There is nothing more brutal in sports, and life, than missing a glorious outcome by the thinnest of margins, and then watching that outcome turn nightmarish. Enter Sam Ryder, who arrived at TPC Sawgrass’ 17th hole Thursday in the Players Championship at three under for his round and landed his tee shot maybe 10 feet Read more…
Assuming you’re not one of those golf fans who are deep in the weeds of which angle whose ball flew over which turtles, here’s a very basic breakdown to get you started.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The key to winning the Players Championship isn’t simply about hitting the shots. But rather, knowing what shots to hit. It makes TPC Sawgrass is one of those courses—perhaps the course on tour—where you have to keep your wits about you. And the players know it. “It’s a genius design,” said Read more…
Adam Hadwin had never hit a golf ball in the water on No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass during the Players Championship until Thursday. We’re pretty sure he’d never thrown a golf club into the water on No. 18, either. But, hey, there’s a first time for everything. The Canadian PGA Tour pro had a wild Read more…
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — When asked how many times he could pull off his seventh hole recovery if he tried 100 times, Xander Schauffele thought for a moment before delivering his verdict. “About 30,” he said. “Ish.” At seven under for the day, Schauffele came to the seventh hole (late on his back nine) needing Read more…
Intrigue abounds over the future of top NFL Draft prospect Caleb Williams. Will he go number-one-overall to the Chicago Bears, who still have former first-round pick Justin Fields on the roster? Or will the Patriots or Commanders try to trade up for the former USC signal caller? Either way, his future—at least in the short Read more…
Part of Bandon Dunes’ charm is its out-of-the-way location on the Oregon coast, but golf-trippers who flew there in the first years after the resort opened in 1999 often experienced an unpleasant truth: On the planes that connect from Denver or San Francisco to the tiny regional airport in North Bend, when luggage exceeds the Read more…
Every time Scottie Scheffler wins on the PGA Tour, which happens quite often, there’s a narrative that he’s done it in a “boring” manner. Fairways. Greens. Birdies. Rinse, repeat. His victory press conferences have a similar energy, too. Nothing controversial, nothing all that exciting. He’s just a dude who is insanely good at golf, loves Read more…
On Sunday, the 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass is where fortunes are decided for the contenders at the Players Championship. On Wednesday, however, it’s also where their caddies hit their most important (read: only?) shot of the year.
We’ve heard time and time again what a ruthless competitor Michael Jordan was on the basketball court—and is on the golf course. But those stories never get old, and the latest might be the best one yet. It comes from former NHL defenseman Ryan Whitney, one of the hosts of Barstool’s popular Spittin’ Chiclets podcast. Read more…
This week, Kevin Yu is competing in his first Players Championship. Most first-timers are a sweaty-palmed mess at the mere thought of TPC Sawgrass’ infamous island isthmus green, but not Yu who was as cool as the other side of a cucumber pillow on Wednesday. In fact, he wasn’t thinking about the Players Championship at Read more…
Money, money, money. For better or worse, it’s the underlying subplot regarding the uncertain future of men’s professional golf. And if you pay attention to social media, for worse seems to be far outweighing for better these days. If there is a tipping point regarding how much golf fans care about how much tour pros Read more…
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