A History of Putting Bans by the USGA
The United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient recently announced a flurry of rule changes to the game of golf which stirred up considerable conversation. The ruling bodies normally make news with...
Category: PGA Tour
2017 Masters Predictions
Dustin Johnson is arriving in Augusta, Georgia as the biggest Masters favorite since the heyday of Tiger Woods. The World Number 1 and reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year has won his last...
Zurich Classic Switches to Team Format
Find a casual golf fan and ask him or her to name as many PGA golf events as possible other than the four majors. Most will dredge up the Players Championship. Many will call...
Player Spotlight Series: Henrik Stenson
Henrik Stenson’s career arc from childhood to the Champion Golfer of the Year is unlike any other in professional golf. Growing up in Sweden his parents didn’t play the game and Henrik never touched...
The History of the Masters
For the Masters Tournament’s 80th edition, let’s take a look back at how it all started with the history of the first of the four major tournaments in golf. Bobby Jones played his last...
11 Things to Know about Oakmont’s History with the U.S. Open
The 116th renewal of the U.S. Open returns to Oakmont Country Club in Western Pennsylvania for the ninth time, which has happened far more times than any other site. Here are 11 things to...
PGA Ban on Anchor Putters: What it Means for the Game
Remember Y2K? For the years leading up to it, dire predictions and trepidation filled many minds, and when it finally arrived most of us woke up the next morning and our lives went on...
Player Spotlight Series: Phil Mickelson
Tiger Woods took over from Jack Nicklaus as his generation’s greatest golfer – the one who fellow players watch with awe. Phil Mickelson, on the other hand, has assumed the legacy of Arnold Palmer...
Player Spotlight Series: Jason Day
“The wrong side of the tracks” is not a term that gets bandied about in golf circles a whole lot. Normally the greatest hardship a young golfer has to overcome is growing up playing...
Player Spotlight Series: Rickie Fowler
Rick Yutaka Fowler is a professional golfer, known for his investment in the PGA Tour. Once ranked the number one golfer in the world for a total of 37 weeks in 2007 and 2008,...