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Stephanie Sparks, who hosted several seasons of Golf Channel's the 'Big Break', passed away last week at age 50. Sparks was an All-American college golfer at Duke and hosted several shows on Golf Channel. Her cause of death is unknown at this time, and she was most recently living in Orlando.

Scottie Scheffler dedicated his second Masters win in three years to God, declaring that “victory was secure on the cross” as he secured the victory at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday. "I was sitting around with my buddies this morning, I was a bit overwhelmed," the 27-year-old said Sunday after becoming the 10th golfer in history to win two green jackets in three years. "I told them, 'I wish I didn't want to win as badly as did I or as badly as I do.' I think it would make the mornings easier. I love winning. I hate losing....

American golfer Scottie Scheffler triumphed at the 2024 Masters Tournament in Augusta on Sunday, but it is his comments about his faith that have also garnered attention in Christian circles. Scheffler, the favorite going into the tournament and the number-one-ranked golfer in the world, won by an impressive four shots ... Two green jackets in three years.. Scottie Scheffler is a Masters champion once again. ... When asked earlier in the week as to whether golf defines him, Schleffer said it did not. “I’m a faithful guy,” he responded. “I believe in a Creator. I believe in Jesus. Ultimately, I...

Women's professional golf tour, NXXT Golf, has changed its eligibility criteria to only allow biological female players to compete after transgender golfer Hailey Davidson sparked backlash for winning on the circuit. Davidson, 30, who was born in Scotland but now lives in Florida, won the NXXT Women's Classic at Mission Inn Resort and Club near Orlando in January. The victory allowed the Scot to take a step closer to the LPGA with the NXXT awarding its top five players with exemptions to the Epson Tour - a step below the top tier of the women's game. News of the win...

In an episode of “The Sopranos”, a popular television series which started airing in the 1990s, a gangster tells Tony, from the titular family, that he wants to retire. “What are you, a hockey player?” Tony snaps back. Non-fictional non-criminals who are considering an end to their working lives need not worry about broken fingers or other bodily harm. But they must still contend with other potentially painful losses: of income, purpose or, most poignantly, relevance. Some simply won’t quit. Giorgio Armani refuses to relinquish his role as chief executive of his fashion house at the age of 89. Being...

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley again slammed former President Trump for his comments mocking her deployed husband, saying a “rogue golf ball” is the closest the former president has ever come to combat. “The closest Donald Trump has ever come to harm’s way is a rogue golf ball hitting his cart. It’s not surprising that he doesn’t understand the sacrifices made by those in uniform,” Haley wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Trump took aim at Haley’s husband, who was deployed to Africa in June with the South Carolina Army National Guard, for not being on the campaign trail with Haley...

LIV Golf's Bryson DeChambeau Believes Unity in Golf Is Near: 'There's No Way Around It Now'The 2020 U.S. Open champion, speaking in advance of next week's LIV opener, said the deal will happen quicker than most think.With the LIV Golf League’s schedule set to begin next week and not all of the pieces in place, Bryson DeChambeau on Thursday was looking big picture, saying he is confident the sport will come back together via the "framework agreement" that was announced last summer but yet to be completed.

A transgender golfer has managed to secure her spot on a prestigious tour, specifically designed to provide 'growth opportunities' for female players. Hailey Davidson, 30, who was born in Scotland but now lives in Florida has long been aiming to become the first transgender woman to earn a Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour card - and has moved a step closer to her goal. Davidson won the NXXT Women's Classic at Mission Inn Resort and Club near Orlando, Florida.

The press conference began like many LIV Golf press conferences, with a moderator issuing an introduction. But this wasn’t any LIV presser — this was a Zoom call. Just a bunch of faces and names in little neat boxes. About one minute in, one of those boxes flipped from a blank screen to show the face of Jon Rahm, the No. 3 player in the world, wearing a black LIV Golf letterman jacke

Multiple explosions at a factory in Taipei, Taiwan last Friday resulted in at least nine people, including four firefighters, being killed in a fire after parts of the building collapsed and trapped workers. While the loss of life is far more impactful and tragic, the tragedy is also expected to have a significant impact on the golf ball industry around the world.

