Lexi Goes Old School For First Olympic Golf Since 1904

 By:  Jason Crook   In case you hadn't heard, golf is coming back to the Olympic Games this summer.  While some pros aren't exactly thrilled about it, others, like Lexi Thompson, are embracing the Olympic spirit. The 20-year-old LPGA star, who would represent the U.S. if the cutoff were today, recently did a photoshoot and hit some balls in the garb that was worn the last time golf was part of the Games ... in 1904. Needless to say, things looked a little different. “I don’t know how they played
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Forrest Fezler Wore shorts in ’83 U.S. Open, Thrilled They Are Back

By John Strege   The recent debate about whether professional golfers should be allowed to wear shorts might go nowhere, but one man more than most was thrilled the topic came up.  Forrest Fezler, now 66, is a former PGA Tour player who finished second to Hale Irwin in the 1974 U.S. Open at Winged Foot and now has a course design and construction business in Tallahassee, Fla. Yet he is far better known as the man who near the 18th-hole tee box at the U.S. Open at Oakmont in 1983 emerged from a
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USGA Discusses Solutions to Slow Play in Golf in its Third-Annual Symposium

 By Geoff Shackelford   PASADENA, Calif. -- The deliberate push by the USGA to speed up the game moved west to California’s Brookside Golf Course for its third Pace of Play Symposium. The best data revealed over two days has begun to help the USGA’s smart team target the ways both tournaments and facilities can make pace-of-play strides.  Just give it time. In an age when immediate answers are demanded and ad campaigns ordered up to coincide with a marketing-friendly message, the USGA’s Pace of
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As Jack Nicklaus Turns 76, His Legacy Grows Off the Golf Course

By Jaime Diaz   Jack Nicklaus is 76. A big number, but thirty years after winning his final and most glorious major championship, it’s actually a sweet spot.  Though he left the big stage a decade ago with a final birdie at St. Andrews, the Golden Bear’s legacy keeps expanding. With Tiger Woods’ assault on 18 majors stalled and aura of inevitability over, Mt. Nicklaus has become both more majestic to behold and that much steeper to future climbers. Brandel Chamblee recently made a
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The Drivers That the Top 10 Longest Hitters on the PGA Tour Are Using

By Ben Alberstadt   What drivers do the PGA Tour’s longest golfers use to bomb their tee shots? Here’s a tally of what the top 10 in driving distance on Tour are using by driver manufacturer.  Cleveland-2, Callaway-1, Nike-1, Ping-1, Titleist-2, TaylorMade-3 But this is GolfWRX, so of course you want to know more. Below is a breakdown of the driving-distance leaders on the PGA Tour in 2014-2015, the specifics of their drivers, shafts and how far their average tee shots flew. 10. Keegan Bradley
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Greg Norman Out at FOX Sports- No Longer Shares His Voice

 By  Josh Berhow   FOX Sports confirmed on Monday that Greg Norman will not return as a golf analyst for the network in 2016. "After careful consideration, we have decided to make this change to our USGA Championships coverage," said John Entz, President of Production & Executive Producer, FOX Sports. "We want to thank Greg for his contributions last year, and wish him success in all his current and future endeavors." Norman also commented in the press release saying, "I put a lot into my role
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Mickelson Considered 'Nervous' to Begin 2016 Season

 By Will Gray   Amateurs and hackers alike, take note: even the best in the game get nervous.Phil Mickelson failed to win last year on Tour, and he did not advance to the Tour Championship for the second straight season. As he looks to make his first start since the Presidents Cup at next week's CareerBuilder Challenge, the 46-year-old admitted that there are still some butterflies to battle heading into his season debut."My last two years have been disappointing to me, and I want to make this
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Jordan Spieth Routs Field in Hyundai Tournament of Champions

By John Strege   Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods have become inseparable, joined at the clip at which each took over the golf world at the outset of their careers. Spieth won the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Sunday in a dominant fashion that once more evoked memories of Tiger in his youth. It was Spieth’s seventh PGA Tour victory, two of which have been majors, several months before his 23rd birthday. At a similar age, Woods had seven victories, one of them a major. The comparisons are
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10 Predictions for the 2016 Golf Season -- Including a Biggie for Phil Mickelson

By Shane Bacon Fox Sports Jan 7, 2016 at 9:38a ET   The PGA Tour gets going this week (We missed you, live golf! We did, we really did!), with the start of the champions-only Kapalua event and its surprisingly strong field that includes Jordan, Jason, Dustin and Bubba. With the year kicking off, and the hope that ’16 resembles ’15, here are 10 predictions for the upcoming PGA Tour season and what might unfold as the weeks and month creep along. 1. The American Ryder Cup team will look very, very
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73-Year-Old Woman Makes TWO Holes-In-One In One Round -- With Her Driver

If you've never had a hole-in-one in your life, now might be the time to stop reading.   A 73-year-old woman named Margery Hadar made two holes-in-one during one round. According to PGA.com, the New York realtor pulled off the incredible feat on Sunday at Granada Golf Course in Coral Gables, Fla.   And it gets better (or worse, depending on your level of jealousy).   Hadar just started playing golf three years ago.   Hadar made both aces using her driver, including one from 112 yards.   Purists
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GoDaddy Founder Marketing Line of Golf Clubs at $5,000 a Set

  From:  foxsports.com   KAPALUA, Hawaii -- Bob Parsons conducts business to an extreme, and that now includes golf clubs. The people he hired to build his golf clubs have no limitations and no deadlines. Money is no object, either, and that better be the case for the consumers. Parsons, the billionaire founder of GoDaddy, is selling his PXG clubs at about $5,000 for the entire set.   My goal with this is to build some very incredible clubs without regard to cost, without regard to the process.
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