Niall Horan Gets Lifetime Membership at Mullingar

For the teenage girls of the world (and my twin toddlers), Niall Horan, the blonde-headed crooner from One Direction can do no wrong on stage. Turns out the Irish singer wants to do better on the golf course now. Horan was made an honorary lifetime member of the Mullingar Golf Club Saturday, ensuring the boy … Continue reading Niall Horan Gets Lifetime Membership at Mullingar →

Test Your Golf Knowledge at Sporcle

Just as Wikipedia is the Internet's knowledge base, Itunes its music store and Amazon the home for just about everything else,so too is Sporcle rapidly become our trivia night out at the bar. With nearly eight years online, the trivia website is free to play but also offers free memberships, and not surprisingly is home … Continue reading Test Your Golf Knowledge at Sporcle →

Ever Wanted to Work At Augusta?

If you've ever dreamed of working at Augusta National, site of the Masters, here's your big chance. On Friday, the Augusta National Golf Club posted a job listing in the Augusta Chronicle for an open position - Director of Security and Safety. The full job listing is below, but here are a few of the … Continue reading Ever Wanted to Work At Augusta? →

The World’s Most Expensive Golf Clubs

Yesterday we showed you the $25 million Asherwood Estate as a potential real estate investment; but you're not going to play its two private courses with clubs you've had since college, are you? Thus we turn your attention to Honma Golf's Five Star Set, gold clubs that start at $5,400 (yes, that's EACH). The Japanese-made … Continue reading The World’s Most Expensive Golf Clubs →

Lance Armstrong Likes Golf’s Code of … Honor?

Golf Digest's cover boy this issue is Lance Armstrong, the disgraced American cyclist who won seven straight Tour de France's from 1999-2005 only to be stripped of all of them for testing positive for doping. Despite being accused of doping throughout his career, Armstrong did not admit to it until 2013,the year after he was … Continue reading Lance Armstrong Likes Golf’s Code of … Honor? →

Bubba Watson, Wife Adopt Second Child

As a wonderful testimony on the true spirit of giving, Bubba Watson and his wife Angie announced on Wednesday that they have adopted a second child, a daughter named Dakota. The two released a photo of son Caleb, 2, who they also adopted, holding Dakota, who appears to be just a few weeks old. Ironically, … Continue reading Bubba Watson, Wife Adopt Second Child →

Golf with Obama Bad for Malaysian PM

Golf with the most powerful man in the world in Hawaii on Christmas Eve might have seemed like a good idea for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, but the folks back home didn't agree. While Razak was golfing on a Marine base course, came during a family vacation that unfortunately coincided with massive flooding in … Continue reading Golf with Obama Bad for Malaysian PM →

Johnson, Gretzky Reveal Baby’s Gender

Paulina Gretzky, fiance of PGA player Dustin Johnson, revealed on Christmas via Instagram that she and the golfer are having a baby boy, their first child, next month. Gretzky, daughter of NHL legend Wayne, first announced she was pregnant in September, shortly after Johnson took a leave of absence from the Tour which has alternately … Continue reading Johnson, Gretzky Reveal Baby’s Gender →

For Sale: Indiana Estate with TWO Golf Courses

Didn't get what you wanted from Santa this Christmas? Well if you've got an extra $25 million on hand following your purchases, we've got just the gift for you. Asherwood Estate in Carmel, Indiana, is up for sale. The property is a 51,267 square-foot main house set on 106 acres of property including two 18-hole … Continue reading For Sale: Indiana Estate with TWO Golf Courses →

Danny Willett Squeaks into Masters Field

Proving that every little point counts, England's Danny Willett made the 2015 Masters Field by moving up to No. 50 in the last Official World Golf Rankings of 2014 by 0.188 points. Willett had been No. 51 for two weeks and didn't play this past week, but when fellow Englishman Tommy Fleetwood failed to make … Continue reading Danny Willett Squeaks into Masters Field →