Some of the defining shots on the PGA Tour this year were hit from the tee and fairway, from the bunkers and behind trees, and even from the driving range.

Two of them effectively clinched a first major. One of them introduced another young star.

One way to look back on 2017 is through every club in the bag. The shots weren’t necessarily the best, but they helped shape the year.

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DRIVER: Moments after Dustin Johnson made a birdie putt to force a sudden-death playoff at the Northern Trust, he effectively ended it with one swing . CBS analyst Nick Faldo pointed to a bunker beyond the right side of the lake on the 18th hole at Glen Oaks as a target for Johnson’s powerful fade. Instead, he took it over the entire lake, a 341-yard blast. That left him a lob wedge to 4 feet for birdie to beat Jordan Spieth.

3-WOOD: ”Oh gosh, Jimmy, be good.” Justin Thomas was speaking to caddie Jimmy Johnson after launching a 3-wood from 310 yards to the elevated green on ..

FacebookPinterestStephen DunnCraig Stadler, in 1995, re-enacting the shot tht got him disqualified from the Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open in 1987. (Photo by Stephen Dunn /Allsport)

Golf’s governing bodies finally have elected to disallow television viewers from reporting rules violations. Overdue, you say? Library books are overdue. The armchair rules sleuths have been working their beat for more than three decades.
On Monday, we spoke to the man who set in motion what likely was the first case of viewer turned rules snitch, on Feb. 7, 1987. His error? He answered the phone. Twice.
“I’m working the media center,” Rick Schloss, widely acknowledged as the best sports PR guru in San Diego, said. Schloss was the long-time PR director for what now is the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. “I got a call from a guy on that Sunday that said a player broke a rule. I thought, ‘OK, whatever.’ You get crazy people calling all the time about certain things.”
When the NBC telecas..

Michael LoccisanoLODI, NJ – JUNE 20: General view of Satin Dolls, the location used for Bada Bing in the filming of “The Sopranos,” June 20, 2013 in Lodi, New Jersey. Gandolfini passed away on June 19, 2013 while on vacation with family in Italy. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)There's nothing wrong with loving your favorite TV show, but, depending on the subject matter, literally imitating what goes on in your favorite TV show could prove to be problematic. It appears that is the case for the New Jersey strip club made famous in 'The Sopranos'.
Satin Dolls, better known in the American crime drama series as the 'Bada Bing', is being forced to shut down according to a report from NJ.com. For what reason is the Lodi strip club being closed you ask? You'll never believe this, but it's because of potential Mafia ties and real-life crime. Shocking stuff.
“The division has alleged that Anthony Cardinalle, who was criminally disqualified from maint..

Veronica GrechYour club’s annual holiday party is a chance to meet new members, get closer to old ones, and
consume the rest of your minimum. But as with any seasonal gathering, hazards abound. So we
offer our:
Hints for the Club’s Holiday Party:
Think of it as the Husband-and-Wife in formal wear. Remember how patient and careful you
were that day, repressing the desire to teach, advise or recommend the golf swings or attire of
other spouses? Put that attitude right back on. A Rye-and- Ritalin as your spouse finishes
dressing can set the rudder.
Dance like everybody’s watching. It’s joyful when the band hits its stride and the entire Board of
Governors takes to the Pretzel. You may want to update the proceedings by shouting “Let’s all
Nae Nae! Hold that thought.
Like, be careful how you talk. Not as many members as you think, especially among those who
can remember G. Gordon Liddy or Howdy Doody, answer to “dude.” And, like, they think “like”
means appreciate or similar to. Think of th..

