#Ponte Vedra

It wasn't an announcement so much as it was a pronouncement - a proclamation from PGA Tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach about the direction of the future of the game. If you've been close to golf, or the world of professional sports, or the world of professional gambling, the short blurb that appeared in Sports Business Journal was neither…

Not many players join the selection of Duval County's best in football for three seasons in a row. Add Grayson Howard to the list. The Jackson senior linebacker earned a rare third selection to the All-Gateway Conference football team, the top players at Duval County public schools as voted by coaches in the county. The four-star linebacker,…

Good morning, golf fans. A quiet-ish week means I'm going to start by riffing on something that's been on my mind. Give the kids a chance...like, an actual chance Good morning on this Monday, which likely finds you licking your wounds after yet another packed sports weekend. You might even be dealing with the double whammy, as we are over here in…

Here's a safe bet: at some point in the coming days, someone will describe the Players Championship as the "fifth major." Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't. Either way, though, this week's tournament is a big event for gamblers, featuring the strongest field in golf on an iconic course, with 22 hours of coverage on NBC and Golf Channel, and oodles more…

When Emiliano Grillo won the 2015 Korn Ferry Tour Championship at the TPC Sawgrass Dye's Valley, tournament chairman Jim McCarthy congratulated him on the 18th green before a photo with the volunteer leadership was taken. Grillo gave McCarthy a puzzled look and was clearly searching his memory banks. " Junior Players Championship, 2010," McCarthy…