Jon Rahm makes extremely rare eagle on Firestone’s “Monster” 16th hole

Dustin Johnson grabbed some early headlines on Day 1 at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational with a 439-yard tee shot on Firestone's famed 16th hole. But it was another long hitter, Jon Rahm, who walked away from the 667-yard par 5 with an eagle. A really rare eagle.
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Rahm's drive “only” went 393 yards, but his approach found the front fringe, and his long putt found the bottom of the hole for a 3 that highlighted an opening 67 that put the Spaniard just a couple shots back of leader Thomas Pieters. Check out how Rahm (sort of) brought “The Monster” to its knees:
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As the tweet says, Jon Rahm, who is making his tournament debut this week, is just the second player since 2008 to eagle the hole, joining Justin Thomas, who needed to chip in after hitting a 413-yard drive during the second round last year. There have only been three eagles made on the hole in tournament ..

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Andre Iguodala tabbed as on-camera contributor for PGA Championship

Ezra Shaw(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)If this basketball thing doesn't work out for the Golden State Warriors, golf seems to be a viable fallback.
The reigning NBA champs' affinity for the game has been well-documented, from players and coach Steve Kerr taking a trip to Augusta National to two-time MVP Steph Curry teeing it up in a Web.com Tour event. While sixth-man extraordinaire Andre Iguodala won't be in next week's PGA Championship field, he could be inside the ropes. The All-Star swingman will be a Turner Sports contributor at Quail Hollow.
The 33-year-old, who routinely plays during the basketball offseason, will be making on-camera appearances during the championship, along with providing content on social media.
“I want to test myself and show people what I'm capable of doing in a different area that is kind of out of my comfort zone,” Iguodala said to the Associated Press.
While the cross-sport jump may seem odd, it's hardly an aberration. Br..

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Golf Digest Podcast: Annika Sorenstam sounds awfully confident on the eve of the 2017 Solheim Cup

David Cannon/Getty ImagesIt’s a big week for women’s professional golf: The Ricoh Women’s British Open is being played at Kingsbarns in Fife, Scotland, and we'll have a new major champion crowned on Sunday. Shortly afterward, the European and American Solheim Cup teams will be named. Which means, it's also a big week for Annika Sorenstam, the captain of Team Europe. Come Sunday she'll be charged with making her four captain’s picks to accompany the four players who qualify for the team via the Ladies European Tour points list and the four off the Rolex Women’s World Rankings.
Sorenstam recently joined to talk about her role as captain for this latest edition of Golf Digest Podcast. Among the topics discussed is that of the unusual year it has been for the LET. Five tournaments were taken off the schedule this year, for various reasons, making the qualifying process more of a challenge. Just getting their game's in shape has been tougher for Sorenstam's charges,..

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