Tiger Woods and Gil Hanse have each been chosen to design a course at a new resort on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Woods’ TGR Design company has been named lead architect for the North Course at the new Makaha Valley Resort, while Hanse will be in charge of the South Course. Both announcements were […]
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EVANS, Ga. – An hour before the start of the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, heavy fog blanketed the grounds at Champions Retreat Golf Club. Participants, the trailblazers for this landmark tournament, were bundled up as they hit balls and struck putts in frigid temperatures. Patrons began to trickle in, and the atmosphere could best […]
Jordan Spieth still gets questions about the 2016 Masters, although the queries have quieted down a bit in the last two years. But as he gets set to renew his pursuit of a second green jacket, the 2015 champ would like to make one thing clear about the title defense that almost was. “I didn’t […]
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 […]
EVANS, Ga. – Maria Fassi was half asleep when she arrived at The Blessings Golf Club early Monday morning to pick up her golf clubs and hitch a ride to the airport from University of Arkansas assistant coach Mike Adams. But by the time she got to the bag check at Fayetteville (Ark.) Regional Airport […]
EVANS, Ga. – When Erica Shepherd saw what happened between Sergio Garcia and Matt Kuchar on Saturday at the WGC-Dell Technologies Championship, it stirred up some painful memories. Garcia lost a hole – and later the match – after lipping out a tap-in putt in anger before Kuchar could concede. Two years ago, something similar […]
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The Kordas will see if they can push each other up another leaderboard this week. They’ll see if they can take their sister act to one of golf’s mountaintops this time. The ANA Inspiration begins Thursday with Nelly and Jessica Korda looking poised to see if their friendly sibling rivalry is […]
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 […]
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 […]