Jezebel: Golf

Old Guys Relax: Sex Just as Safe as Golf

Anna North — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:35:00 EST

A new study shows that for people with heart disease, "sexual activity generally is safe and no more strenuous than golf." That's provided that you do it "with a familiar partner in a familiar setting," so sex on the golf course is apparently out (unless that's your regular thing). Still, this is a study that's veritably begging for its corresponding Viagra commercial. More »

Drape Your Thighs In Stars and Stripes

Cassie Murdoch — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:45:00 EDT

American John Daly hits a putt on the 4th hole during the final round of the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters golf tournament in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) More »

John Boehner's Boys' (Golf) Club

Irin Carmon — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:25:00 EDT

What can John Boehner do that Nancy Pelosi (and Hillary Clinton, and Sandra Day O'Connor, and anyone else unlucky enough to possess ladyparts) can't? Be a member or even set foot at his preferred golf club, the Burning Tree Club, as the co-editors of Mother Jones point out today. (They are similarly cursed.) More »

Ladies Love Rock-Climbers, Hate Golfers

Anna North — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:40:00 EDT

Climbers rejoice — a survey found that women deemed their sport the sexiest among a list of options. Golfers, however, are out of luck. More »

Historic Golf Club Could Admit Women

Anna North — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:30:00 EDT

A major Scottish golf club is close to allowing women to become members. But the move has some surprising opponents: women. More »

Michelle Wie Is All Business

Jessica Coen — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:52:00 EST

[Dubai, December 7: Wie takes a swing during a preview for the Dubai Ladies Masters. If you're interested, there may be a less-expensive version of that belt floating around somewhere out there. Image via Getty.]

Ex-Minnesota Golf Coach Says She Was Sidelined For Being Gay

Anna North — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:03:00 EST

An openly gay University of Minnesota golf coach is considering a discrimination lawsuit after she wasn't allowed to do her job, suggesting that homophobia can be a problem at secular universities, not just religious ones. More »

Matthew McConaughey Does Something Besides Run Shirtless On A Beach

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:30:00 EDT

[Haikou, China, October 29: Matthew McConaughey works on his golf swing during day three of the Mission Hills Start Trophy tournament. I'm betting that wearing a shirt wasn't his first choice. Image via Getty.]

Transgender Golfer Sues LPGA For Right To Compete

Anna North — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:35:00 EDT

A transgender golfer was excluded from competition when organizers changed the rules to allow only athletes who were "female at birth." Now she's suing. More »

U.S. Women's Basketball Beats Spain, Tseng Scores LPGA Victory

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:22:00 EDT

Tina Charles led the U.S. women's national basketball team with 17 points to beat Spain 85-69 at an exhibition game in Hartford. In golf, Yani Tseng won her third LPGA Tour victory of the year at Sunday's Northwest Arkansas Championship. More »

Michelle Wie Keeps He Eye On The Ball

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:40:00 EDT

[Winnipeg, August 26. Michelle Wie of the U.S. lines up a putt during the first round of the CN Canadian Women's Open at St. Charles Country Club on August 26, 2010 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Image via Getty]

Minnie Mouse Shares Some Girl Talk With Golf Champ

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:16:00 EDT

[Lake Buena Vista, August 9. LPGA golfer Paula Creamer, winner of the 2010 United States Women's Open, golfs with Minnie Mouse at Disney's Magnolia Golf Course on August 9 (incidentally, also Creamer's 24th birthday) in Florida. Image via Getty]

Paula Creamer Does It With Earmuffs

Jessica Coen — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:55:00 EDT

[Southport, July 29: Paula Creamer protects herself from chilly air and, perhaps, vulgar language during the Ricoh Women's British Open. Image via Getty.]

Michelle Wie Swings Like Whoa

Jessica Coen — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:17:00 EDT

[Evian, France, July 22: Michelle Wie of USA plays her tee shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the 2010 Evian Masters. Image via Getty.]

