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As the game of tennis continues to change with each season, the media has to figure out who the subjects of the spotlight could be ahead of time. However, some players are incredibly overhyped and do not achieve any great results at all. They may have great shots and talent but are very inconsistent or lack mental games entirely. U.S. commentators and reporters are very quick to jump on stories about...
Published: August 2, 2013
To steal a line from Will Ferrell in the movie Blades of Glory, the 2013 Reno-Tahoe Open will encourage golfers at Montreux Golf and Country Club to do one thing and one thing only. Go for it. That’s the self-described motto of one of the PGA Tour’s alternate events, which is using a Modified Stableford scoring system. One of the only events to ever use the format, the Reno-Tahoe Open rewards...
Published: August 2, 2013
Tiger Woods was frank in his assessment of Oak Hill, the site of next week’s PGA Championship. Woods played a practice round at Oak Hill Wednesday, and he appeared to be unhappy with the conditions of the greens. He told Bob Harig of ESPN they were “spotty” and said he thought that the PGA officials would do what they could to get the greens to the proper speed before the tournament...
Published: August 2, 2013
On the surface, Sloane Stephens seems tailor-made for the the spotlight. She’s talented, she’s beautiful, she’s young and she seems to shine on the biggest stages of the sport. But dig a little bit deeper, and it’s clear the American has a long way to go. Stephens has had a breakthrough year in 2013 at the Grand Slams, making it to the semifinals of the Australian Open,...
Published: August 2, 2013
On Sunday, the United States extended their record-setting win streak with a 1-0 win over Panama. However, it wasn’t all fun and games as the U.S. celebrated their first Gold Cup championship since 2007. The win was marred by an unfortunate injury to fan favorite Stuart Holden. American fans watched as Holden fell to the ground in the 22nd minute, hoping he would get up because of his unlucky...
Published: August 1, 2013
Webb Simpson made the most of his debut at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, shooting a six-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Henrik Stenson on Firestone Country Club’s South Course in Akron, Ohio, on Thursday. Plenty of big names are in the hunt after Round 1 in this field filled with golf’s best talent. Seven-time tournament winner Tiger Woods headlines a huge bunch of players at...
Published: August 1, 2013
While some may consider it last in majors’ significance as well as timing, the upcoming PGA Championship is of primary importance for a wide variety of reasons to every golfer in the field. For some, it may also be a last gasp. (Tiger Woods) For others, it represents redemption. (Rory McIlroy) For still others, it may be their one big chance at a major title. With so much at stake, does...
Published: August 1, 2013
The 2013 Women’s British Open is officially underway from the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. After 18 holes of play, co-leader Morgan Pressel is in prime position to become the first American to win the Open championship since Sherri Steinhauer won at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2006. But Pressel isn’t the only familiar face off to a fast start this August. Here we’ll...
Published: August 1, 2013
Inbee Park is knocking on history’s door at the historic Old Course at St. Andrews. The problem is she’s doing it with the sound of Scottish crickets all around her. With shockingly little fanfare from outside the women’s game, Park is on a quest to win an unprecedented fourth consecutive major at the 2013 Ricoh Women’s British Open and opened with a three-under 69 on Thursday....
Published: August 1, 2013
Former President John F. Kennedy tore it up on the links and in the pants game, we’ve learned from this old footage of the first family’s trip to Hyannis Port, Mass. CBS Sports found this footage of Kennedy taking a few strokes in August 1963 on the JFK Library’s website, and it shows his golf game looks impressive from every part of the course. In addition to having a...