A golfer born without hands has just canned his second hole-in-one. Devil Ball Golf
IOC member thinks golf should be out of the Olympics without stars
They’re dropping like flies, or mosquitoes, from the men’s Olympic golf tournament. Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Graeme McDowell, Branden Grace, Marc Leishman, Louis Oosthuizen, Vijay Singh, Tim Wilkinson, Charl Schwartzel and Miguel Angel Jimenez have all withdrawn their names from consideration for the 60-player tournament in Rio. Some have voiced concerns over Zika virus. Others […]
Henrik Stenson in good shape to win FedEx Cup without a single season title
In each of the last five seasons, the winner of the FedEx Cup has won the Tour Championship to do it, and in all eight prior seasons of the FedEx Cup, the winner has won at least one tournament in that season. Henrik Stenson could be the player to end both of those streaks this […]
Spieth: British Open ‘dampened’ without defending champion McIlroy
Jordan Spieth found out on Monday about Rory McIlroy’s ankle injury just like the rest of us: on social media. McIlroy ruptured a ligament on the outside of his left ankle while playing soccer with friends on July 4. He’s already withdrawn from this week’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open and his British Open title […]
Finchem: PGA Tour preparing for a future without Tiger
The day is inevitable. There will one day be a PGA Tour without Tiger Woods. When that will be is anyone’s guess, but Tour commissioner Tim Finchem isn’t all that worried about it. [DraftKings: Get Free Entry to a $ 60,000 Fantasy Golf Contest at DraftKings With any 1st Deposit.] Why? The Tour has already […]
Even without his best stuff, Rory McIlroy is in a position to snag a second straight major championship
Rory McIlroy doesn’t usually have to deal with this stuff. Normally when he wins a major he grabs the lead, runs away from his competitors and cruises to victory. Even last month at the British Open it never seemed like McIlroy would actually lose the lead he built the first three days, and despite “only” […]
The Masters showed us one thing; it’s still okay to enjoy golf without Tiger Woods around
On Sunday afternoon, on a beautiful day at Augusta National, a 20-year-old kid was trying to do something that no 20-year-old kid has ever done. Jordan Spieth, a kid ranked 810th in the world a season ago, was continuing his run on professional golf, the Masters records and basically anything that had to do with […]
Chris Kirk won the McGladrey Classic but not without a bit of late round drama
In golf, the term “journeyman” gets tossed around a lot, mostly because outside of the top 40 or so in the world, there are a bunch of names you’ve heard of but probably don’t follow. Golf is one of the toughest sports to make it professionally, so when you see the names Briny Baird or […]
Andreas Harto hits golf shot during European Tour event without any pants
Move over Henrik Stenson, we have a new pantless hero in professional golf. Yes, Andreas Harto decided to lose his trousers during the Trophee Hassan II event on Sunday in Morocco. Harto was playing the par-3 14th hole when his ball came dangerously close to the water hazard. How close? Well, he had to lose […]
can you go without a driver in a golf competition and just use woods?
QUESTION: Is it best if you can’t hit a driver golf shot properly, would it be okay if you just used woods off the tees. ANSWER: Answer by ZekeAbsolutely. Even though the driver is very necessary at many levels, there are no rules that say you must use it. if you are having trouble, try […]