The University of Virginia won the 2016 ACC women’s golf championship. Days after the NCAA announced it would remove seven of its championships from the state of North Carolina in response to the state’s so-dubbed “Bathroom Bill,” the Atlantic Coast Conference followed suit in removing all neutral-site championship games from the state for the season. […]
Michelle Obama tells Steph Curry how to trash talk President Obama on the golf course
September 15, 2016 by
Steph Curry is more than a NBA most valuable player; he’s also an accomplished golfer, carrying a 2 handicap (meaning you could expect him to hang around par in an 18-hole round when he plays well). However, Curry has taken on President Barack Obama twice on the golf course, and both times Curry has lost […]
McIlroy happy to be 'proven somewhat wrong' about Olympic golf
August 25, 2016 by
Rory McIlroy was pleasantly surprised by Olympic golf. (Getty Images) Rory McIlroy was one of the most vocal — and blunt — pro golf voices that didn’t appear supportive of golf’s return to the Olympics. The four-time major winner said he would be watching the “sports that matter,” rather than golf’s first Olympic event in […]
Inbee Park runs away with women's golf gold while Ko finishes in a close second
August 20, 2016 by
Inbee Park locked up the women’s golf gold medal in a rout. (Getty Images) It was a coronation on Saturday for Inbee Park, the seven-time major winner, who won the first Olympic gold medal in women’s golf in 116 years in a runaway at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro. The South Korean […]
LPGA star Lewis would advocate for team portion to Olympic golf
August 17, 2016 by
Stacy Lewis prepares for the women’s Olympic golf tournament. (Getty Images) One of the drags on golf’s return to the Olympics — at least within golf circles — was the format of the two 60-player tournaments that would unfold in Rio. Yet another 72-hole, stroke-play, no-cut event? Don’t we have enough of those? Many in […]
Justin Rose wins first Olympic gold medal in golf in 112 years
August 15, 2016 by
Justin Rose celebrates winning the Olympic gold medal in golf. (Getty Images) Justin Rose is a U.S. Open winner and now an Olympic gold medalist, winning the men’s Olympic golf tournament on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro in a thriller of a duel against Henrik Stenson. The Briton prevailed with a two-shot win on the […]
Golf showed it can deliver Olympic drama in its return to the Games
August 14, 2016 by
The Olympic golf medalists show off their medals. (Getty Images) Going into the Rio Olympics, the story of golf’s return to the Olympic program seemed like it would be more about who didn’t show up, what didn’t happen and what could have been. By the time Justin Rose tapped in for a gold-clinching birdie on […]
Americans collectively struggling at the men's Olympic golf tournament
August 13, 2016 by
Rickie Fowler is in 50th place through two rounds in Rio. (Getty Images) The United States is the only country participating in the men’s Olympic golf tournament with the maximum allotment of four players in the field. They were all in the top 15 in the Official World Golf Ranking at the qualifying cutoff before […]
Marcus Fraser takes 3-shot lead after Day 1 of men's Olympic golf tourney
August 12, 2016 by
Marcus Fraser took the Day 1 lead at the men’s Olympic golf tournament (Getty Images) On a historic Day 1 at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Fraser earned a three-stroke lead in the first round of golf played in the Games since 1904. Fraser shot 8-under 63 on the Gil Hanse-designed […]
Matt Kuchar thought Olympic golf was a team competition; it's not
August 5, 2016 by
Matt Kuchar is one of four U.S. men in the Olympic golf tournament (Getty Images) Matt Kuchar is part of the seven-player — four men, three women — American contingent taking part in golf’s return to the Olympics next week in Rio de Janeiro. Apparently, until Wednesday, he figured he would be representing the U.S.A. […]
