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Tiger shanks his way to disastrous, 10-stroke No. 12: A shot-by-shot analysis
Gather round, this doesn’t happen often....
Morikawa struggles on the 11th worse than Tommy Tuberville explaining civics
Sometimes in life, things just go downhill....
Some 16th hole magic for Tiger, Frittelli
The 16th hole is always the one to watch at Augusta. This year, it’s already given us some gems....
A tradition unlike any other in a year unlike any other: The Masters, with no azaleas in bloom
Among the wackiest sports nuggets of 2020 will be the Masters, an April tradition being played in November. Add to the mix that Tiger Woods is the defending champion, and it’s downright surreal that it’s been 19 months since we last saw Magnolia Lane (not to mention Woods’ sushi/fajita Masters Club ...
Jon Rahm skips in water shot for hole-in-one you’ll watch over and over & still not believe
You might as well give Jon Rahm a green jacket now, because how is this even possible?...
Sergio García, 2017 Masters champ, out of 2020 Masters due to COVID
It’s a 2020 tradition unlike any other: A positive test....
What You Need to Know Ahead of 120th U.S. Open
The 2020 U.S. Open will be played for the sixth time at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York this week. The tournament offers a different kind of New York Fall Classic, if you will, and one that everyone will be forced to watch from home, as spectators are still not allowed on site. I will ...
Let Me Play in the U.S. Open, You Cowards
The U.S. Open of golf is right around the corner at the famed Winged Foot Country Club in Westchester, N.Y. As someone who loves golf and New York, it’s the perfect opportunity for me to catch a flight and head out to play in my first major championship....
PGA's Triplett, Whose Son is Black, Says Change 'Needs to Come from All Sides,' Adds BLM Logo to Bag
The community that makes up the world of golf is largely conservative, white men over 50 years old. One member of that demographic, PGA Champions Tour player Kirk Triplett, became the first professional golfer to place a Black Lives Matter sticker on his golf bag a few weeks ago. He did so in the ho...
The PGA Championship: Why it Matters and What to Watch For
Of the four majors of professional golf, the PGA Championship is too often the least anticipated major for most golf fans. Traditionally it was held in August, the final major of the season after the Masters, the U.S. Open and the British Open- tough acts to follow. Last year the tournament was move...
PGA Shows Us Who They Are by Ignoring Black Lives Matter at Twin Cities Site
Twenty-two miles lie between the Minneapolis corner store where George Floyd was murdered and the Tournament Player’s Club in Blaine, site of the PGA Tour’s 3M Open this past weekend. It was the first major sporting event to be played in Minnesota since May 25 — the day that Minneapolis police kille...
We’ve Lived with 'The Masters' Name Long Enough
If you haven’t noticed, this country is changing by the day....
Tiger Woods Hates Being Black
The symbol above his words resembles three Ku Klux Klan hoods....
Watching Tom Brady Shank His Way Around A Golf Course Is the Charity Event We're Here For
It’s a weird Sunday when Tom Brady loses. And that happened today at The Match II....
Five Reasons To Watch — And Not Watch — 'The Match 2'
Live sports are coming back....
Rory McIlroy Proves He Has A Brain And Bashes Trump For Epic Bungling Of Coronavirus Threat
The one refuge for Donald Trump over the course of his disastrous presidency has been the golf course, and he’s taken to it often. But he now finds himself down a playing partner, as Rory McIlroy, the No. 1 golfer in the world, wants nothing to do with Trump anymore....
Major Golf Events Are Being Cancelled Everywhere, But States As Hard Hit As N.Y. Still Think It's Safe For Courses To Remain Open
Like every other sport realizing its proper place in a society in crisis, the PGA and professional golf around the globe is undergoing major shifts in its schedule. Today, the British Open was canceled for the first time since 1945, while tournaments over on this side of the pond have been shifted t...
Golfer Distracted By His Own Fiancée Coming Out Of A Portable Toilet
It’s hard to find an angrier person than a professional golfer who has just had his concentration broken by a loud noise in the middle of his backswing. But thanks to Tyrrell Hatton and his fiancée, we now have the formula for distracting a golfer without eliciting a tantrum. All you need is a porta...
Maddeningly Slow Golfer Says He Has Evidence To Prove He Isn't Slow, But Can't Share It
Bryson DeChambeau has long been considered one of the slowest pros on the PGA Tour. In August, after taking over two minutes to hit a simple eight-foot putt (which he missed, badly) and a 70-foot approach wedge at the Northern Trust, he drew the ire of golf fans and fellow players, including No. 1 B...