Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. RISING Kiz (+9%): It’s Kevin Kisner who just might be America’s answer to Ian Poulter, a match-play specialist and stone-cold competitor who ran his record to 15-1-2 over the past three head-to-head events. As he […]
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Phil Mickelson has always been known to talk the talk, but this story takes it up a notch, even by Mickelson’s standards. Country music superstar and celebrity golfer Jake Owen sat down with Barstool Sports’ Fore Play podcast recently and told a tremendous (and tremendously NSFW) story about running into Mickelson at Jordan Spieth’s wedding […]
The R&A will allow players to wear shorts during practice rounds this summer at The Open, giving the game’s biggest stars yet another opportunity to show a little skin. According to a Golfweek report, the decision ends 159 years of pants-only golf under the watch of the R&A, although all legs will be covered once […]
During the season, GolfChannel.com will check in weekly to update what’s happening in the world of college golf. SMU men’s coach Jason Enloe was sitting with his team in an In-N-Out Burger on Sunday, enjoying a quick meal before finishing their trek from Stanford, Calif., to Pebble Beach, where the Mustangs were set to play Cypress […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Lexi Thompson broke through spectacularly to win a major championship at the ANA Inspiration five years ago. She controversially lost a heartbreaker here two years ago. The win trumps the loss in her memory bank. “I’ve played here since I was 14,” Thompson said Tuesday. “Just to be back brings back […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Michelle Wie’s return to golf comes with yet another change in her game. The incorrigible tinkerer will be using a new putting grip at this week’s ANA Inspiration. She has adopted a “left-arm lock” style of putting, similar to what Matt Kuchar uses, with a belly length putter anchored against her […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Michelle Wie played nine holes of practice Monday at Mission Hills and another nine Tuesday in preparation for the ANA Inspiration, the year’s first major championship. She’s looking to make her first start since withdrawing in pain in the first round of her title defense at the HSBC Women’s World Championship […]
Before the golf world turns its attention to the Masters, there’s still one more PGA Tour winner to crown. The Tour remains in the Lone Star State this week for the Valero Texas Open, where the vast majority of the field will look to snag a last-minute Masters invite by winning in San Antonio. Here’s […]
EVANS, Ga. – Once Jennifer Kupcho received her seat assignment for the Chairman’s Dinner – Table 3 – she asked around and got an unsettling answer. “Nobody else had Table 3,” Kupcho’s father, Mike, said. So early Tuesday evening, as the 72 players headed to the back of the clubhouse to commemorate the inaugural edition […]
EVANS, Ga. – Many of the participants at this week’s Augusta National Women’s Amateur have received advice from PGA Tour players, caddies or club members on how best to play the host course. But only one can say that she got tips from the governor. Sierra Brooks said Wednesday that she recently spoke on the […]