Welcome back to Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15, our 18-part series looking at every major aspect of professional golf heading into the New Year. As we work our way through the 2014-ending world top 10, we arrive at the seemingly ageless Jim Furyk. Jim Furyk hasn’t won on the PGA Tour since he won […]
Watch a dad pull his son’s loose tooth with string, a golf ball and club
This isn’t so much a golf story as it is one about dentistry, and maybe parenting. You see, 7-year-old Noah Smith had a loose tooth that he wanted to pull out — presumably to collect on it from the Tooth Fairy. But Noah wasn’t sure how to extricate it. So his dad, Phil, had an […]
Devil Ball Golf 18 for’ 15 (Part 9): Rickie Fowler
Welcome into Part 9 of Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15, our series previewing the new year in golf. We now turn our attention to a look at each player in the current Official World Golf Ranking top 10, beginning with the No. 10 player in the world. Despite not winning in 2014, Rickie Fowler […]
Devil Ball Golf 18 for ’15 (Part 10): Jordan Spieth
Welcome into the start of the second half of Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15, our 18-part preview looking ahead to the new year in golf. We turn our attention to the No. 9 player in the world: Jordan Spieth. If the way Jordan Spieth closed out 2014 is any indication of what we can […]
Devil Ball Golf 18 for ’15 (Part 7): What’s in store for Tiger Woods?
It’s Part 7 of Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15. It’s also Tiger Woods’ 39th birthday. Who else would we talk about here?! It wasn’t a good 2014 for Tiger Woods. He spent most of it on the disabled list, hampered by an injury so severe it required microdiscectomy surgery in his back on March […]
Devil Ball Golf 18 for ’15 (Part 8): Who will be U.S. Ryder Cup captain?
Welcome into Part 8 of the 18-part Devil Ball Golf 2015 golf preview, in which we get ready for the year to come in the sport. The U.S. Ryder Cup team hasn’t won since 2008, when Paul Azinger lead a rather eclectic dozen into Valhalla and stomped all over a European team haplessly captained by […]
Devil Ball Golf 18 for ’15 (Part 6): A youth movement…to the top
Hi there, and welcome to Part 6 of our 18-part series, Devil Ball Golf 18 for ’15, which we’re using to preview the new calendar year of golf that resumes in the United States with the start of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on January 9. In this installment, we look at the possibility that […]
Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15 (Part 3): Wrap-around gift or curse?
We’re back with Part 3 of Devil Ball Golf’s 18-part 2015 preview, setting the table for the year to come in golf. In this installment, we wonder what Year 2 of the PGA Tour’s wraparound schedule will look like. The 2014-15 season will mark the second time the PGA Tour’s season has bridged calendars, with […]
Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15 (Part 4): The best major venue of the year?
It’s time for Part 4 of 18 in Devil Ball Golf’s 2015 preview, where we’re looking at all aspects of golf heading into the New Year. On an annual basis, we drum up a discussion about which major is the best. There are variations on the topic: which you’d best like to attend, the one […]
Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15: Who could win their first major in 2015?
Welcome into Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15, our 18-part preview of the coming year in golf. The series will conclude in 2015 on January 9, the first day of the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, the first PGA Tour event of the New Year. In Part 1 of our series, we look at some players […]