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Joe Biden is known for awkward compliments and bizarre public displays, but this is a new one. During a Friday press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Biden attempted to compliment Japanese Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama, by referring to the 29-year-old man as a “Japanese boy.” “Yoshi, I know how proud you are —…

CNN used the wrong photo of a professional Asian golfer during a story over the weekend about The Masters golf tournament. The headline read, “Si Woo Kim Breaks Putter In Frustration, Forced To Putt With Wood At The Masters.” Included in the post was an feature image of a professional golfer, but the pictured athlete…

April 11 (UPI) — Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama held off an erratic Xander Schauffele for a one-stroke victory at the 85th Masters Tournament on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, claiming his first major title and the Green Jacket. With the victory, he made history as the first male golfer from Japan to win a…

April 09, 2021 5:47 PM ET Pro golfer Tiger Woods reportedly thought he was in the state of Florida after his roll-over car crash in Los Angeles. “Woods did not remember being involved in a traffic collision,” Deputy Kyle Sullivan wrote in the collision report released Friday by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, ESPN…

Deputies who responded to the single-car crash of golf icon Tiger Woods “did not see any evidence of impairment,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Tuesday afternoon. Law enforcement checked Woods and the vehicle for any sign of drugs and alcohol or other signs that he was under the influence of a substance. Officers…

Sports reporter Darren Rovell called golf legend Jack Nicklaus’ endorsement of Donald Trump, “the most divisive thing [Jack] has ever done.” On Wednesday, the six-time Masters Tournament champion tweeted out his support for President Trump’s re-election bid praising Trump’s “resolve and determination” and slamming the constant attacks he has faced while in office. But the…

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sep 02, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Queen of the Green, a VIP program developed by women's golf fashion brand KINONA, aims to reward loyal customers while giving back to women-led causes. Women's fashion trailblazer KINONA started from humble beginnings. Dianne Celuch and Tami Fujii were used to being the only women golfers…

ATHENS, Ga., Aug 18, 2020 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- FormFree® today announced it will host the 2020 Heroes Golf Classic on October 30, 2020, at Château Élan in Braselton, Georgia. All proceeds from the charity golf tournament will be donated to the American Red Cross of Northeast Georgia, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that helps feed, shelter and…

President Donald Trump on Saturday golfed with former Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre, the White House confirmed. The White House released a photo of the famous quarterback and the president, at his Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The president is spending the weekend at his club and attending a fundraiser for the Trump-supporting…

Tom Brady delivered the shot of the match that made it easy to forget the rest of his swings. Tiger Woods didn’t miss a fairway and earned a small measure of revenge against Phil Mickelson. The PGA Tour is set to return in just over two weeks, and it has a tough act to follow.…