Rick Reilly’s course of action isn’t to cheat the audience. The former L.A. Times, Sports Illustrated and ESPN writer sized up the room of about 30 bunched into the center of an independent book store in Manhattan Beach the other night and declared: As a golfer, your president is all about unplayable...
If you have 30 minutes or so to spare I encourage you to go on YouTube and watch Charlie Sifford’s 2004 induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame. I had not heard of Sifford, the first African American to play on the PGA Tour, until he was award the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014. If you...
Tiger Woods faced this question: Should Jack Nicklaus be worried about his record 18 majors? “Well, I don’t know if he’s worried or not,” Woods replied, later adding: “I’m just enjoying 15.” Perhaps he’d also enjoy these 15 takeaways from one of the most memorable Masters in history: 1. This place...
Bethpage Black on Long Island will host the next golf major, the PGA Championship, and if Tiger Woods’ comeback victory at the Masters on Sunday is any indication, the hype that weekend will be palpable. It should be. And far-fetched as it may seem, Woods’ quest for Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18...
The sports world was greeted with a familiar sight Sunday: Tiger Woods raising a trophy while donning a red short-sleeve shirt. After securing his fifth Masters victory and 15th major, Woods moved closer to Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major wins, but managed to accomplish something The Golden Bear...
Tiger Woods' first 14 majors impressive, returning from back surgeries to win Masters might top all
Italitan Molinari leads, with Woods and Finau lurking two strokes back
Rabid golf fans won’t need a wakeup call Sunday morning, not with Tiger Woods hunting for his 15th major championship during a once-in-a-lifetime breakfast from Augusta. Woods might, though. He plans to wake up between 3:45 and 4 a.m. “to get the mind going and the body ready.” Whoa. A Sunday Masters...
In a sense, it’s the oldest and grandest green-jacketed member of Augusta National Golf Club. It’s the massive oak tree between the clubhouse and the first tee, and it might be the most iconic natural landmark in sports. There’s the Green Monster at Fenway Park, Touchdown Jesus at Notre Dame, the...
Tiger Woods hit a spectacular recovery shot Friday from left of the 14th fairway. And he deserved a foul shot for the 3-point play. As he was walking away from the spot, an overzealous security guard ran in to control the gallery. The man slipped and slid into Woods’ right foot. Woods winced and...
Zach Johnson is the short-hitting Midwestern everyman who famously laid up on all the par-5 holes en route to winning the 2007 Masters. And after what transpired Friday, Us Weekly should feature him in a “He’s just like us!” piece. Johnson took a practice swing on the 13th tee during the second...
There was no indication that Phil Mickelson was going to make any kind of serious charge in the first round of the Masters, even though he got through Augusta National Golf Club’s first nine holes with no bogeys and two birdies. This one was shaping up like another in a growing line of ho-hum starts...