Golf

Stuart Appleby made reference to this alignment drill video by golf coach Steve Bann recently. We thought it was worth sharing here. “@bannlynchgolf: Great Golf Alignment Drill by @stevebann check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=1u625O…” good advice here… — Stuart Appleby (@StuartAppleby) June 6, 2013  

Here are some betting odds for the Travelers Championship which begins Thursday at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Ct.FAVORITES:Justin Rose: 14-1Hunter Mahan: 16-1Bubba Watson: 18-1Lee Westwood: 18-1Jason Dufner: 20-1Rickie Fowler: 22-1MID RANGE:Keegan Bradley: 33-1Padraig Harrington: 40-1Ian Poulter: 40-1Harris English: 40-1 Zach Johnson: 50-1LONG SHOTS: (All major winners)Davis Love III: 100-1Angel Cabrera: 125-1Lucas Glover: 150-1Vijay Singh: 175-1Mike Weir: 250-1John Daly: 400-1 *It is possible to hit it big betting on golf as this guy won 50k on Keegan Bradley*

(Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. - June 18, 2013)   Turf Evolutions, an industry leader in alternative turf solutions for golf, athletic fields and landscaping needs, has completing the installation of its surface at TPC Sawgrass as part of a continuing relationship with the home course of THE PLAYERS Championship and the PGA TOUR.TPC Sawgrass is renovating its practice facility and the adjacent PGA TOUR Academy through June 17, with an artificial surface replacement at the back of the reworked tee box and at a hitting area for the Academy, totaling approximately 6,500 square feet. The PGA TOUR Academy regularly uses beginner instruction on the artificial surface to allow starting players some forgiveness. Read more »

USC teammates Annie Park and Doris Chen ran away with medalist honors in Round 2 of stroke-play qualifying for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links.

Adrian Meronk and Craig Hinton shared medalist honors Tuesday during stroke-play qualifying for the British Amateur.

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) -- Next week marks four years that Justin Rose first began working on his swing with Sean Foley. But in the moments after winning the U.S. Open for his first major championship, Rose referred to him as more than just a swing coach.

As much as I didn’t want to see Phil lose the US Open, I was really thrilled to have Justin Rose become our National Champion. I just love these photos of Justin Rose (see above) hauling around his US Open trophy the next day in NYC while doing his whirlwind promotional tour there. From what I have heard, there really does not seem to be a more decent, likable, hardworking and more talented golfer as Justin Rose. I mean that 229 yard 4-iron into the 18th at Merion! talk about pure! Man, I could watch that over and over again (and probably should!) He has one of the smoothest swings on the PGA Tour by far. As one of the commentators mentioned in the telecast a lot of the other players (who were in contention) need the trophy more than Phil does. For Phil it would have been a nice addition to his mantle but to have someone win his first major, that’s pretty cool because it’s life changing for them. So many opportunities (both financial and otherwise) become available and now that Rose in the US Open 2013 winner I could not think of a better representative of the game than him. I wanted to find out a bit more about “Rosey” so I collected a few links below that I hope you enjoy. Justin Rose Profile Justin Rose on Wikipedia A PDF Trackman Report of JR’s swing session Check out Justin’s web site – on this page if you look under “Team Rose” you can see his mental coach, fitness coach and more. What’s in Justin Roses’ Bag Justin Rose reveals fitness secrets Top Image: courtesy of the PGA Tour

As the Wolfpack’s 8pm match up with UCLA slowly approaches I continue to grow more nervous. So, the following evidence of a paranormal force field of ghosts tripping UNC players at the College World Series was a nice distraction for me this afternoon! Hat tip to our sister blog in the USA Today digital properties [...]

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) -- The U.S. Golf Association is not opposed to inflicting cruel and unusual punishment at its premier championship, so here's something it might want to consider.

lorida teen Sam Horsfield easily earned a spot in the U.S. Amateur Public Links on Tuesday, and now might have a larger competition.