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With Davis Love III’s granddaughter’s approval, RSM Classic merch tent has toasty offerings

When Davis Love III says the RSM Classic is a family affair, he isn’t just providing lip service.

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — When Davis Love III says the RSM Classic is a family affair, he isn’t just providing lip service.

As part of the pre-tournament press conferences, Love brought his granddaughter Eloise to the podium, and she explained how a hat she picked up at the tournament’s merchandise shop last year was so popular that she was offered money for it.

“Somebody asked me if they could buy it from me and I said yes, because why not?” she said. “I don’t know who it was, I kind of forgot, but somebody did and my mom got really mad at me.”

Davis Love elaborated.

“She kept getting asked and we said, well, why don’t you just sell it right off your head to the highest bidder? She came running in the next day, ‘$106!'”

Hats are some of the more popular items at the Sea Island Golf Club merch tent, some for fashion’s sake and some for practicality. Chilly temps on Thursday morning made knit hats something of a priority.

Also among the offerings are some baseball caps donning the number 15, which is how many years the tournament has been played.

And it’s possible you’ll see Eloise working in the stand if you drop by on the weekend.

“It’s good. We’re having a lot of sales. It’s very fun to work there,” she said.

Here’s a look at the merch tent’s offerings:

Hall of Famer Mark O’Meara announces retirement from professional golf. See his career in photos

What a career.

Mark O’Meara is calling it a career and he’s doing it where he enjoyed some of his finest moments.

The 2015 Golf Hall of Fame inductee announced Monday on Golf Channel he was retiring after this week’s Pure Insurance Championship on the PGA Tour Champions at Pebble Beach Golf Links. He won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am five times.

O’Meara is a 16-time PGA Tour winner and two-time major champion, winning the Masters and Open Championship in 1998 as his final PGA Tour victories. He played in 674 events on the PGA Tour, making the cut 444 times and amassing more than $14 million in career earnings.

This week will mark O’Meara’s 284th start on PGA Tour Champions, where he has three victories, his last coming in 2019. He has one senior major, the 2010 Senior Players Championship.

O’Meara was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and took up golf at 13 years old when he lived in Mission Viejo, California. He was an All-American at Long Beach State and won the U.S. Amateur in 1979.

His first PGA Tour victory came in 1984 at the Greater Milwaukee Open. Then in 1998, he finally got his first major, capturing the green jacket at Augusta National in the Masters. Later that year, he added the Claret Jug to his trophy case, winning at Royal Birkdale. He’s one of 16 golfers to claim two majors in one season with the Open being one of them.

He announced on the Friday of the 2018 Masters after missing the cut that it was his last Masters, 20 years after he won his green jacket.

O’Meara developed a strong relationship with Tiger Woods in the latter stages of his career while Woods was just beginning. Woods slid the green jacket on O’Meara’s shoulders after his ’97 victory at the Masters.

He reached a high of No. 2 in the Official World Golf Ranking in that 1998 season. For his career, he totaled 34 professional victories. He won five European Tour events, two on the Japan Golf Tour and numerous others.

O’Meara earned PGA Tour Rookie of the Year honors in 1981 and then was named PGA Tour Player of the Year in 1998.

Here’s a look at Mark O’Meara’s career in photos.

A first look at the standalone field where Wisconsin will play Northwestern on Oct. 19

Seriously, there is going to be major college football played on this field…

Wisconsin will travel to play the Northwestern Wildcats in Week 8 of the college football season.

The Badgers and Wildcats have faced off in every season since 2013. Wisconsin has made five trips to Evanston, Illinois, in that time.

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A road trip to play Northwestern used to mean a game at Ryan Field — a field known for abnormally long grass in a high school-like stadium atmosphere. That is no longer the case. Northwestern recently demolished Ryan Field and is in the process of building a new state-of-the-art facility.

The construction will not be completed until the 2026 season. In the meantime, the Wildcats are building a temporary solution.

Wisconsin will play in that temporary stadium when it travels to Northwestern on Oct. 19, 2024. Early reports pointed to Lambeau Field as a possible location. Those reports did not come to fruition. That led to the much-anticipated release of the actual location of the Badgers’ game against the Wildcats this season.

Turns out it is a remote turf field on the shore of Lake Michigan. That’s about it.

To be clear, this is just the location of the field. Northwestern is expected to put together a minor build-out that includes an area for the media and limited seating for season-ticket holders.

But the temporary stadium should take Northwestern’s atmosphere, or lack thereof, to the next level.

The Badgers will make the trip in mid-October looking to avenge a 24-10 loss to the Wildcats in 2023. Wisconsin is expect to improve upon a shaky 7-6 record from a season ago, while Northwestern will likely take a step backward after a surprising 8-5 2023 campaign.

