If there's a PGA Tour pro who appreciates the value of the dollar its Zac Blair, who honed his golf skills playing money games growing up in Utah. But Blair also appreciates a classic pair of golf shoes. Especially when he sees them on eBay.
On Monday, Blair proudly showed off his newest kicks.
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Not too shabby. And last year, Blair purchased these bad boys eBay:
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The thought of buying used shoes might not seem appealing at first, but it has its advantages. Obviously, there's the low price (we assume) and the ability to find models that haven't been made in years (decades in this case?). But you also don't have to worry about breaking them in before taking them for a spin in a tournament round.
Blair could bust out these brown beauties at this week's Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Regardless of how he plays in them, though, it doesn't seem like..

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) Alvaro Ortiz of Mexico saved par to end a tumultuous round of 1-under 70 on Monday, giving him a one-shot lead and a chance at redemption in the Latin America Amateur Championship.

Ortiz lost in a playoff a year ago in Panama City and says he has been thinking about it all year. The winner receives an exemption to the Masters.

Ortiz was at 4-under 209 and still has hard work ahead of him at Prince of Wales Country Club. He led by one over defending champion Toto Gana of Chile (72) and Joaquin Niemann of Chile (72), the No. 1 amateur in the world.

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Also one shot behind was 36-hole leader Jaime Lopez Rivarola of Argentina, who shot 73.

The winner also is exempt into the final stage of qualifying for the U.S. Open and British Open.

Hartford CourantConnecticut Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma looks for a call during the first half against Temple on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 at McGonicle Hall in Philadelphia, Pa. UConn won 113-57. (John Woike/Hartford Courant/TNS via Getty Images)The New England Patriots advanced to their eighth Super Bowl in 17 years on Sunday, but they have nothing on UConn Women's Basketball when it comes to dominating their respective sport. No one does. Possibly ever. The Huskies are these Patriots, the Golden State Warriors, and the 1927 Yankees rolled into one. Not that you'd be able to glean that from listening to a typical Geno Auriemma press conference. Or following coverage of the team. Which brings us to this intriguing headline from Monday's edition of the Hartford Courant:
“UConn Women Clobber Temple In Strong Response To Recent Struggle”
A “recent struggle”? UConn Women's Basketball? I didn't think such a thing was possible, but I was wrong. That is, if you count..

Sean M. HaffeyMAMMOTH, CA – JANUARY 21: Gus Kenworthy reacts from the podium after finishing in second place in the final round of the Men's Freeski Slopestyle (AFP Platinum) during the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix on on January 21, 2018 in Mammoth, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)If you know Gus Kenworthy at all, you probably know him as The Puppy Dude—the tatted-up freeskiing badass who melted the internet’s two-sizes-too-small heart in 2014 by adopting a pair of stray puppies he found on the streets of Sochi. For a short while, those dogs—Mishka and Jake—turned Kenworthy into an inadvertent poster boy for animal adoption, but in 2015, a year removed from an Olympic silver medal and that aww-worthy viral moment, Kenworthy did something even more important:
He came out.
FacebookPinterestRogers. Collins. Sam. Kenworthy. Due to the visibility of their respective sports, you probably recognize the first three names, but Kenworthy’s announcement on the cover of ESPN the M..

Jim RogashUsually I write a longer introduction to the weekly superlative column, but it's 3:59 p.m. eastern right now, I just peeked at the scoreboard, and the Jacksonville Jaguars are beating the New England Embodiments of Evil 14-3. I am too scared to believe in something this good—Belichick will eat Blake Bortles' soul at halftime and force him to throw 19 second-half interceptions—but I want to record this moment in time because it is so fleeting and so good. By the time you read this, you will know what happened to the brief flare-up of optimism I'm feeling right now. (Note: It will be maimed…not just dead, but maimed in the most disturbing ways possible. I lived through last year's Super Bowl…I know how this goes.) If you're from Boston, you will laugh your loud, gawping laugh, and let loose a stream of sporting invective in which you scream about titles and fail to pronounce your postvocalic “r”s. If you're not from Boston, you will weep in sym..

