Augusta National’s Decision to Allow Female Membership is a Business Decision, Not a Push for Equality

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Dustin has a problem with Augusta National’s decision to admit its first female members. And his problem stems from the decision’s motivation, which has much more to do with money than any sense of fairness and equality.

Tiger Woods Inching Closer to Major Glory

Times have been tough for "T-Dub," but they're certainly looking up. Credit: AP

He’s healthy, and he’s winning, currently leading the PGA Tour in wins this year with three. Yet people are still questioning Tiger Woods. Make no mistake: the new Tiger Woods is here, and he is getting closer and closer to getting major #15.

The 7 Best Excuses For a Bad Round of Golf

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Bad rounds of golf are inevitable. This post will educate you on the best ways to explain away your worst rounds.

PGA Tour Off To Great Start in 2012 As Fans Have Something To Get Excited About

Rickie Fowler is just one example of exciting American golfers bursting onto the scene. Photo courtesy Dom Furore via Golf Digest

Just because golf and the PGA Tour will probably never break the threshold separating the first and second-tier sports leagues, it doesn’t mean it can’t continue to grow, evolve, and expand its place in the wide world of sports.

Did Tiger Woods ‘Jump The Shark’ This Weekend?

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The answer, of course, is no. He didn’t. Still, I think the fact that I pondered this question on the way into work this morning is telling. Though it may be hard to articulate, I do think that Woods lost something more than just a tournament this weekend.

The Top 10 Masters Moments of All Time

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With over 75 years of Masters tournaments, the sheer volume of memorable moments is staggering. Undeterred, Chris sifted through them all to come up with this top 10 list of the most memorable Masters moments of all time.

Is Tiger Woods Back?

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Until Sunday, Tiger Woods had gone 132 weeks without winning a PGA Tour event, by far the longest drought of his career. Now that he is finally back to his winning ways, can we really say that Tiger Woods is…back?

Masters Golf Tournament Goes Nuclear

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With the news this week of two new nuclear reactors to be built in Augusta, Georgia, the Masters Tournament’s golf holes could get new nicknames.

A quick clever joke for all the golfers out there

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Just found this on Reddit and enjoyed it. You will too.

A Quick Video Lesson On Why You Don’t Mess With Golfers

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That these twerps got exactly what they deserved.

Keegan Bradley’s PGA Championship win is what makes golf great

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Keegan Bradley is just as good for golf as Tiger Woods is right now. Granted, Bradley nor anyone else on the PGA Tour has the track record that Woods has, but that’s part of what made this weekend, and golf over the past few years, great.

Video: Charles Barkley shatters driver on 1st tee at Champions Tour Regions Tradition at Shoal Creek

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Recently, on the 1st tee at the Champions Tour Regions Tradition at Shoal Creek, Charles Barkley delivered one of the more ignominious moments of his mostly ignominious golfing “career”.

Video: “The Mumbai Masters” from ESPN’s E:60 reminds us of the majesty of sport

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The latest example of great work by ESPN’s E:60 program is a story called “Mumbai Masters: A look at how golf is played in Mumbai, India”. In it, we get to see the world of golf in India through the impoverished eyes of Anil Mane.

PGA Tour golfer Kevin Na cards a 16…on one hole

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Surely no professional golfer could ever card a score as high as, say, 16 on a single hole right? Na. As in Kevin Na, who did just that yesterday on a par 4 during the opening round of the Valero Texas Open.

Double Entendre Headline of the Day…Starring Tiger Woods

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Well played Reuters headline writer. Well played. (Cap tip.)