Golf

Callaway Golf Co (NYSE: ELY) is up big Thursday, responding to the news that Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) will stop manufacturing golf clubs. Nike will continue to sell golf footwear and apparel, similar offerings to what Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) currently makes for the golf industry. Under Armour's...

Despite all the talk about Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) and Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA)'s stock in the past year with all the endorsements and the height of the athleisure trend, it would be nearly impossible to predict that adidas AG (ADR) (OTC: ADDYY) was in fact dominating the competition from a...

Kerrisdale Capital, a private investment firm, released a new research note on Thursday which argued that ClubCorp Holdings Inc (NYSE: MYCC)'s stock has an 80 percent downside. ClubCorp is an owner and operator of private golf and country clubs across the U.S. According to Kerrisdale, the...

The golf course used to be a haven for top executives looking for a new environment to do business and relax. However, recent years have seen a marked decline in the public's interest in the sport, leaving golf resorts to find new ways to attract customers and revive their revenue streams. Segway...

Belus Capital Advisors CEO Brian Sozzi argued that Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE) may prefer Tiger Woods to win the upcoming Masters tournament over Rory McIlroy. In an article published Wednesday on The Street, Sozzi said the issue at hand is the fact that the 39-year-old Woods is still Nike's "go to" guy...

Directly addressing the notion that golf is struggling, ClubCorp (NYSE: MYCC) CEO Eric Affeldt told Benzinga that statement was a radical oversimplification. "There are sectors in golf like us who are doing quite well," Affeldt said, "and there are sectors like the retail side...

A worldwide slump in the popularity of golf has lead to tough going for publicly traded companies that depend on the sport. Callaway Golf (NYSE: ELY) shares are down 10 percent year to date. Adidas (OTC: ADDYY), maker of TaylorMade golfing equipment, recently fired 15 percent of the golf...

Golf aficionados will be thoroughly absorbed in the Masters tournament taking place at Augusta National Golf Club this weekend.  This storied tradition is one of the most treasured competitions in the sport, with 91 golfers competing for a chance to wear the coveted green jacket that the winner...

The recent sell off in the equity market created some attractive buy levels in some of the high yielding dividend stocks. We ran a screen that looked at larger cap. companies yielding at least five percent that are heavily traded. We also looked for charts that had seem a recent sell off but...

Louis Oosthuizen, a South African golf player, is the winner of the British open tournament. Oosthuizen won ahead of Lee Westwood. Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson and Paul Casey tied for the third place. Sean O'Hair and Nick Watney were the best placed U.S. players. They tied at 7th placed, while...