There are guys that can close, like Bubba Watson did a month ago at the Masters, and then there are guys that make an absolute charge up the leaderboard to win, like Felipe Aguilar did on Sunday at The Championship at Laguna National. The 39-year-old Chilean headed into Sunday four shots back of the lead, […]
Felipe Aguilar shoots 28 on the back nine including a holed-out eagle on 18 to win European Tour event
May 6, 2014 by
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 withdraws from Arnold Palmer Invitational because of injured back
March 19, 2014 by
We won’t be seeing Tiger Woods go for a ninth title at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, as the No. 1 player in the world officially withdrew from the event on Tuesday. Woods made the announcement on his website, citing back issues that caused him to withdraw from the Honda Classic on March 2 and struggled […]
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. […]
Looking back on the best long putts in the history of golf
March 4, 2014 by
On Sunday at the HSBC Women’s Championship, Paula Creamer made one of the most incredible putts we’ve ever seen, holing a 75-foot eagle putt on her second playoff hole to win her first event since 2010. It was the type of putt even a professional would hope to just get close, but it was a […]
Greg Norman thinks he would have beat Tiger Woods back in his prime
December 14, 2013 by
It’s a trend we’ve seen with certain golf legends who have become a bit more expressive the older they’ve become, saying just about anything that comes to mind as the years continue to add up. Jack Nicklaus has been the king of this, but names like Johnny Miller and Arnold Palmer and Gary Player all […]
A look back at all the interesting outfits Tiger Woods has rocked off the course over the years
November 19, 2013 by
On Sunday evening, Tiger Woods and his girlfriend Lindsey Vonn were trolling the sidelines as the Denver Broncos hosted, and beat, the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s not the first time the No. 1 golfer in the world has taken in a sporting event, and it’s also not the first time he has rocked a questionable […]
Nike turns back the clock with their latest ad that brings back the Tiger wedge tricks
April 22, 2013 by
You guys all remember that incredibly simple ad by Nike years ago with Tiger Woods just bouncing a ball on his wedge. Sure, the tricks were far from easy, but it was Woods, with that goofy noise in the background, going between his legs, behind his back and finally hitting it down the fairway. Nike […]
A strange week in Hawaii, so we look back at the best Kapalua moment
January 8, 2013 by
Face it, the PGA Tour has not started out the way we expected. It’s Monday and we haven’t had a legit round of golf completed (although they are slapping away at the ball right now at the Hyundai), so we decided to look back at the best ever tournament of champions. It came in 2000, […]
Why does my back hurt when I swing my golf club?
November 9, 2012 by
QUESTION: Why does my back hurt when I swing my golf club? Am I using the right posture or is this normal? ANSWER: Answer by googieGo to a qualified golf pro for the answer. This can be ascertained through the swing analysis. You may have developed a ” reverse pivot ” where the body forms […]
