When Tiger Woods won his first major championship at the 1997 Masters, the 21-year-old golfer strode off the final green at Augusta National Golf Club to be embraced by his jubilant father, Earl, and his mother, Tida. Amid the hullabaloo, the very next person to congratulate him was Hughes Norton, the agent — or “rainmaker” … Read more
Travis Kelce left his mark on Chandler Parsons’ five-month-old son — literally. The Chiefs tight end, 34, autographed the cranial helmet of the Parsons’ son, Chrome, as shared in an Instagram video Thursday by the former NBA player’s wife, Haylee, which appeared to follow a Taylor Swift-filled golf outing for the athletes. “Making cranial helmets … Read more
Look what you made him do. When golfing with pals this week, Travis Kelce commemorated a stellar shot on the course by rocking out to girlfriend Taylor Swift’s song “Bad Blood,” despite the group — including former NBA star Chandler Parsons — trying to thwart the Chiefs tight end’s game. In a video shared Thursday … Read more
Add Paige Spiranac’s name to the list of golf enthusiasts perplexed by PGA Tour winner Chris DiMarco’s seven-figure gripe. During a recent appearance on the “GOLF’s Subpar” podcast, DiMarco — a former Masters runner-up who plays on the PGA’s Champions Tour of seasoned golfers — was asked about the temperature on the circuit surrounding LIV … Read more
It’s ball or nothing at Panther National, Palm Beach County’s first new golf and lifestyle community in 20 years. The Florida development is the brainchild of Dominik Senn, a celebrated alpine ski racer from Switzerland. Senn, with developer Centaur Group, set out to create the modern, luxury golf and lifestyle community after he visited a … Read more
A sequel nearly 30 years in the making appears to be on the horizon. Actor Christopher McDonald, who played Shooter McGavin in the 1996 Adam Sandler classic “Happy Gilmore,” revealed in an appearance on the “Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima” on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland that a sequel is apparently in the works. … Read more
Forget boring office buildings with little-to-no coffee offerings, endless floors of beige cubicles and monotonous, marble-clad lobbies. Commercial landlords are wooing major tenants and their work-from-home-loving employees back to the office with unprecedented amenities — from golf simulators and rock-climbing walls to gourmet food and transcendental meditation rooms. With Manhattan vacancies at a record 21%, building owners … Read more
Michael Jordan’s famous competitive juices and trash-talking have not dissipated with age. Ryan Whitney, the former NHL defenseman who cohosts Barstool Sports’ “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast, told his tale of getting mercilessly hectored by Jordan during a round of golf to cohost Paul Bissonnette and guest Justin Thomas. “He doesn’t say a word to me,” Whitney … Read more
When Rickie Fowler sunk his putt on the 18th green in the Rocket Mortgage Classic last July, defeating Adam Hadwin and Collin Morikawa in a playoff en route to his first PGA Tour victory in four years, wife Allison Stokke was in awe of the full circle moment. “When I think about everything that he … Read more
The sequel was much different than the original. Joel Dahmen went from an anonymous PGA Tour pro to fan favorite thanks to the first season of “Full Swing,” where his comic stylings were on display as he and caddie Geno Bonnalie made for a feel-good story. The second season shows the extra attention has its … Read more
Dustin Johnson and his wife Paulina Gretzky went through a difficult time after the American pro stunningly defected from the PGA Tour to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf in 2022. The model appears in the second season of the Netflix golf docuseries, “Full Swing,” which follows the sport’s biggest names, including Johnson — and explains how … Read more
Paul Azinger says he’s happy it’s over, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t frustrated with how it ended. The PGA Tour analyst opened up in an interview with GolfWeek about his final days with NBC, which saw his contract negotiations abruptly fall apart as the network decided to move in another direction last year. Azinger … Read more
The professional female golfer who went viral when an amateur male golfer attempted to correct her swing didn’t want to call out the stranger during the “awkward” exchange, but now sees the “funny side.” Georgia Ball, who is also a certified PGA instructor, was focused on her swing when the stranger interrupted her with unsolicited … Read more
Paige Spiranac wants the masses to lay off Charlie Woods. In a message shared Thursday on X, the longtime golf influencer urged critics to let the 15-year-old son of Tiger Woods “develop his game without constant media coverage” after Charlie fell short of qualifying for a PGA Tour event. “How about we let Charlie Woods … Read more
Even with Tiger Woods out of the Genesis Invitational with an illness, golf fans were fixated on Amanda Balionis because of her wedding ring-less finger. After she was shown on screen as CBS’ 19th hole reporter, social media flooded with questions paired with engagement ring emojis about Balionis’ marriage to Bryn Renner. “No ring hmmmm?” … Read more
He putts his family first. A 7-year-old amateur golfer from the United Kingdom is planning to raise $125,000 for charity in honor of his late father. George Hughes was just a year old when his dad, Dave, died following a heart transplant at the age of 32. The ambitious youngster — who first picked up … Read more
A sports broadcasting legend is stepping away for good. Verne Lundquist is fully retiring after his 40th Masters telecast this coming April, CBS announced on Wednesday. Lundquist, 83, has been hinting that this decision was coming for a couple of years. “Sean [McManus, outgoing CBS Sports Chairman] and I had a recent talk about my … Read more
Paulina Gretzky is getting back into the LIV Golf swing of things. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Wednesday, the wife of two-time major champion Dustin Johnson posted a pair of photos ahead of the Saudi-backed league’s season opener on Friday in Mayakoba, Mexico. Gretzky, 35, first gave her one million followers a glimpse at … Read more
The next round is on Adam Schenk. On the first day of play in The American Express at Pete Dye Stadium Course, Schenk sent his second shot on the par-5 15th hole right into a spectator’s drink. Fan Brad Harmeyer raised the cup — filled with a vodka cranberry, per the PGA Tour — and … Read more
LIV Golf pro Pat Perez and his wife, Ashley, had been one of the most colorful couples in golf, but appear to be headed for a split. Ashley Perez filed for divorce in Maricopa County (Ariz.) Superior Court in November, as first reported by the website Bro Bible. The outlet discovered the filing after observing … Read more