Author: EMPEZARUNBLIG

A South Florida newspaper has apologized for using the headline “No-Name Champion” to describe Keith Mitchell’s victory Sunday at the Honda Classic. The Palm Beach Post used the all-caps headline on the front page of its sports section Monday, splashed directly above a picture of Mitchell holding his first PGA Tour trophy. The “no-name” phrase […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – In 2014, Brandt Snedeker made what he called one of the hardest choices of his career when he left long-time swing coach Todd Anderson to work with Butch Harmon. At the time, Snedeker, who won the 2012 FedExCup while working with Anderson, said he needed to hear something different. But after four […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Baseball fans thought it took Bryce Harper a long time to sign with a new team. Francesco Molinari, one of golf’s most high-profile free agents this year, has found a new home with Callaway Golf. The company announced on Tuesday they have signed the Italian to a multi-year endorsement deal beginning with […]

Each week on GolfChannel.com, we’ll examine which players’ stocks and trends are rising and falling in the world of golf. RISING Keith Mitchell (+9%): His Tour brethren speak highly of his talent, and for good reason – he’s raw and powerful and confident. Only getting better, his win at the Honda is far from his […]

The USGA backtracked Tuesday on its prior statement that Justin Thomas had canceled every meeting about the new Rules of Golf. In a tweet from the USGA communications department, the organization said Thomas did not in fact “avoid a discussion with the USGA nor cancel any meetings.” “We value his and all players’ opinions and […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Keith Mitchell had 1.224 million reasons not to take exception to the local newspaper’s headline Monday morning declaring him the “No-Name Champion” of the Honda Classic. And besides, he’s been accumulating slights like these over the years; he says it’s what helped propel him to his breakthrough victory. “It was definitely a part of […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Rory McIlroy returns to Bay Hill to defend his title, and he’ll play the first two rounds alongside another former winner and the reigning Masters champ. Here’s a look at the featured groups this week as the PGA Tour heads to the home of the King for the Arnold Palmer Invitational (all […]

No one entertained golf fans quite like Arnold Palmer, and the King did so long after his prime. In fact, Palmer’s last full swing in his own event is one of the most memorable shots he ever hit. Arnie didn’t come close to making the cut that week at the 2004 Arnold Palmer Invitational, but […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Although Tiger Woods’ withdrawal from this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational with what he described in a tweet as a “neck strain” was something of a surprise to many fans, it appears this is something the 14-time major champion has been dealing with for a few weeks. “I hope he’s OK,” Rory McIlroy […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Henrik Stenson’s caddie search continues. Following a half-dozen events with long-time PGA Tour caddie Scott Vail on his bag, the two split following last month’s WGC-Mexico Championship. “We had two events on the back end of last year, three in the Middle East and [the WGC-Mexico Championship], and we just sat down […]