10 days of Christmas: Adidas Climawarm+ jacket

Christmas is upon us and it's coming up fast. If you need some last-minute gifts for the golf fan in your life, don't worry, we've got you covered. I have to admit I swiped this idea from Shane Bacon (he's doing the 12 days of Christmas on Instagram) but I thought it would be fun to throw in some links and analysis on the gear. And since I started a little bit late I have to go with the 10 days of Christmas instead. Day 1: Tin Cup Today,...

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David Duval says 2014 could be his last as a pro

Twitter, man. It's a fantastic way to connect with athletes (and vice versa) but it can also be a contextual nightmare. David Duval threw out multiple tweets on Tuesday night announcing that he might retire (I think?) after 2014 if he doesn't start performing. Here was the last one kind of summing it up: Again, the context here is up for multiple interpretations. Maybe he feels bad about taking exemptions from younger golfers,...

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How To Succeed at Yahoo! Golf

Having joined Rotoworld in 2006, Ned Brown is the most tenured contributor to our golf content. The former Market Maker on the Chicago Board Options Exchange has enjoyed success across the fantasy landscape, including finishing 16th overall in GolfChannel.com's game in 2012, but he's flashed his most best long-term form in Yahoo.com's Fantasy Golf game where he's placed in the 99th percentile in every season but one. Here he shares his simple...

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Canada's Justin Shin leads Web.com Q-school

LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Canada's Justin Shin shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday on PGA West's Nicklaus Tournament Course to take the first-round lead in the Web.com Tour qualifying tournament. The 22-year-old former New Mexico State player holed two late chips, making a birdie on No. 6 and an eagle on No. 7. ''I never thought I would shoot 64,'' Shin said. ''My plan was to try and shoot 2 or 3 under today. I missed a lot of greens but my chipping and putting helped me out in some tough situations. Carlos Sainz Jr., Jonathan Fricke, Chris Epperson...

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Norman's Shootout celebrating 25th year

NAPLES, Fla. -- In the late 1980s, Greg Norman wanted to put together a golf tournament with a relaxed atmosphere and unique team format to benefit children's charities. This is the 25th year Norman's event has been on the PGA Tour calendar. It has gone by seven names, and is now called the Franklin Templeton Shootout. It has gone from California to Florida, with the last 13 years at the Norman-designed Tiburon Golf Course at Ritz Carlton Resort. New features include a 5K run. ''Quite honestly, I never expected to go 25 years, especially...

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Cejka shoots 64 to take 1st-round lead in Thailand

CHON BURI, Thailand -- Four-time European Tour champion Alex Cejka of Germany upstaged a star-filled field with an 8-under 64 Thursday to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the Thailand Golf Championship. The 43-year-old Cejka rolled in his eighth birdie of the day on the 17th hole to take the sole lead from Justin Rose, who was already in the clubhouse after a bogey-free round. With some of golf's biggest names playing in the...

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David Duval said he will step away from the game if he doesn’t produce in 2014

If there is a poster boy for just how cruel golf can be, it's David Duval. The former No. 1 player in the world went from British Open champion to basic obscurity in a span of just a couple of seasons, randomly pinging our radar like he did at the 2009 U.S. Open where he finished second, but mostly just landing as a trivia answer as one of the few people to take the top ranking from Tiger Woods. Duval, ranked 1521 in the world now, knows...

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Teenage LPGA star Lydia Ko signs with IMG

CLEVELAND -- Lydia Ko, who earned an exemption to join the LPGA Tour in October as a 16-year-old, has signed with management company IMG. Born in South Korea and raised in New Zealand, Ko is already No. 4 in the rankings and won the Swinging Skirts World Ladies Masters last week in Taiwan in her second start as a professional. She won the Women's Canadian Open at 15 last year to become the youngest winner in tour history and defended the...

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1st round in Durban delayed again by rain

DURBAN, South Africa -- Players will need a third day to complete the first round at the Nelson Mandela Championship after rain again disrupted the European Tour event's schedule. After a seven-hour delay on Wednesday, only a little more than four hours' play was possible on Thursday before the Mount Edgecombe course became unplayable again because of a heavy downpour. Englishman Daniel Brooks was still the clubhouse leader after an 8-under 62. Three Frenchmen were right behind, with Francois Camels second after a 63 while Edouard Dubois...

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Day and Leishman join in great day

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- It was a g'day for all the Australians. Not only did Adam Scott win the Masters on Sunday, ending the country's agonizing drought at Augusta National, Jason Day and Marc Leishman gave Australia three golfers in the top four. Day finished third, while Leishman and Tiger Woods tied for fourth. "I'm a proud Australian," Scott said, "and I hope this sits really well back at home." Greg Norman's misfortunes at Augusta National -- 1996, anyone? -- elevated the Masters to almost mythic proportions for Australian golfers, and...

