PGA to Live Stream Events via Twitter

If you're a golf fan who exists largely in the Twitter-verse, you're going to like 2017. The PGA Tour and the social media giant announced that Twitter will live stream the first 60-90 minutes of 31 events, beginning with the CareerBuilder Challenge on January 19. Terms of the deal were not announced, however, Twitter paid … Continue reading PGA to Live Stream Events via Twitter →

Jordan Spieth Exorcises Augusta Demons

Jordan Spieth played a round at Augusta National for the first time since falling apart at the 2016 Masters last April, and turned No. 12 from a weakness to a strength. Spieth was at Augusta to play a round with AT&T Chairman Randall Stephenson and Redpoint Ventures co-founder Randall Stephenson, both club members. "First time … Continue reading Jordan Spieth Exorcises Augusta Demons →

Love Out 12 Weeks After Snowboarding Accident

The good news: Davis Love III is still spry enough at at age 52 to go snowboarding. The bad news: His snowboarding accident on Friday will cost him up to three months of golf after he broke his collarbone in three places on Friday in Idaho. He and son Dru, also a pro golfer, were … Continue reading Love Out 12 Weeks After Snowboarding Accident →

Tiger Hitting the Ground Running in 2017

Tiger Woods isn't going to get in the water slowly when it comes to his 2017 schedule, choosing to play four tournaments in five weeks, he announced on Thursday. Woods will play at Torrey Pines January 26-29; then travel to Dubai for the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. After a week off, he'll bounce back to … Continue reading Tiger Hitting the Ground Running in 2017 →

Looking Back at the 2016 Official World Golf Rankings

The final Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR) have come out, with Jason Day comfortably sitting at No. 1. While Day is the top dog, it's hard to overlook some of the other efforts that came forth during 2016. Here's a look inside the numbers of the year that was. 87 - Places that Sweden's … Continue reading Looking Back at the 2016 Official World Golf Rankings →

Tiger, Trump Play Golf in Florida

Tiger Woods and Donald Trump, two of the most polarizing celebrities of the last 30 years in the United States, met for a round of golf in West Palm Beach just before Christmas. Trump, who will officially take office as US President on January 20, 2017. His victory over Hilary Clinton in the November 2016 … Continue reading Tiger, Trump Play Golf in Florida →

Phil Mickleson Undergoes 2nd Sports Hernia Surgery

A second surgery in three months to treat a sports hernia will keep Phil Mickelson out indefinitely. At age 46, Mickelson recently helped the US to the Ryder Cup Championship. He is shy only the US Open from winning a career Grand Slam. He is supposed to be back in action at the CareerBuilder Challenger … Continue reading Phil Mickleson Undergoes 2nd Sports Hernia Surgery →

Woods to Lead Design on Chicago Course

The South Side of Chicago wants a top-level PGA Tour event and has hired the man it thinks can bring it. Tiger Woods has been announced as the lead golf designer for a $30 million course. The course will renovate the Jackson Park and South Shore golf courses according to the Chicago Tribune. It will … Continue reading Woods to Lead Design on Chicago Course →

Golf Channel to Show Tiger’s 14 Majors on Dec. 30

In honor of Tiger Woods' 41st birthday this December 30, the Golf Channel will run highlights from all 14 of his Major wins starting at 6 a.m. and ending at 9 p.m. Woods' 14 Majors started at the 1997 Masters and ended at the 2008 US Open. The 1997 Masters is best remembered as Woods' … Continue reading Golf Channel to Show Tiger’s 14 Majors on Dec. 30 →

Rio’s Olympic Golf Course Already on Brink of Extinction

Here's the problem with the golf course Brazil built for the 2016 Summer Olympics. What do you do with a facility that about 1,500 people are interested in out of a city of 6 million? That's the bitter reality for the Olympic Gofl Coruse sitting on the water's edge in Rio de Janeiro. It took … Continue reading Rio’s Olympic Golf Course Already on Brink of Extinction →