Here's why you should never be too discouraged when your ball rolls into the drink: VIDEO AT LINK...................... Unbelievable! "Play it as it lies," so this is a perfectly legal shot. I'm gonna go ahead and put that at the top of my "best shots of the year" list until I see a better one.

THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- A man's five minutes of fame at a Florida golf course where he hit a hole-in-one and had his picture taken is what allegedly helped officers arrest and charge him in connection with a deadly assault that took place in the course's parking lot. The Sumter County Sheriff's arrested Robert Moore, 75, of the Villages, on July 27 and charged him with aggravated manslaughter on an elderly person in connection with the June 28 incident that took place at the Glenview Country Club, court documents say. Dean Zook, 87, allegedly was heading to the club that...

Not even the scorching Memphis heat could slow down Lucas Glover at the 2023 St. Jude Championship. Claiming his second triumph in as many weeks, the 43-year-old reigned supreme around TPC Southwind at 15 under for a playoff victory over past FedEx Cup champion Patrick Cantlay. Ranked 130th in the season-long race just eight competitive rounds ago, Glover has since made massive a move thanks to double-dipping the last two weeks. Climbing inside the top 50 with his win at the regular season finale, the former U.S. Open champion now finds himself fourth in the FedEx Cup standings behind only...

MEMPHIS — Lucas Glover usually likes to unwind at night on the road with a good book, but after his second-round 64 propelled him into the lead on Friday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, he capped off the evening in style. Well, he had style in mind. He did his laundry. The PGA Tour offers laundry service to its players, who certainly needed it after two mud-splattering days at TPC Southwind. But Glover, 43, is a do-it-yourself kind of guy. Plus, it’s not like it made a dent in his finances after earning slightly more than $2.5 million thus...

A man's five minutes of fame at a Florida golf course where he hit a hole-in-one and had his picture taken is what allegedly helped officers arrest and charge him in connection with a deadly assault that took place in the course's parking lot. The Sumter County Sheriff's arrested Robert Moore, 75, of the Villages, on July 27 and charged him with aggravated manslaughter on an elderly person in connection with the June 28 incident that took place at the Glenview Country Club, court documents say. Dean Zook, 87, allegedly was heading to the club that day with his wife...

For those of you interested in gambling, specifically sports gambling, this book is written by Billy Walters alleged to be the greatest sports gambler of all time, he was engaged in a sports gambling partnership with Phil Mickelson for a number of years. Billy Walters and Phil Mickelson got into trouble over allegations of insider trading, Mickelson according to Walters threw him under the bus, Walters ended up in prison and Mickelson walked away. If you have ever been interested in sprots gambling which I am then listening to interviews with Billy Walters are fascinating.

A 3-year-old Florida boy struck and killed a 7-year-old child while behind the wheel of a golf cart this week, authorities said. The toddler was approaching a curve near his home in Buckingham when he lost control of the cart and steered into the 7-year-old boy standing in his front yard around 4 p.m. Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol told The Post. The older child was rushed in critical condition to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The LIV Golf League sent a clear message to former American president Donald Trump by moving its $50 million team championship from a previously scheduled stop in Saudi Arabia to Trump National Doral in Miami for the second year in a row...[Posted article includes dozens of Tweets accusing Trump of accepting Saudi bribes and not investigating the Saudi link to 9-11]

The Senate Homeland Security Committee has launched an investigation into the surprise merger between the PGA Tour and its Saudi rival LIV Golf. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman on Monday requesting all records relating to the agreement, including communications between the two organizations. LIV has until June 26 to respond to the records request. Democrats in Congress have for years scrutinized Saudi Arabia for its human rights abuses, in particular its role in the civil war in Yemen. The kingdom has sought to rehabilitate its...

What a waste of champagne. After landing a 72-foot eagle on the fourth playoff hole Sunday to win the RBC Canadian Open, Nick Taylor had a friend that wanted to celebrate the moment with him. However, event security had a different idea. When Taylor got the victory, his buddy (and fellow golfer and countryman) Adam Hadwin took a bottle of champagne, shook it, popped the cork and went running onto the green to party. But before he could get to Taylor, Hadwin was absolutely blasted into the putting surface by a security guard, and we’re talking NFL-style here. Or CFL...