Cody Gribble had no problem tickling a gator; Smylie Kaufman was freaked out by one

Cody Gribble took on a gator on Thursday at Bay Hill. (Getty Images) On Thursday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Cody Gribble straddled the line between bravery and insanity as he strolled down a fairway at Bay Hill, approaching an alligator from behind and giving it a love tap on the tail. Fortunately for Gribble, […]

The PGA Tour has a serious football problem

Rory McIlroy at East Lake Golf Club. (AP) EAST LAKE, Ga.—Three hundred thirty-seven miles west of Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club, give or take a five-iron, the Georgia Bulldogs spent most of Saturday afternoon getting pummeled by Ole Miss. At the same time, about 680 miles north, an unspectacular Notre Dame team prepared to kick […]

Rory McIlroy will try to figure out ‘Sunday problem’ after Doral finale

Rory McIlroy didn’t get it done on Sunday at Doral, and that bucks a multi-year trend for the four-time major winner. McIlroy came into the final round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship with a three-shot edge, but he didn’t make a birdie until the 16th hole at the Blue Monster. That birdie came after three bogeys, […]

D. Johnson denies cocaine problem, suspension ahead of PGA Tour return

Dustin Johnson is set to make his PGA Tour return next month after announcing July 31, 2014, that he would be taking an indefinite leave of absence to deal with what he described as “personal challenges.” Several reports, most notably from golf.com, claimed Johnson’s time away wasn’t voluntary, but rather a six-month suspension for violating […]

Henrik Stenson sounds off on the mobile phone problem at the Turkish Airlines Open

There is nothing worse for a golfer competing at a high level than unnecessary distractions. No matter if you’re Phil Mickelson or Joe Hacker, having a camera go off in your backswing or having a cart drive by when you’re trying to pummel that drive down the middle is a problem in golf, and distractions […]

Is playing golf safe for a person with minor back problem?

QUESTION: My wife is about to start learning and playing golf, but she has bit of back problems. For normal everyday stuff, she’s fine, but she concerned that the golf swings might cause her back problem to get worse. I am thinking golf swing would give back excercise thus helps with her back, but then […]