Fan who met Tiger Woods at Masters thanks to social media dies

Shane Caldwell, who met Tiger Woods thanks to the power of social media, has passed away. Devil Ball Golf

Tiger Woods meets fan battling cancer thanks to power of social media

A South Carolina woman harnessed the power of social media to help her father achieve a life’s dream: meeting Tiger Woods. Devil Ball Golf

Feherty: Media pressure 'suffocated' Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods has played three rounds and withdrawn from three tournaments in his return to golf. (AP) Here’s how bad it got for Tiger Woods at his peak. As David Feherty told it to a group of reporters in Manhattan ahead of the seventh season of “Feherty,” Woods was walking with him down the fairway […]

McIlroy thinks media more 'desperate' for his next major than he is

Rory McIlroy came close to winning the British Open B-flight on Sunday. With a closing 4-under 67, the Ulsterman ended an unfiltered and, at times, unhinged week at Royal Troon in a tie for fifth place. His 4-under total for the week left him two shots behind J.B. Holmes for third place and a shot […]

Podcast: Why Jordan Spieth defends himself on social media

After a poor start to the Valspar Championship, Jordan Spieth responded to folks he thought were trolling him on social media. Then Rory McIlroy backed up Spieth. On this week’s podcast, we wonder why these guys care what the normal people have to say on social media. Be sure to subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, TuneIn, PlayerFM or Stitcher. […]

Allenby sticks by story, scolds media in bizarre news conference

Robert Allenby convened a news conference on Tuesday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, then pretty much used the opportunity to scold the media for trying to fill in the details of a story that two hours of which the Aussie golfer said he cannot recall. “I became a victim and now it’s all been […]

Rory McIlroy defends Marshawn Lynch’s media obfuscation

World No. 1 Rory McIlroy understands why Marshawn Lynch doesn’t want to talk to the media.  Love this! Paid to play not answer questions “@SportsCenter: Marshawn Lynch after every question in his postgame interview, “I’m thankful.” — Rory Mcilroy (@McIlroyRory) January 11, 2015 Lynch, who has gone out of his way to be media-unfriendly, has […]

Tiger Woods plans to take questions from fans instead of the media

If there’s one thing Tiger Woods can’t stand, it’s talking to the media early in the week. Now, he won’t say it publicly, but you can tell from his pre-tournament answers that he’d rather be anywhere but in the media center. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Woods is flipping the script and […]