All across America, men and women are firing up the grills, putting up the volleyball nets and slathering on the sunscreen. July 4th is mere hours away and summer is in full swing. But don’t take our word for it. Just ask Joe Buck and Jim Nantz. On Wednesday, the legendary sportscasters checked in from Read more…
Max Homa rose to golf notoriety through an unlikely source: X (well, back then it was called Twitter). Displaying unusual candor and wit for a professional golfer, Homa amassed a dedicated following on the social media app long before he became a household name on the PGA Tour. For years, Homa entertained fans with his Read more…
It’s been a few weeks since J.J. Spaun rolled in a 64-foot bomb to clinch the U.S. Open, but roars are still reverberating around golf. That includes those from the broadcast booth, where NBC’s Dan Hicks and Kevin Kisner called the action as it happened. On Tuesday, we finally got a glimpse behind the curtain Read more…
It was a BIG Monday in Pittsburgh. The week got off to a wild start in Western Pa. when news broke that the Steelers had traded for star Miami Dolphins cornerback Jalen Ramsey and tight end Jonnu Smith in exchange for five-time Pro Bowl safety Minkah Fitzpatrick (who the Steelers acquired from the Dolphins back Read more…
The summer of ’69 it ain’t, but it’s still been a heck of a hot season for Matthew Vogt. If that name rings a bell, it wouldn’t have four weeks ago. At that point, Vogt was just a dental professional from Indianapolis who just so happened to be a pretty good stick. Then golf happened. Read more…
Michael Jordan is a lot of things. The basketball GOAT? Check. Entrepreneurial icon? Check. Avid golfer and gambling, um, buff? Check and check. But perhaps above all else, Michael Jordan is a trash talker. Nothing, not even a midrange fadeaway, comes as naturally to the six-time NBA champion as ruthlessly ribbing his friends at every Read more…
Believe it or not, football is right around the corner. Before you know it, the leaves will be changing, RedZone will be blaring and you’ll be sweating over your WR3 minutes before kickoff. As always, one of the core questions heading into the 2025 NFL season is how about them Dallas Cowboys? Will be it Read more…
Richard Bland enjoyed a career year in 2024. The late-blooming 52-year-old captured the first two major titles of his career in the span of two months, winning the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship in May and the U.S. Senior Open in July. The latter victory—which Bland won in a playoff, joining golf legends like Bernhard Langer, Read more…
On Sunday evening, Captain America—AKA Keegan Bradley—rallied from three shots down at TPC River Highlands to claim his second Travelers Championship title. The win piqued the interest of the golf world for various reasons, notably reigniting the debate about Bradley potentially becoming the first Ryder Cup player-captain since Arnold Palmer in 1962. Fans and pundits Read more…
By the end of the US Open, those remaining on the course looked more like prisoners than golfers, while those who finished, beelined for the nearest watering hole.That included Jordan Spieth.
It’s a brave new world out there. AI is replacing human thinking. Civilians can book flights into space. The new Corvette has an electric engine. The only constant, as we are reminded daily, is change. Then there’s Fireball Whisky (stick with us here). Unsatisfied with humanity’s comparatively primitive means of finding lost golf balls, the Read more…
It’s been a whirlwind 48 hours for J.J. Spaun. In the wee hours of Sunday morning, he was running around an Oakmont CVS getting medicine for his sick child. Then he bogeyed five of the first six holes of his final round to all but shoot himself out of the tournament. After a weather delay Read more…
Nobody likes weather delays, least of all on a major Sunday. Unfortunately, Mother Nature didn’t get the memo. On Sunday evening, the skies over Oakmont opened, dumping even more water on an already saturated golf course. As the horn blew, however, NBC threw up a Flutie-like Hail Mary, airing Tiger Woods’ unbelievable back nine during Read more…
Sam Burns has a lot riding on his final round at Oakmont. A first major victory, for starters, but also a first victory of any kind since the final iteration of the WGC-Dell Match Play back in 2023. He doesn’t need any more pressure but allow us to add just a tiny bit more. If Read more…
We all know Tyrrell Hatton is a fiery guy on the golf course. Sometimes he burns a little too hot and crosses the line, but that’s not always a bad thing. After Hatton’s two-under 68 on at Oakmont on Saturday, the LIV Golf pro was asked why his volatile temperament seems to fit golf’s most Read more…
You may or may not heard, but Johnny Miller once played the greatest round in U.S. Open history. Yes, that’s a hint of sarcasm you’re picking up. Johnny Miller’s record-setting 63 during the final round of the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont is one of the most talked about feats in golf history. Heck, you Read more…
With sadistic conditions battering the field through a round-and-a-half at Oakmont, it was only a matter of time before tempers began to flare. Early Friday afternoon, they finally did, as putt after putt after putt slid by and ran away, leaving the world’s best golfers wondering if they’d have better luck with a hockey stick Read more…
Inspired by an odd collision of streetwear and Americana, golf is undergoing a fashion revolution. Led by the likes of Jason Day, Keith Mitchell and Viktor Hovland (by way of the oft-controversial J. Lindeberg), the PGA Tour looks cleaner, cooler and more inclusive than it has in decades. This, however, well, this is something else. Read more…
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