PALM HARBOR, Fla. — There was Viktor Hovland, moments after winning his first PGA Tour championship in 18 months, after storming back from three shots down with five to play to beat a top-10 player in the world for the Valspar Championship. If there was a moment to declare himself back, to say that every…
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Two thick, beefy strong boys with snug polos and holstered pistols walked, chests out, up to the area behind TPC Sawgrass’ 12th green Sunday. As they approached the hill, another security officer smiled at two of the day’s main characters. “It’s the Bash Brothers!” the man joked. The three of…
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Collin Morikawa walked into the TPC Sawgrass media center Tuesday morning, less than 48 hours after his deflating missed opportunity Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, with a hundred reporters homed in on one question asked in a dozen different ways. Why didn’t you win? And Morikawa owned his loss….
NEW YORK — The concentric circles of John Feinstein’s life spread the news of his death Thursday. First, John’s brother, Bob, passed along the sad news to Gary Williams, the legendary former Maryland coach. He first met Feinstein in 1978, when Williams was a 30-something-year-old coach at American University and Feinstein was a young Washington Post…
The NFL never sleeps, especially when it comes to the swirling tornado of activity otherwise known as free agency. Whom would the Las Vegas Raiders target as their next signal caller? Where would Sam Darnold land? And don’t forget the surprise contract extensions that pop up out of nowhere. But the past week also featured…
Right as his inaugural TGL season concluded and he started to ramp up for Masters prep, Tiger Woods announced he ruptured his left Achilles tendon this week. One month after the death of his mother and weeks after a crucial White House visit for negotiations with the Saudi investment fund, the injury adds another painful…
Donald Trump’s Turnberry golf resort in Scotland has been vandalised by pro-Palestinian activists in response to his recent remarks on Gaza. The group Palestine Action claimed responsibility, calling the act a direct response to Trump’s proposals to take control of Gaza and redevelop it. “The most expensive golf course in Britain, Trump’s Turnberry golf resort,…
They didn’t have much, but they could create. Money was tight for the family, so they built their own board games growing up in Saskatchewan, Canada. One year, Matthew Fehr’s father created his own little golf board game out of huge bristle boards with holes drawn in and different clubs tapered off. They rolled dice…
Ryan Peake (Pic credit: New Zealand Open) Former Australian motorcycle gang member Ryan Peake completed a stunning redemption story on Sunday, winning the New Zealand Open and securing a spot in this year’s British Open. The 31-year-old from Perth, who previously served a five-year jail term for assault, held his nerve to claim a one-shot…
As difficult as it to imagine, we’re now nearly two months into some of the world’s best golfers trying to avoid lava on Monday and Tuesday nights. TGL, the indoor simulator league with the rotating green, has captured the interest of golfers and casual sports fans, helped by attractive time slots on ESPN and a…