The gambling adventures of some of the top baseball, basketball, NFL football, and Euro football players have been well-chronicled in the press. What else is a young athlete with millions in the bank going to do for entertainment? Unfortunately, some of these well-chronicled stories have not ended well. As an example of how wealthy athletes can succumb to gambling addiction, here is a list of athletes who struggled to control their gambling habits. Note: some of these names are the […]
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Jordan Spieth admitted the frustration of missing the cut at The Masters helped inspire him to victory at the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage held at Harbour Town Golf Club in South Carolina. The 2015 Masters champion missed the cut at the season’s opening major last week, the first time he had done so in eight visits to Augusta, and the reverse proved the catalyst the 28-year-old Texan needed to reset his game. Spieth overturned a three-stroke deficit over third round […]
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Boasting Italy’s only PGA National championship golf course and a luxury hotel and spa, Argentario Golf & Wellness Resort provides a relaxing retreat on Tuscany’s unspoilt coast, yet remains within striking distance of Rome’s world-renowned attractions, writes Golf News Editor Nick Bayly With all eyes in the golfing world turning to Italy next year as host nation of the 2023 Ryder Cup, it seems like a good time to get in an early sighter of what is on offer for […]
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Golf industry and health and wellbeing professionals, and those interested in the future development of the game, are being invited to attend a one-day seminar being held at Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club in south-west London on May 4. FOREFRONT is a vibrant business networking event, supported by The R&A, Trust Golf and IMG, which will focus of health and wellbeing issues and will feature a panel discussion comprising leading figures in the golf industry, as well as those working in […]
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Lee Westwood has played in almost every part of the world during his 25-plus years on tour, but there’s one place that he enjoys to play and stay above all others – Thailand You’ve travelled all over the world during your career and visited a lot of amazing golf destinations. If you could narrow it down to one country, which would it be? I’ve travelled a lot, and seen lots of amazing places, so it’s hard to narrow it down […]
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