Phil Mickelson and Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay earlier this year. (Getty Images) One of the longest-running player-caddie relationships in golf history has come to a close. Phil Mickelson and Jim “Bones” Mackay, joined at the hip for a quarter-century, have decided to go their separate ways. “After 25 very rewarding and memorable years, Bones and I […]
Lydia Ko, teacher David Leadbetter split after 3 years
Lydia Ko and David Leadbetter have parted ways. (Getty Images) The changes in Lydia Ko’s professional life have been coming in rapid succession in recent months, with another revealed on Wednesday. Ko has fired instructor David Leadbetter after 3 years, looking for a new instructor after working at his Leadbetter Academy since turning pro. Leadbetter […]
What the Tiger Woods-EA Sports split means for them, the game, and you
For video game golf aficionados, Monday’s news that EA Sports and Tiger Woods have parted company came as tragic news, compounding the pain from earlier this year when EA announced it would not be producing a golf game in 2014. Woods’ name had graced the cover of the EA Sports golf game since 1998, and […]
Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki might have split up because of a tweet
If reports are true, Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki might finally be done, but for a reason you probably didn’t expect. McIlroy and Wozniacki dated for over two years, but if the Irish Independent’s report is legit the two are no longer a couple thanks to a picture that Wozniacki tweeted out of McIlroy taking […]
Power Rankings: A Rory-Luke split at the top
It’s time for the Devil Ball Power Rankings, our weekly look at who’s up and who’s down in the world of golf. Your panelists are an esteemed group of the world’s greatest golf journalists … or so our mothers tell us. Devil Ball Golf’s Jay Busbee and Jonathan Wall, CBS Sports/Eye on Golf’s Shane Bacon, […]