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Photos: 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Augusta National Golf Club

Get an early look at Augusta National before the Masters.

It’s time for Augusta National Golf Club to take the spotlight.

The 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur has moved to Augusta National, with a Friday practice round for all 72 golfers in the field. Come Saturday, it’s time for the final round, where the 35 who made the cut will battle it out on the famed grounds for one of the biggest amateur titles in the world.

For the first time, all participants will be able to play the Par 3 Course during the practice round Friday. It’s the first time many will get a look at the revamped layout. It’s also an opportunity for those who get to play on Saturday to get their final prep work in.

ANWA: Saturday tee times

Here’s a look at the best photos from the practice round and final round of the 2024 Augusta National Women’s Amateur at Augusta National Golf Club.

Check out the best photos from the 2024 Valspar Championship at the Copperhead Course

Here’s a look at the best photos from the 2024 Valspar Championship.

The PGA Tour on the Gulf Coast for its final stop of the 2024 Florida Swing.

This week’s action is at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor for the Valspar Championship.

Taylor Moore is the defending champion, but he’ll have to defend his title against Xander Schauffele and Brian Harman, who both finished T-2 last week at the Players. Also in the field are Jordan Spieth, Keegan Bradley, Justin Thomas and numerous others.

Here’s a look at the best photos from the 2024 Valspar Championship:

Photos: Best shots from the PGA Tour’s 2024 Cognizant Classic at PGA National

It’s time for the Florida Swing on the PGA Tour.

It’s time for the Florida Swing on the PGA Tour. The first stop, the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches.

Formerly known as the Honda Classic, the Palm Beach Gardens event changed its name but returns to PGA National’s The Champion Course. Chris Kirk is the defending champion, but past champs Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler are also in the field looking to get their first Tour win of the year.

The Champion ranks No. 7 in Florida on Golfweek’s Best list of public-access courses in each state, and it ties for No. 69 on the list of top resort courses in the U.S.

Here’s a look at the best photos from the PGA Tour’s 2024 Cognizant Classic.

LOOK: Chiefs share Super Bowl LVIII team picture

The #Chiefs shared their Super Bowl LVIII team picture on social media channels on Saturday.

The Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVIII victory was a moment that won’t soon be forgotten by the team’s players or its fans.

Their incredible comeback against the San Francisco 49ers cemented the Chiefs’ status as the NFL’s newest dynasty, and with most of the team’s top contributors returning for the 2024 season, the future is bright for Kansas City.

The Chiefs shared their Super Bowl LVIII team picture on Saturday, showcasing all of the players who contributed to the team’s latest championship.

From Jerick McKinnon (No. 1) to Tershawn Wharton (No. 98), this picture has every Chief who contributed to Kansas City’s remarkable 2023 season, as well as Andy Reid’s coaching staff and other key figures of the team organization.

This Chiefs roster is sure to go down as one of the best in team history, and the incredible story of their consecutive Super Bowl championships will live on for years to come.

LOOK: Chiefs seen wearing Super Bowl LVIII jerseys ahead of matchup vs. 49ers

Check out these pictures and videos of all the #Chiefs’ stars wearing their Super Bowl LVIII jerseys.

The Kansas City Chiefs haven’t been shy about sharing pictures of their players wearing the red Super Bowl LVIII jerseys they’ll don against the San Francisco 49ers on February 11.

Promotional shots of Kansas City’s biggest stars have been making the rounds on social media, and just over a week removed from their championship game, the Chiefs seem to be settling into their uniforms which are newly adorned with a Super Bowl patch.

Expectations were high for Kansas City entering the 2023 season, and after a grueling playoff run that saw the Chiefs play two road games against elite opponents, the team has earned its chance to defend its championship.

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Star players like Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, and L’Jarius Sneed have all helped get the team to where it is today and were featured in photoshoots on Twitter showing off their Super Bowl jerseys.

Check out the top pictures of Kansas City’s stars below:

Check out photos of college golf practice facilities around the country

Here’s a look at some of the best college golf practice facilities in the country.

There’s been an arms race of sorts brewing in college athletics, especially over the last two decades.

Across the nation, colleges and universities have been beefing up their golf practice facilities, producing some incredible practice areas for their student-athletes that you have to see to believe. From all the latest video technology to locker room entertainment, golf facilities are becoming the place to be on campus.

From historically great Power 5 programs to mid-majors and everyone in between, college golf practice facilities are better now than they’ve ever been.

So, your friends at Golfweek are showcasing a database of college golf facilities. Check out the list below.

If you’re reading this and you’d like your school to be included, contact Cameron Jourdan.

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