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Second Season of Golf Channel's Driver vs. Driver Original Series Premieres Tueday, Oct. 2 at 9 p.m. ET

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 […]

Bubba jokes: U.S. better without me as a player

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 […]

Podany named CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises

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 […]

Driver vs. Driver 2 Presented by Wilson TV Schedule

Driver vs. Driver Season 2 presented by Wilson will follow 14 aspiring golf equipment designers in a television series where they will compete for the chance to have their driver design hit retail shelves worldwide and $250,000 in prize money.  The driver concepts will be transformed into prototypes, they’ll be tested, critiqued, and refined by some […]

Bubba feeling under the weather in France

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Bubba Watson’s week has gotten off to a much better start than it did the last time he was in France. At the 2011 French Open, Watson was scrutinized when he struggled to describe his tour of Paris. “I don’t know the names of all the things, the big tower, Eiffel Tower, […]

Spieth: Only 'two older guys' have away scar tissue

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Plenty has been made about the 25-year drought for American teams on European soil in the Ryder Cup. But according to Jordan Spieth, the errors of past squads are not a concern for the 12 men eager to end the dry spell at Le Golf National. Spieth made his Ryder Cup debut […]

Thomas: Wrist injury 'looks worse than it is'

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – Among the items of interest U.S. Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk had coming into this week’s Ryder Cup was the health of Justin Thomas. Although Thomas is a rookie on this year’s team he’s likely to be one of the American side’s key players if the team is going to end a […]

Simpson revisits 'the pop-up' to open '14 matches

SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France – It remains, much to Webb Simpson’s dismay, one of the more memorable shots in recent Ryder Cup history. Simpson had the burden of the first tee shot for the U.S. the last time the Ryder Cup was played in Europe, paired with Bubba Watson in the first morning fourball session at Gleneagles […]

Splitting (c)up? Spieth, Reed look prepped for new partners

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 […]