Earlier this month, USGA executive director Mike Davis warned that the 2015 U.S. Open champion would be the player that gets as much exposure as possible to unfamiliar host Chambers Bay, near Tacoma, Wash. Davis took a lot of flak for saying a playing would need at least 10 rounds at property to win. Well, […]
Lydia Ko in danger of missing first LPGA cut after bizarre tree incident
May 1, 2015 by
Ahead of this week’s Volunteers of America North Texas LPGA Shootout, world No. 1 Lydia Ko said she would donate her entire check for the week to charities helping Nepal after the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that has left over 5,000 dead. Unfortunately, Ko is in danger of not receiving a check and missing her first-ever […]
Tiger Woods falls out of OWGR top 100 for first time since 1996
March 30, 2015 by
For the first time since 1996, Tiger Woods is not even in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking. Woods checks in at No. 104 in the latest ranking, dropping another eight spots from the week prior. It’s his first week outside the top 100 since Sept. 28, 1996 — the week before Woods’ […]
Royal & Ancient announces first group of female members
February 11, 2015 by
After 260 years, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews can now count 14 women as members of the club. The club, off which the governing body the R&A was formed in 2002, announced Tuesday seven honorary and seven ordinary — that is, they paid membership fees — female members. Among the honorary […]
Rory McIlroy will play Arnold Palmer Invitational for first time
February 10, 2015 by
Arnold Palmer is finally going to get his man. Rory McIlroy is going to play his Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando for the first time next month. McIlroy made the announcement on Twitter on Monday. In November 2012, Palmer joked on Golf Channel’s air that if McIlroy didn’t play the next year’s API […]
Tiger Woods pulls out 73 in Phoenix Open first round
January 30, 2015 by
The first 12 holes of Tiger Woods’ season-debut round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open were a certifiable car wreck. The last six holes, however messy, salvaged a 2-over 73 at TPC Scottsdale. It could have been a lot worse. Woods’ opening tee shot set a foreboding mood, a blast skied so far right it […]
Rory McIlroy makes first pro ace at Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship
January 17, 2015 by
Your browser does not support iframes. Rory McIlroy is a Masters away from the career Grand Slam, has been on three winning Ryder Cup teams and has been No. 1 in the world several times. However, McIlroy never enjoyed a hole-in-one in a professional event — that is, until Friday. At the par-3 15th hole […]
Devil Ball Golf’s 18 for ’15: Who could win their first major in 2015?
December 25, 2014 by
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 […]
Get a look at Tiger Woods’ first opened golf course, El Cardonal
December 18, 2014 by
Hello, world. Tiger Woods was on hand Tuesday in Mexico as, for the first time, a course he designed opened for play. El Cardonal opened at Diamante Cabo San Lucas, the second course at the residential resort, alongside a Davis Love III design, called the Dunes Course, that’s already ranked among the best courses in the […]
