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Golf Legend Jack Nicklaus Launches Ice Cream Golf legend Jack Nicklaus has partnered with the Schwan Food Company for a line of ice cream. The ice cream is called Jack Nicklaus Ice Cream. The packaging has his face on it. It also has The Golden Bear logo. Read more... February 26, 2015 Michael Jordan Criticizes President Obama's Golf Game Michael Jordan was an insanely awesome basketball player. He is also known for having a very good golf game. The competitive athlete is not impressive with President Obama's golfing skills. He told Ahmad Rashad in an interview that the President is a "hack." Read more... November 6, 2014 Bubba Watson Wins Masters for the Second TimeBubba Watson, 35, has won the Masters for the second time in his career. He also won the Masters in 2012. Watson finished 8 under and three strokes ahead of Jonas Blixt and Jordan Spieth. You can view the final leaderboard here on masters.com. Watson had two consecutive birdies while Spieth had two bogeys which helped Watson claim the win. Spieth could have been the youngest player to win since 1931 if he had won. Read more... April 13, 2014 Tiger Woods to Miss Masters Tournament Following Back SurgeryTiger Woods will miss the Masters Tournament for the first time in his career this year because he is recovering from back surgery. Tiger says he had a successful microdiscectomy for a pinched nerve that has been hurting him over the past few months. Recovery from the surgery requires several weeks of rest. Read more... April 1, 2014 Jack Nicklaus Launches Golf Ball Line Jack Nicklaus is introducing his own line of golf balls. The collection features three golf balls: Nicklaus Black, Nicklaus Blue, and Nicklaus White. The balls were designed to accommodate three skill levels of player. The golf balls are initially being sold at nicklaus.com. They will also be sold in the shops at 200 Nicklaus Design courses. A percentage from every golf ball sold in the shops will be donated to the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation. Read more... October 9, 2013 Tiger Woods Named PGA Player of the YearTiger Woods has been named PGA Player of the Year. This is his 11th time being voted PGA Player of the Year. His wins this year include two World Golf Championships and The Players Championship, but no majors. Tiger's PGA Tour performance stats for 2013 can be found here. Tiger also continues to be one of the top earning athletes in all of sports. CBS Sports reports that he made $7,797 per hole this year. Read more... September 28, 2013 First Golf Club Begins Using Hovercraft Golf Cart ABC News reports that the first two BW1 Hovercraft golf crafts have been purchased by Windy Knoll Golf Club, a golf club in Springfield, Ohio. The BW1, created by Neoteric Hovercraft, first debuted in a viral video with Bubba Watson and Oakley. The hovercraft golf carts cost $58,000. Engadget says they are powered by 65-hp twin-cylinder Hirth engines. They leave a much smaller footprint on a course than a regular golf cart and can travel over water. Read more... July 31, 2013 Mercedes-Benz Designs Luxury Golf Cart Mercedes-Benz has designed a luxury golf cart. The golf cart is called the Mercedes-Benz Vision Golf Cart. The New York Daily News reports that some of the features of the cart include a flexible solar panel, golf bag storage, umbrella storage, iPad/iPhone docking station, touch screen monitors and joystick controls. Read more... July 26, 2013 Mutual of Omaha Installs Giant Golfer Statue at Headquarters Mutual of Omaha installed a giant 12-foot-tall likeness of golfer Fred Funk on the grounds of its headquarters complex. The statue illustrates Funk's win in the 2009 U.S. Senior Open. Funk is depicted on a putting green with a leader board in the background. The statue was designed by VEE Corp. of Minneapolis. Read more... July 7, 2013 Rory McIlroy Battles Golf Playing RobotRory McIlroy battles a golf playing robot is this amusing promotional video for the European Tour. The robot is described as a Golf Laboratory Computer Controlled Hitting Machine. The robot seems to be as much about trash talking as it is about hitting the ball. Read more... June 28, 2013 |
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