LPGA Star Wins Over $500K, Plans To Purchase Exorbitant Bag

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:15:00 EDT

After her victory Sunday in the U.S. Women's Open, Paula Creamer announced plans to work on her bucket list. Step one: go skydiving. Next, buy a Birkin. For those not in the know: "It's like a really crazy bag." More »

Angry Kentuckians Go After Ashley Judd's Breasts

Anna North — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:55:00 EDT

Ashley Judd managed to piss off both coal miners and golf course developers in a speech last month — and they've responded with topless posters of the actress. More »

The Good Wife

Anna Holmes — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:10:00 EDT

[Augusta, Georgia; April 11. Image via Getty]

No Girls Allowed

Anna Holmes — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:10:00 EDT

[Augusta, Georgia; April 7. Image via Getty]

Michelle Obama Dances To Justin Bieber • Couple Faces Month In Prison For PDA

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 18:00:00 EDT

• There were some magical moments during the White House's Easter celebration, but none so much as the moment when the First Lady was caught getting down during a live performance from young Mr. Bieber. More »

Tiger's Back, But What About Elin And The Swedes?

Anna North — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:00:37 EDT

Tiger Woods's press conference touched on topics ranging from Ambien use to "helping others." But the AP apparently has one question left: Like, how are Swedes reacting to the scandal? More »

"I Cheated:" Tiger Woods Delivers Semi-Satisfying Apology

Anna North — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:40:00 EST

He didn't tell everyone to quit watching golf, but Tiger Woods's second public statement about his infidelity, delivered at 11am this morning, was somewhat more candid than the first. Our breakdown, after the jump. More »

What Should Tiger Say?

Anna North — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:40:00 EST

Tiger Woods is slated to give public statement today at 11 a.m., during a break from sex rehab. He'll probably just give some rehash of his vague comments from December, but here's what we wish he'd say: More »

Will "The Real Rachel Uchitel" Please Stand Up?

Anna North — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST

A long Daily Beast article about Rachel Uchitel raises an interesting question: was she just Tiger Woods's mistress, or more? And what does the answer say about the Tiger Woods scandal and the sex lives of professional athletes? More »

"I Felt Like I Needed To Defend Myself": Tiger's Latest Mistress On Today

Anna North — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:30:00 EST

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Yet another Tiger Woods mistress is speaking publicly, and the Washington Post's Robin Givhan criticizes the media stereotyping of these women. But we wonder: what's in it for the women themselves? More »

Watch The Birdie

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:50:00 EDT

[Kingsbarns, Scotland; September 30. Image via Getty.]

Well, Someone's Teed Off

Anna Holmes — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[Bethlehem, July 9. Image via Getty]

Tiger Woods' Niece Makes L.P.G.A. Debut

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Runs in the family! Cheyenne Woods, Tiger's 18-year-old niece, will play her first L.P.G.A. tournament after receiving a sponsor's exemption. "If she were not Tiger Woods's niece, she would still have a specialness about her," says her coach. [N.Y. Times] More »

Teed Off

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:20:00 EDT

Ugh. Time reports on a new service available for male golfers: professional, attractive and scantily-clad women for rent. Play Golf Designs offers up a choice of 24 female professional golfers, who are happy to join you on the green, but only for a rather stiff fee. [Time] More »

Kiwis Let Their Pink Flags Fly

Anna Holmes — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[Auckland, New Zealand; April 21. Image via Getty]

R.I.P. Betty Jameson

Sadie Stein — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:40:00 EST

Betty Jameson, the Hall of Fame golfer and winner of 10 tournaments who was one of the 13 founding members of the women's professional tour in 1950, has died at 89. [NYT, Obit] More »

Barack Obama: It's All Sun & Games Until Someone Loses An _______

Anna Holmes — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:50:00 EST

[Kailua, Oahu, Hawai'i; December 29. Image via Getty]

Michelle Wie finally became a member of...

