“Maybe a change of scenery will do him good.” No, that’s not in reference to the recently expired MLB trading deadline; in this case it refers to Vijay Singh, who obviously wasn’t traded this past week, but he did trade one tour for another and to put it mildly, a change of scenery did him […]
Teeing Off: Dissecting Rory McIlroy’s Open Championship victory
July 28, 2014 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 at Rory McIlroy’s win on Sunday at the British Open. Bacon: Considering we’ve […]
Here are your 2014 PGA Championship odds
July 21, 2014 by
We are a day removed from a thrilling British Open, with Rory McIlroy claiming his third major title of his career and moves just one step away from the career Grand Slam. McIlory already has a PGA Championship under his belt, and next month he will be looking to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy again at […]
With Open Championship win, Rory McIlroy now joins golf’s immortals
July 20, 2014 by
Rory McIlroy is now one of golf’s giants. We can’t believe it either, but here we are. This 25-year-old kid, who arrived in this world right about the same time as the third Indiana Jones movie, is officially, certifiably, indisputably a legend. McIlroy won the Open Championship on Sunday with only the briefest of hiccups. […]
Tiger Woods falls off the edge on Day 2 of the Open Championship
July 19, 2014 by
We weren’t supposed to get too excited over Tiger Woods’ strong performance on Thursday at the Open Championship, so we won’t get too pessimistic about his godawful one on Friday, but still … oooof. Everything that went so well on Thursday for Woods went sideways on Friday. He followed his first-day 69 with a miserable […]
The Open Championship Day 1: Rory rules Thursday
July 18, 2014 by
The Open Championship is underway! Here’s your complete roundup of the first day. Getting to the top of the leaderboard at the Open Championship is one thing. Staying there is something else entirely. Rory McIlroy, who oscillates between brilliance and madness on the golf course, tipped off the Open Championship in fine fashion on Thursday, […]
Winners and losers from the Women’s U.S. Open and the Travelers Championship
June 23, 2014 by
This past weekend saw a lot of great storylines and we are here to give you the good and the bad of it. Here are our winners and losers from the past week in golf. Winners Michelle Wie — A first major win for Wie was highlighted by an incredible bounce-back birdie on the 17th […]
Chesson Hadley gives us one of the recovery shots of the year at the Travelers Championship
June 21, 2014 by
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 […]
The PGA Championship is bringing back the long drive contest for all players
June 20, 2014 by
The Par-3 Contest at the Masters will always be the best precursor to a golf tournament, but the PGA Championship is bringing something back to give it a run for its money. The president of the PGA of America, Ted Bishop, said during a Wednesday press conference that they are going to bring back the […]
Rory McIlroy wins the BMW PGA Championship thanks to a closing 66 on Sunday
May 28, 2014 by
This week was not supposed to end this way. Rory McIlroy was not supposed to be standing on the 18th green with his fist raised after back-to-back birdies capped off a back nine 32 and a final round 66 to win the BMW PGA Championship, basically the second biggest event on the European Tour calendar. […]
