Ernie Els was named the winner of the 2017 Heisman Humanitarian Award at Liberty National on Tuesday for the work of his foundation, Els for Autism. The four-time major winner will join the likes of Joey Cheek, Jeff Gordon, and Mia Hamm as the 12th recipient of the award. “I’m a little bit embarrassed,” Els said. “My name is up front but the whole movement, my wife, her staff, to everyone involved, it’s a reflection of them. We’ve started to get awards now, but that’s not what we’re after.”

Golf courses in the greater Houston area, albeit the least of concerns there, nonetheless have been inundated with flooding that will contribute to the devastating economic impact the region will experience in the weeks and months ahead.
The extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey won’t be understood for awhile and is likely to expand in the days ahead after the storm hit the Texas gulf coast over the weekend and continues to dump rain on the region.

Keyur KhamarOLD WESTBURY, NY – AUGUST 27: Jordan Spieth waves to fans after his putt on the 18th hole green during the final round of THE NORTHERN TRUST at Glen Oaks Club on August 27, 2017 in Old Westbury, New York. (Photo by Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR)It should come as no surprise that a back-nine battle between Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth did well when it comes to TV ratings. The Americans are two of golf's biggest stars, and as Golf Channel's Justin Ray pointed out, it was the first playoff between a World No. 1 and a former World No. 1 since Tiger Woods topped Ernie Els at the 2000 Tournament of Champions. But it looks like one guy deserves most of the credit for the many TV sets tuned to CBS for Sunday's final round of the Northern Trust.
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Harry HowSpeak now or forever hold your peace.
OK, so maybe it’s not that cut-and-dried for golf fans still digesting the sweeping new proposed Rules of Golf that the USGA and R&A offered in March—golfers are never going to stay silent when it comes to offering opinions about the rules.
But on Thursday, Aug. 31, the official open comment period regarding the “modernized” rules comes to an end, and the two governing bodies begin the business of formally codifying the changes in preparation for implementing them on Jan. 1, 2019.
According to USGA communications staff, more than 20,000 people have offered their thoughts, with more than 600,000 watching the online videos. For those who still want to pass along your thoughts, you can do go to usga.org/rules or call 908-326-1850.
“I think it’s been overwhelmingly positive,” said John Bodenhamer, USGA senior managing director of rules, competitions and equipment standards, of the feedback that’s been obtained so far. “I have not heard anybody..