A federal judge in California on Tuesday threw out a class-action lawsuit filed by professional caddies hoping for compensation from the PGA Tour because they wear bibs with sponsor logos that make them feel like walking billboards. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria dismissed the lawsuit without prejudice, a legal designation which typically prevents a suit […]
Brazil judge rejects request to halt Olympic golf course construction
Leave good enough alone. That was the pre-Thanksgiving ruling of a Brazilian judge, rejecting a plea from national prosecutors to halt the construction of the 2016 Olympic golf course on the basis that its design violates the country’s environmental laws. Prosecutors have been trying for months to derail the project, ranging from demands several holes […]
Howard Stern claims he “drives” a golf ball “300 yards”; you be the judge
Howard Stern, King of All Media turned cuddly “America’s Got Talent” host, may not exactly qualify as a shock jock any more, but he’ll still say a thing or two to raise eyebrows. Like, for instance, his contention that golf “ain’t that hard” and that he can uncork 300-yard drives. Stern posted this video of […]