QUESTION: I went golfing and the golf carts they let us drive are very interesting. I think they are gas powered but the engine does not stay running. Somehow when you hit the gas pedal the engine goes and when you let off the engine stops. How does this work? I dont understand how it […]
This guy hits like you: Webb Simpson cold shanks it at the BMW Championship
September 8, 2012 by
Here’s something you don’t often see: a professional golfer, the reigning U.S. Open winner no less, absolutely making a hash of a tee shot on the sixth at the BMW Championship. Webb Simpson shanked this shot so badly that he couldn’t even locate it. He ended up double-bogeying the hole, part of a wretched 75 […]
PGA Championship chances: Could this be the week Lee Westwood wins a major?
August 7, 2012 by
Leading up to the PGA Championship, we’ll offer up our thoughts on some of the game’s best players and their chances to win at Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course. We continue with an Englishman who’s desperate to add a major championship victory to his already impressive resume. Lee Westwood His 2012 so far: Up until the […]
What kind of golf notes on this course should i make?
July 28, 2012 by
QUESTION: Im playing in this tourney tuesday and im playing a practice round tomorrow, i have a golf notebook to put notes about the course in, what kind of notes should i make? ANSWER: Answer by flillerFirst of all, definitely the slope and break for every green. Second, assuming you’ve never played the course before, […]
Patrick Reed Monday-qualifies for the fourth time this year
June 21, 2012 by
Lost amongst the stories of Webb Simpson winning the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods struggling on the weekend at another major and Patrick Cantlay’s professional debut at the Travelers Championship is a pretty incredible story. For the fourth time this year, Patrick Reed has Monday-qualified for a PGA Tour event. For those of you who don’t […]
Teeing Off: Was this U.S. Open a classic?
June 20, 2012 by
Welcome to Teeing Off, where Devil Ball editor Jay Busbee and head writer Jonathan Wall take a day’s topic and smack it all over the course. Suggest a future topic by writing jay.busbee@yahoo.com, or hit us on Twitter at @jaybusbee and @jonathanrwall. Today, we discuss whether the just-ended U.S. Open is a classic, or just […]
How much does it cost for this golf stuff?
May 8, 2012 by
QUESTION: How much does a prety good golf club cost and what is a good one to buy? How much does a golf bag/carrier thing cost, what is a good one to buy? ANSWER: Answer by Conor WIt depends, the price vary in drivers, fariways, and wedges. And also it depends on from where you […]
This is the greatest golf course fight story ever
May 3, 2012 by
This, friends, is how a perfect golf story is built. Behold: This past weekend in Jacksonville, Fla., police had to break up a fight between golfers at the Jacksonville Beach Golf Club. Oh, that’s a good start. But I think we can do better. Apparently two groups were fighting with one another about golf course […]
Would you trust Phil Mickelson this much?
March 17, 2012 by
That’s world-famous sports photographer Walter Iooss Jr. crouched and ready for Phil Mickelson. Would you trust him not to skull one into, well, your skull? Video via Golf Digest’s Guy Yocom. And check out more of Iooss’ work at his website. Great stuff, and you’ll probably see a few iconic shots you recognize. You don’t […]