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) Jon Rahm beat Andrew Landry with a 12-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole of a playoff Sunday in the CareerBuilder Challenge.

In fading light on the Stadium Course at PGA West, Rahm finished off Landry for his second PGA Tour title and fourth worldwide victory in a year. The 23-year-old Spaniard will jump from third to second in the world ranking behind Dustin Johnson.

”It’s hard to believe, to be honest, passing Jordan Spieth, three-time major champion,” Rahm said. ”I only have two wins and he’s got 10-plus, right? I never thought I was going to be at this point in my life right now.”

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Rahm overcame surprising par-5 problems in regulation to shoot 5-under 67. Landry, playing a group behind Rahm in the final threesome, forced the playoff with an 11-foot birdie putt on the water-guarded 18th for a 68. They finished at 22-under 266.

”Tournaments like this build character,” Rahm said. ”I’m just proud of myself to hit what’s probab..

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) Jon Rahm beat Andrew Landry with a 12-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole of a playoff Sunday in the CareerBuilder Challenge.

In fading light on the Stadium Course at PGA West, Rahm finished off Landry for his second PGA Tour title and fourth worldwide victory in a year. The 23-year-old Spaniard will jump from third to second in the world ranking behind Dustin Johnson.

”It’s hard to believe, to be honest, passing Jordan Spieth, three-time major champion,” Rahm said. ”I only have two wins and he’s got 10-plus, right? I never thought I was going to be at this point in my life right now.”

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Rahm overcame surprising par-5 problems in regulation to shoot 5-under 67. Landry, playing a group behind Rahm in the final threesome, forced the playoff with an 11-foot birdie putt on the water-guarded 18th for a 68. They finished at 22-under 266.

”Tournaments like this build character,” Rahm said. ”I’m just proud of myself to hit what’s probab..

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) Jon Rahm beat Andrew Landry with a 12-foot birdie putt on the fourth hole of a playoff in the CareerBuilder Challenge.

In fading light Sunday on the Stadium Course at PGA West, Rahm finished off Landry for his second PGA Tour title and fourth worldwide victory in a year. The 23-year-old Spaniard will jump from third to second in the world ranking.

Rahm overcame surprising par-5 problems in regulation to shoot 5-under 67. Landry forced the playoff with an 11-foot birdie putt on 18 for a 68. They finished at 22-under 266.

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Rahm missed a chance to win on the first extra trip down the 18th when his 9-foot birdie try slid left, and on the second, Landry’s 8-footer to end it went by to the right. They missed long birdie tries on the third extra hole, the par-4 10th.

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) Georgia graduate Jaime Lopez Rivarola of Argentina had a 3-under 68 to take a one-shot lead through 36 holes of the Latin America Amateur Championship.

Joaquin Niemann of Chile, the No. 1 amateur in the world, bounced back from an opening 74 at Prince of Wales Country Club with a 64, leaving him one shot behind in his bid to earn a spot in the Masters. Niemann ended his round by holing a bunker shot for eagle on the par-5 ninth hole.

Rivarola was at 7-under 137.

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Defending champion Toto Gana of Chile had a 70 and joined Niemann in a tie for second. Alvaro Ortiz of Mexico dropped two shots over the last two holes and had to settle for a 70, leaving him three shots behind.

The 36-hole cut was at 8-over 150, with 52 players advancing to the last two rounds.

SINGAPORE (AP) Masters champion Sergio Garcia began his 20th year as a pro by closing with a 3-under 68 for a five-shot victory at the Singapore Open.

Garcia won for the 28th time in his career, and in his fourth Asian country.

Starting the final round of the rain-delayed event at Sentosa Golf Club, the Spaniard birdied his first hole, picked up two more birdies before the turn and made all pars on the back nine.

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He won by five shots over Satoshi Kodaira (71) of Japan and Shaun Norris (70) of South Africa.

Jazz Janewattananond, a 22-year-old Thai, was among four players who earned spots in the British Open. The others went to Danthai Boonma of Thailand, Lucas Herbert of Australia and American Sean Crocker.