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Many years ago, Tiger Woods said “The More I Practice, the luckier I get!” While the general sentiment behind his statement is understandable, it has been shown that more informed golfers benefit the most from practicing. Advances in data analytics have offered tremendous benefits to astute golfers and other athletes. Within the next five years, the global market for sports analytics is expected to reach $4.3 billion. Basketball, baseball and football have all gained a lot of publicity for discussing their utilization of big data. However, golfers can use big data as well. Big data is a term that has...

Breaking news - the biggest golf news in a year that has seen the postponement of both the Olympics and the Ryder Cup. Today, Tiger Woods and the Big Cedar Lodge resort announced an all new international competition, the Payne’s Valley Cup, a Europe vs. USA team match pitting Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas against Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose. All four are Major winners.Woods and McIlroy are easily golf’s biggest stars, with 19 Major championships between them, while Thomas is currently ranked the third best player in the world, second in the FedEx Cup standing, has already won three...

Professional golf is unique in many ways, but especially when it comes to finances. Players pay their own way, and unlike team sports like football, baseball, basketball and hockey, big money isn’t guaranteed once you make it to the Tour. Sure, just about every Tour player has multiple sponsorships, but on the course, players have to earn everything they make, and at regular-season PGA Tour events, that means they need to play well enough to make the cut before they’ll see a dime. With the new PGA Tour season already upon us, it raises an interesting question: What would a...

You never know what experiences a scholarship will open and who you may meet along the way. Take the case of Sarahi Ortiz. The UO senior came here as part of the Evans Scholars Program, a rewarding yet demanding program that covers full tuition and housing to leading universities across the nation. To earn the prestigious scholarship, students must have caddied in high school and show outstanding records of academics and financial need. In her role as president of the Evans Scholars chapter here, and as one of the program’s two top leaders nationwide, Ortiz was at the PGA Tour’s...

Frank Snow, a Black pro-am golf champion who taught scores of children the game and befriended Tiger Woods before he became the sport’s generational star, has died. In declining health since he suffered a stroke last summer, Snow died Thursday morning of suspected heart issues at a Glendale long-term health facility, said Gracie Lott, his wife. He was 78. An outgoing sort who loved being around people, Snow taught golf for more than 30 years at the Chester Washington and Maggie Hathaway golf courses in South Los Angeles and spent countless hours as a volunteer instructor at the Watts-Willowbrook Boys...