He may be 12 years old, but there's much to envy about Jared Stancil's golf game. His tee shots sail 180 yards straight down the middle of the fairway, his iron play is consistently good and his chipping game leaves short putts to capitalize on. It's easy to see why the boy from Bradenton, Fla. who has Down syndrome is [...]
Long before PGA TOUR pro Patrick Reed, 28, became the 2018 Masters champion, you could have found him on the baseball diamond, where he'd tell you he was a power hitter and had "a mean fastball." But, as much as Reed enjoyed America's favorite pastime, he was laser-focused on developing a swing of a different kind, and making it to [...]
Remember Hallie Barnard, the 10-year-old Texas girl with a rare blood disorder who was rounding up golf fans at the 2017 DEAN & DELUCA Invitational to convince them to get their cheeks swabbed in order to potentially save a life? After nine years of waiting, Hallie, who has Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) and requires a bone marrow transplant herself, has found a potential [...]
Some teens turn to Craigslist to look for a summer gig, but all 16-year-old Elias Francque had to do was tune into PGA TOUR pro Steven Bowditch's Twitter account. The 35-year-old from Australia with two PGA TOUR wins under his belt placed an "ad" on Twitter to find his caddie ahead of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run [...]
If you watched the U.S. Open, or saw any of the news feeds, you’re well aware of the myriad roles of the USGA. It’s the governing body of golf in the U.S. and Mexico, the interpreter and enforcer of rules (with the R&A), and the organization, right or wrong, that collectively took it on the chin for the Shinnecock Hills [...]
Imagine, as a casual fan, if you could stand on the field with NFL players on a Sunday. Or rebound for LeBron James before Game 7 in the NBA playoffs. Yes, it's a far-fetched dream for any fan of pro football or pro basketball to be that involved in the gameday action. But, when it comes to professional golf, fans [...]
A PGA TOUR pro has a caddie to watch his back out there on the golf course. But who do the spectators have? At the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson, they have Rodney Fuller and Leslie Lewis, the dynamic duo that head the tournament's First Aid Committee. When not dedicating hundreds of hours to recruiting, planning and organizing the Byron Nelson's [...]
Day one of the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson brought out the crowds, the curiosity seekers and the heat, as PGA TOUR players battled it out at the tournament’s new home, Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas. The course brought out the best in a lot of players—including a mind-blowing, 10-under 61 from Marc Leishman. With a first-round leaderboard that [...]
"Stepping up to the first tee box, we have LaWanna Viers, out of the Air Force, and service dog Corey, out of a high-kill shelter in North Carolina." Those weren't the exact words from the starter at the 2018 AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas, Texas, but the military veteran and her service canine certainly did receive a warm welcome at [...]
If you’re a golf lover, chances are you log some TV time watching the pros compete. You know Amen Corner, The Bear Trap, The Green Mile—and the perils of the more classic courses on the PGA TOUR. But, now that the AT&T Byron Nelson has moved from the well-manicured, tree-lined Four Seasons Resort and Club in Las Colinas to the [...]