Fantasy Golf Podcast: Will 2018 be the year of Rickie Fowler?

Bettinardi Golf unveiled its Hawaiian-themed limited-edition putter in conjunction with the Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Gentleman of America, we have found it. The most ridiculous accessory in the long, ridiculous history of man-cave accessories. No it's not the custom Halo Xbox you won't let your kids play nor the acoustic guitar you haven't touched since college. It isn't the collection of 1970s Playboys hidden in the drawer beneath the novelty Cheers mini-fridge next to the signed photo of that time you met Jean-Claude Van Damme. It's this—a foosball table that costs more than your asshole neighbor's Porsche.
FacebookPinterest$68,300 pre-tax US dollars. That's how much this gleaming Hermès tribute to your middle school friend Steve's musty basement will run you. Hewn from once-towering maple and ensconced in formerly-living calfskin, this future bout of acute buyer's remorse is elegant, opulent, and profoundly stupid all at once, sodding its field in luxurious leather and bedecking its jockeys in miniature silk jerseys that definitely cost more than the Pe..

As much as we enjoy hockey here at The Loop, and do our best to keep you up to speed on all things puck, we understand it's not the most popular of the four major sports. Chances are most people will know what happened in this beer-can race rather than what happened in the Devils-Blues game on Tuesday night. In other words, we get if you haven't been following the World Junior Championships over the holiday break, or if you've never even heard of the World Junior Championships.
If that's the case, you've not only missed out on some of the best players under 20 in the world, but you've also missed out on the most brutally honest dude on the planet, that being Switzerland's head coach Christian Wohlwend. While the Swiss have their share of active NHLers, including 2017's No. 1 overall pick of the New Jersey Devils, Nico Hischier, no one has ever mistaken the country for a hockey powerhouse. That title belongs to Canada, who Switzerland had the unfo..

Cultura RM Exclusive/Diana MillerDouble Chocolate 015Try not to panic, everyone, but apparently chocolate is an endangered species. So says a recent Business Insider article titled “Chocolate is on track to go extinct in 40 years.” So much for a Happy New Year, huh?
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According to the piece, scientists estimate cacao plants, the natural source of chocolate, could be a thing of the past by 2050. These plants, which grow in rainforest land near the equator, have been hit hard by fungal disease and the “hoax” known as “climate change” in recent years. This might be enough of a reason to explore living on another planet. (Side note: Over half the world's chocolate now comes from just two countries in West Africa. So please keep West Africa in your prayers.)
At least one chocolate giant, Mars, is stepping up. The company has pledged $1 billion to help reduce its carbon footprint and work with scientists to develop cacao plants that aren&..

The Nationals have their Presidents, the Braves have The Freeze, and the Green Bay Gamblers—USHL hockey team and sports pride of Wisconsin (just kidding)—have their beer. On Tuesday night, Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, and Michelob Ultra took to the hallowed Resch Center ice clad in knee pads and flannel for a little intermission entertainment. The concept? Simple. Race to the other end of the ice and try not to slip and die. Fortunately for all 73 people in the arena, Bud Light slipped and died:
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And there it is, the sports highlight of January 2nd, 2018, a day when you probably went back to work, watched the President of the United States get in a dick nuclear missile measuring contest with a fellow world leader on Twitter, and were introduced to the term “bomb cyclone” while marooned in some middle American airport due to said “bomb cyclone.” So sure, it may not quite stack up to some of the all time rigged mascot moments in sp..

Ahh the holidays. A time to eat, drink, be merry and feel absolutely terrible about what you see in the mirror on January 2. A tale as old as time.
It's for this reason New Year's Resolutions exist, for that exact moment the scale stares back at you and you wonder if it's broken or if it's your added winter poundage that has broken it. “I swear, these pants fit on Christmas Eve,” you say. “Oh no, this new sweater Santa got me is a little tight,” you think to yourself. This is nothing a few trips to the gym can't fix, and like any normal person, you fully clothe yourself before as you begin your new #RiseAndGrind journey, fully documented on Instagram and Snapchat, of course.
One New York City gym is saying the hell with all that. Who needs clothes? Why wait until summertime to show off the bod? Let's get naked ASAP:
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That's right, Hanson Fitness (42 Wooster St., New York, NY), is offering fully nake..

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) Dustin Johnson sat outside the Honolua Store on the first day of the new year, scarfing down the ”Hobo Breakfast” of steamed rice and eggs as the sun was just starting to filter through the Cook pines that line the entrance to Kapalua.

He abruptly closed the lid on his carton and announced, ”Let’s go.”

That about sums up the anticipation of the start to a new year in golf.

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Johnson is No. 1 in the world, a 33-year-old entering his prime who won four times last year. Right behind him in the world ranking are Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm and Hideki Matsuyama, four players 25 or younger.

Still to come: another return of Tiger Woods, this time with strong indications that he is healthy again.

”I think this year, the unknowns are very exciting,” Spieth said. ”I think with the amount of depth and talent at a younger age, mixed with the guys in their 30s that are playing – No. 1 in the world, D.J. – some other phenomenal pla..

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) Dustin Johnson sat outside the Honolua Store on the first day of the new year, scarfing down the ”Hobo Breakfast” of steamed rice and eggs as the sun was just starting to filter through the Cook pines that line the entrance to Kapalua.

He abruptly closed the lid on his carton and announced, ”Let’s go.”

That about sums up the anticipation of the start to a new year in golf.

Article continues below …

Johnson is No. 1 in the world, a 33-year-old entering his prime who won four times last year. Right behind him in the world ranking are Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Jon Rahm and Hideki Matsuyama, four players 25 or younger.

Still to come: another return of Tiger Woods, this time with strong indications that he is healthy again.

”I think this year, the unknowns are very exciting,” Spieth said. ”I think with the amount of depth and talent at a younger age, mixed with the guys in their 30s that are playing – No. 1 in the world, D.J. – some other phenomenal pla..

Using the stats sheet as catalyst, here are New Year's resolutions for five of the sport's brightest stars.