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LPGAer And Frequent Trump Golf Partner: "He Cheats Like Hell"

Suzann Pettersen, with 15 LPGA Tour wins to her name, is also a good friend of Donald Trump. Has been for a decade. So when she talks about him being an inveterate cheater at golf, understand that she’s painting just about the most sympathetic picture possible of his game....

It'll Cost You $130 To "Volunteer" At The Women's PGA Championship

That this PGA listing uses the word “volunteer” so often makes it seem like they’re rubbing in the fact that they want suckers to pay to work 16 hours for free at the Women’s PGA Championship. Experience Olympia Fields Country Club in Illinois and get one of the (limited) food and water vouchers!...

USGA Finally Changes Rules To Thwart Snitching TV Viewers 

One of the weakest things to happen in sports this year was Lexi Thompson losing an LPGA major because some asshole who was watching the tournament at home tattled on her for placing a ball no more than an inch away from where she had previously marked it....

TV Viewer Snitches On Lexi Thompson, Costs Her A Major

It should’ve been a runaway victory for Lexi Thompson, and it would’ve been if not for one tattletale viewer and some truly unfair rules. Thompson had a significant lead in the final round of the ANA Inspiration, the first LPGA major of the year, when a viewer wrote in to alert officials to a violat...

LPGA Tour Trophy Does Not Survive Being FedExed

Three weeks ago, Anna Nordqvist won the ShopRite LPGA Classic. She was very excited! It was her fifth win in her seventh year on tour, and it came with her mother in attendance—on Mother’s Day in their native Sweden. “I’m just speechless right now,” Nordqvist said. “I fought hard today and can’t bel...

LPGA Golfers Miffed At Paulina Gretzky's <em>Golf Digest</em> Cover

Paulina Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky's daughter, was the cover model for the May issue of Golf Digest. A few female pro golfers are annoyed about it....

Those "gosh darn foreigners" are at it again: Inbee Park Wins the U.S. Women's Open and the year's first three majors....

There Was A Kangaroo Delay At The Australian Open

This fantastic photo was taken on the ninth hole of the LPGA Australian Open at Canberra, as Karrie Webb waited for a troop of kangaroos to clear the fairway. This is the same tournament where a Swedish golfer suffered a Black Widow spider bite while attempting to qualify. Australia, you're terrifyi...

Annika Sorenstam Accidentally Cut Off The Tip Of Her Finger, Then Tweeted The Aftermath [WARNING: GAH!]

Former LPGA star Annika Sorenstam might be enjoying retirement from competitive golf, but she apparently still has a problem slicing. Yesterday, Sorenstam tweeted a photo of her stitched-up left index finger, which USA Today says she cut last Thursday while slicing chicken as she prepared dinner for...

I.K. Kim Just Spun Out A One-Foot Putt For An All But Guaranteed Win In Golf's First Major Of The Season

I.K. Kim birdied 16 and 17 to be in position on 18 to sink this one-foot putt for a win. "She'll mark, and go through the routine and wait for that final group to finish up to make it official. And a likely..." GUHHHH....

Here's An Innocent Picture of Golfer Paula Creamer That Looks Naughty When Viewed From Certain Angles

Tipster Jeff H. shares this image he snapped off his tellie of Paula Creamer and some guy from the Sybase Match Play Championship in Gladstone, NJ. His claim: "I hear they are looking for a ratings boost and more caddies." For her part, Creamer seems to be doing well....

Telestrator Dong And Balls Run The Triangle Offense

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day....