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Golf Answers Complaints on Commercials

Viewers had objected to ads overwhelming the play on NBC broadcast

(Newser) - Fans who felt like they weren't seeing much golf between TV commercials have received reassurance. "I'm on it!" Mike Whan, CEO of the US Golf Association, tweeted Sunday morning in response to the unrest on social media. Viewers had complained about the volume of ads on...

Phil Mickelson Gets Into Bizarre Trouble at US Open

Golfer penalized after swatting a moving ball at Shinnecock

(Newser) - Phil Mickelson intentionally hit a moving putt on the 13th green Saturday, then asked the USGA to explain the ruling after hearing suggestions that he should be disqualified from the US Open. His bogey putt from above the hole ran by the cup and was headed down a slope when...

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