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Ever notice how everyone has a guy? You know, you’re researching a big purchase, you need something done or are otherwise considering your options and people say, “You should call my guy.” My brother-in-law has a flooring guy. My girlfriend has a hotel reservation guy. (Don’t ask.) My former co-worker...

Low profile shoes may be the secret to improving your golf game! Adidas has recently introduced the new TOUR360 4.0, which sounds like a new operating system software for your computer but is presumably a fourth generation golf footwear style. According to the company, the TOUR360 4.0 “is engineered with...

Ever used a foot wedge to kick your ball toward the fairway? Have you secretly dropped a ball and suddenly declared you “found” your original shot? Golf is a difficult game and people have cheated to improve their scores since golf was invented. Maybe you take a “breakfast ball” on...

The San Francisco Bay Area is a great region for sports fans. There is professional baseball, football, basketball, hockey and soccer. The Oakland A’s and Raiders. The San Francisco Giants and 49ers. The Golden State Warriors. The San Jose Sharks and Earthquakes. There’s a lot to like, some decent teams...

The Tour Championship presented by Coca-Cola, which begins Thursday and concludes the official PGA Tour season, used to be a great pro golf tournament. An exclusive, limited-field event, only the top 30 players from the annual money list qualified for a no-cut finale and a guaranteed payday. It was the...

Several years ago on a golf trip to Torrey Pines Golf Course, my buddy Big Drew gave me a sleeve of Callaway HX Tour golf balls. This was a new Tour-caliber performance ball being played by the likes of Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els. If we were going to play...

I recently turned another year older. Whether I’m any wiser or not is debatable. But, after enjoying a birthday gift round of golf at my first-ever Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, I did learn a few things about the master architect. First, the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa in...

Professional golf is like NASCAR, the pro stock car racing circuit. No, not the PGA Tour’s silly FedEx Cup points-based playoffs, which is modeled after NASCAR’s Chase for the Cup. What I mean is this: The 180-horsepower Ford Taurus you can buy from the car dealer, no matter how much you...

PORTLAND, Oregon – Rookie M.J. Hur shot a final round 65, the low round of the day, and won the LPGA Safeway Classic with a birdie at the 17th hole in a three-way playoff over Suzanne Pettersen and Michele Redman. One of 21 rookies on tour this year and the...

There’s an army of animals on the LPGA Tour. Cute, fuzzy little animals. Cartoon characters. School mascots, too. Standard issue golf club head covers, designed to keep clubs from clanking (and help advertise club makers), are out. Boring! Instead, many of the world’s best women golfers express their personality and...