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Bubba Watson signs lifetime deal with Ping

Bubba Watson has always been a little bit different from your typical PGA Tour player and now the two-time Masters champion has a decidedly different endorsement deal.

November 5, 2020

News & Tours

Bubba Watson reveals that struggles with anxiety have taken him to some dark places

Bubba Watson thought he was going to die.

October 30, 2020

Bubba Talk

Bubba Watson equates playing with some guys on tour to a ‘two-shot penalty’

Out of bounds is a common route to penalty strokes on the PGA Tour. Occasionally you’ll see a player get dinged for having 15 clubs in the bag. Or if you’re Bubba Watson, the penalties come when the pairings are announced.

June 24, 2020

Riding for a Good Cause

Morgan Pressel shines, Rory McIlroy holds his own in Peloton Pro-Athlete All-Star race

The competition involved a 20-minute ride led by celebrity Peloton trainer Robin Arzon to help the Food Bank of New York City.

May 31, 2020

Along for the Ride

Peloton fanatics McIlroy, Thomas, Watson and Pressel to compete in first Pro-Athlete All-Star ride

Each of the last two weeks, Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas have been involved in notable golf exhibitions; first at Seminole, then at Medalist. The events fed our appetite for live sports and in the process helped raised millions for COVID-19 relief efforts.

May 27, 2020

The Grind

A Tiger Woods sighting(!), a tour pro couple pitches in for charity, and a “59” you have to see to believe

Welcome to another edition of The Grind where we miss last year. It was a simpler time when our biggest questions revolved around who was going to win the Masters...

April 10, 2020

The Grind

Tiger Woods’ record-tying win, Brooks Koepka’s bold Halloween costume, and the craziest tee shot in PGA Tour history

With Tiger Woods and LeBron James playing at the same time, I hadn’t been so excited about staying up late...

November 1, 2019

Viral Videos

We are still trying to wrap our heads around this ridiculous Bubba Watson tee shot

“If I’ve got a swing, I’ve got a shot.” Bubba Watson has always played golf with this mentality, and outside of maybe fellow escape artists Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson..

October 29, 2019

Analytics

Na’s putter, Couples’ wedge, Rory’s driver: The best single-tournament PGA Tour performances

In the midst of Kevin Na’s win last weekend at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, the PGA Tour’s stat gurus unearthed two fascinating gems: Na had set...

October 13, 2019

PGA Tour

The PGA Tour’s new cutline policy has an immediate impact at The Greenbrier

As changes go, this is hardly a seismic event. Mind you...

September 15, 2019

These Guys Are Good

Tweets, beefs, and birdies: Ranking the PGA Tour’s content kings

With the advent of the wraparound season on the PGA Tour, golf publications around the world gave a collective golf clap. There will be year-round high-level golf, decreed the powers that be...

June 29, 2019

The Grind

An epic victory celebration, Michelle Wie’s tearful goodbye(?), and a caddie blasts his former boss

Welcome to another edition of The Grind where we almost got killed at the Travelers Championship last week. An American golfer who shall remain nameless nearly drilled me with a drive on No. 15.

June 28, 2019

The Masters

Masters 2019: How Augusta champs finish in the start prior to winning the green jacket is surprisingly all over the place

By Dave Shedloski It goes without saying that being “on form” matters at any golf tournament, and especially a major championship, where the challenge and the pressure are ratcheted higher. But ...

April 10, 2019

News & Tours

Bubba Watson, who won last year’s WGC-Match Play, wants to cancel the WGC-Match Play

(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) By Joel Beall Bubba Watson returns to Austin looking to repeat his WGC-Match Play title. But while Watson is the Match Play’s defending champ, he is ...

March 26, 2019