The modern golfer has become a finely tuned athlete. Their work on the practice range is now matched by their dedication to their bodies in the gym and in the kitchen. Under Armour has embraced this new-age …
As you get older, you start to lose some of your skills. In golf, the trade of age for experience doesn’t need to be a dramatic drop off because of the “thinking man” nature of the game. That’s …
The U.S. Open kicks off this week at Oakmont Country Club in Western Pennsylvania. An open-field of 156 players will tee it up on Thursday morning, all with dreams of hoisting the trophy at the end …
Father’s Day is this Sunday, but you’ve had your gift for a few weeks now, right? Fear not, there’s a reason express shipping was invented. Now, all you need is something to buy. Swing by Swing …
Gary Player is easily the most outspoken of golf’s elder statesmen. The Black Knight rarely is impartial on any ruling and when asked his opinion, he never shies away from comment. Speaking from the host site of …
Tiger Woods’ latest foray into publicly-played golf could politely be called “disappointing.” As if Woods dropping three consecutive wedges from 100 yards into the water in front of the green weren’t bad enough, The Washington Post’s Barry …
Jason Day notched the second-biggest win of his career on Sunday at the Players Championship. The so-called “fifth major” may not have the shine and luster of its four big brothers, but there is something to …
2016 has been a strange year if you’re a Tiger Woods fan. The Team Tiger spin machine has been in overdrive since January. Rumors that Woods couldn’t sit up straight were rebuffed quickly by Woods posting …
Every few months, ESPN the Magazine’s Wright Thompson finishes a longform deep dive into a subject. Whomever or whatever that subject is, fans of the person, place or team that he’s written about are much better informed …
Alabama head football coach Nick Saban is one of the most successful people in sports. Quite the golf enthusiast, Saban takes time to head over to the University of Alabama golf course to work on his …
Lengthening the 13th hole. Rerouting Berkmans Road. Buying up property up and down Washington Road. What did the Counting Crows say? They paved paradise and put up a parking lot. Well, Augusta National has literally been …
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 …
Adam Scott overcame two final-found double bogeys and a six-shot deficit at one point Sunday to earn his second consecutive PGA Tour victory at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. The 35-year-old Australian ended a two-year drought with his …
“Happy Gilmore” tops most people’s lists as one of the funniest golf movies ever made. Adam Sandler, of course, played a huge role in the success of the film, and the birth of the “Happy Gilmore …
The PGA Tour island hops from Maui to Oahu this week and the Hawaiian capital city of Honolulu for the first full-field event of 2016. With the unofficial start to the golf season coming last week at the Hyundai Tournament …
Welcome to Tour Stops, Back9Network’s in-depth look at the best restaurants, bars, events and more at each PGA Tour stop. For outside-the-rope-access to living the golf lifestyle where the pros are, follow Tour Stops throughout the season. The …
The New England Patriots love their golf. Two weeks ago, Tom Brady couldn’t get the dimpled ball off of his mind as he waxed poetic about the similarities between throwing the long ball and hitting a driver. …
