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Golf Fans Teed Off At Tape-Delayed Rain Suspension Coverage Instead Of Live Play On Golf Channel
Today’s final round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines was delayed due to rain, but play resumed around 11:00 Pacific time. Despite this, Golf Channel is currently airing tape-delayed rain delay coverage. We can only assume the GC is borrowing from its NBCUniversal sibling’s Olympics bag ...

Tiger Woods: "I Peaked At 11"
Time’s Lorne Rubenstein has a fascinating, wide-ranging interview with Tiger Woods that is really worth your time. In it, Tiger talks on coming to grips with his lost abilities, his personal relationships, and his legacy. He’s surprisingly honest throughout, never more so than with this exchange:...

Tiger Woods Held A Fairly Grim Press Conference
The Hero World Challenge golf tournament is this this week, and it’s hosted by Tiger Woods—though Woods isn’t playing, as a series of injuries limited him to just 11 starts on tour this year, culminating in a pair of back surgeries early this fall. When will Woods be back? Will Woods be back? Speaki...

"Golf Tee In Butt" Stunt Lawsuit Settled
Liz Dickson, a model who helped host a Playboy golf event in 2012, has settled her lawsuit against the company after a “golf tee in butt” stunt went awry....

Tiger Woods' Former Caddy Says Working For Him Was Like Being His "Slave"
Steve Williams served as Tiger Woods’ caddy from 1999 to 2011, during which Woods dominated the PGA Tour, won 13 of his 14 Majors, and earned over $88 million. Williams recently wrote a book called “Out Of The Rough” about his time with Tiger, and he was very critical of Woods, of whom he once said ...

John Daly Sings "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Days After Collapsing On Course
Golfer and unique pants enthusiast John Daly suffered a collapsed lung during a tournament Saturday, and had to be hospitalized. The 49-year-old reportedly wasn’t breathing for almost three minutes. And yet, Daly showed up the next day to play while smoking cigarettes, because that’s just what John ...

John Daly Collapses At Tournament, Shows Up Next Day To Play And Smoke Cigs
Hard-livin’, chain-smokin’ golfer John Daly played in a tournament in Mississippi this weekend, and his round on Saturday ended with him collapsing on the 18th tee and then being rushed to the hospital. ...

Golf Is In A Very Good Place
We have to resist the hype and hyperbole, because we’ve given in so many times before and been burned: but 2015 really does feel like the year golf moved beyond Tiger Woods....

Bubba Watson Tried To Lawyerball Some Ants
On 5 yesterday, Bubba Watson’s ball came to rest against an anthill. That led to a genial discussion with a rules official over whether Watson was allowed to take a drop. The official classified the anthill as a “loose impediment”; Watson countered that ants, technically, are “burrowing animals.” Bo...

Watch Rickie Fowler's 70-Foot Putt At Robert Trent Jones Golf Course
Minus the cameraman’s terrible angle, this is a pretty sweet putt by reigning Players Championship winner Rickie Fowler on the fourth hole at the Quicken Loans National. At 70 feet, it’s still 41 feet off Craig Barlow’s PGA record, but it’ll do....

Robert Allenby Fired His Caddie Midway Through His Round
Robert Allenby got into a heated argument over club selection with his caddie Mick Middlemo just four holes into his first round at the RBC Canadian Open yesterday, culminating in screaming, cursing, and Middlemo being fired right there on the course, leading Allenby to pull a fan out of the gallery...

Zach Johnson Wins British Open After Three-Way Playoff
Zach Johnson claimed his second career major today at St. Andrews after dispatching Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in a four-hole playoff to claim the Open Championship....

Who Is Paul Dunne? Your Guide To Golf's Hottest Amateur
Unless you’re a huge UAB men’s golf fan, chances are you didn’t know who Paul Dunne was before this weekend. So let’s get caught up to speed....

Phil Mickelson Found The Balcony On 17
Phil Mickelson made a remarkable run in his fourth round at the British Open today, stepping up to 17 at six-under for the day and just two strokes back of the leaders. It would have required a whole series of miracles for Mickelson to pull out a win—his first of any kind since the 2013 Open at Muir...

Amateur Leads At The Open After Three Rounds For First Time Since 1927
Former UAB golfer Paul Dunne shot a 6-under 66 at St. Andrews on Sunday, putting him at 12-under for the tournament and tied for the lead after 54 holes, the first time an amateur has led The Open at St. Andrews after three rounds since Bobby Jones in 1927. ...

The Wind Is Wreaking Havoc At St. Andrews, Round 2 Play Suspended
The second round of The Open was suspended again Saturday morning due to high-speed winds. Round 2 is still scheduled to be completed Saturday, but the tournament is expected to spill over past the weekend and wrap up on Monday. ...

Bird Bad
A raven, or possibly some disguised trickster god, made a run at Henrik Stenson’s tee shot on 14 at the British Open today. It failed to either swallow the ball or pick it up and drop it directly into the hole:...