Rory McIlroy missed the cut at the U.S. Open by four shots. (Getty) Rory McIlroy has never been shy about stepping in to defend himself against his critics, wherever they may be. And that was certainly the case on Friday night when the four-time major champion went on offense against 1995 PGA champion Steve Elkington. […]
LPGA Tour event offering exemption based on Twitter vote
May 4, 2017 by
Blair O’Neal is one of four players vying for an LPGA exemption based on a Twitter vote. (Getty Images) The LPGA’s ShopRite Classic is offering an exemption into the Galloway, New Jersey, event to one of four players based on a Twitter vote. The event, working with a social media company called MVP Index which […]
Tiger Woods confuses Twitter with his 'Mac Daddy Santa' tradition
December 26, 2016 by
This is Mac Daddy Santa. Most everyone has some kind of holiday tradition. Tiger Woods has one, and it’s kind of odd. What’s more, Woods shared that unique tradition on Twitter on Thursday. Woods shared a picture of him dressed as his alter ego, Mac Daddy Santa, saying his children, Sam and Charlie, absolutely love […]
Tiger Woods confuses Twitter with his 'Mac Daddy Santa' tradition
December 24, 2016 by
This is Mac Daddy Santa. Most everyone has some kind of holiday tradition. Tiger Woods has one, and it’s kind of odd. What’s more, Woods shared that unique tradition on Twitter on Thursday. Woods shared a picture of him dressed as his alter ego, Mac Daddy Santa, saying his children, Sam and Charlie, absolutely love […]
Lee Westwood, Ian Poulter mock Ryder Cup task force on Twitter
October 15, 2014 by
The idea of forming a committee to try to figure out how to win a biennial exhibition match seems kind of silly, so maybe that’s why European Ryder Cup stalwarts had no problem mocking PGA of America’s announcement of its Ryder Cup task force. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk and Rickie Fowler are among […]
Howard Stern, Ian Poulter brought together on Twitter by idiot golf-course hecklers
August 12, 2013 by
One of the world’s most popular golfers and the King of All Media crossed paths on Twitter on Sunday, and it was for the most peculiar of reasons: unruly fans. If you watched even one stroke of golf this weekend at the PGA Championship, you got to enjoy the glory that was the gallery of […]
Graeme McDowell asks Twitter if anyone would like to join his group on Friday at Muirfield
July 19, 2013 by
On Thursday at the British Open, Louis Oosthuizen was forced to withdraw during his round because of a neck injury. That left playing partners Graeme McDowell and Tiger Woods without a third, which happens from time to time on tour when someone is forced to leave because of injury. That might be normal, but what […]
Comedian Norm Macdonald predicted European Ryder Cup comeback on Twitter
October 4, 2012 by
We were wrong about Norm Macdonald. After laughing at the comedian for doing play-by-play from numerous golf tournaments on his Twitter account this year, Macdonald turned into “Normstradamus” last weekend when he decided to tweet out his predictions for all 12 Ryder Cup singles matches. Nothing to see here, right? I mean, everyone and their […]
Sophie Gustafson not pleased with Cristie Kerr, airs her grievance on Twitter
July 8, 2012 by
We want to think of golfers as one big happy and reasonably well-paid family, all in this competition-and-country-clubs thing together. Turns out, sometimes they’re not buddies at all! Who knew? Your scene: the US Women’s Open, where Sophie Gustafson tried to get a whole host of her fellow players to sign a flag for charity. […]
