The songs thundering through the course were indistinguishable, each pop track sounding like the one that came before. The only disruption was a voice. It was unclear to whom the voice belonged or where he was, although judging by the cadence and spirit it was more deejay than public announcer. The voice said a lot … Read more
Perhaps you’ve seen the comparison: Tiger Woods has made roughly $121 million in on-course earnings on the PGA Tour, and LIV Golf reportedly offered him somewhere between $700 million and $800 million to join the Saudi-backed upstart league. It’s not exactly apples-to-apples, for you wouldn’t compare the $230 million deal Kyler Murray just signed with … Read more
One of the most influential players in golf is someone you might not have even heard of: Ann Gregory. Famously referred to as the “Queen of Negro Golf,” Gregory was a trailblazer for women of color in athletics as the first black woman to play in a USGA championship. Earlier this year, a feature film, … Read more
One of the most influential players in golf is someone you might not have even heard of: Ann Gregory. Famously referred to as the “Queen of Negro Golf,” Gregory was a trailblazer for women of color in athletics as the first black woman to play in a USGA championship. Earlier this year, a feature film, … Read more
In Babel’s stories, Odessa is presented with both affection and humour. It is, he wrote in 1916, the “most charming of cities in the Russian Empire… where the living is light and easy.” Its diversity is shown in “steamers from Newcastle, Cardiff, Marseille and Port Said; there are Negroes, Englishmen, Frenchmen and Americans.” But on … Read more
GREENSBORO, NC — When the final scores were posted on the leader board Sunday at the Wyndham Championship, only two players moved inside the FedEx Cup Playoff bubble from outside the No. 125 spot at the start of the week (winner Joohyung “Tom” Kim and Max McGreevy) and, clearly, only two fell out (Matt Wallace … Read more
Joohyung Kim started the Wyndham Championship with a quadruple-bogey 8 on Thursday then did something no one has done since at least 2003: He rebounded from the quad to win the golf tournament. How impressive was the feat? In that time only five players have opened with double bogey and gone on to win, but … Read more
There have been no shortage of terrifying travel stories regarding lost golf bags of late. In fact, it’s possible that half of the world’s clubs are stuck at either Heathrow or Edinburgh airports right now. And now you can add Collin Morikawa to the long list of airline victims. Only the two-time major champ didn’t … Read more
Some player-caddy relationships are better than others, and when the partnership inevitably ends, it’s either a great relief for one or both or it can be as upsetting as a true divorce. Count Will Zalatoris’ parting with looper Ryan Goble as closer to the latter. Zalatoris and Goble decided on the most unusual of partings … Read more
Rickie Fowler’s week came to an end on Friday, and with it, most likely, the same for another disappointing season. It appears for a second consecutive year, Fowler will not qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs. This, after easily making it into the PGA Tour’s postseason the first 11 seasons of his career. Fowler entered … Read more