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Brooks keeps lead as rain interrupts Mandela Championship

Englishman Daniel Brooks retained his slender lead at the Nelson Mandela Championship without playing a shot as persistent rain forced another suspension in Durban on Thursday. Brooks, who has never finished in the top 10 on the European Tour, carded an eight-under 62 in the first round on Wednesday to establish a one-shot advantage over Frenchman Francois Calmels. In the four hours of play possible on Thursday, South African Oliver Bekker advanced to six under through 14 holes to join French pair Edouard Dubois and Romain Wattel in third...

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Tiger Hints at Career Mortality

COMMENTARY | When will Tiger Woods retire from professional golf? It is a truth many golf fans prefer not to think about. Love him or hate him, the idea that Woods will one day hang up his Nike golf shoes and store away his tiger headcover for good seems foreign or science fiction-like. But, just as so many sporting legends before him, Tiger will one day retire. Earlier this week, he reminded us all of that fact, albeit in a muted way. During a press conference on Saturday of his Northwestern Mutual World Challenge, Woods was asked how...

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Cejka and early riser Rose enjoy strong starts in Thailand

Journeyman Alex Cejka celebrated his first wedding anniversary with a one-shot lead over world number four Justin Rose after the opening round of the Thailand Golf Championship on Thursday. Germany's Cejka, winless since 2002, reeled off eight birdies for an unblemished card at the Amata Spring Country Club on the outskirts of Bangkok to lead Rose and local hope Arnond Vongvanij. "Nice to shoot a good score on a good day," the 43-year-old said after carding an eight-under-par 64 on his first wedding anniversary with wife Alyssa. Reluctant...

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If His Play Doesn’t Improve in 2014, Duval Says He’ll Do Something Else

A mid-life career change may be in the near-future for David Duval, according to a recent torrent of tweets from the one-time top-ranked player in the world. “As a player you need to perform and if I don’t do that in 2014 I will do something else,” the 42-year-old informed his followers on Twitter, in the course of a 14-tweet barrage. Duval’s drawn-out decline, marked by injuries, mechanical issues and struggles with the mental game, has...

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PGA Tour Rookie John Peterson Practices on Highway During Traffic Jam

John Peterson, the 2011 NCAA champ from LSU who tied for fourth at the 2012 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club, found himself stuck in traffic during a recent snowstorm in Texas, so he did what any golf-loving 23-year-old would under the circumstances. The PGA Tour rookie jumped out of the car, grabbed a few clubs, dropped some balls into the crusty-looking snow, and began smacking shots toward the trees and fencing bordering Interstate-20. In...

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Greg Norman Says Tiger Is Tough but ‘I Probably Would Have Beat Him’

In an interview with David DeNunzio for the January issue of Golf Magazine, Greg Norman wanted to set the record straight on the heavyweight golf matchup-that-never-was: the Shark vs. the Tiger. “I never feared anything or anyone on the course, and I wasn’t afraid to fail,” said Norman. “So I think I’d do pretty well against Snead, Hogan, Tiger and Phil — whoever. Tiger’s a tough guy, but I was a tough guy on the course, too. I probably would...

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England's Brooks leads in rain-hit Durban with 62

DURBAN, South Africa -- England's Daniel Brooks shot an 8-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead in the Nelson Mandela Championship on Wednesday after heavy rain disrupted the first round. Play at the Mount Edgecombe Country Club began seven hours late after rain left many of the fairways waterlogged. More than half the field failed to complete their rounds. Brook is being pursued by a group of French players, led by Francois Calmels with...

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Tiger says he won't be breaking Arnie's record at the Masters

Tiger Woods said long ago he would give up golf when he felt he could play his best and still not win. That includes his lifetime invitation to the Masters. "Let me put it to you this way," Woods said last week at his World Challenge. "I'm not going to beat Arnold's record. I'm not playing that long, that's for sure." Palmer set a record in 2004 by playing in his 50th consecutive Masters. Woods won his first green jacket when he was...

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Rory McIlroy ready to put season of struggles behind him

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Rory's McIlroy's year began with a coronation. He was the star attraction at what felt like a rock concert, with music blaring and lasers flashing in a room at Abu Dhabi to celebrate the No. 1 player in golf joining Nike's stable. It ended Sunday with a bogey on the ninth hole at Sherwood with hardly anyone watching. An offseason never looked more appealing to him. "It's been a long season, a long stretch,"...

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BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2013: Justin Rose keen to move on from US Open glory

Justin Rose’s victory at the US Open proved a profound experience for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year nominee – but now he is ready to move forward Justin Rose always believed the major was there; it was just that he thought the special moment was gone. But then the heavens opened. When he tapped in at Merion, Rose looked and pointed sky-bound and for that second it was just him and his dad. And so Justin and Ken had their time...

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