Ballsy Plays

Real moments from the course where someone looked at an unreasonable shot and went for it anyway. Pros, amateurs, and the occasional lunatic with a gap wedge and nothing to lose.

Ballsy Plays

Spieth Drained a 62-Footer at the Memorial — With His Back to the Hole

Jordan Spieth already made headlines at the PGA Championship last month with a wedge shot that Justin Thomas said “maybe

Ballsy Plays

Russell Henley Made Four Birdies in a Row to Win at Colonial. That’s Just Ballsy.

Four consecutive birdies. Three to tie the tournament, one more in the playoff to win it. Russell Henley was trailing

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Jordan Spieth Hit a Shot This Week That ‘Maybe Five People on Earth’ Could Pull Off

Jordan Spieth stood 70 yards from the pin on the par-4 11th at Aronimink during Friday’s second round of the

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‘Golf Club Bub’ Just Got Six Years. Turns Out $26K in Stolen Clubs Has Consequences.

Connor Joseph Burgess had a nickname. “Golf Club Bub.” We don’t know if he gave it to himself or if

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San Jose Man Took ‘Golf Takes Balls’ Way Too Literally

We named this site Golf Takes Balls. We meant it as a metaphor. William Yixin Pu, a 40-year-old San Jose

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Michael Brennan Said Hold My Shirt — And Then Lost His Ball in the Water

Michael Brennan had a decision to make at the 18th hole during the opening round of the Zurich Classic of