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4 months, 2 weeks ago

PGA Tour’s return to Castle Pines stirs memories of milkshakes, mountains and missing Tiger Woods

CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Start with those hand-spun milkshakes, that crazy scoring system and the seal of approval from Jack Nicklaus himself. This week, for the first time since the International’s final round in 2006, the PGA Tour is back at the course — situated 6,300 feet above sea level and 25 miles south of downtown Denver — that oil …

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5 months ago

Chi Chi Rodriguez, Hall of Fame golfer known for antics on the greens, dies at 88

LA Times

Chi Chi Rodriguez tips his hat to the gallery after sinking a putt for par during a senior tournament in Malvern, Pa., on May 17, 1987. But Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez quickly showed the world of professional golf that he could do two things at least as well as anyone: With a roundhouse swing that seemed to strain every muscle …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Golf updates scorecard rule by allowing extra 15 minutes to fix errors and avoid disqualification

Associated Press

PINEHURST, N.C. — The temptation would be to refer to a change in the scorecard procedure as the “Jordan Rule,” only because Jordan Spieth was the most recent example. U.S. Open alternate Manke spends week getting Canada status R.J. Manke moved up to the first alternate at the U.S. Open after Jon Rahm had to withdraw with a foot infection. …

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7 months ago

Scheffler holds on to win Memorial for his 5th PGA Tour title of the year

Associated Press

DUBLIN, Ohio — Winning has become a habit for Scottie Scheffler, except there was nothing typical about his victory Sunday at the Memorial. “Yeah, you made this place brutal today.” Scheffler endured more stress than he wanted and got the victory everyone has come to expect, his fifth of the season — one week into the month of June — …

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7 months ago

US OPEN ’24: Americans on a run not seen in 40 years heading to Pinehurst No. 2

Associated Press

The list starts with Brooks Koepka winning his fifth major in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill. Five different Americans — Koepka, U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark, British Open champion Brian Harman, Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and Schauffele — have won the last five majors. “That mug shot I’m sure is not going anywhere anytime soon.” Scheffler was clean-shaven at …

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7 months ago

Robert MacIntyre explains withdrawal from Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament

The Independent

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7 months ago

Schauffele now a major champion at Memorial and facing a big stretch of golf

Associated Press

DUBLIN, Ohio — One moment that stood out to Xander Schauffele in the two weeks since he won the PGA Championship was the morning he woke up and realized nothing had changed. “It’s going to be a really interesting stretch,” Schauffele said. “Actually, the U.S. Open might have the least amount of rough out of all the places we’re playing …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Valhalla creates big PGA Championship moments. Does that make it a great golf course?

New York Times

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Here’s the thing about Valhalla Golf Club: No one really knows how to talk about it. Goliath won that time.” Jack Nicklaus, left, and Tiger Woods played together at the 2000 PGA Championship at Valhalla. Team win at the Ryder Cup.” We can’t call Valhalla an iconic golf course, but we can confidently say it elicits iconic …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ’24: Spieth gets another Grand Slam shot. Hardly anyone is talking about it

Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The attention starts building weeks, if not months, ahead of the one major keeping Rory McIlroy from the career Grand Slam, the most elite club in golf. “These things, like winning a career Grand Slam, they happen kind of when I think there’s less focus and less of a spotlight on him,” said Jim Nantz of CBS, …

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8 months ago

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ’24: Justin Thomas gets rare experience playing a major in his hometown

Associated Press

Justin Thomas was back home in Kentucky for an occasion different from any other time in Louisville. Thomas was so choked up at the presentation he couldn’t speak until he eventually said, “The things I’ve felt today, I’ve never felt in any golf tournament I’ve won.” This was a week before the best golfers in the world — one of …

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9 months ago

MASTERS ’24: A capsule look at Masters from 5 to 75 years ago

Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A capsule look at some of the anniversaries this year at the Masters: 75 years ago Sam Snead not only won the first of his three Masters, he won the first green jacket ever presented to a Masters champion. He finished three strokes ahead of his nearest rivals.” 50 years ago One year after he had to …

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9 months ago

MASTERS ’24: A trivia quiz on all things Masters and Augusta

Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. — How well do you know the Masters? a. Tiger Woods b. Jordan Spieth c. Gene Sarazen 2. Who holds the 72-hole scoring record at the Masters? a. Tiger Woods b. Jordan Spieth c. Dustin Johnson 3. Who hit what became known in golf as the “shot heard ’round the world?” a. John Daly b. Bubba Watson c. …

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9 months ago

MASTERS ’24: A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National

Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National, site of the 88th Masters that starts Thursday. That inspired Augusta National to alter the hole, moving the green back 20 yards and to the right to make it an elevated green with three bunkers in the front and two in the back. 9, 460 yards, par 4 : The tee …

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9 months ago

Michael Jordan 'buys $16.5m Florida mansion in golf community founded by Jack Nicklaus': Five-bedroom home boasts pool, gym and EIGHT bathrooms - as NBA's wealthiest player ever expands his property p

Daily Mail

A company connected to Michael Jordan has paid $16.5 million for mansion in an exclusive Florida golf community founded by golf legend by Jack Nicklaus. An aerial view of the compound in Jupiter, Florida shows the property's pool in the back yard Yvette Prieto and Michael Jordan are pictured in 2019 - six years after the couple first wed Included …