In an effort to bridge the gap between junior girls golf and elite amateur competition, the R&A is launching a new Girls Under-16s championship

Today in completely gratuitous acts of random media consumption, Netflix, in their year-end user audit, released one particularly mind-boggling little nugget: One Canadian user streamed the final installment of Peter Jackon’s LOTR film triology, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, 361 orc-flogging times this year.
Not 3.61. Not 36.1. 361. No decimal. No mercy.
Now don’t get us wrong, the Academy Award-winning Return of the King is not only the greatest fantasy film ever made, but also the best trilogy coup de grace in Hollywood history, but this? This is just disturbing. Return of the King clocks in at a whopping three hours and 21 minutes. That means this particular viewer spent just over 1,158 hours of their presumably human life watching Viggo Mortensen swing a giant rubber sword at a bunch of CG ghouls this year.
FacebookPinterestFurther compounding the absurdity of this achievement is the fact that, while technically a year-end tally, the year isn’t even over yet. As of Monday,..

We at The Loop would like to first make clear that, generally speaking, we are in favor of both 6-year-olds and people who get independently wealthy. We love them both! Six-year-olds are old enough to enjoy object permanence, appreciate puns and watch Tom and Jerry, yet young enough that they haven’t yet formed opinions or established that your screen time rules and behavioral punishments are 100% arbitrary. And getting rich is awesome! Good for people who get rich! Unless you’re born into it because your real-estate carnival-barker father invented a bunch of stories about himself to the New York media in the ‘80s, you know what, this is for another story time.
Yet it is with a certain degree of horror and a certain quantity of sideways glances at our student loan bills that we report a tale of a 6-year-old child—an adorable, inventive 6-year-old child—who made $11 million reviewing toys on YouTube this year, according to Forbes’ godawful annual list of YouTube celebrities, which comes..

Earlier this year, KFC Megacorp, in their ongoing effort to dominate the fast food lifestyle landscape, dropped their debut KFC Ltd. collection, a line of novelty fashion and accessories that you totally didn’t drip BBQ sauce on and ruin approximately five seconds after you pulled the tags off. But take heart, stained masses of America, because for the first time since the summer, KFC has refreshed their Ltd. treasure trove with a host of holiday-ready gifts that are sure to turn you into a Secret Santa superstar by the time we hit “Two Turtle Doves.” Check out the highlights below:
FacebookPinterestHoliday Colonel ugly sweater long-sleeve tee.
FacebookPinterestLegal tenders money clip.
FacebookPinterestKFC wrapping paper (bows included, bro).
FacebookPinterestFamily meal 8-bit pin pack.
FacebookPinterestMorning Gravy gravy coffee mug.
FacebookPinterestDrumstick throw pillow.
As you can now clearly see—like a shining halo above that 10-piece extra crispy bucket—if you're still loo..

Players no longer will be penalized two shots for an incorrect scorecard if they were not aware of a rules violation when they signed their card.

The USGA and R&A also will no longer respond to most TV viewers’ calls during the tournament.

The changes are part of a local rule effective Jan. 1.

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Rescinding the scorecard penalty, famously applied to Lexi Thompson at the LPGA Tour’s first major last April, is part of a broader standard for using video.

Thompson had a three-shot lead in the final round of the ANA Inspiration when a TV viewer noticed she had improperly replaced her golf ball on the green during the third round. She was penalized two shots for the infraction. Because that would have made her score two shots higher, she received an additional two-shot penalty for the scorecard error.

That became a four-shot penalty in the final hour of the tournament. Thompson rallied, but eventually lost to So Yeon Ryu in the first hole of a playoff.

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Players no longer will be penalized two shots for an incorrect scorecard if they were not aware of a rules violation when they signed their card.

The USGA and R&A also will no longer respond to most TV viewers’ calls during the tournament.

The changes are part of a local rule effective Jan. 1.

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Rescinding the scorecard penalty, famously applied to Lexi Thompson at the LPGA Tour’s first major last April, is part of a broader standard for using video.

Thompson had a three-shot lead in the final round of the ANA Inspiration when a TV viewer noticed she had improperly replaced her golf ball on the green during the third round. She was penalized two shots for the infraction. Because that would have made her score two shots higher, she received an additional two-shot penalty for the scorecard error.

That became a four-shot penalty in the final hour of the tournament. Thompson rallied, but eventually lost to So Yeon Ryu in the first hole of a playoff.

L..