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Masters Statement: TV Viewer Narced On Tiger Woods
Here's the statement:...
Nick Faldo Calls On Tiger Woods To "Do The Manly Thing" And Quit
Golf Channel analyst and three-time Masters champ Nick Faldo crushed Tiger Woods this morning, claiming Woods made no attempt to obey the rules of golf and that he deserved disqualification—then pleading with Tiger to "do the manly thing" and retire from the tournament....
Tiger Woods Avoids Disqualification From The Masters For Cheating, Is Penalized Two Strokes Instead
Tiger Woods will begin Round 3 of the Masters five strokes behind the leader after tournament officials elected to punish him with a two stroke penalty for taking an illegal drop at 15 Friday after this disastrous turn of bad luck....
Tiger's Third Stroke At 15 Bounces Off Flagstick, Almost Goes Into Hole, Bounces Into Water Instead
Tiger Woods's career is full of miraculous shots (16th at the Memorial, anyone?) but his seemingly perfect third stroke at Augusta National's 15th ended in disaster....
Bob Costas Slams CBS And Jim Nantz Over Gutless Masters Coverage
Bob Costas went on The Dan Patrick Show and really quite beautifully torched CBS's Masters coverage for not acknowledging "Augusta's history of racism and sexism." Here's Costas:...
Your Primer On 14-Year-Old Tianlang Guan's Prodigious 1-Over Day At Augusta National
Winning after the first round at Augusta National is the boy tied for 46th place: Tianlang Guan, the 14-year-old who as the youngest competitor in a major since 1865 sits just on the cut line at 1-over....
Five Places Jason Whitlock Won't Go Because The Food Is Too Good
Earlier today, Fox Sports's Jason Whitlock told Twitter that he wasn't covering this year's Masters. His reasoning was unexpected....
Tiger Woods Drops His First F-Bomb Of The Masters
Tiger Woods wasn't exactly angry at the result of his approach shot on the eleventh hole of his opening round at the Masters—I'd say he was more bemused—but that didn't stop him from dropping a big ol' f-bomb in range of NBC's CBS's microphones. Looks like he's having a good time out there, though!...
The Masters Starts Tomorrow; Take A Look At All The Changes At Augusta National
Over the years, Augusta has gone through its share of changes and if you've ever been looking to see all those changes (most of them, anyway) in one place, here you go. ...
The Golf Boys Have Returned To Rap Horribly At You
It was almost two years ago that the Golf Boys—a group consisting of PGA pros Bubba Watson, Hunter Mahan, Ben Crane, and Rickie Fowler—released "Oh Oh Oh" onto the world. Their follow up, cleverly titled "2.Oh," sees the Golf Boys taking a huge leap forward in production value while bringing the w...
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....
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....
PGA's Young Golfers Form Parody Boy Band, Sing And Rap Horribly, We All Die A Little Inside
Bubba Watson just won the 2012 Masters. Let's celebrate with this wonderful video (made for charity!), originally published June 14, 2011....
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...