in eight foursomes matches) and think you’re going to win the cup,” Finchem said Wednesday at the McGladrey Classic in Georgia. “Seven to one in […]
Butch Harmon nixes the idea of any Tiger Woods reunion
August 27, 2014 by
It might have been the Dream Team pairing of golfer and teacher over a decade ago, but don’t think Tiger Woods will be returning to Butch Harmon after the announcement that he would be parting ways with Sean Foley. This is all according to Harmon, the 70-year-old instructor that worked with Woods up until 2004 […]
For Tiger’s sake, boycotting The Golf Channel would be a bad idea
December 18, 2013 by
A week ago, Brandel Chamblee, an analyst on The Golf Channel pinned a report card of sorts for the 2013 PGA Tour season on Golf.com, and the most popular man in the game (and the ’13 PGA Tour Player of the Year) got the grunt of Chamblee’s red ink. Woods was given a “F” for […]
Is it a good idea to use different brands of golf balls when on the practice green?
August 18, 2012 by
QUESTION: I am a 9-handicap and play quite often. Obviously, I am an amateur player and I rarely use the same brand/make/model of golf ball. My question is, can the subtle differences in balls affect the effectiveness of my practices for a player of my level? I understand the materials involved in the manufacture of […]
What’s a good idea for an event; to raise money for a golf organization that helps young people?
August 14, 2012 by
QUESTION: For my PR assignment I need to come up with an event that needs to raise $ 100,000 for a Non Profit organization. The organization instills values in young people and teach life lessons through golf. I know the most obvious thing is to hold a golf tournament but could you think of something […]
