Tiger Woods texts with Jason Day pretty often, and the messages usually divulge some golf wisdom that only a guy who has won 79 times on the PGA Tour can offer. Day appreciates the gesture and the mentoring, but he said Thursday that he doesn’t always pick up what Woods is putting down. “His text […]
Tiger’s agent: Woods’ wrist ‘fine’ after Masters injury
April 16, 2015 by
Tiger Woods is feeling “fine” just days after he injured his wrist in the final round of the Masters. Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg told ESPN.com that the 14-time major champion is healing well after Woods hit a tree root with his approach shot from the pine straw off the fairway at the par-4 ninth at […]
Tiger’s back, and the gallery is loving him for it
April 11, 2015 by
AUGUSTA, Ga. – It wasn’t a particularly tough putt, as these things go, a little six-footer on the 8th hole. But when Tiger Woods drained it for a birdie, the YEAHHH that erupted from the crowd hit with physical force. Whatever woes ailed Woods earlier this year, he’s proven he’s still got quality golf left […]
The 19th Hole Golf Show: Previewing Kapalua and Tiger’s rising Phoenix
January 8, 2015 by
Dating back to 2001 and for most of that time since, I’ve hosted a weekly golf podcast called “The 19th Hole Golf Show.” It’s evolved and mutated over the years in format, topics and the like, but it’s now a 25-minute show in which I cover an important topic or several topics in the game. […]
Tiger’s new sponsor deal with Hero Motors is worth $8 million per year
December 4, 2014 by
Tiger Woods and his December golf tournament have a new sponsor. India-based Hero Motors, maker of two-wheeled motorvehicles, has signed on to back Woods and the Hero World Challenge in a four-year deal announced Tuesday. Reports from India peg the deal at $ 8 million per year, for both Woods personally and this event, which […]
Watch Tiger’s new swing ‘consultant’ jump clothed off a diving platform
November 25, 2014 by
Tiger Woods’ new swing coach — sorry, consultant — Chris Como is an unconventional kind of teacher. He relies on biomechanics, in which he’s pursuing a Masters degree, to inform the techniques he recommends for his students. Apparently, he’s willing to go to great lengths to prove his swing philosophy. In fact, last year, the […]
The Bacon Mailbag: Tiger’s upcoming schedule, Australia versus the US, and a putt-putt no-no
March 22, 2014 by
Each Tuesday for the remainder of the golf season we will be rolling out a mailbag, with any and all questions invited from readers and fans around the world. Have a good question you want answered? Hit me up on Twitter at @shanebacon and we will try to get to it in the coming weeks. […]
Bacon Mailbag: Tiger’s back, Reed’s confidence and the first stop on an Augusta trip
March 12, 2014 by
Each Tuesday for the remainder of the golf season we will be rolling out a mailbag, with any and all questions invited from readers and fans around the world. Have a good question you want answered? Hit me up on Twitter at @shanebacon and we will try to get to it in the coming weeks. […]
For Tiger’s sake, boycotting The Golf Channel would be a bad idea
December 18, 2013 by
A week ago, Brandel Chamblee, an analyst on The Golf Channel pinned a report card of sorts for the 2013 PGA Tour season on Golf.com, and the most popular man in the game (and the ’13 PGA Tour Player of the Year) got the grunt of Chamblee’s red ink. Woods was given a “F” for […]
Rory McIlroy’s season-ending win conjures up thoughts of Tiger’s win at Sherwood
December 4, 2013 by
Venture back with me to 2011, when the PGA Tour season had long wrapped up and the only tournaments left on the year’s schedule were Silly Season events and pocket-stuffer tournaments for the big names. Tiger Woods was set to host the Chevron World Challenge (now the Northwestern Mutual World Challenge) and while the tournament […]
