The USGA will have a female president for the second time in its 121-year history in February, when Diana M. Murphy assumes the role at the association’s annual meeting in San Diego. “I am deeply honored,” said Murphy, from St. Simons Island, Ga., in a statement. “Since first being introduced to the USGA in 1988, […]
President Obama crashes wedding after round at ’08 Open host Torrey Pines
October 14, 2015 by
President Obama found himself a great 19th hole after wrapping up a round on Sunday at the South Course of Torrey Pines, the 2008 U.S. Open host near San Diego. After Obama played a round with the same hole locations Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate, among others, faced in the final round seven-plus years ago, […]
President Obama says Jordan should worry about Hornets, not his golf game
November 6, 2014 by
It took him a week, but President Barack Obama responded to Michael Jordan’s comment that he’s a “sh***y golfer.” In a pre-midterm election interview with Milwaukee radio station WJMR, host Earl Stokes asked Obama about Jordan’s jab in a recent interview with Ahmad Rashad. Jordan was asked to name his dream foursome. “I’ve never played […]
Michael Jordan thinks President Obama is a ‘s***ty’ golfer
October 31, 2014 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Michael Jordan doesn’t think too highly of President Barack Obama’s golf game. In fact, he thinks it’s downright “s—ty.” In an interview with Ahmad Rashad, Jordan was asked to name his dream foursome. President Obama first made the cut, then didn’t. “I’ve never played with Obama but I would,” […]
PGA of America president Ted Bishop ousted for sexist remarks
October 25, 2014 by
PGA of America president Ted Bishop’s two-year term was set to end Nov. 22. The organization’s board of governors bumped up that date on Friday, voting to oust the controversial president after Bishop made remarks on social media channels with a sexist tone. On Thursday, Bishop attempted to defend six-time major champion Nick Faldo in […]
PGA president makes sexist remark in defense of Faldo against Poulter
October 24, 2014 by
PGA of America president Ted Bishop wanted to defend six-time major champion Nick Faldo, who he spent Thursday with at an event, in his ongoing public spat with Ian Poulter. However, in the process, Bishop made remarks indefensible for a person of his stature in golf. Responding to published shots Poulter took at Faldo in […]
President Obama’s 200th round of golf is a chance to defend the sport
October 13, 2014 by
Sunday was the 2,093rd day of Barack Obama’s presidency. He marked the occasion with his 200th in-office round of golf at Fort Belvoir Golf Club in Alexandria, Va. No doubt the president knew this milestone would bring about a slew of snark from critics. But maybe putting the presidential penchant for golf into perspective might […]
Tiger Woods admits he once held up a Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting to talk sports with President Obama
June 25, 2014 by
When you’re Tiger Woods, few doors get closed when you show up, and that theme seems to continue on through the White House. Woods, who returns to the PGA Tour this week after back surgery that has kept him away from the sport since early March, was asked about his trips to the White House […]
George W. Bush thinks President Obama playing golf is a good thing
September 24, 2013 by
Back when George W. Bush was the leader of the free world, golfing wasn’t something we saw him do a lot. Bush swore off the game during his presidency because, as he mentions in this interview with Jimmy Roberts, he didn’t want some mother seeing him golfing while her son was overseas fighting for our […]
