Former Tiger Woods’ swing coach Hank Haney decided that rather than be contrite about his inflammatory comments about the LPGA, he would try and explain his position. As expected, it didn’t go well. Haney was suspended last week from his SiriusXM PGA Tour radio program after making what was perceived […]
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Nicklaus Believes Tiger can Still Break Major Championship Mark
Oddsmakers might not think Tiger Woods has a chance to become the all-time major championship leader, but Jack Nicklaus does. The Golden Bear said earlier this week he believes Woods is back on track to break his mark of 18 majors. Woods is currently at 15 after winning the Masters […]
Can USGA Win Back Trust of Golfers Like McIlroy, Johnson at US Open?
Imagine a US Open without stars like Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, and Brooks Koepka? It almost became a reality two years ago, according to a Golf Digest story. The monthly golf magazine interviewed 57 players for the story that appeared in its June edition. The comments were candid, and in […]
Tiger Woods’ Bad Luck Not Just On Golf Course (Video)
Tiger Woods’ bad luck is not limited to the golf course. The golfer was hosting his charity event, Tiger Jam over the weekend, and got a bad beat in his poker tournament. The tournament is part of the weekend’s activities that help raise money for his charitable foundation. It includes […]
Ryan Palmer Homing in on Win at Charles Schwab Challenge
Winning in front of a packed gallery in a PGA Tour event is hard enough, but Ryan Palmer has a task that might be even more difficult at the Charles Schwab Challenge. The 42-year-old is playing at his home course, and will have the fairways lined with family, friends, and […]
Illness of Body, Driver, Putter Contribute to Tiger Woods Missing PGA Championship Cut
The quest of Tiger Woods to win back-to-back major championships ended Friday with the 15-time major winning missing the cut at the PGA Championship. The 43-year-old had a two-day total of 5-over par, with rounds of 72-73 to miss playing on the weekend by one stroke. It was the ninth […]
Brooks Koepka Steamrolling Field After Two Rounds of PGA Championship
Brooks Koepka said after the first round of the PGA Championship he played one of the best rounds of his life, but nearly matched it during Friday’s second round. Koepka followed up his 7-under 63 with a 5-under 65, leading the tournament by seven strokes over Jordan Spieth and Adam […]
Brooks Koepka Gives 63 Reasons at PGA Championship’s First Round on Why He’s One of Best Golfers
If ever there was a round of golf that told the world he’s one of, if not the, best golfers in the world, Brooks Koepka had it in the first round of the PGA Championship. Koepka fired a 63 on Thursday, claiming the lead of the major championship by a […]
Five Bets for PGA Championship Favors Top Players, Higher Scores
While the PGA Championship can be a stage for unknown players (think Y.E. Yang and Jimmie Walker), the trend has been on stars, and Online Gambling’s Five Bets likes stars over unknowns. We think Brooks Koepka and Dustin Johnson are going to do well. The other star of this major […]
Brooks Koepka Trying To Rid Shadow of Tigermania
The shadow of Tigermania is providing shade, as well as throwing it, at Brooks Koepka. The winner of three of golf’s past eight major championships can’t seem to get the recognition he should because of Tiger Woods’ remarkable comeback. Woods won the Masters and the reemergence of the hysteria surrounding […]
Jordan Spieth Hopes PGA Championship Turns Around Bad Year
It’s hard to believe that just two years ago Jordan Spieth was a PGA Championship away from completing the career Grand Slam. Spieth was one of the tour’s top golfers, but his slide has been alarming, and he enters this week still needing the PGA Championship and seemingly farther away […]
Sung Kang Shows How Hard Picking PGA Tour Winner Can Be
It is hard enough handicapping a PGA Tour event when the stars are playing, but when the take the week off to prepare for a major championship, picking a winning can be doubly difficult. That was the case at last week’s Byron Nelson. The tournament is a week before the […]
Tiger Woods has Chance to Win Back-to-Back Majors at PGA Championship (Video)
Tiger Woods has not been in a position to win two major championships in a row since 2008, and hasn’t accomplished that feat since 2006 when he won the Open Championship, and followed it up with the PGA Championship. He also has the opportunity to win the first two legs […]
Tiger Woods Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Tiger Woods went to the White House on Monday to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Donald Trump said after Woods won the Masters in April that he would be awarding the highest civilian honor in the United States. Woods was joined at the ceremony by his mother, Kultida; […]
Max Homa Has One Victory to Add to Scores of Funny Tweets
While Max Homa won his first PGA Tour event Sunday at the Wells Fargo Championship, it is his skills on Twitter that are getting the most attention. The 28-year-old has one of the funniest selection of tweets in the golf world. You have to have a sense of humor to […]
Tiger Woods Chooses Rest Over Practice for PGA Championship Preparation
Alarm bells went off when Tiger Woods decided not to play in this week’s Wells Fargo Championship. The 43-year-old usually likes to get in a tournament a couple of weeks before he tees it up at a major championship. Two weeks before the Masters, Woods teed it up at the […]
Golf’s New Odd Couple of Jon Rahm, Ryan Palmer Win Zurich Classic
Apparently if you want a star player to team up with you for the Zurich Classic, all you have to do is ask. That is what Ryan Palmer did with Jon Rahm for last week’s PGA Tour team event. Palmer, 42, had partnered with Jordan Spieth twice before, but this […]
Tiger Woods Commits to Play in October Japan Tournament
Feeling better about his surgically repaired back, Tiger Woods is venturing outside the United States to Japan for the first time since 2006 to play in the new Zozo Championship. Woods is now two years removed from his fourth surgery on his back, and fresh off winning the Masters two […]
Pan Wins RBC Heritage by One Stroke to Claim First PGA Tour Victory
C.T. Pan shot a 4-under-par 67 to finish at 12-under for the tournament and win the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town on Hilton Head Island, earning his first PGA Tour victory in the process. Pan finished one shot ahead of Matt Kuchar, who had previously won the RBC Heritage tournament […]
Senior Golfers Return After Break for Mitsubishi Electric Classic
The PGA Tour Champions returns from a three-week break with the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, but the absence hasn’t changed who is ruling the tour. Fresh off his Masters appearance, where he made the cut, ultimately finishing tied for 62, Bernhard Langer is the favorite to win this week at 5/1. […]