Ben Alberstadt

By Ben Alberstadt Email me at ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com and find me at @benalberstadt on Instagram and golfwrxEIC on Twitter. December 4, 2019 Good Wednesday morning, golf fans. **We’re looking for advertisers for 2020. Drop me a line if you’d like to talk about getting your message in front of the M9 readership.** 1. CBS shakeup continues Via Golf […]

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com; @benalberstadt on Instagram) September 24, 2019 Good Tuesday morning, golf fans. 1. Turning down Tiger Forgive the summary of a summary, but Stephen Hennessey at Golf Digest did a fine job highlighting the notable elements of a very fine piece… …”That’s part of the intrigue behind a great recent story by the […]

By Ben Alberstadt Email me at ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com and find me at @benalberstadt on Instagram and golfwrxEIC on Twitter. February 3, 2020 Good Monday morning, golf fans. With all due respect to Webb and G-Mac, I’m most excited to see Andy Reid get a (Super Bowl) win under his belt! The Chiefs could be the next football dynasty. 1. […]

“Back-to-back” continues to be a theme in Steph Curry’s life. The Golden State Warriors point guard, who won his second NBA title in a row this year, will make his second appearance at the Web.com Tour’s Ellie Mae Classic in August. The Web.com Tour announced today that Curry has accepted a sponsor’s exemption into the […]

Consider the simile: The PGA Tour’s best golfers are like sharks. Wins are their prey. Adidas has taken this concept and turned it into a pair of limited edition adicross Bounce shoes. When 2018 portion of the 2017-2018 PGA Tour season gets started January 4th with the Sentry Tournament of Champions from Kapalua Resort in […]

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) July 18, 2018 Good Wednesday morning, golf fans. 1. “Box office” Woods As he prepares for his return to the British Open, all eyes are on Tiger Woods. Sure, there are Woods’ usual detractors, and those who wish the media would focus more on other players, so it may be […]

Comedian Jake Adams has written for GolfWRX in the past, penning a hilarious piece on the pitfalls of going to “golf college” last year. So, when we heard the California-based comedian was launching a golf-related podcast, we were intrigued and tracked down the former country club caddie to learn more. Here’s what Adams had to […]

By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com) August 30, 2018 Good Thursday morning, golf fans. 1. More support from the Tour for legalized betting Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard with the details…”Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) outlined his proposal for a federal framework that would govern sports betting on Wednesday.” “Schumer’s proposal would require sports books to only […]

The Silly Season is in full swing. Quality golf is being played, yes, but do golf fans really still have an appetite for it, as they hunger more for football than fairways? Tiger Woods made a strong showing in Turkey, as did Justin Rose, before both relented to the assault of the mighty Victor Dubuisson. […]

Good morning, GolfWRX members. As most of you are signed up for our newsletters, you likely already know that I’ve been sending this little Morning 9 roundup of nine items of note. In case you’ve missed it, or you prefer to read on site rather than in your email, we’re including it here. Check out […]