The USGA has offered two-time U.S. Open winner Retief Goosen a special exemption into this year’s Open, to be played in June at Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh. The 47-year-old South African won his first Open in 2001 in an 18-hole playoff at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla., defeating Mark Brooks by two shots. Three […]
Kevin Streelman won Masters Par 3 Contest with special caddie
April 9, 2015 by
No Masters contestant has ever won the traditional Par 3 Contest and then gone on to win at Augusta National the following Sunday. For the superstitious player, that means making sure they don’t win on the short course. For Kevin Streelman, however, there was never a second thought about winning. Streelman shot 5-under 22 on […]
Stacy Lewis hosted a special junior player ahead of the Kia Classic
March 28, 2015 by
World No. 3 Stacy Lewis went several extra miles this week for one of her biggest fans she met last fall. Last October, producers from the syndicated TV show “The Doctors” contacted Lewis to see if she would help them for a segment they were doing on 10-year-old Marley Franklin, a young girl who fell […]
2014 Golf Variants, Kia Pro’ceed GT, Nismo Leaf, Focus Electric Fail, & Special Announcement!
February 26, 2013 by
Volkswagen has some new Golf versions including an Electric one and an R. Kia lets loose some images of its Pro_cee’d GT (name is still terrible though), Nissan thinks giving the Leaf some Nismo’ness is a good idea, and Fords Focus Electric isn’t doing well, at all. Plus, an overzealous racer hits the throttle a […]
Phil Mickelson is using a pretty special ball marker this week at Pebble Beach
February 9, 2013 by
Imagine for a moment that you are one of the richest, most famous athletes in the world (and I know LeBron James reads my work, so you don’t have to imagine so much, sir). You have been playing the game you love for decades at the highest of levels, winning majors and golf tournaments and […]
What golf club would I want to get for my husband as a special gift for his birthday?
September 22, 2012 by
QUESTION: He doesn’t get a lot of time to golf (maybe 8 times a year) but is good at it and really enjoys it when he gets the chance. A medium priced driver would be what I’m looking for…any suggestions? ANSWER: Answer by LucaPacioli1492Get him a putter. Everyone wants to try a new putter and […]
