Golf: American battles disease

… he will carry the illness with him for the rest of his life, Slocum is unwavering in his belief that given good health, he has the game to return to the top. Having begun playing again late last year, and without any playing privileges on the PGA …

Golf: American battles disease

… he will carry the illness with him for the rest of his life, Slocum is unwavering in his belief that given good health, he has the game to return to the top. Having begun playing again late last year, and without any playing privileges on the PGA …

Palmer, Bryan lead at PGA National

With things looking up on the home front, where his wife is rebounding from cancer, Ryan Palmer is eyeing a reversal of fortunes at PGA National as well. The 40-year-old US PGA Tour veteran produced seven birdies in a five-under par 65 on Friday to seize a share of the halfway lead at the Honda Classic alongside rookie Wesley Bryan.

Mark CannizzaroStewart Cink hasn’t left his wife’s side since cancer diagnosis 0:0

I first approached Stewart Cink about doing a story on the challenging journey he and his wife, Lisa, have been navigating since she was diagnosed in April with an aggressive form of breast cancer because I thought it would be a good story to tell. As I spoke with Cink, a 20-year PGA Tour veteran and always one of the good guys in the game, I quickly discovered it not only was therapeutic for Cink to speak about the struggles, but it became a cathartic experience for me.

Woods withdraws from Dubai Desert Classic with bad back

Former world number one Tiger Woods has pulled out of the Dubai Desert Classic ahead of his second round because of a back spasm, the European Tour said on Friday. The American 14-times major champion, now ranked 666th after his long injury layoff due to a series of back issues, shot a miserable five-over 77 on Thursday, a round in which he failed to record a single birdie in perfect conditions.

Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club offering daily golf/spa credit to Florida residents

The AAA Four-Diamond-rated Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club on Florida’s West Coast is offering a very enticing $50 Daily Golf/Spa Credit to Florida residents for stays through Apr. 30. Taking advantage of this appealing offer is a terrific way to experience the resort’s dramatically redesigned – almost reinvented – championship golf course, which reopened in November 2016 following an impressive $9 million redesign with input from golf icon Jack Nicklaus in collaboration with noted course architect John Sanford. Not a golfer; not a problem.