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:30:00 EST

Michelle Wie finally became a member of the LPGA Tour yesterday, tying for 7th place among the 20 players who earned their LPGA cards at the 2008 Q-School tournament. The 19-year-old used special sponsor's exemptions or invitations to participate in almost all of the LPGA Tour events she competed in previously, but she plans on playing a full schedule in 2009. "I play whenever I want now, not when I have to play, or only six tournaments," said Wie, "I'm going to take advantage of this card." [AP] More »

Obama Ist Ein Berliner, But Andy Giuliani Is Litigious

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Barack Obama's already left Berlin, but the pictures remain. The last time I personally saw the Victory Column, I was 20 and in the midst of Berlin's enormous gay pride parade. Watching young men puke in the bushes while people passed by in front of a stone column was way less impressive than seeing a 20-foot-longpaper maché penis float through the Brandenburg Gate — which makes a better backdrop for everything, really. But the Bush Administration didn't want that backdrop for Obama any more than they probably want to see large penises around Washington, so the Victory Column had to do. Does it really matter what he said? Moe and I say not really, not when we can discuss Rudy Giuliani's Lawsuit-Happy Gilmore, Matthew Yglesias's haters, Michael Savage's stupidity, power, privilege and Duke, SATs, ADHD, Dawson's Creek and James Van Der Beek. (No, I haven't had a bunch of coffee on an empty stomach, why do you ask?) Go read, it's after the jump. More »

Where There's A Will, There's A Wie

Maria — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:45:00 EDT

Following a disqualification on the LPGA Tour, Michelle Wie will compete on the PGA tour again this year. This will be Wie's eighth time playing on the PGA (normally an all-male golf tournament) although she has yet to make the cut. [TCPalm] More »

(Ass)hole In One: Modeling Guy Puts LPGA Golfers In Bikinis

Sadie Stein — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:40:00 EDT

Hey! Remember yesterday how I was all, "Lighten up, people! Paying undue attention to female athletes' fashion choices is okay because it draws attention to the sport and promotes healthy physiques"? Yeah. Well, that was before we heard about the "Wilhelmina Seven" an initiative that is turning seven 'hand-picked' comely LPGA golfers into models. The group is being repped by Wilhelmina Artist Management, the celeb division of the NYC agency, and spearheaded by some guy named "Dieter Esch". Obviously, the 'models' have all been photographed in swimsuits and eveningwear for their portfolios. "This was perfect, to show the world there are sexy, athletic women who can play," says Esch, adding that the campaign is designed, in part, to bring more exposure to the rather unglamorous LPGA. "There was simply not enough pizazz on the LPGA Tour. The players had no representation to speak of, no advertisements to speak of. It's a crime, so Wilhelmina is taking it upon itself to change that." More »

If You Have To Have A Stage Dad...

Moe — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:20:00 EST

Ginger and Robbi Howard, 13 and 12, respectively, are being groomed by their dad to be the Williams sisters of golf. Robert Howard introduced them to the sport in preschool one day when his wife asked him to baby-sit. "I had a video camera, and I filmed the girls so [their mother] would know I did something productive with them." They were good! Now Robert oversees their "Journey" to greatness, driving them to far-flung tournaments, chronicling their every triumph on a website, and attempting above all else to shelter them from the poisonous effects of non-Nickelodeon television programming. He would like to attract the rapper 50 Cent to be a benefactor of sorts. And while he is relentlessly positive, he does worry they won't grow tall enough to be competitive — both are hovering around 5 feet tall — though he notes with satisfaction that their feet are approaching a size ten. [NY Times] More »

If You Feel The Tag Rubbing Against Your Breasts, You've Got The Damn Dress On Backwards

Jennifer — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:49:37 EDT

Oh, Britney, Britney, Britney. Front, back. Front, back. We know: It's complicated! [People.com]