An eclectic trio shares the lead entering the final round of the Valspar Championship on Sunday. You have Viktor Hovland, a former FedEx Cup champion trying to regain his confidence and form. Then there’s Nico Echavarria, a winner in 2023 and 2024 (converting his 54-hole lead both times) who is hoping to continue to build Read more…
Golf can be a cruel and complex game, particularly at the elite level. Sergio Garcia, after 26 years as a pro, was reminded horribly when he came within three feet of securing a place in the Open Championship at the Asian Tour’s International Series Macau in China.
The news of George Foreman’s death at the age of 76 came as a shock. The two-time heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medalist was a force of nature, not only in his awesome physical abilities but also verbally, as a product pitchman and HBO boxing analyst, and especially in deep recall of an inspirational life Read more…
You do not want to play a match against Paul Ianniello, a 63-year-old longtime golfer who lives in the golf mecca of Scottsdale. Square drivers were still a thing when he started Hot List testing, and he has been a low to mid-single-digit index the whole time. Paul won’t blow you away with distance, but Read more…
The hardest shot in golf, it’s been said, is the shot right after a shank. Because now you’re rattled, the thinking goes, and the memory is still fresh. The more golf you play, the more bad memories you risk accumulating. This is one of the downsides of experience. At my home course, I could provide Read more…
Golf fans may have been pleasantly surprised to see Viktor Hovland near the top of a PGA Tour leaderboard on Friday given his recent struggles. Turns out, Viktor Hovland felt the same. The 2023 FedEx Cup champ hasn’t won since the Tour Championship that year, a winless drought that has now stretched to 19 frustrating Read more…
Golf fans got the first Tiger Woods update since the 15-time major champ announced earlier this month that he’d undergone surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles. It just didn’t come from Tiger Woods.
Six months ago, Patton Kizzire ended a six-year winless drought on the PGA Tour by claiming the Procore Championship. But it was his demeanour and attitude that turned heads that week.
Many fans and pundits questioned JJ Spaun’s club selection on the par-3 17th at TPC Sawgrass during the three-hole playoff at the Players Championship, but Spaun has some stern words for those critics.
On a call with reporters as the Masters champion, Scottie Scheffler discussed a variety of topics including the ongoing negotiations between the PGA Tour and LIV, and he had plenty to say.
Angela Stanford thought she had made a good case to become the next U.S. captain for the Solheim Cup. Yet, she mapped out the timing of when she thought the next captain would be announced and grew worried. She was so concerned that she didn’t feel well for nearly a week. By the time Stanford Read more…
The final round of the Farmers Insurance Open in January took more than five hours to complete, drawing the ire of on-course TV commentator Dottie Pepper, who said: “I think we need a new word to talk about this pace-of-play issue, and it’s respect. Respect for your fellow competitors, for the fans, for broadcasts, for Read more…
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