ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – It was all right there for the taking. The course was playing easy, the field was arrayed behind him, every stick in the bag was working the way it should have. Still, Dustin Johnson couldn’t get it done. Once again, a major Sunday has arrived with Dustin Johnson in control, and […]
Jack Nicklaus used the same 3-wood for all 18 major wins
May 28, 2015 by
How often do you buy new golf clubs? Every year, three years? Would you use the same club for 37 years? No, you wouldn’t, but Jack Nicklaus did and it helped him to 18 major titles. Nicklaus used a 1958 MacGregor 693 3-wood to win all of his major championships and 73 PGA Tour titles. He stopped […]
Majority of Tiger Woods’ peers think he’ll win at least one more major
April 6, 2015 by
When Tiger Woods announced last week that he would play in this week’s Masters, a common response was: Why? Woods has almost always maintained that he only competes if he feels he can win. Now that Woods feels his game is at least “tournament ready,” the 14-time major winner can resume the latter stages of […]
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 […]
Even without his best stuff, Rory McIlroy is in a position to snag a second straight major championship
August 10, 2014 by
Rory McIlroy doesn’t usually have to deal with this stuff. Normally when he wins a major he grabs the lead, runs away from his competitors and cruises to victory. Even last month at the British Open it never seemed like McIlroy would actually lose the lead he built the first three days, and despite “only” […]
The Bacon Mailbag: Rory’s major wins, Tiger changing his schedule and a rerun channel for only majors
March 5, 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. […]
Tiger Woods wins Player of the Year despite no major wins in 2013
September 28, 2013 by
Although a lot of people believe that the only thing we can measure Tiger Woods by these days is major championships, it was another incredible achievement that was announced on Thursday morning. Woods was named PGA Tour Player of the Year for the 11th time in his 18 year career, beating out major winners Phil […]
What was the best major of 2013?
August 13, 2013 by
The four majors of the PGA Tour season are over, but that doesn’t mean we have to stop talking about them. With the PGA Championship wrapping up on Sunday, we take a look back at all four majors and rank them in order of excitement considering the courses, the contenders and the final round. 4) […]
