Rickie's Dad Traded Gravel For Range Balls & Other Insights
/USA Today's Steve DiMeglio
Read MoreWhen you come to think of it that is the secret of most of the great holes all over the world. They all have some kind of a twist. C.B. MACDONALD
Video: Jason Dufner Does Funny Or Die
/I'm not going to say Die, but Funny wouldn't get a check mark either
Read MorePGA Long Drive Separating Point Getters From The Missers
/In the moments I took in the PGA's resurrected Long Drive contest here at Valhalla
Read MoreReally: Two Hospitalized After Rules Of Golf Dispute
/From the you-can't-make-it-up files, courtesy of reader
Read MoreFor Your Consideration: Old Tom On Kickstarter
/Old Tom Morris is on Kickstarter! Actually, Roger McStravick has taken his research
Read MoreForest Dunes: Doak & Crew To Design Reversible Course
/The course will be added to
Read MoreLess Than Two Weeks Left To Preview The Billy Walters Estate!
/I know the demographics of this blog tend to skew toward high, so just a reminder that you have less than two weeks to check out sports gambler Billy Walters' Rancho Santa Fe house before the August 15th auction.
The Walters have decided to move closer to the coast, according to this San Diego Union Tribune piece by Jonathan Horn. El Milagro was listed for $19.995 million but now will go on the auction block. FBI wiretaps included!
It also includes this Desmond Muirhead-inspired short game area:
Tiger! Will He Or Won’t He Play? Does It Matter?
/Tiger has cancelled his Tuesday news conference set for 9:30 a.m. at Valhalla
Read MoreWatson: Injury “Doesn’t Bode Well” For Tiger
/Here's an unbylined AP story covering Tom Watson's comments to Matt Adams
Read MoreBarracuda Squabble! Caddie Quits Mid-Round, Fan Picks Up Bag
/Together, anything's possible! Or not.
Read MoreJack: "I would probably hit it another 20, 30, 40 yards I suppose."
/Adam Himmelsbach quotes Jack Nicklaus
Read MoreOgilvy On Struggling With Your Game, Pre-Barracuda Win
/In light of Geoff Ogilvy’s win Sunday at Reno, Golf Australia
Read MoreBubba Hissy Fit 'O The Week: No Long Drive Contest For Me
/When the PGA of America thought it'd be fun to bring back to the Long Drive Contest that once kicked off PGA week and was won by Jack Nicklaus (who went on to win the big event), they shaped the format of just one drive off the tenth tee Tuesday to fit the schedules of today's precious pros.
Naturally, even the simple act of one drive, one time, during practice rounds, was all too much for the whiner-than-ever Bubba Watson.
Jason Sobel reports along with Bubba's money quote. Get your Kleenex out!
“I’m there to play golf, not to hit it far,” said the namesake of BubbaGolf. “I’ve got to practice. I’ve never been to the course. I don’t need to worry about a long drive on the 10th hole.”
The poor lad!
The burdens these great thinkers of our planet must face!
Barracuda! Ogilvy Wins, Earns Spot In PGA Championship
/Coming back from several years of struggle, the former U.S. Open Champion
Read MoreRory Wins, Leads Field In Distance (317), Greens (57)
/A stunning display of cruise control golf by Rory McIlroy
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