When shares of Under Armour stock plummeted more than five percent on Monday, several media outlets were quick to blame the dip on Jordan Spieth’s Masters collapse. In reality, the two events are mostly unrelated. As Fortune reported, “It would be easy to connect the two events: a big, rising star athlete runs into trouble, potentially hurting the …
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Now that we’re less than two weeks away from graduation, I think a lot of us have started reminiscing about our experience here at the Golf Academy. In my opinion, one of the most pleasantly unexpected benefits of attending school here has been learning the Rules of Golf. I’m not just talking about learning the …
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A: A team event consisting of four players in which each player hits a tee shot, and the best tee shot is selected. This continues from the fairway until the ball is on the green. The fringe is not considered part of the green, and all four players must execute a shot from this location before …
I don’t know what’s bigger: Danny Willett winning the Masters (the first Englishman to do so since Nick Faldo in 1996) or Jordan Spieth losing the Masters because of a quadruple-bogey 7 on No. 12.
The Golf Academy of America (Phoenix) Club Golf Team overcame windy and rainy conditions Sunday at Oakcreek Country Club in Sedona to win its 3rd consecutive National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA) Desert Regional Tournament. The only difference this time around? Unlike previous showings, the GAA led this two-day weekend tournament wire-to-wire. Dan Bubany set the …