The idea of “building the game of golf” has been a hot topic in 2014. Between the HackGolf idea to the 15 inch cups to Top Golf, people have been trying hard to find different ways to present the game of golf so that a new generation might find it interesting and take it up. […]
Seven simple things golf courses (and you) can do to help the environment
April 23, 2014 by
Golf might be the sport that brings us the closest to nature, but is it really that Eco-friendly? On Earth Day, we decided to look at some simple ways that golf courses, and you the golfer, can change the way we do things to help the environment, trying to find things that aren’t overly complicated […]
John Daly hits a golf ball teed up in a woman’s mouth
April 19, 2014 by
John Daly might be 10 years removed from his last PGA Tour win, but that hasn’t stopped him from making the headlines. After posting a 90 earlier this year on the PGA Tour, Daly spoke before the Masters about how he was sworn off alcohol and uses Diet Coke as a means to avoid drinking. […]
The Masters showed us one thing; it’s still okay to enjoy golf without Tiger Woods around
April 15, 2014 by
On Sunday afternoon, on a beautiful day at Augusta National, a 20-year-old kid was trying to do something that no 20-year-old kid has ever done. Jordan Spieth, a kid ranked 810th in the world a season ago, was continuing his run on professional golf, the Masters records and basically anything that had to do with […]
Parodies of Golf Digest’s Paulina Gretzky cover are hysterical, horrifying
April 9, 2014 by
Paulina Gretzky’s Golf Digest cover turned heads. Now, a parody’s looking to turn stomachs. Behold the horrifying gender reversal of the cover, featuring middle-aged and, well, “shapely” men in the exact same pose and outfit as Ms. Gretzky. Chances are this won’t draw quite the level of protest the original did, though it probably should. […]
Stephen Colbert talks innovation in golf with segment on Hack Golf
March 28, 2014 by
You know how you’ve made a wave with the non golf-fans of the world? Make it on the “The Colbert Report.” Stephen Colbert’s hilarious program doesn’t normally attack any sport, especially golf, but on his Wednesday show Colbert spent some of his “Sport Report” segment talking about Hack Golf, the innovative attempt to make golf […]
The Bacon Mailbag: Masters, stars struggling to close and the best celebration in golf
March 26, 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. Here we […]
Peyton Manning jokes about Tiger Woods’ world ranking in Golf Channel interview
March 23, 2014 by
Tiger Woods is the No. 1 player in the world these days, but that wasn’t always the case. When Woods was really slumping we had a host of other names take the top spot in the rankings, with Rory McIlroy becoming the top golfer in the world after his Honda Classic win back in 2012. […]
Iguana attacks golf ball at Puerto Rico Open
March 10, 2014 by
When you go to Puerto Rico for some golf, you probably expect to do or see original things that don’t pop up at a regular tour event, but a golf ball attacking iguana? That’s new to us all. It happened to Andrew Loupe on the 16th hole during his final round, with the iguana going after […]
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 […]
