LOUISVILLE — The 22 acres of land is outside of Poipu Beach on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The Schauffele family owns it now, and on it sits a large cargo shipping container that doubles as a “house,” an excavator with a mulcher and a several chainsaws. There is no running water or air conditioing, Read more…
For the second tee shot in a row in the closing moments of the PGA Championship, Xander Schauffele had received an unlucky break. On the 18th hole Sunday, Schauffele hammered a drive right on his line: A tight fade at the right side of the left bunker, which for the three days before, was just Read more…
Following February’s Super Bowl, some San Francisco 49ers admitted to not knowing the NFL’s new overtime rules for playoff games. Although it likely had no affect on the outcome of the game as the Kansas City Chiefs won with a touchdown on the second possession of extra time, it became a popular piece of fodder Read more…
LOUISVILLE — They yelled his name from start to finish and Bryson DeChambeau reciprocated with a show they had come to see, punctuated by a pirouette off his left foot with his hands reaching for the sky as his final putt disappeared. His celebration was too visceral to be choreographed and the same can be Read more…
Schauffele’s win ended years of frustration in the majors. The 30-year-old Californian closed with a six-under 65 and set the all-time major scoring record in relation to par with a 21-under 263 aggregate.
Just when you thought the drama of a stacked Sunday leaderboard at one of the wildest major championships in golf history couldn’t get any better, it has. For the final round at Valhalla, the PGA of America has rolled out a new wrinkle, making the signature par-4 13th hole drivable for some of the longest Read more…
LOUISVILLE — Felix Adler once wrote, “The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by.” Adler penned this in 1905, but it’s clear he was prophesying about a man who would one day come when golf Read more…
We’ll forgive you if you haven’t thought much about Justin Rose in recent years. It’s not that the 43-year-old Englishman has been off the golf radar—he won at Pebble Beach in 2023, played on the victorious European Ryder Cup team in Italy and qualifed for the PGA Tour’s signature events in 2024. But his play Read more…
Phil Mickelson is a changed man. At least, when it comes to gambling. And now there’s some video proof. Following details in Billy Walters’ 2023 book that Mickelson made more than 7,000 wagers from 2010 to 2014 and racked up more than $100 million in losses, the star golfer admitted to having a gambling problem Read more…
It’s shocking to hear that one of the contenders during the final round of the 2024 PGA Championship considered withdrawing from this major, but if you’re aware of Viktor Hovland’s struggles this year, it might not be a complete surprise. The talented Norwegian withdrew from last month’s RBC Heritage after a missed cut at the Read more…
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