Standing over her third shot on the par-4 15th on Friday, Slovakian Ladies European Tour pro Pia Babnik was just outside of the podium places. Her tee shot had just found the water, but at one-under on her round following a scintillating 66 on Thursday, Babnik just needed to salvage bogey to keep herself in Read more…
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…
Sounds like NBC’s Morgan Pressel got a little too excited over this Brooke Henderson shot on Friday at the Women’s Olympic Golf Competition. And by too excited, we mean Pressel seemingly dropped a hard F-bomb on live television, and it didn’t appear to be an accident. There was no quick apology. This was not on 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…
Golfpocalypse is a weekly collection of words about (mostly) professional golf with very little in the way of a point, and the Surgeon General says it will make you a worse person. Reach out to The Golfpocalypse with your questions or comments on absolutely anything at [email protected]. RISE UP, MUDDERS This morning at 4:15 a.m. 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…
When Christo Lamprecht, an amateur at the time, took the lead on Thursday at the 2023 British Open at Royal Liverpool, the entire golf world was in awe. And not just because he took the lead as an amateur at the British Open. RELATED: Our PGA pro gives grim prediction for Jordan Spieth’s playoff hopes No, 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…
A golfer rudely interrupted people eating dinner and enjoying drinks with a wild shot, but wound up walking away a hero. The fun scene happened at Cabot Links in Nova Scotia, where an outdoor patio is apparently located pretty close to the 18th hole. So it’s not too surprising that one guy’s shot wound up Read more…
There’s no better time to fall in love with a new, random athlete than during the Olympics. Unless you follow all these sports closely year-round, there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of most of these guys and gals even if they are the best in the world in their sport. But one race or Read more…
Rory McIlroy’s feelings about Olympic golf continued to evolve this week. His feelings about another sport in the Summer Games, however, have stayed the same. You actually might guess what McIlroy’s favorite (other) Olympic sport is had you read this post from three years ago that we’re updating. But you’d have no chance if you Read more…
Following his Open Championship win, Xander Schauffele’s father, Stefan, called the claret jug “the coolest trophy in sports.” The Stanley Cup would like a word. Much like the Stanley Cup, Xander’s claret jug will double as a magnet as he parades it around for the next 365 days. But the sheer size of the Stanley 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…
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