It's the 18th hole and the game's on the line. You line up your putt, take a breath, and roll the ball toward the hole. The ...

Math and physics explain the anguish of a golf ball that zings around the rim of the hole instead of falling in.

The "Golfer's Curse" is not really bad luck—just applied physics, according to the researchers behind a new study.

A slight disruption to the movement of the ball, caused perhaps by a tiny imperfection to the rim, will either cause the ball ...