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If there was a Bad Idea Hall of Fame, the brain trust behind this video would probably be a first-ballot inductee.

Hitting a hole-in-one is an amazing accomplishment at any age, but it's extra special when you do it when you’re nearly a century old.

The upcoming sports calendar is highlighted by the best players on the PGA Tour vying for 2013's last major title. Here's what to watch this weekend:

A light sports calendar features the end of the first week of play at a Grand Slam tennis event and the best players in women's golf competing for a major title. Here's what to watch this weekend:

Justin Rose shot a final round 70 on Sunday to win the 2013 U.S. Open golf championship at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa. and capture his first major title.

Between country club memberships, cart rental and that flask of booze you'll hit up after every bogey, golf can be an expensive sport. How about $75,000 for a set of clubs? Yes, really.

Those long-handled putters that have become fairly popular on the professional golf circuit could soon be obsolete after the U.S. Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club—the official governing bodies of The Rules of Golf voted this week to ban “anchoring” a club while putting.

The Masters ended in a thrilling two-hole playoff on Sunday evening, with Adam Scott defeating Angel Cabrera to become the first Australian to capture the coveted green jacket. Does this make you more likely to tune in for the next tournament?

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Sure, he's got major golf skills, but oter than that we haven't spent a whole lot of time being jealous of pro golfer Bubba Watson. Now that he's driving around in a hovercraft, though, we're thinking we should be focusing on becoming his newest best friend. Or caddy. Either one.

A one-legged 70-year-old retiree who is battling cancer and has poor eyesight hit a hole-in-one last week at St. Andrews in Scotland. Joe McLaughlin aced the par-3 fifth hole on the famed Jubilee course last Tuesday while playing a round with his lifelong buddy Dennis Leckie.

Rory McIlroy took his balls, literally, and went home.