Welcome to another edition of The Grind, where we urge people to vote when given the chance. Sadly, it's come to our attention over the past few years that guys like Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka have skipped the ballot box altogether — when it comes to voting for PGA Tour Player of the Year, […]
Read MoreRory Junior sets from TaylorMade aim to get youngsters starting in the game nearly as early as their namesake
The TaylorMade Rory Junior sets of clubs, which come in three versions for boys and girls, are designed to encourage the same ultra-early development in golf that namesake Rory McIlroy displayed when he started at the game at age 2. The long-told story of McIlroy’s introduction to golf came at the hands of his father, […]
Read MoreBrian Boyle scores hat trick on Hockey Fights Cancer night, proving good still exists in the world
These days it's nothing but negativity, negativity, negativity. Division, division, division. For the past month you couldn't turn on the TV without being shouted at over some garbage that will never, ever change. Luckily, the celebs told us how to vote, when to vote and who to vote for. So that should fix everything. Then […]
Read MoreLocal legend celebrates 106th birthday at Taco Bell
Chances are very good you're not going to make it to 106. Sorry, just the facts. But let's say you did. Let's say you exercised regularly, had a glass of red wine with dinner every night, and somehow managed to dodge over a century's worth of falling pianos and open manholes. If you did one […]
Read MoreThe No. 1 world ranking is broken. Here is how to fix it
Justin Rose ascended to No. 1 in the world rankings over the weekend. Perhaps the better word is recaptured, given the Englishman lost the title six weeks ago. If you’re unaware that Rose had abdicated the throne, or that the No. 1 ranking has switched hands five times in the past two months, you’re not […]
Read MoreTitleist's new Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls are seen for the first time last week in Las Vegas
As the late baseball great Yogi Berra once said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” Since Titleist first unveiled the Pro V1 at the Ivensys Classic at Las Vegas in 2000, the Vegas stop on the PGA Tour has been the initial proving ground for new Titleist Pro V1 and Pro V1x models every other […]
Read MoreHow Republicans and Democrats differ . . . on the golf course
This story first ran prior to the 2016 presidential election. We like to think of the golf course as a safe haven from political bickering. Sure, you might touch on the economy during a wait on the tee box, but golf itself is politically agnostic. Your weekend foursome could include people with completely different ideologies […]
Read MoreA few Ottawa Senators blast own team, coaches during Uber ride, then get snitched on by the driver
Remember back in September when Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion was asked what he was optimistic about for the upcoming season? Dorion's response was one of the most unintentionally funny ones you'll ever hear, as he took a long pause, stared into space and simply stated "we're a team." Technically, he was right, which was […]
Read MoreCallaway and Acushnet both report strong growth in earnings
Callaway and Acushnet, two of golf’s leading equipment companies and its two most prominent publicly traded companies, both released continued positive earnings reports in the last few weeks, and their enthusiasm doesn’t appear to be limited to the current quarter, either. In late October, Callaway’s third-quarter earnings report showed net sales up in both the […]
Read MoreUnder Armour's ColdGear Collection offers golfers scientifically proven options to stay warm
Whether we’re ready for it or not, cold weather golf season is rapidly approaching. This might convince some to put the clubs into storage, but as long as the skies are clear of snow and the ground isn’t frozen, you can still get a few more weeks of golf in. You can that is, as […]
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