Eight months after the last putt of the 2016 PGA Championship, the 2017 tour has finally arrived. The Masters Tournament, golf’s most iconic event, kicks off Thursday morning as more than 100 of the world’s best players compete for a chance win the green jacket. Before the first groups tee-off at Augusta National, here are three things to watch for this tournament: Can...
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For many golfers, the pro shop is the first stop after playing the back nine. Gerald Barron, though, is leaving the Ole Miss Golf Course in retirement Wednesday after nine years as its pro shop manager. After graduating from Ole Miss in 1971, Barron worked for several insurance agencies throughout the Northeast and South before coming back to Oxford about 12 years ago. “I’m...
