PALM HARBOR, Fla. – A cougar is on the prowl at Innisbrook. The PGA Tour is introducing a handful of “spring break” initiatives at this week’s Valspar Championship, offering votes on player superlatives and the option of playing music during Wednesday’s pro-am. But they’re also allowing players to replace their last name on caddie bibs […]
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. – There’s a familiar face strolling the fairways this week at the Valspar Championship. Somewhere amid the shuffle of 300-yard bombers and bright-eyed youngsters is a man whose resumé most of the field would take in a heartbeat. Luke Donald has spent much of the past 20 years winning on both sides […]
Swing AI finds the most common faults for new golfers, along with some golf tips for beginners to help them play better. The post New findings show these are the 3 most common swing mistakes new golfers make appeared first on Golf.
Making an albatross is rare enough on Tour, but Russell Knox also made history with his on Thursday. You have to see the incredible shot yourself to believe it. The post WATCH: Russell Knox makes historic 275-yard albatross at Valspar Championship appeared first on Golf.
Top 100 Teacher Joe Plecker shows why placing your lead hand on the club properly is the key to fixing that nasty slice. The post 30 Second Fix: Solve Your Slice appeared first on Golf.
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – The PGA Tour event that doesn’t have Tiger Woods this year instead has the Leaping Cougar. That’s a childhood nickname for Joel Dahmen, who took advantage of gentle conditions on a tough Copperhead course for a 5-under 66 to share the early lead Thursday with Sepp Straka in the Valspar Championship. The tournament, trying to have […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Even though his score left a little to be desired, Dustin Johnson felt pleased with his opening effort in his first Valspar Championship appearance in nearly a decade. Johnson hasn’t played Innisbrook since a missed cut in 2010, and he didn’t see the back nine until Thursday’s opening round. Teeing off alongside […]
Keegan Bradley knows a thing or two about Innisbrook, whether his finishes at the Copperhead course show it or not. In four trips as a professional, Bradley’s best finish is 31st in last year’s event. His best memory, however, might just be from a tournament that happened when he was just a 12 year old […]
PHOENIX — Na Yeon Choi feared the worst Thursday in her return from a back injury. She ended up high on the Founders Cup leaderboard. Choi shot a 7-under 65 at Desert Ridge in her first tournament round in 11 months, leaving her a stroke behind first-round leader Celine Boutier in the event that honors the 13 […]
In April, men and women will compete on the same course on the same day for a single individual prize for the first time ever. The post Jordan Mixed Open will pit men and women against each other for a single prize for the first time ever appeared first on Golf.