It has been a pretty incredible year for breakout star Chesson Hadley, who won earlier this season at the Puerto Rico Open and has had some solid finishes in his first full season on the PGA Tour. This week wasn’t one of his best, with Hadley missing the cut on Friday after a second round […]
Chesson Hadley gives us one of the recovery shots of the year at the Travelers Championship
June 21, 2014 by
Matt Kuchar has earned more money in the last four weeks than some notable athletes do all year
April 22, 2014 by
Matt Kuchar has had a dream April that was capped off on Sunday by a bunker shot on his final hole of the RBC Heritage that disappeared for the unexpected birdie and the seventh PGA Tour win of his career. But the win wasn’t his only large earning over the last month. Kuchar has had […]
Graham DeLaet had Tiger Woods’ back surgery, took a year to recover
April 4, 2014 by
Graham DeLaet knows firsthand what Tiger Woods is going through with his back injury, and by DeLaet’s telling, the next few months are likely to be rough ones for Woods. In 2010, his rookie year on the PGA Tour, DeLaet was suffering from shooting pains on his right side. The pains came at irregular intervals. […]
Tiger Woods posts low round of the year on Saturday at the Honda Classic
March 1, 2014 by
Halfway through Tiger Woods’ second round at the Honda Classic it wasn’t a question of if he might contend, it was a question if he would even make the cut. Woods opened with a sloppy 71 on Thursday, followed it up with a “both hands on the wheel” 69 on Friday to make the cut […]
Henrik Stenson had such a good year that his caddie bought himself a Ferrari
November 22, 2013 by
As a professional golfer, you always dream of that day that money isn’t something you’re worried about. Years ago I took on the mini tour golf scene for a summer and the stress that comes with always worrying about money can sure make those four-footers for par a lot tougher to bury. After the year […]
Tiger Woods wins Player of the Year despite no major wins in 2013
September 28, 2013 by
Although a lot of people believe that the only thing we can measure Tiger Woods by these days is major championships, it was another incredible achievement that was announced on Thursday morning. Woods was named PGA Tour Player of the Year for the 11th time in his 18 year career, beating out major winners Phil […]
For the second time this year, Phil Mickelson flirted with 59
August 31, 2013 by
On Friday at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Phil Mickelson was in a rare spot in his group, being the third player that most thought would have a chance to take home this trophy. Playing with Adam Scott, who won last week at the Barclays, and Tiger Woods, who finished second, it was Mickelson who was […]
Teeing Off: Who is the 2013 Player of the Year?
August 28, 2013 by
Welcome to Teeing Off, where Devil Ball editor Shane Bacon and national columnist Jay Busbee take a day’s topic and smack it all over the course. Suggest a future topic by hitting us on Twitter at@shanebacon and @jaybusbee. Today we discuss who we think is the 2013 Player of the Year. Busbee: It’s that time […]
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson near the top of the highest paid athletes of the last year
May 16, 2013 by
It didn’t take long for Tiger Woods to regain his dominance over the financial golf world once he started winning golf tournaments again. Sports Illustrated, who publishes a list of the 50 highest paid athletes of the previous year, announced this week that Tiger jumped Phil Mickelson as the number five highest paid athlete in […]
Teeing Off: What does this early season win mean for Tiger’s year?
January 30, 2013 by
Welcome to Teeing Off, where Devil Ball editor Shane Bacon and national columnist Jay Busbee take a day’s topic and smack it all over the course. Suggest a future topic by hitting us on Twitter at @shanebacon and @jaybusbee. Today we look ahead to see what this win at Torrey Pines could do for Tiger […]
