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Fun With Juxtaposition

We know this is more the realm of our George Clooney-stalking sisters at Gawker, but we couldn't help but notice this perhaps poorly placed headline-photo combination on the New York Times Web site....

by Leitch|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

The Dull Phil Mickelson

We tend to agree with The Mighty MJD: We have a hard time getting too excited about Phil Mickelson winning the Masters. He falls in that place now that's difficult for sports fans to follow or get behind: Completely lacking in storyline. Mickelson for years was the talented guy who could never win...

by Leitch|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

That Was Not As Much Fun As It Should Have Been

Phil Mickelson is your 2006 Masters winner. There was no drama on 18, there was no big finish. The 18th was just a formality. Phil Mickelson bumrushed the field, or perhaps more accurately, let the field bumrush themselves, en route to an easy green jacket....

by mjdeadspin|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

A 10 Unlike Any Other

Tiger doesn't look like he wants to be a part of it, but we're going to have quite a finish to the Masters anyway. Phil Mickelson continues to lead by one stroke. He's at -6, with Freddie Couples one stroke behind and Jose Maria Olazabal and Vijay Singh two back....

by mjdeadspin|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

A Ponytail Unlike Any Other

For the moment, I'm going to ignore the people who would tell you that "The Masters doesn't start until the back nine on Sunday." I've been watching for almost an hour already, and there's no way that Miguel Angel Jimenez's fucking head is bothering me this much without the tournament having start...

by mjdeadspin|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Masters Morning Mayhem

Golf was on at 8 a.m. this morning, which was a pretty good way to ensure that I wouldn't be watching it. But I missed some compelling action, it seems....

by mjdeadspin|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

We Will Have Golf Today

This was supposed to be a post about golf. I suppose it still is, but I wanted to tell you that Tiger Woods was making a charge, Chad Campbell was holding steady, Rocco Mediate had started yelling "ALRIGHT, ROCCO!" everytime he made a birdie putt, and Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh really did wres...

by mjdeadspin|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

A Weather Forecast Unlike Any Other

They are getting in some golf today at The Masters, despite some nasty storms passing through the area. A lot of players are on the course right now, and some are making the most of the soft greens. Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jose Maria Olazabal, Tim Herron, and Jim Furyk are all 2-under-par on the day....

by mjdeadspin|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Tiger Woods Successfully Completes High Five

As we congratulate Tiger Woods for finally figuring out the correct way to slap another man's hand with his own, we take a look at the Masters, which, for all its bluster and Carlyle Group vibe, is the one golf tournament we look forward to every year, even if it's just because it reminds us that ev...

by Leitch|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Jim Nantz, King Of The WASPs

As The Masters tee off today — complete with cigarettes and littered beer cans everywhere — we cast our eyes again to Jim Nantz. After playing toadie to Billy Packer for a while — and is there a worse possible job description on earth than "Billy Packer's toadie?" — Nantz heads to Augusta, a place...

by Leitch|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Ah, The Pageantry Of Augusta

This is John Daly teeing off during a practice round at the Masters yesterday, in a photo from The Augusta Chronicle. If you ever had any doubt as to why John Daly is popular, that doubt should now rest. Yes, yes, a tradition unlike any other....

by Leitch|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Was Not To Be For Wie

For a while today, it looked like Michelle Wie would earn her first major victory on the LPGA Tour. But Karrie Webb and Lorena Ochoa both eagled the 18th to head into a playoff at -9, while Wie's birdie putt just singed the cupp, leaving her at -8, tied for 3rd with Ben Roethlisberger's ex-girlfri...

by mjdeadspin|Lpga

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Tiger vs. Phil. Without The Phil.

They were tied heading into the weekend at the Ford Championship at Doral, and they played together on Saturday. And, as has become traditional in such situations, it didn't work out that well for Phil. Since teeing it up on Saturday morning against Tiger, Tiger's only ahead by 8 strokes....

by mjdeadspin|Tiger Woods

|Tue Jun 18 2013

John Daly, Reality Television Hero

We've documented the comedic stylings of John Daly with much vigor around these parts, and now, apparently, inevitably, the world of reality television is now getting in on the act....

by Leitch|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

A Bizarre ABC Programming Choice

While Fox and CBS are showing some big-time college basketball and NFL games, ABC has countered with some lame golf event that pits PGA Tour players against LPGA players and Champions Tour players....

by mjdeadspin|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

John Daly, True Man Of Genius

Tiger Woods might have the endorsements, but no golfer, among real Americans, is more popular than John Daly. This collection of photos, which are new to us but might have been around a while, confirms why. The guy gets drunk, he gets rowdy and he does crazy things. (In some of these pictures, h...

by Leitch|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Tiger Woods: Mr. Cool

While skipping through The Sports Frog this morning, and we came across this photo of Tiger Woods' famous shot at the 16th hole at Augusta in The Masters this year....

by Leitch|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Well, You'll Have To Wear Those Short Pants, First Off

In one of those stories you couldn't make up even if you were trying really, really hard, famed British Open choker Jean Van De Velde has announced he intends to try to qualify for the Women's British Open next year to protest the decision to allow women to qualify for the men's event....

by Leitch|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

Bamberger Can't Stay Away From High Schoolers

We have a hard time getting all fired up about teenage golf "sensation" Michelle Wie. Nothing against her, of course; she seems like a nice enough girl. It's just that we find it incredibly strange that everyone's using a barely pubescent girl who hasn't won any tournaments to try to get us to watch...

by Leitch|Golf

|Tue Jun 18 2013

He Doesn't Waste Any Time, Does He?

Three days after his team was eliminated from the American League playoffs, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is all dressed and ready to start his winter vacation....

by Leitch|Baseball

|Tue Jun 18 2013

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