If you’ve been wondering how Bryson DeChambeau would follow up his Internet-obliterating ‘Break 50’ episode with republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, we got our answer this week: John Freakin’ Daly. RELATED: John Daly’s reported diet during the first round at Valhalla was fit for the gods On Tuesday, DeChambeau concluded his search, selecting the Diet Read more…
For the past week, the golf world has had its gaze trained squarely on Paris. Le Golf National to be exact, where golf stars and golf nobodies from around the world have gathered for 10 days of fist-pumping, flag-flying Olympic goodness. While the Olympics have been a great reaffirmation of golf’s global appeal not just Read more…
The stock market may be crashing, but the housing bubble refuses to burst. 12-time LPGA winner Paula Creamer is hoping to capitalize on that fact, listing her $6.9 million Florida villa this week. Sunshine State McMansions are a dime a dozen these days, but Creamer’s compound boasts a selling point most can’t: A coveted spot Read more…
The big golf news out of Paris on Tuesday was that viral sensation Charley Hull—often spotted on the course in a cloud of smoke, cigarette dangling from her lips—would not be permitted to light up at Le Golf National due to Olympic regulations. Asked if she believed the strict smoking policy would affect her athletic Read more…
At Le Golf National, the American star will be hoping to rekindle the form that saw her win six out of seven starts between January and May, but she also has other things on her mind. Sweet, delicious things.
On Sunday, Scottie Scheffler surged from six shots back to capture Olympic Golf gold for Team USA. This week, Nelly Korda, Lilia Vu and Rose Zhang will hope to bring another golf medal home to the States. In a very roundabout way, there could also be a third. Hold on, let us explain. On Wednesday, Read more…
Michael Phelps knows a thing or two about the Olympics. He’s the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, with 28 medals in his trophy case, 23 of which are gold. He’s been celebrated, scrutinized and meme’d. He’s cheered on teammates and opponents with equal abandon. Merriam-Webster should change the definition of “Olympian” to a Read more…
If you’ve been hunting around the cable box for the WNBA the past few days and come up empty handed, there’s a reason for that. The reenergized league is currently on a 24-day break due to the 2024 Olympic games in Paris. Former Iowa phenom and rookie-of-the-year contender Caitlin Clark isn’t letting that time go Read more…
Police were dispatched to the course in an attempt to identify the golfer, but no one confessed to intentionally or unintentionally (that would be one hell of a miss) striking the helicopter. The investigation is said to be ongoing.
Folks, we have great news. News so good that it could potentially unite this ailing nation: Football is officially BACK This week NFL teams from Seattle to Foxborough returned to training camp, gearing up for their annual gridiron campaigns. That included the Buffalo Bills, who will look to claim their fifth straight AFC East championship Read more…
Stepping to the 7th tee (Theegala’s 16th hole of the day) on Thursday afternoon, the World No.11 proceeded to cold top his tee shot so badly that he failed to advance it beyond the forward tees
Western Canada is in flames. In British Columbia, over 300 wildfires currently blaze, displacing thousands and cutting off major westward travel corridors. To the east, at the heart of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, another 170 wildfires have broken out, with officials in Jasper—the home of Canada’s largest national park and one of the most Read more…
For better or worse (mostly worse), Jean van de Velde is best known for what he didn’t win. Leading the 1999 British Open at Carnoustie by three strokes standing on the 18th tee, van de Velde staged one of the most gut-wrenching collapses in golf history after his approach shot struck a grandstand railing, ricocheting Read more…
It’s Masters lottery season, that fabled time of year when golf fans across the globe find out if they’re one the blessed few selected to attend the following spring’s Masters. For most, the answer is a resounding “no,” but some, like X user @VanityHandicap, are more fortunate … A LOT more fortunate. On Monday, “Van Read more…
For a short while on Sunday morning, with the leaderboard at Royal Troon packing up tighter than the station wagon trunk before a family road trip, Scottie Scheffler had elevated himself to a familiar position: The betting favorite. Two under through his first eight holes and four under for the tournament, the 2024 Masters champ Read more…
The weather at Royal Troon on Saturday has been absolutely rancid. By the time the leaders tee’d off, the rain was falling at a clip of over a quarter inch an hour, soaking gloves, thickening rough and turning the pot bunkers into quicksand. Most players on the course looked like they couldn’t wait to be Read more…
John Daly is as synonymous with the British Open as fescue and fish and chips. Since Daly’s triumphant victory at the 1995 Open Championship, the chain-smoking, Diet Coke-crushing fan favorite has become an annual fixture across the pond, entertaining European golf fans with his hyper-concentrated dose of Americana. Unfortunately, Daly’s Royal Troon pilgrimage didn’t last Read more…
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