Chip Gaines knows all about the challenges in home improvement, but when the co-host of HGTV's Fixer Upper decided to take on his first marathon, he quickly learned how humbling a 26.2-mile test on foot can be. Gaines not only completed the inaugural Silo District Marathon on Sunday in Waco, Texas in 5 hours, 21 minutes and 54 seconds, but [...]
We’ve been following the golf career of Maddie McCrary for about a year now—back when the idea of her playing on the LPGA Tour was only a dream. We originally noticed McCrary when she qualified, as an amateur, for the Volunteers of America® LPGA Texas Classic (formerly known as the Texas Shootout) in 2017. At the time, she was a student at [...]
The sun came out and so did the spectators, as the Volunteers of America® LPGA Texas Classic completed its final round at the Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas on Sunday. The event has not been without its share of drama. First, wind and rain derailed play until late Friday afternoon, shortening the tournament to 36 holes. Then, [...]
Saturday is traditionally moving day in golf, but at the 2018 Volunteers of America® LPGA Texas Classic, it was more like a golf marathon. High winds and rain postponed the tournament start at the links-style Old American Golf Club until late Friday afternoon, with only four groups finishing round one play. So, today, all of the players finished the first [...]
At a press conference on Wednesday, Jenny Shin spoke about the importance of her mental game and her focus on regaining her driving accuracy. She said that she felt like she turned a corner. Her play at the Volunteers of America® LPGA Texas Classic is proving it to the world. After torrential rains and winds caused officials to shorten the [...]
Isaiah Pead's NFL career ended in 2016 when he lost his leg in a near-deadly car accident. Now two years later, he's staring his Paralympic dream right in the face. The former St. Louis Rams running back, who clocked a 4.47-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine and was selected in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft, has [...]
Anyone who believes that golf is a glamour job wasn’t at the Volunteers of America (VoA) LPGA Texas Classic at the Old American Golf Club in The Colony, Texas this week. The tournament had all the makings of a broadcaster’s dream. A new venue—a Links-style course, designed by Tripp Davis and Justin Leonard, on the scenic shores of a local [...]
Irene Obera may be 84, but she runs and jumps like someone decades younger. Need proof? She still runs the 100-meter dash in about 18 seconds and clocks 40 seconds in the 200-meter hurdle. And, she's been reeling in world records for 40 years. “I don’t think about age, like most people do. I’d run against a 5-year-old or a [...]
LPGA player Jenny Shin knows that winning golf tournaments takes more than hours on the range and in the gym—or luck. Making the climb to the top of the rankings, and not crumbling when things aren’t going your way, means fine-tuning your mental game, too. The space between her ears is as critical to Shin’s success as her legendary driving [...]
The LPGA. It’s the gold standard for professional women’s golf, where elite players compete on a global stage. It’s the place where you have to be better than good to (literally) make the cut, week after week. Where scores that win tournaments elsewhere aren’t even in the hunt here. The players are that good. So, what does it feel like [...]