On Tuesday, September 26, 2006, when ‘Lord’ Byron was found dead on the porch of his ranch, golf not only lost one of its brightest and most respected heroes, but also the last remaining link to a bygone era – a Golden Age when Sam Snead, Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret vied with Nelson for parity on the burgeoning PGA Tour.
Numbers 15-11. This is where the real gravy starts...
Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have backed the changes to the rules of golf with Rory expressing the belief that the "revolutionary" modernisation and simplification could stop people turning away from the game.
Things are heating up at Hazeltine, and these are only the practice days?! Here are the best pictures so far + added japery...
The European Tour are launching the Perth Super 6 Tournament next year, with a new and unique format to entice new players to the sport. But have they done enough?
A judge in Virginia has ordered that a promising 10-year-old golf prodigy cannot play competitive golf for one year as a result of an ongoing custody battle.
Lindsey Vonn has made it quite clear that her relationship with Tiger Woods’ ex-wife is just fine, and has nailed an ugly rumour. Here's how.
Matt Every has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for the past two years. The Spiv has backed him as great value at 100-1. But there’s a problem. He’s got the driver yips. Well, it’s what it sounds like to us. “I get over a tee shot and think, ‘What am I doing?’”
When the Golden Bear invites you round to his house with a load of other Ryder Cup wannabes, you don't say no. You say, 'What time?', 'Will Tiger be there?', 'Should I bring wine?', 'What kind of wine do you like, Jack?', 'What are Barb's favourite flowers?', 'Will there be cake?'. That sort of thing.
When Charlie Sifford, the PGA’s first black member, was inducted into golf’s Hall of Fame in November 2004, he was introduced by his long-time friend, Gary Player. “Imagine Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh ranked the No 1 and No 2 golfers in the world being told they can’t play because they are black,” said the South African legend. “It’s hard to imagine what once happened in our world.”
Helping GolfPunk's Gravy & Bunching Arse the weekend...
And here are Day 4 pairings and tee times for the 2015 Wyndham Championship. With 19 players within 5 shots of the lead, this could be anyone's. But could it be Tiger's?
