Beatriz Recari and Azahara Munoz had to pull out of this week’s LPGA Toto Japan Classic for a unique reason: a volcanic eruption. The Spaniards, along with Jessica Korda and So Yeon Ryu, flew to the Indonesian island of Bali for the Lexus Cup, an exhibition event. They all planned to leave on Tuesday night, […]
McIlroy: More fit players would improve golf’s popularity
May 20, 2015 by
Rory McIlroy is in really good shape, but he wasn’t always the bulging mass of muscle he is now. He was once a little pudgy and a whole lot of curly. Now more clean cut, in shape and on top of the golf world, McIlroy figures the sport’s popularity would improve if more of his […]
Fowler celebrates Players win with passionate kiss
May 11, 2015 by
Rickie Fowler was pretty jazzed after he won The Players in a playoff on Sunday for his biggest win. He should have been. After all, he played the last six holes of regulation in 6 under par. He played the last 10 holes, including four playoff holes, in 8 under par. He birdied the island-green […]
Just about anyone can still win The Players on Sunday
May 10, 2015 by
Basically, if you made the cut and were born after 1975, then you have a chance to win The Players Championship on Sunday. Oh, or if you’re Jerry Kelly, too. Through three rounds at TPC Sawgrass, 30 players are within five shots of the lead, including outright leader Chris Kirk, who is a 10-under 206 […]
Kuchar, MacKenzie find innovative escapes on No. 17 at The Players
May 9, 2015 by
The par-3 17th at Sawgrass is said to have an island green, but that’s a geographic misnomer. It’s really a peninsula, with a thin strip of land serving as a walkway to the putting surface. Every once in a while, tee shots land there, forcing players to get a little creative in hopes of […]
Hideki Matsuyama finds the flat stick, share of The Players lead
May 9, 2015 by
If you don’t know the name Hideki Matsuyama, you may become very familiar with it this week at The Players. Matsuyama, the 23-year-old who won the Memorial last year, shares the Day 1 lead at TPC Sawgrass with Kevin Na, Charley Hoffman and David Hearn, who each shot 5-under 67. The young Japanese star has […]
Check out which NFL players the big names at the PGA Championship would want to be
September 9, 2014 by
The PGA Championship had some fun with some of the biggest names in golf before the tournament began this week, asking them which NFL player they’d be if they played football. Keegan Bradley, Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler and others answered the question, with most going with some sort of quarterback (shoutout to Steve Stricker for […]
Jimmy Fallon takes on PGA Tour players in his latest superlatives bit
August 19, 2014 by
At this point, not watching Jimmy Fallon on a nightly basis is a crime against laughter. Fallon has been killing it on The Tonight Show since taking over for Jay Leno, giving us everything from an incredible band in The Roots, to hilarious bits in his opening monolgue to fun games with his guests. Fallon, […]
The PGA Championship is bringing back the long drive contest for all players
June 20, 2014 by
The Par-3 Contest at the Masters will always be the best precursor to a golf tournament, but the PGA Championship is bringing something back to give it a run for its money. The president of the PGA of America, Ted Bishop, said during a Wednesday press conference that they are going to bring back the […]
Tom Watson disparaged U.S. players, gift, leading to Mickelson comments
Whether he realized it or not, what Tom Watson said and did the night before the final day of the Ryder Cup may have been why Phil Mickelson skewered him after a third-straight American defeat at Gleneagles. According to an ESPN.com report, Watson’s behavior at a Saturday night team meeting soured the dozen-man American team […]