BROOKLINE, Mass. — What do we think of Rory McIlroy? It’s hard to call him an underachiever when he’s won 21 career tournaments, including four major championships, and will be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on roller skates. Problem is, it’s been eight years and counting since McIlroy won the last of … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. — At the same time the US Open leaders were on the first tee Saturday afternoon, a former champion with the build of an NFL fullback was busy on the 18th hole, finishing a round that had him down two touchdowns. Bryson DeChambeau was 14 shots off the lead. His closing birdie for … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Keegan Bradley was in his element. He was in a place he had always dreamed of being since he was a sports-addicted kid growing up in Vermont. He was at home plate at Fenway Park as a member of the Red Sox. He was on the hardwood floor of the Boston Garden … Read more
It is the competition that has started a civil war in professional golf. Funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, organizers of the LIV Golf Series have pledged $2 billion in the new venture which has, unsurprisingly, caught the attention of many golfers, even though it is targeted by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Keegan Bradley has had this week marked on his calendar for years. He has done his best not to push himself further or try to make it bigger than what was already in his mind. But this was always going to be an absolute necessity for him. Bradley, 36, is currently the … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. — When PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan took his hardline stance against players who signed up to play in the LIV Golf Invitational Series and suspended them from competing in PGA Tour events, everyone waited. see what the next step was. going to be in the world of golf. Everyone was waiting to … Read more
Twenty years before Tom Strada, 41, found himself as a bond broker for Cantor Fitzgerald on the 104th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2001, he was a golfer and assistant pro at Meadow Brook Country Club. There he met his future wife, Terry, a … Read more
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Paul Azinger was standing near some practicing pros on the US Open shooting range, telling a story about the worst day of his life. He had just left Disney World with his family in the fall of 1999, and after spending hours blissfully disconnected from the real world, he finally turned on … Read more
So… return to the usual programming in the world of golf. Even if it’s only for a week. A big championship will be played next week, with the US Open starting Thursday at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Surely, there will still be residual talk about the controversial and white-hot Golf LIV Invitational Series … Read more
Six years ago, a lack of trust between professional golfers and the masters of the US Open inspired a social media barrage that sent the governing body reeling on the ropes, bloodied and calling for a white towel to be thrown into the ring. The USGA had been a punching bag for so long that … Read more