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1 year, 3 months ago

RYDER CUP ’23: A trivia quiz that covers nearly a century of history

Associated Press

How well do you know Ryder Cup history? Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson c.) Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal FRIDAY FOURSOMES 5. Who is the oldest player to win a Ryder Cup match? Paul Casey c.) Scott Verplank 8. Who is the only U.S. partnership to win all four Ryder Cup matches since the current format began in 1979? …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Ryder Cup preview: Why golf’s ‘gentle game’ days are over

Live Mint

Tickets to the spectator galleries are sold out. The Ryder Cup—that keenly awaited bi-annual US versus Europe team event—is about to keep its September date at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Italy and one thing is certain: it’s going to be a slugfest, not a convivial contest. Trailing Nick Faldo in a crucial match, Azinger managed a halve after …

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1 year, 5 months ago

BRITISH OPEN ’23: A capsule history of Opens at Royal Liverpool

Associated Press

HOYLAKE, England — A capsule look at the previous 12 British Opens held at Royal Liverpool: Year: 2014 Winner: Rory McIlroy Runners-up: Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia Winning score: 271 Margin: 2 shots Prize money: 975,000 pounds Noteworthy: The British Open for the first time went to a two-tee start in the third round because of a heavy rain in the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Pep Guardiola compares his Champions League record to Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan

The Independent

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1 year, 9 months ago

Where are the Masters green jackets stored? Exclusive vault opened for first time

LA Times

Tucked away in the back of the Augusta National pro shop is an unmarked wooden door. The green jacket is worn by club members and Masters champions, who first slip it on during the traditional winner’s ceremony at Butler Cabin, mere steps from the 18th green. So synonymous are the coats and the club that members are referred to as …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Masters ’23: Things to watch for as play begins at Augusta

Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. — From the renegade LIV tour to Scottie Scheffler’s bid for a second straight green jacket to an elongated 13th hole, golf’s first major of the year provides its usual abundance of compelling storylines. “I’d love to see one of us guys get up to the top of the leaderboard and really give it a nice shot,” said …

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1 year, 9 months ago

MASTERS ’23: A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National

Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National, site of the 87th Masters to be played April 6-9, with famous shots played at each, the average score and where each hole ranks in difficulty since 1934: No. Masters memory: Charl Schwartzel used a 6-iron to pitch a low-running shot from the right mounds across the green and holed the …

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1 year, 11 months ago

The sporting landmarks still standing as LeBron James becomes the NBA's all-time record scorer

Daily Mail

Many had considered Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA career total of 38,387 points to be a record which would stand the test of time. Lebron James has surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time top scorer in the NBA Alan Shearer's Premier League goalscoring record A recent example of one of the perceived unbreakable records falling by the wayside came on Sunday, as …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Tom Weiskopf, major champion and golf course architect, dies

Associated Press

Tom Weiskopf’s golf skill went far beyond his 16 victories on the PGA Tour and his lone major at Troon in the British Open. And Jack knew you knew he was going to beat you.” More telling was his interview with Golf Digest in 2008 when Weiskopf said: “Going head to head against Jack Nicklaus in a major was like …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Jack Nicklaus not concerned about prospect of record low score at Open

The Independent

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PGA Tour’s return to Castle Pines stirs memories of milkshakes, mountains and missing Tiger Woods

Chi Chi Rodriguez, Hall of Fame golfer known for antics on the greens, dies at 88

Golf updates scorecard rule by allowing extra 15 minutes to fix errors and avoid disqualification

Scheffler holds on to win Memorial for his 5th PGA Tour title of the year

US OPEN ’24: Americans on a run not seen in 40 years heading to Pinehurst No. 2

Robert MacIntyre explains withdrawal from Jack Nicklaus’ Memorial Tournament

Schauffele now a major champion at Memorial and facing a big stretch of golf

Valhalla creates big PGA Championship moments. Does that make it a great golf course?

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ’24: Spieth gets another Grand Slam shot. Hardly anyone is talking about it

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP ’24: Justin Thomas gets rare experience playing a major in his hometown

MASTERS ’24: A capsule look at Masters from 5 to 75 years ago

MASTERS ’24: A trivia quiz on all things Masters and Augusta

MASTERS ’24: A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National

Michael Jordan 'buys $16.5m Florida mansion in golf community founded by Jack Nicklaus': Five-bedroom home boasts pool, gym and EIGHT bathrooms - as NBA's wealthiest player ever expands his property p

RYDER CUP ’23: A trivia quiz that covers nearly a century of history

Ryder Cup preview: Why golf’s ‘gentle game’ days are over

BRITISH OPEN ’23: A capsule history of Opens at Royal Liverpool

Pep Guardiola compares his Champions League record to Jack Nicklaus and Michael Jordan

Where are the Masters green jackets stored? Exclusive vault opened for first time

Masters ’23: Things to watch for as play begins at Augusta

MASTERS ’23: A hole-by-hole look at Augusta National

The sporting landmarks still standing as LeBron James becomes the NBA's all-time record scorer

Tom Weiskopf, major champion and golf course architect, dies

Jack Nicklaus not concerned about prospect of record low score at Open