Tiger Woods is a guy who is always looking forward, it seems. After all, he still firmly believes, 14-plus months removed from any kind of significant competitive golf, that he will beat Jack Nicklaus’ tally of 18 majors. He’s revealed plans for the post-golf phase of his life, bringing all of his off-course enterprises under […]
Jordan Spieth is your new world No. 1, but only for a week
September 8, 2015 by
A week ago, Jordan Spieth lost his world No. 1 ranking while Rory McIlroy was on the sidelines. This week, Spieth will earn it back. Despite missing a second consecutive PGA Tour cut at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Saturday, Spieth will resume the top spot in the Official World Golf Ranking on Tuesday because […]
It’s time stop asking of Dustin Johnson only what his golf can answer
August 13, 2015 by
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Hey Dustin, in those sleepless nights, do you think about that bunker at Whistling Straits? Have you seen all the signs around, Dustin? You made the PGA of America make sure everyone knows what’s a bunker around here! Dustin, talk about how tough it is to win a major. What do you […]
Stenson: Viagra is the only PED for golfers
March 13, 2015 by
Consider Henrik Stenson in the camp of professional golfers who think there’s no drug that can truly enhance their performance — except for maybe one. [DraftKings: Win $ 1 Million playing Fantasy Golf during the Masters – Sign up for free!] Stenson was asked ahead of this week’s Valspar Championship about the PGA Tour’s anti-doping […]
Woods on Ryder Cup task force: Hopefully, we only do this once
December 3, 2014 by
The path to future American Ryder Cup dominance starts getting paved next week, when the PGA of America-commissioned, 11-man Ryder Cup task force meets for the first time. Golf Channel reports the kickoff meeting was originally planned for this week at the Tiger Woods-hosted Hero World Challenge. Instead, it’ll begin with a conference call in the […]
Jordan Spieth said his goal was to win the Masters when he was only 14
May 22, 2014 by
This week in golf has focused a lot on an 11-year-old girl who qualified for the Women’s U.S. Open, so maybe Jordan Spieth at 14 is a bit veteran, but it’s still pretty cool. This video of Spieth as a kid (well, more than the kid he is now) surfaced courtesy of @eurogolfpreview and it […]
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. […]
Someone didn’t obey the ‘cart path only’ signs
May 19, 2013 by
Driving a golf cart is a very important part of golf in the United States. Almost any golf course you visit will have carts for rent, and it’s an easy way to get you around 18 holes as casually as you’d like. The problem is, the wrong mix of clientele and alcohol can doom some […]
This might not only be the coolest photo of Adam Scott, but maybe the coolest photo ever
April 15, 2013 by
You know how they say a picture is worth a thousand words? This shot of Adam Scott, wearing his new green jacket as the rain drops down on him, arms raised, might be one of the best pictures in golf history. It comes from a photographer named Scott K. Brown (check out their stuff here) […]
Video: The only ‘nine-putt’ that was ever considered a success
February 20, 2013 by
This video has been circulating throughout e-mail and Twitter over the past few days, and to be honest, I thought it was just people recycling an old YouTube video of six guys making the same putt in a row. Actually it isn’t, and this ninesome from PGA Golf Management program at Campbell University pulls off […]
