ORLANDO, Fla. – The Arnold Palmer organization announced Wednesday that Jon Podany has been appointed president of Arnold Palmer’s charitable foundation, Arnie’s Army, and CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises. Podany spent the last eight years at the LPGA, most recently as the tour’s chief commercial officer. He’ll begin his new role on Oct. 15. “This […]
Monthly Archives: April 2019
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – This is the fourth time Bubba Watson has played in a Ryder Cup. The U.S. is winless in his previous three apprearances. Of course, Watson was a vice captain two years ago in Hazeltine when the Americans actually won. “I learned that the team is a lot better without me as a […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 26, 2018 – Fourteen finalists will present their innovative driver concepts with the hopes of ultimately becoming Wilson Golf’s next world-class driver on the season premiere of Driver vs. Driver 2 presented by Wilson, Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. “Golfers are passionate about their golf clubs and […]
Think the U.S. is going to retain via a 14-14 tie in Paris? Have $100? Two days ahead of the start of the Ryder Cup, The Westgate Las Vegas Superbook lists the United States as -130 favorites to finally win on European soil for the first time in 25 years, with the Europeans as +130 […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – It’s the secretive topic of this Ryder Cup – that all signs point to the highly successful Jordan Spieth-Patrick Reed partnership, if not altogether ending, at least taking a brief hiatus. U.S. captain Jim Furyk has avoided the subject. So has Reed. Spieth has remained mum. But practice-round pairings are typically an […]
Rumors have swirled over Dustin Johnson and Paulina Gretzky’s relationship for a few weeks since DJ put out a statement that they “love each other very much and are committed to being a family” after being scrubbed from his fiancée’s social media. But Johnson and Gretzky, who have two children together, looked every bit like […]
Wednesday marks the 25-year anniversary of Davis Love III beating Constantino Rocca in singles, 1 up, to clinch a U.S. Ryder Cup win at The Belfry in England. Since then, the United States has won the Ryder Cup three times, but never away from home, where the Americans have been outscored by 19 points in […]
Golf in Paris – What Ryder Cup? Part 3 of Edward Keirsh’s adventure to France during Ryder Cup Week. Golf in Paris? Tiger is back. The Ryder Cup is ready to start on Friday outside Paris. The weather is sublime for golf, in the mid-60s and sunny. Magnifique! But here in this glittering city that many […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – While most of the players on Team Europe boast plenty of experience at Le Golf National, none can match the recent good vibes of Alex Noren. Noren is set to make his Ryder Cup debut this week, and it happens to be on a course where he won just three months ago. […]
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Sometimes it pays to be single. Thorbjorn Olesen was the last man to qualify for the European Ryder Cup team, and he’s one of five rookies this week on captain Thomas Bjorn’s squad. But the 28-year-old Dane also happens to be the only player on either team who is not currently in […]