PGA Tour veteran Billy Hurley III wrote an emotional letter Tuesday in The Players' Tribune that touched upon his upbringing in the game as well as his father's disappearance and ultimate death.The golf course served as a backdrop for Hurley's youth as his father, Willard Hurley Jr., served as his swing coach until high school. But their relationship drew national headlines two years ago when the elder Hurley suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving his pro golfer son to hold an impromptu press conference at the 2015 Quicken Loans National in which he pleaded through tears for his father to return."Dad ... that was hard. That was really, really hard," Hurley wrote. "My younger brother Dan told me later that he had never seen me cry before that press conference. Suddenly, your story was public. Our family's secret was out."Willard Hurley was found three days later at a library in Texas, but told authorities that he was simply "traveling." He died two weeks later at age 61 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.While his father's sudden death gained significant media attention, Hurley wrote his "letter" in order to tell a more well-rounded story of the man who taught him the game and who worked player security at multiple Presidents Cups while a police officer in Leesburg, Va."After 18 months of reading stories about your death, our family has decided to focus on something else: your life," Hurley wrote. "In our minds, the world needs to know the real you."Hurley admitted that he contemplated retirement early last year, but opted to continue playing and earned his first Tour victory at last year's Quicken Loans National, the same event where his father's disappearance had thrust him into the limelight one year prior."Winning a tournament made it OK to celebrate life again. It made it OK to have joy again," he wrote. "Winning closed a chapter in my life. I would have made it through the grief process without winning, but the fact that I did flipped everything from 'My dad committed suicide,' to 'My dad was a great man.'"
(Reuters) - Muirfield will hold a second vote to admit female members, the golf club confirmed, after last month's initial ballot rejected the lifting of a ban on women, leading to the historic course losing hosting rights for the British Open. The course close to Edinburgh has retained a male-only
Instead of "mutual friend," he advises us to write and say "friend in common." But that locution strikes my ear as awkward and clunky. Bernstein agrees: "Because a suitable substitute is lacking, the tendency these days is to accept the phrase mutual friend or mutual acquaintance."
"Ready Golf" The Golf Union of Wales will be incorporating "Ready Golf" during some or all stipulated rounds of this Championship. To assist players, below is some important information referring to what Ready Golf is, what we hope to achieve and implications on the Rules of Golf & the Championship. What is "Ready Golf"
R&A Championships Adopt "Ready Golf" to Speed Up Play
Rookie Hickok using history to adjust quickly at Riviera Source: The Golf Channel LOS ANGELES - Learning new courses on the fly is part of life for PGA Tour rookies but this week at the Genesis Open Kramer Hickok does have a bit of history at Riviera Country Club.
J.b. Holmes - Golf
Tony Finau made a late run Friday for a share of the lead at the Valero Texas Open. And it could have been even better. Finau bogeyed the par-5 18th, but he still finished with a 7-under 65 to tie
Tony Finau Fires 65 For Share of 2017 Valero Texas Open Lead
Torres, Ciganda tied at Evian; major champs lurking Posted by: Linked To Author in GolfHub24 News September 14, 2018 0 4 Views Maria Torres put Puerto Rico's flag atop the leaderboard Thursday at the Evian Championship.
Torres, Ciganda tied at Evian; major champs lurking
Spieth is the son of Shawn and Christine Spieth, both natives of Pennsylvania. His grandfather, Donald Spieth, is a music teacher at Moravian College and Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where he was a long-time conductor of the former Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra. Jordan has two younger siblings, Steven and Ellie.
Golf is frustrating, even for the world's best. Rory McIlroy is the latest to admit this well-known fact of life when he missed the cut at the European Tour's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, a tournament which he and his foundation hosts.
"Frustrated" Rory McIlroy misses cut at Irish Open | Your
Schauffele wasn't done there holing out two holes later from just over 100 yards before doing the unthinkable… As many of us can sympathise with when things started to look up, he topped a driver. Yes that's correct Xander Schauffele our tournament winner topped his drive.
Xander Schauffele — Latest News, Images and Photos
crypticimages.com/xander-schauffele/
Watch: Xander Schauffele holes out twice, then tops drive at Sentry . Watch: Xander Schauffele holes out twice, then tops drive at Sentry TOC | Golf Channel. Sentry Tournament of Champions: Xander Schauffele shoots 11-under 62 . Sentry Tournament of Champions: Xander Schauffele shoots 11-under 62 to claim first victory of 2019
The clubs Xander Schauffele used to win the Sentry Tournament
WATCH: Mexican soccer announcer's goal call of Justin Thomas' ace is incredible If this is what we get by playing golf in Mexico, maybe we should play every tournament in Mexico
Eden Hazard: Sergio Ramos sends Chelsea ace message ahead of
Jul 24, 2017 · After major win, Jordan Spieth deflects comparisons to Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus. Jordan Spieth is the second youngest to win three different major titles.
How does Jordan Spieth compare to 22-year-old Tiger Woods? A
Hayden Overby had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead top-ranked Thompson to a 57-47 overtime win over Bismarck Shiloh Christian Saturday in the championship game of the state Class B boys
Indiana's NCAA Tournament Hopes in Jeopardy After Loss to
Tiger Woods told arresting officers last month during his traffic stop for suspicion of driving under the influence that he was taking Xanax. Golf Channel reports on a new document release from
New report: Woods told officers he was taking Xanax
Ever since his big win at the Tour Championship late last year, Tiger Woods has been the betting favorite to win the 2019 Masters. Not anymore. With his record-breaking victory at the Farmers
Masters 2019: Latest Odds and Betting Tips for Golf's Top
Once player-caddie, Loves foes at Greenbrier. By Will Gray. July 4, 2017 at 4:35 PM. Getty Images Davis Love III and Dru Love are once again patrolling a PGA Tour stop together. Only this time
Once Player-Caddie, Loves now Opponents at Greenbrier
0 Comments