Two young guys are at the top of the leaderboard after three rounds of the Shell Houston Open. One is 21 years old; the other is 24. One is ranked fourth in the world; the other 993rd. Jordan Spieth leads at Golf Club of Houston by a shot at 14 under par, charging into the […]
NBC’s Tommy Roy leads a mammoth Ryder Cup production
September 24, 2014 by
Tommy Roy can see the Ryder Cup from almost every conceivable angle. Roy, lead producer for of NBC Sports and Golf Channel, will have 67 different cameras at his disposal to tell the story of golf’s greatest event. If It happens at Gleneagles, Roy won’t miss it. On Friday, a year’s worth of planning and preparation […]
Rory McIlroy leads the Memorial by three thanks to an opening 9-under 63
May 30, 2014 by
Apparently there are a lot of ways to handle the ending of a relationship. Rory McIlroy has decided the best answer for his is to make a whole lot of birdies. Just four days removed from his final round 66 at the BMW PGA Championship to claim one of the biggest titles on the European […]
The Bacon Mailbag: Big leads, Cheyenne versus Tiger and the best looking man in golf
February 12, 2014 by
Each Tuesday for the remainder of the golf season we will be rolling out a mailbag, with any and all questions invited from readers and fans around the world. Have a good question you want answered? Hit me up on Twitter at @shanebacon and we will try to get to it in the coming weeks. […]
Henrik Stenson leads at the Tour Championship as the rain brings everyone together
September 22, 2013 by
ATLANTA – By the end of the day’s play at East Lake Golf Club, which came shortly before 2 p.m. ET, the rain was blowing sideways. The fairways were soggy and the greens were soaked. Indeed, there wasn’t a surface anywhere outdoors at the Tour Championship that was anything close to dry. Even so, Henrik […]
Tiger Woods still leads the pack in updated British Open odds, for some reason
June 24, 2013 by
The latest British Open odds are out, and it should surprise no one that Tiger Woods, still the World No. 1, is an 8/1 favorite. The only other player under 20/1 odds is Rory McIlroy at 12/1. Adam Scott and Justin Rose are 20/1, which seems like a decent bet, and Lee Westwood, Luke Donald, […]
Tiger Woods follows up Thursday 66 with Friday 65 at Doral, leads by two
March 9, 2013 by
It feels a little like a blast from the past when Tiger Woods gets into the types of zone he’s currently in at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. Woods, who already has a win this season and despite some poor play over his last two events seems as confident as he has in years with his golf […]
