Jimmy Walker won the Wanamaker Trophy at Baltusrol. (Getty Images) Jimmy Walker won his first major championship at the PGA Championship, with an exciting final 30 minutes against Jason Day. How does his win rank against the other three majors of the year? We’re joined in the second half of the show by two-time NBA […]
Storey Creek Golf Club
July 12, 2016 by
Storey Creek Golf Club Address: 300 McGimpsey Rd, Campbell River, BC V9H 1K8, Canada Phone: +1 250-923-3673 The Storey Creek Golf Club was voted as the third best public course in British Columbia by the Vancouver Sun. It has been rated 4.5 stars by Golf Digest. It is one of the most naturally beautiful courses you […]
At 43, Lee Westwood contending for a first major golf title
July 11, 2016 by
Your browser does not support iframes. OAKMONT, Pa. — The best player to have never won a major is in contention to win his first here at the U.S. Open. I’m not talking about Dustin Johnson. I’m talking about Lee Westwood. The 43-year-old came back on Friday to an Oakmont that had been drenched on […]
Jason Day will ‘re-evaluate’ golf career when he turns 40
July 5, 2016 by
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Jason Day doesn’t sound like a guy who is long for a long career in golf. The world No. 1 said Wednesday at PGA Championship media day at Baltusrol Golf Club that he’ll stop at the age of 40 to decide if he’ll press on, or if he’ll walk away from the […]
IOC member thinks golf should be out of the Olympics without stars
June 27, 2016 by
They’re dropping like flies, or mosquitoes, from the men’s Olympic golf tournament. Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott, Graeme McDowell, Branden Grace, Marc Leishman, Louis Oosthuizen, Vijay Singh, Tim Wilkinson, Charl Schwartzel and Miguel Angel Jimenez have all withdrawn their names from consideration for the 60-player tournament in Rio. Some have voiced concerns over Zika virus. Others […]
Podcast: Talking U.S. Open and golf business with TaylorMade-adidas CEO David Abeles
June 16, 2016 by
On this week’s podcast, TaylorMade-adidas Golf CEO David Abeles joins me from 2016 U.S. Open site Oakmont Country Club to talk about the state of his company’s business, their potential sale, the work his company is putting into this important week for the sport and his outlook for the game’s health in the future. Be sure […]
Podcast: Changes in the WGC & Houston show the future in golf
June 11, 2016 by
With news that the PGA Tour moved a World Golf Championships event from Trump Doral to Mexico City, as well that Shell Oil is ending a 26-year title sponsorship in Houston, we talk about the realities of the sports bubble and the impact on the PGA Tour. The Tour is going to be just fine […]
Podcast: How golf has botched its Olympic opportunity
May 6, 2016 by
As more and more players announce they’re taking a pass on the Olympics, it’s becoming clear that golf’s Olympic representatives created the mess the sport is now facing. From the selection of the unappealing format of 72 holes of stroke play to the way Olympic golf was crammed into the existing schedule, the game’s leaders […]
Vijay Singh pulls out of Olympic golf tourney, citing Zika threat
April 15, 2016 by
Vijay Singh is taking a pass on the Olympics. The Fijian told Golf Channel on Tuesday that he’s planning to skip the men’s Olympic golf tournament out of concerns over the Zika virus in Brazil and throughout Latin America. “I would like to play the Olympics,” said Singh, “but the Zika virus, you know and […]
