Tony Finau ranked fourth in driving distance last season on the PGA Tour at a little more than 315 yards a pop, and has ranked in the top 10 in each of his four-plus seasons. Needless to say, the long-hitting 29-year-old doesn’t impress easily. Enter Cameron Champ. It’s hardly a secret that Champ can hit […]
Read MorePhil Mickelson's $9 million haul, Jordan Spieth's competing wedding, and the legend of Ho-sung Choi grows
Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we’re tired of hearing people complain about THE MATCH. First, it was Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were playing for too much money. Then the money didn’t mean anything. And then it was taking away from the World Cup of Golf, which wasn’t even on at the […]
Read MoreDespite massive audience for Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson match, Turner likely lost millions on pay-per-view snafu
Turner Sports announced its viewership numbers from last Friday's match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at Shadow Creek, and though the early returns are impressive, the most startling number is the amount Turner might've lost on a processing snafu. RELATED: The 7 silliest complaints about The Match In an interview with the Sports Business […]
Read MoreIf you want to NEVER go hang gliding, definitely watch this video of a guy somehow avoiding death on his first ride
I, like many of you probably are, am terrified of heights. Are there actually people out there who aren't?! What a bunch of sickos. Watching "Man on Wire" is all the thrill I need, and I promise you I was 10 times as nervous as Phillippe Petit was, and I obviously already knew the outcome. […]
Read More'Jeopardy!' skewers poor, sad, hapless, helpless Detroit Lions
Click:vanilla gift card It's been a long month year decade existence for the Detroit Lions. The picture of NFL incompetence for many years until the Browns eventually descended to the throne, the Lions play their Super Bowl on Thanksgiving every season, which is convenient, because they've never in their 85 year slog made the actual […]
Read MoreTiger Woods intends to be playing captain for the United States at the 2019 Presidents Cup
Tiger Woods remarked on Tuesday at the Hero World Challenge he intends to trim his schedule for 2019. One event that Woods hopes won't be a causality of this scale-back strategy is the Presidents Cup. Earlier this year Woods was tabbed as captain of the American club for the international biennial event. But during his […]
Read MoreIn case you wanted to know Ho-sung Choi's blood type, the Japan Golf Tour's website has you covered
If you were as fascinated as us with the re-emergence of Ho-sung Choi on Sunday, perhaps you wanted to learn more about the guy with the "fisherman swing" that had just won his second Japan Golf Tour event. He does have a Wikipedia page, but let's just say it's not as detailed as D.B. Cooper's […]
Read MoreThe 7 silliest complaints about The Match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson
The Match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson certainly had its flaws, from a lack of promised side bets to a mini-golf finish, but a lot of the complaints were over things that were either, A.) out of anyone's control, or B.) not worth complaining about. Here's a rundown of the seven silliest complaints we […]
Read More2018 Hero World Challenge tee times, viewer's guide
Eighteen of the top ranked players in the world head to The Bahamas this week for the Hero World Challenge, held at Albany in New Providence. While the event is recognized on the PGA Tour schedule and has a purse of $3,500,000, it is not an official money event, but it does offer World Ranking […]
Read MoreThe Texas A&M-LSU travesty and the rest of the worst bad beats from Thanksgiving weekend
Thanksgiving week is a football fan's dream, with games kicking off seemingly every hour starting on Thursday and not stopping until Sunday night. By the time the Monday night game rolls around you've gained at least five pounds, probably haven't showered or shaved, and you definitely haven't realized it's Monday yet. Unfortunately, for the degenerate […]
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