Photo: Momentous Institute/Facebook By Patti Putnicki The AT&T Byron Nelson Golf Tournament is known for its beautiful spectators, outstanding golf and oft-times, soggy conditions. It’s a place where the best of the best compete; where a 16-year-old Jordan Spieth made an impressive debut back in 2010. It’s also the home of the “red pants phenomenon”—the PGA tour [...]
Photo: Chris Condon/PGA TOUR Summer is just around the corner and for those avid golfers and/or spectators, that means lathering on buckets of sunscreen. In an effort to get people to monitor their own sun exposure and risk for skin cancer, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center are joining forces [...]
Mia and Salomon interview Steven Bowditch. Photo by Patti Putnicki By Patti Putnicki At the AT&T Byron Nelson press kickoff on March 17th, 2016, Salomon Navarette and Mia Williams boldly approached reigning tournament champ, Steven Bowditch, for an exclusive, two-on-one interview. They were poised, prepared, and ready with engaging questions. They furiously scribbled their notes, careful not [...]
By Kim Constantinesco For the PGA TOUR, golf is more than just a sport. It's an avenue to step up and give back to those who need assistance in their daily lives. The PGA announced Wednesday that their tournaments raised a record-breaking $160 million for charity last year. It was the first time they cleared the $150 million mark in [...]
Pro golfer Rickie Fowler didn't win a major tournament on Monday. He did something better. He aced a hole in a pro am, which triggered $1 million to be released to Ernie Els and his Els for Autism Foundation. Fowler stepped up to the 19th hole tee box at Old Palm Golf Club in Florida knowing that if any golfer [...]
Imagine teeing off in front of Tiger Woods. I don't know about you, but I don't think I could even place the ball on the tee without it falling off a couple of times. Those kind of nerves didn't hit 11-year-old Taylor Crozier. The Houston-area boy had a hole-in-one at Woods' new Bluejack National course, which boasts a 10-hole, 792 [...]
Ryan Gambrell promoting triathlons. Photo: @rgambrell/Twitter It was a short but sweet month for us when it came to the sports stories that captivate the heart and the mind. Here's a look at our top five stories for February: 5. Katie Leimkuehler Filming Documentary On Paul Leimkuehler, The "Grandfather of Handicap Skiing" Even though Katie Leimkuehler’s grandfather, Paul [...]
Photo: JustinPRose99/Instagram By Patti Putnicki If you follow golf, you inevitably know the names Kate and Justin Rose. He’s an international golf sensation; the 2013 U.S. Open champ, and a fan favorite on the PGA and European tours alike. She’s the bright, engaging English beauty—a former competitive gymnast and past director of the PGA TOUR Wives Association [...]
Photo courtesy of Jeff Goodwin By Patti Putnicki Noah Goodwin came out of the birth canal with more focus and competitive spirit than most of us muster up in a lifetime. He was born with a hormone deficiency, so he was smaller than the other kids. But, what Noah lacked in stature, he made up for in [...]
Kelli McKandless and her volleyball team. Photo courtesy of Kelli McKandless. By Patti Putnicki It’s the era of the sports prodigy; a time when young athletes are taking the podium, winning championships and making headlines. Mo’Ne, Missy, Jordan—each seemingly emerging from the birth canal ready to compete; each supercharging their respective sports, with a legion of fans in [...]