Tiger Woods’ return to golf experienced a setback last week when the 14-time major winner withdrew before the second round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic due to back spams. Overnight, it appears the issue has not been alleviated, as Woods announced on his website that lingering injury issues will keep him on the sidelines for scheduled appearances at the Genesis Open and Honda Classic.
While it’s not uncommon for athletics to be disqualified from sporting events after the fact when it’s discovered they broke anti-doping rules, it’s rare when it happens to a golfer, and rarer still when it happens due to a case of “contaminated meat”.
Instead of hosting golf’s best at its annual US PGA Tour event last July, the Greenbrier served as a shelter for victims of the devastating floods that hit West Virginia.
Weather is hardly an anomaly at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. In fact, it’s part of the tournament aura and its lore, so today’s difficult playing conditions that eventually led to a suspension of the opening round weren’t anything new.
You’ve heard about it, we’ve ranked it – now you can fly high above the dramatic and awesome 18 holes at the ultra-exclusive Ellerston course in the New South Wales Hunter Valley.
Ryan Moore earned the Ryder Cup-clinching point for the United States at Hazeltine National last year. But under the new system, he probably wouldn’t even have been on the squad.
Richard Green will have the benefit of sleeping in his own bed for the Oates Vic Open this week at Thirteenth Beach Golf Links on the Bellarine Peninsula.
Despite the new regulations put in place by the so-called “groove rule” in 2010, Ping’s latest Glide 2.0 wedge line boasts milled faces with, according to the company, “sharper groove edges than any previous Ping wedge model”.
The US PGA Tour returns to Pebble Beach this week for the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Given the state of his game and his health, it’s ridiculous to think that Tiger Woods once won a US Open on this golf course by 15 shots.
Robert Allenby has travelled to Thirteenth Beach Golf Links for the Oates Vic Open, the tournament that launched the four-time PGA Tour champion’s career.
Overnight, Kasumigaseki Country Club (pictured), the proposed venue of the 2020 Olympic golf competition, postponed its vote regarding the club’s membership policies towards women. Now, according to a Golf.com report, the failure to repeal the discriminatory practice could lead the International Golf Federation to find a new home for the Summer Games. “The IGF has Read more…
Opinions and theories have run rampant regarding Tiger Woods’ withdrawal from the Dubai Desert Classic. A popular stance is that the 16-hour flight did a number on his back. Others believe the 14-time major winner pulled out for precautionary reasons, and some think that this fickle condition is the new normal. Woods’ manager Mark Steinberg Read more…
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