PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem offered his support Tuesday for golf to become an Olympic sport, an endorsement that could give golf its strongest chance since it was dropped from the Olympic program more than 100 years ago.
Golf announcer apologizes for ‘Chinaman’ remark
CBS announcer Bobby Clampett has apologized for referring to Wen-Chong Liang as “the Chinaman” during Masters play last week.
Storylines: Longest course on Tour, Nicklaus history, sweepstakes
Longest course in Nationwide Tour history This week’s host site, Kinderlou Forest Golf Club, will once again be the longest course played in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event (PGA TOUR, Nationwide Tour, Champions Tour). It measures 7,781 yards. In 2007, the par-72 course ranked sixth toughest among Nationwide Tour layouts with a 73.55 stroke average. Kinderlou Forest was recently ranked No. 14 on Golfweek magazine’s “Best Courses You Can Play” list. Prior to 2007, the longest course to host a TOUR event was the 7,702-yard Whistle Bear Golf Club in 2005 when Jon Mills won the Canadian PGA Championship in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
Blog: Masters a tough, but valuable experience
Editor’s note: Brandt Snedeker began writing a blog for PGATOUR.COM after he won the Wyndham Championship last year. This is his first installment since finishing third at the Masters Tournament three weeks ago.