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Amy Mickelson pushes Lindsey Vonn’s golf cart out of mud (GIF)

October 7, 2013 By Steve DelVecchio Leave a Comment

Anyone who reads LBS on a regular basis knows how much we love WAGs. Who doesn’t, right? The only thing we love more than WAGs themselves are WAGs who aren’t afraid to help each other out in a tough situation. Phil Mickelson’s wife Amy did just that for Lindsey Vonn at the President’s Cup on Sunday.

Some nasty weekend weather at the Muirfield Village Golf Club in Ohio led to muddy conditions. At one point, Vonn got her golf cart stuck in the mud while trying to drive up a hill. That’s when Amy Mickelson sprung into action (with the help of a course official) and pushed Vonn’s cart to safety. Talk about sportsmanship.

GIF via Adam Sarson
H/T Eye on Golf

Filed Under: Golf, WAG Tagged With: Amy Mickelson, Lindsey Vonn

Tiger Woods, Matt Kuchar bust out ‘Fresh Prince of Bel Air’ handshake (Video)

October 3, 2013 By Steve DelVecchio Leave a Comment

Tiger Woods and Matt Kuchar were paired together for the morning four-ball round at The President’s Cup on Thursday. We have grown used to seeing Woods stone-faced and focused in any type of golf setting. Needless to say, a “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” handshake would typically be out of the question for Tiger.

Not at The President’s Cup, it would seem. After Kuchar knocked in a putt to birdie the first hole and give himself and Tiger an early lead, the fellow Americans broke out the high-five that Will Smith and Jazzy Jeff made famous on the 1990′s sitcom. It will be interesting to see if they do it for the remainder of the tournament, as it was obviously rehearsed ahead of time.

Could this be a new Tiger we’re seeing? Naw, he’ll probably be back to swearing up a storm by hole 15.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the original handshake, here it is:

Filed Under: Golf Tagged With: Matt Kuchar, Tiger Woods

Henrik Stenson breaks his driver in anger at BMW Championship (Video)

September 16, 2013 By Steve DelVecchio Leave a Comment

Henrik Stenson won the Deutsche Bank Championship a week ago. His success did not carry over to the BMW Championship, where Stenson finished with a final round score of 74 on Monday and 1-under for the tournament — more than 10 shots off the lead. Fortunately his weekend is over, so he will no longer be needing the driver that he smashed.

Stenson slammed his driver into the ground so hard on the 18th hole that the head came flying off. I’d like to think he knew he wouldn’t be needing it for the rest of the day, otherwise he wouldn’t have risked breaking it.

It was a frustrating weekend for the Swede, but at least he pulled off a win last week. If he didn’t break a club after quadruple-bogeying 18 to lose a first-round lead at the Masters, he probably could have done without the outburst on Monday.

Video via Devil Ball Golf

Filed Under: Golf Tagged With: Henrik Stenson

Tiger Woods upset over two-shot penalty at BMW Championship (Video)

September 13, 2013 By Larry Brown 1 Comment

Tiger Woods is in the headlines once again for receiving a two-shot penalty on the course, and he is not happy about it.

Woods was hit with a two-stroke penalty in his second round at the BMW Championship on Friday after officials learned that the golfer did not report that his ball moved as he was removing some debris on the first hole.

“Tiger evidently hit it over the green and was moving some loose impediments,” PGA Tour rules official Slugger White said, via Golf Channel. “There was a little stick of some sort … next to his ball, and when he rolled that, the ball in fact moved.

“So in that situation, had he put the ball back it would have been a one‑stroke penalty. He didn’t, so he gets a two‑stroke penalty.”

Tour officials reportedly were notified about the violation while Woods was still competing on the front nine. A videographer who took video that was not shown on TV apparently recorded the moment. Tiger apparently told officials the ball only oscillated and did not move, but he was shown the video that proved otherwise (video seen at the top).

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Filed Under: Golf Tagged With: Tiger Woods

Keegan Bradley has ‘baba booey’ engraved on his wedge

August 29, 2013 By Steve DelVecchio Leave a Comment

Golf fans will eventually stop shouting “baba booey!” after players hit shots when the trend fizzles out in favor of some other mashed potatoes-type chant. But it would appear Keegan Bradley doesn’t want it to end.

Bradley showed off what looks like a new wedge on Instagram on Thursday, and he has “bababooey” engraved into it. Based on the recent Twitter exchange he had with Howard Stern, I’m going to guess Ian Poulter does not approve.

We know some golfers like Jason Dufner have admitted they don’t mind when fans yell stupid things, but I think Keegan took it a bit too far. The “baba booey” chant is decent, but I’m still more of a mashed potatoes guy. To each his own.

Filed Under: Golf Tagged With: Howard Stern, Keegan Bradley

Rory McIlroy says he and Caroline Wozniacki have not broken up

August 26, 2013 By Larry Brown Leave a Comment

Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki are in the news again because of rumors that they have broken up, but the two are in denial mode.

Irish outlets The Sun and The Independent reported over the weekend that the golfer and tennis player have split. The Independent says McIlroy ended the relationship, leaving Woz “utterly distraught.” They reported that the break up has been “very difficult” for the two.

Speculation of problems between the two arose after they each changed their Twitter profile pictures from ones of them together to ones of them alone. Wozniacki made light of that detail in a tweet:

Since my profile pic made big headlines I better change it again lol.. #dontbelieveallyoureadinpapers

— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) August 25, 2013

Likewise, McIlroy denied there was anything wrong between him and Wozniacki.

“Just because we changed our Twitter profile picture doesn’t mean we’re not together. But yeah, it’s all good,” McIlroy told the media.

The Northern Irishman then mocked the reporter who wrote about their breakup, and Woz joined in over Twitter:

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Filed Under: Golf, Tennis Tagged With: Caroline Wozniacki, Rory McIlroy

Brandt Snedeker gets Hunter Mahan funny gift for his new baby

August 22, 2013 By Steve DelVecchio Leave a Comment

Brandt Snedeker won the Canadian Open last month with a little help from mother nature. Hunter Mahan was the leader in the tournament after 36 holes, but he withdrew when his wife went into labor. There’s no telling if Snedeker could have won the event without Mahan bailing early, but it certainly didn’t hurt.

Snedeker thanked Mahan’s wife, beautiful former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Kandi Harris, after the victory and joked that he would be getting the couple’s new daughter a very nice gift to thank her for arriving early. From a creativity standpoint, Snedeker and his wife delivered.

It's no college tuition but @BrandtSnedeker and I got this made for Zoe – so happy for @HunterMahanand@KandiMahan pic.twitter.com/eoku1gk736

— mandy snedeker (@MandySnedeker) August 22, 2013

Given the amount of money Snedeker won after Mahan withdrew, he could have dug into his pockets a bit deeper than that. In any event, the Snedekers get an A+ for creativity. I’m sure Mr. and Mrs. Mahan appreciated the gesture.

H/T Eye on Golf

Filed Under: Golf Tagged With: Brandt Snedeker, Hunter Mahan