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Bubba Watson Involved In Menacing Late-Night Car Chase
So this is a weird one, and it's from Ohio. Bubba Watson was in Columbus this week for the Memorial Tournament—a tournament for which he did not make the cut. But he has a pretty good excuse: for 37 minutes Tuesday night, some unknown driver chased a car carrying Watson, his wife and newly adopted ...
Tiger Woods Says He Can Win Tournaments Into His 50s
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Tiger says his confidence is growing....
This Is The Scorecard For What's Believed To Be The Lowest Round Of Golf Ever Played
Rhein Gibson, 26, of Australia shot a 16-under par 55 on Saturday at the River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Okla., a course he had played frequently when he attended Oklahoma Christian University. Just look at that card: 12 birdies, two eagles, no bogeys. A 29 on the front nine, a 26 after the turn....
Harris English Tee Shot Drills TPC Sawgrass Volunteer
A fan was hit in the head after a Harris English drive off the tee at TPC Sawgrass this afternoon. On the fly. I don't know what the odds are, but I think we can all agree it's pretty impressive for English. And incredibly unlucky for the fan....
PGA Tour Lawyers Try Really Hard To Scare Us Into Taking Down Their Dumb Video
Way back in January we posted this low-quality video, filmed off some schmo's TV screen, of a sound guy tripping and falling as Ryuji Imada prepared for his drive. It was not the pinnacle of sports commentary, but it was a guy falling down, and I thought it was pretty funny....
Bubba Watson Continues Charming The Pants Off Everyone, Has Custom Green Jacket Made For Infant Son
You have to admit, this is cute as shit. As Masters Sunday wore on, we heard more and more about how Bubba Watson had adopted a son, Caleb, just weeks before the tournament. When he won, he spoke about how excited he was to go back home and see him....
Rogue Band Of Divers Arrested For Stealing Thousands Of Sunken Golf Balls
Four people were arrested and charged with theft and trespass after police found more than 8,000 golf balls and diving equipment in their van. They've apparently hit multiple courses and country clubs in suburban Philadelphia. The ringleader, when asked his employment, told police he runs a ball-ret...
Bristolmetrics: Fidel Castro Received As Many Mentions On <em>SportsCenter</em> As Kobe Bryant
This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week. Graphic by Jim Cooke. ...
High Schoolers Hit Holes-In-One On The Same Hole Within Minutes Of Each Other Thanks To The Cart Path Bounce
If you've ever played one of the various iterations of the Tiger Woods video game, perhaps you know the power of the cart path. Or, you know, if you ever make it outside you may have seen the crazy acceleration a golf ball has when bouncing off pavement. Either way, the cart path has special powers...
Bubba Watson Is "Just Going To Be Bubba" And Keep Playing "Bubba Golf"
Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Bubba Golf is like regular golf, only Bubba-er....
Jose Maria Olazabal Was Pulled Over Doing 97 MPH After Leaving The Masters
Two-time Masters champion Jose Maria Olazabal was ticketed in southeastern Georgia yesterday morning after he was clocked going 97 mph in a 65 mph zone....
Spectator Arrested For Trying To Take A Cup Of Masters Sand
This is what happens when you fetishize a golf course to the point of holiness: some drunk dude from Ohio's going to try to pocket some of the dirt. Forty-year-old Clayton Baker was busted Sunday, after the tournament ended, when he slipped under the ropes and attempted to fill a cup with sand from ...
TV People Have Mispronounced Louis Oosthuizen's Name At Least 20 Different Ways In The Past 24 Hours
Bubba Watson's sudden-death Masters win yesterday over Louis Oosthuizen and the albatross Oosthuizen hit early in the Sunday round have placed television anchors and reporters in the unenviable position of having to pronounce the name of the South African pro. We found dozens of mispronunciations...
Augusta National's Gallery Reacted Beautifully To Bubba Watson's Missed Putt In Sudden Death
While Bubba Watson's Masters championship will be remembered best for his miracle shot from the pine straw, it's worth recalling that he actually missed the putt to win on 18 in the first sudden death hole of his playoff with Louis Oosthuizen....
A Man Named Bubba Is Masters Champion Thanks To This Phenomenal Shot From The Parking Lot
Bubba Watson overcame a missed clutch putt to come back in the second hole of his playoff with Louis Oosthuizen by launching a perfect recovery from well off Augusta National's 10th fairway onto the green. On a day that featured two holes-in-one and a double eagle, it'll be the shot golf fans rem...
A Tradition Just Like All The Others: Your Masters Final Round Open Thread
Hey, it's finally on television. Check out Bo Van Pelt's ace on 16 if you haven't already and chat about the final round at Augusta down below....
Louis Oosthuizen Hit The Fourth Albatross In Masters History At The Most Opportune Time
Louis Oosthuizen continued his run at becoming the third South African to win Masters with this amazing double-eagle on the second hole. It was the fourth overall albatross at the tournament, the first since Jeff Maggert's in 1994, and the first-ever on Augusta National's #2. [CBS]...
Bo Van Pelt Tied The Masters Sunday Round Record Of 64 Thanks To This Hole-In-One
Bo Van Pelt came from nowhere in posting a 64 in today's round at Augusta, tying the best-ever score on a Sunday at the Masters and falling a stroke shy of the all-time single-round record. He did it with the help of this ace on the 16th. ...
A Tradition Just Like All The Others: Your Masters Round 3 Open Thread
CBS picks up the action and Jim Nantz heavy breathing shortly. Use this space to talk Tiger, Phil and Freddy. Or whatever else you feel like discussing....
Tiger Woods: The Inexplicable Underdog
As Tiger Woods tries to make the most of Moving Day at Augusta, it seems an appropriate time to discuss his standing among the world's best golfers. Through good and bad, he has been the face of golf since he exploded on the scene in what now seems like a parallel universe so many years ago....