Rory McIlroy had plenty to say when asked to comment about Tiger Woods' saying he could see himself never playing competitive golf again

Ever wonder what golf would be like if heckling was allowed? We're not talking about the weak kind of heckling from fans that occurred at last year's Ryder Cup, but from golfers themselves. Well anyway, now we have an idea.
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The European Tour's latest fun video centers around four players — Andy Sullivan, Nicolas Colsaerts, Thorbjorn Olesen and Paul Waring — heckling each other as they try to hit shots. And they try out everything from your garden variety heckling of yelling in someone's backswing to blowing an air horn to even soaking each other with water guns and playing badminton while someone lines up a putt. Yeah, things escalated pretty quickly. Have a watch:
Of course, we don't expect these types of shenanigans to be added to any actual tournaments anytime soon. But in the meantime, for these four players, it should make hitting a golf shot in complete silence and stillness seems..

Icon SportswireUnless you’ve been sleeping in a cave under a rock at the bottom of the ocean with noise-cancelling ear plugs and no Wi-Fi for the past year, you no doubt know that Bill Murray is a die-hard, goat-fearing, daffy-duck spitting Chicago Cubs super-mega-uber-fan.
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That’s why it makes all the sense in the world that Murray, a likeable, graying icon whose whole shtick is acting less than half his age, has, according to Deadline, been tapped to play Cubs' manager Joe Maddon—a likeable, graying icon whose whole shtick is acting less than half his age—in an upcoming film adaptation of the Cubbies incredible curse-busting World Series. Some things in this world just make too much sense NOT to happen. This is one of those things.
Titled Teammate, the Shane Abbess-directed film has yet to confirm casting, however, so even though Maddon seems predictably psyched about watching Bill Murray essentially ju..

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) Canadian Brooke Henderson and Jodi Ewart Shadoff of England shot 7-under 65 on Thursday to share the lead in the New Zealand Women’s Open, leaving home star Lydia Ko five strokes back after the first round.

The playing partners led by one stroke over Amy Boulden of Wales and Belen Mozo of Spain, with American Brittany Lincicome, Beatriz Recari of Spain and South Korea’s Na Yeon Choi another stroke back after 67s.

The New Zealand Open is on the LPGA Tour for the first time this year.

Henderson and Ewart Shadoff took advantage of easier morning conditions before the winds picked up on the newly-established Windross Farm course east of Auckland.

”Going out there I knew I had to take advantage of the good conditions,” Ewart Shadoff said. ”I putted well today. I think the greens are great … they are running really true.”

The Yorkshire-born golfer has yet to win on the LPGA Tour, after joining in 2011, but picked up her best paycheck in early August when ..

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) Canadian Brooke Henderson and Jodi Ewart Shadoff of England shot 7-under 65 on Thursday to share the lead in the LPGA Tour’s New Zealand Women’s Open, leaving home star Lydia Ko five strokes back.

The pair led by one stroke over Amy Boulden of Wales and Belen Mozo of Spain, with American Brittany Lincicome and Beatriz Recari of Spain another stroke back after 67s.

Henderson and Ewart Shadoff both took advantage of easier morning conditions before the winds picked up on the newly-established Windross Farm course east of Auckland.

Ewart Shadoff said ”going out there I knew I had to take advantage of the good conditions. I putted well today. I think the greens are great … they are running really true.”

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) Phil Mickelson is the voice of experience in team competition, and there’s no comparison.

He was on the putting green Wednesday morning at the Presidents Cup, explaining to some of the six rookies on the American team why the teams might change for the final day of practice, the schedule after the team photo, just about anything short of how to tie their shoes.

Mickelson has played in the Presidents Cup every year since it began in 1994. He has played in every Ryder Cup since 1995. Add them up and this will be his 23rd consecutive time playing in a team event.

For someone like PGA champion Justin Thomas, playing in his first one, that can be hard to fathom.

”I can’t, especially because I was 1 when he playing in his first one, which is really crazy to think,” Thomas said. ”I would love to see what kind of person he was then. I’m sure he was still the same kind of guy. But it’s crazy. To be that good for that long and to have the reputation that he does, b..

There is no doubt that the United States has history on its side as it prepares to defend its streak of six consecutive wins at the 12th Presidents Cup this week at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J.

However, it will take more than the swagger from past successes for the Americans to beat the International team when play begins Thursday.

The International side had arguably its best collection of players since it forged a tie with the U.S. squad in 2003 in South Africa after just missing a victory in 2015, when it lost 15 1/2-14 1/2 in Inchon, South Korea.

Of the 11 matches played since this competition began in 1994, the U.S. team has won nine times, the International team has won once, and one match was a tie, ending famously in the dusk at Fancourt in South Africa as Tiger Woods and Ernie Els of South Africa could not finish after three halved playoff holes.

For the Presidents Cup, the International team is made up of players not from Europe, and in this case, th..

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) Phil Mickelson is the voice of experience in team competition, and there’s no comparison.

He was on the putting green Wednesday morning at the Presidents Cup, explaining to some of the six rookies on the American team why the teams might change for the final day of practice, the schedule after the team photo, just about anything short of how to tie their shoes.

Mickelson has played in the Presidents Cup every year since it began in 1994. He has played in every Ryder Cup since 1995. Add them up and this will be his 23rd consecutive time playing in a team event.

For someone like PGA champion Justin Thomas, playing in his first one, that can be hard to fathom.

”I can’t, especially because I was 1 when he playing in his first one, which is really crazy to think,” Thomas said. ”I would love to see what kind of person he was then. I’m sure he was still the same kind of guy. But it’s crazy. To be that good for that long and to have the reputation that he does, b..

Sam GreenwoodJERSEY CITY, NJ – SEPTEMBER 27: Jordan Spieth of the U.S. Team looks on during practice rounds prior to the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club on September 27, 2017 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Jordan Spieth the golfer is on pace to break a slew of records. His pursuit will be greatly aided if Jordan Spieth the klutz doesn't break something else first.
On Wednesday ahead of this week's Presidents Cup, the 24-year-old Spieth was asked about his injury history — or rather, his lack of an injury history. So far.
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“I almost trip every day,” Spieth answered. “But I haven't had any injuries that kept me from playing golf fortunately.”
Wait, wait, wait. Almost trip every day?! That's not the kind of thing you expect to hear from a world-class athlete!
Anyway, Spieth's embarrassing claim was backed up moments..

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) Tiger Woods made it back from his fourth surgery in time for the Presidents Cup.

Just not to play.

Not even Woods knows when or even if he can return. He even acknowledged Wednesday a scenario that he doesn’t return to competition because he’s at a stage where he’s only hitting 60-yard shots.

This was all about driving a cart as an assistant captain at Liberty National.

Woods is back on a golf course for the first time since the Dubai Desert Classic, where he shot 77 in the first round and withdrew the next day citing back spasms. He had fusion surgery on his back in April, and he had reason to wonder if he would be able to join the U.S. team in this capacity.

He said in his blog May 24 that surgery brought instant nerve relief. Five days later, however, he was arrested on a DUI charge when Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of a running car that was parked awkwardly on the side of the road with a blinker flashing.

Woods said he had an u..