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Masters 2019: Jack Nicklaus on Golf Channel says Tiger’s ‘got me shaking in my boots’

Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the eighth green during the final round of the 2019 Masters. (Kevin C. Cox) By John Strege Eyes tend to glaze over when watching ...

April 15, 2019

2019 Masters

Augusta National lengthens the fifth hole by 40 yards ahead of 2019 Masters

The long-rumoured changes to Augusta National Golf Club’s iconic par-5 13th remain just that...

January 30, 2019

News

Bryson DeChambeau tries convincing fellow tour pro to test out his mad-scientist methods, he politely declines

For anybody paying attention to golf in the latter half of 2018, you've witnessed Bryson DeChambeau's ascension to greatness.

December 9, 2018

Television

What’s going on with Holly Sonders at Fox Sports? Golf fans are not going to like it

Holly Sonders has signed a contract extension with Fox Sports, but...

November 1, 2018

Media

Paul Azinger must free the choke

Is it wrong to say that a professional golfer choked? Is it wrong to say it on TV?

November 1, 2018

Equipment

Check out what new PGA Tour winner Cameron Champ did to his driver just before teeing off in the final round

Cameron Champ’s reputation proceeds him.

October 29, 2018

News

NBC had a fantastic code name for Paul Azinger while it secretly recruited him

“Whenever we have big-time deals at NBC, we operate in total secrecy, so from that time forward when we had any internal texts or communications on this, we always referred to Paul as..."

October 24, 2018

News

Veteran PGA Tour pro to make broadcasting debut this fall while balancing limited tour schedule

Injuries have plagued the 43-year-old over the past couple of years, forcing him to rely on sponsor’s exemptions and play off his past champion exempt status on the PGA Tour.

October 24, 2018

Media

In Paul Azinger, NBC gets Johnny Miller candor, but delivered its own way

In succeeding the legendary Johnny Miller, Paul Azinger hopes to enlighten in the same way, even if it means ruffling a few feathers.

October 22, 2018

News

Paul Azinger officially joins NBC/Golf Channel to take over for Johnny Miller

It was a week ago Monday when Paul Azinger’s phone rang. The worst-kept secret in golf was out: Johnny Miller was retiring from NBC after nearly three decades as the network’s lead golf analyst.

October 22, 2018

News & Tours

The biggest mistake, and regret, of Johnny Miller’s career

Johnny Miller was not afraid to take a flamethrower to a field. And though his commentary could be brutal, it was often true.

October 18, 2018

Media

Where does Johnny Miller rank among favourite golf analysts? We asked

The news of Johnny Miller’s retirement from NBC/Golf Channel is a fitting occasion to put Miller’s popularity in perspective.

October 16, 2018

John Feinstein

There was no choke in Johnny Miller as a broadcaster. Just brutal honesty

The Hall of Fame golfer did not mind upsetting tour pros as a TV analyst. It was all part of the job.

October 16, 2018

Media

Johnny Miller to retire from NBC/Golf Channel after one more event; Paul Azinger to be named replacement

From winning some of golf’s biggest events to talking about them, Johnny Miller has carved out a special place in golf history.

October 16, 2018

Legends

This Ben Hogan “pep talk” to the 1967 U.S. Ryder Cup team is something else

Ben Hogan at the Ryder Cup. (Photo by PGA of America via Getty Images) By Alex Myers At the 1967 Ryder Cup, Ben Hogan famously — and concisely — introduced his ...

October 7, 2018

News

Bob Toski, 92, ‘was halfway to heaven’ after his heart attack, now back to playing and teaching

Remarkable does not seem adequate to describe Bob Toski’s recovery from a life-threatening heart attack on June 4. It is insufficient to note that he is 92 and to muse that he is going on 29. That’s not how he felt Wednesday morning.

October 4, 2018

2018 Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup 2018: How a TV argument led to David Duval’s new leadership role with Team USA

American captain Davis Love III had issued explicit instructions to ignore news coverage of the 41st Ryder Cup, but there were his players crowded around the television watching a replay of Golf Channel’s studio program from the previous night.

September 25, 2018

News

Golf Channel’s Brandel Chamblee invokes Nicklaus, the Kardashians, likens Tiger Woods’ comeback to ‘watching a piece of fiction’

The place to turn in the wake of anything in golf remarkable or remarkably unforgettable is Golf Channel for Brandel Chamblee’s analysis, love it or hate it.

September 24, 2018

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