A non-golfer and non-sports fan (apparently those exist) asked me today, what’s so special about the Masters? I giddily replied, “Magnolia Lane, Amen Corner, Rae’s Creek,...
As the world’s most popular golf tournament plays this week, I wanted to give a rundown of the Masters from a statistical perspective. First, I want...
The best pro golfers in the world will be strolling the fairways of Augusta next week…or are they strutting runways? It’s a little unclear, at this...
At just 19 years old, Matteo Manassero is quickly becoming one of the biggest stars in golf. Manassero turned pro in 2010. Now, just shy of...
All good things must come to an end at some point and time. This will be the last installment of “Growing Up Golf.” Not to worry,...
One golf course is good, but two golf courses are better. That was the judgment of the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, which already owned one...
Just in case you needed any more evidence that Bubba Watson is living the greatest life ever, just check out the video below: [youtube id=”z5u_2bGPdUY” width=”620″...
Among other things, they call him a friend. There is a secure reckoning in Tony Ferrell’s tread; every turn in the golf shop leads him to...
Each week on my blog, I pick 10 players to win the PGA Tournament at hand. This is based on historical data as to what type...
Here we are just weeks away from the biggest golf event of the year and I find myself somehow obsessed with a defunct, out-of-date, made-for-TV event...
For Brian Stuard, the second time around is proving to be his best. Stuard, 30, is enjoying his best season to date with performances even the...
Whoa… whoa… whoa… is Tiger playing his best golf ever? The very mention of it probably incites John McEnroe-esque howls from golf enthusiasts coast to coast,...
Coming off a bogey on No. 15, Rickie Fowler had to know it was time to make something happen. He had closed within two shots of...
Aside from Tiger Woods’ Sunday red, nobody had created a signature look quite like Rickie Fowler’s all-orange attire, which commemorated his alma mater, Oklahoma State University....
Woulda, coulda, shoulda. On Wednesday, Tom Watson announced that he would eliminate the fourth captain’s pick and allow the top-nine players on the U.S. Ryder Cup...
What was true, still is true and is likely becoming even more true is this: equipment doesn’t make any difference. Or perhaps more correctly, when analyzed...
Dan McLaughlin’s introduction to the game of golf began three years ago when he wondered if the public golf courses in his area would allow him...
Is your footwork keeping you from better scores? Golfers spend a lot of time working on swing plane, but footwork is one of the most critical...
With two wins in just four starts on the PGA Tour in 2013, Tiger Woods could hardly have made a better start to a season. Tiger...
In 1996, when our third child was about a year old, she went into the hospital for an unknown illness. I recall walking to the corner restaurant...
She’s poured the perfect Guinness in Ireland, outplayed poker pros in Las Vegas, swam with dolphins in Hawaii, and even wrestled an alligator in Orlando. And...
By now, you have probably heard of Mark Mihal, the golfer who recently fell 18 feet into a sinkhole while playing his favorite muni course in...
The 14th hole at Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Ill., is a daunting affair. The mid-length par five doglegs left, weaves past bunkers before crossing a...
One of the questions I had about the game of golf before I started researching the statistical data of the game was, “What holes should I...
On the Monday morning after Tiger Woods secured his seventh career victory at Doral, it was the lead story on ESPN.com. Not baseball, basketball nor football....
While the WGC-Cadillac Championship drew the attention of the golfing world to Miami this weekend, Venezuelan teenager Jorge Garcia, who lives with his aunt in Plantation,...
I’m not a big fan of “found footage” movies, though they seem to be becoming more and more common these days. I suppose it started with...
Depending on your aesthetic sensibilities, the day you’ve either been longing for or dreading is upon us: the Golf Boys have returned. Bubba Watson, Ben Crane,...
I do give Rory some slack. For one reason: He’s 23! To be No. 1 in the world at anything is tough but at 23 it...
By Ryan David, GolfWRX Contributor Rory McIlroy isn’t making it easy to be a fan lately. A missed cut in Dubai and a Round-1 loss at...
In and of itself, the structure is unremarkable. The dimensions of the building are of smallish proportion and the concrete block is in need of pressure...
At St. Andrews, you suspect that the entire burgh has turned out to watch your initial tee ball. It’s not the case, as the shopkeepers have...
If you aren’t one of Ian Poulter’s more than 1.4 million followers on Twitter, you might have missed the flamboyant Englishman’s comments about the consolation match...
This is the time of year when I sneak out of my hole, see my shadow, and get a serious case of Spring Fever. As a...
This week, PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem threw a new ingredient into the potboiler that is the anchored putter debate. Just when it looked like the USGA...