Golf is attracting more new players than at any other time since the early 2000s, but the game can’t keep those new golfers in the game, the Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week. Citing statistics from the …
To say athletes are a little superstitious would be a severe understatement. Athletes are notoriously interested in “things they don’t understand.” They range from the tame to the utterly insane. They involve eating particular foods and writing …
Name: Walter Ray Allen, Jr. Claim to Fame: Former NBA All-Star and World Champion with the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat Handicap: Connections to Golf: – Shot a 74 at Augusta National in 2014 – Member at TPC …
So you think you know your golf, huh? Jack Nicklaus held a Ryder Cup team bonding dinner on Thursday night at his home near PGA National, the site of the Honda Classic. He and his wife, …
Name: John Andrew Smoltz Claim to Fame: Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for the Atlanta Braves Handicap: Connections to Golf: – Took up the game to kill time while pitching in Class A ball in Lakeland, Fla. as …
When you come at the king, you best not miss. Brandel Chamblee’s finding that out the hard way. During a conference call previewing the upcoming Florida Swing, Chamblee questioned whether Rory McIlroy’s workout regiment might ultimately doom …
How did the greatest basketball player of all time get so addicted to golf? It had to start somewhere. Ahmad Rashad talks to Michael Jordan about who introduced him to the game he’s grown to love. …
Name: Peyton Williams Manning Claim to Fame: NFL Quarterback, winner of Super Bowl XLI and 50. Handicap: Connections to Golf: – Shot 77 at Augusta National Golf Club while playing with John Elway and John Fox – Teamed up with Tom …
Phil Mickelson is a golfing treasure and not only from a purely talent-based perspective. Over the course of the left hander’s 24-year professional career, Mickelson has made golf fans around the world wow and wince, depending on which …
The West Coast Swing kicks into high gear this week as the Tour moves from the weather-controlled PGA West to the shores of the Pacific Ocean at Torrey Pines for the Farmers Insurance Open. Torrey is most well-known …
Name: Carson Jones Daly Claim to Fame: Host of The Voice, Last Call With Carson Daly, Total Request Live Handicap: 9 Connections to Golf: – Grew up in Santa Monica, Calif. wanting to be a priest, but left behind religious aspirations …
A recent Wall Street Journal article put a number on Jordan Spieth’s globetrotting schedule for 2016, reporting that the World No. 1 would cover more than 125,000 travel miles between October 2015 and August 2016. Playing a schedule that has included trips …
Jack Nicklaus and his design team are responsible for upwards of 400 golf courses in 41 countries around the world. His tracks have hosted about 900 championships and 142 tour stops. Celebrating his 76th birthday on Jan. …
Each week in the fall on a different campus around the country, ESPN’s College GameDay comes to town to preview a marquee match up and preview the day’s slate of games. This past weekend the GameDay bus …
Tom Brady could very well be considered the Tiger Woods of the football world. He’s undeniably gifted, incredibly divisive and a practitioner of questionable fashion. Last week, Brady bridged the gap between football and golf when talking about …
The year’s first (or final) World Golf Championship event is in Shanghai, China this week with a field that boasts 10 of the top-15 players in the world. Yet, even with most of the biggest names …
Golf companies have been in a silent competition for years to see who can film the funniest commercial ever. We all benefit, of course, since there have been some great ads. Here are some of our …
Niall Horan, one-fourth of the boy band One Direction, is an admitted golf nut. The Irish-born Horan picked up the game when he was 10 or 11 and hooked up with Rory McIlroy through mutual friends in recent …
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Justin Rose has reason to feel his age at the Memorial when he sees his framed photo on the wall of his first PGA Tour victory. That was 15 years ago. “It’s …
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Spieth came to Quail Hollow hoping to follow in Rory McIlroy’s footsteps and complete the career Grand Slam. After Thursday’s opening round of the PGA Championship, he’d probably be happy just to make …
