Opinion & Analysis

Back9Network files lawsuit against former CEO Jamie Bosworth

Published

11 years ago

Jan 23, 2015

The Back9Network has filed a lawsuit in Connecticut Superior Court against Jamie Bosworth, the company’s former CEO and co-founder who resigned last July.

The suit, filed in December, alleges that Bosworth – despite an agreement he signed when he left Back9 prohibiting it – has continued to make derogatory comments about the network in addition to sharing proprietary company information with third parties. The network is asking the court to impose an injunction forcing Bosworth to cease the behavior.

As first reported by GolfNewsNet, the Back9 lawsuit claims Bosworth has on several occasions contacted employees, investors, and potential investors and “made false and disparaging comments about the company’s financial outlook” as well about the company’s management – a group made up primarily of industry executives Bosworth himself brought into the company.

The network says Bosworth not only ignored a cease-and-desist letter sent last October, but in fact fired off a barrage of disparaging text messages to Back9 board members, investors and potential investors.

Bosworth, who left Back9 shortly after his divorce from former Back9 on-air personality Jennifer Bosworth (Lahmers), is also accused of illegally obtaining confidential Back9 financial documents and sharing the information with other parties.

Claiming Bosworth is in violation of his separation agreement and that he has caused damage to the company, Back9 is seeking monetary relief.

Last week, GolfNewsNet reported that the golf lifestyle network might be in financial trouble having missed a Jan. 9 payroll for non-hourly employees, including on-air personalities and control room personnel.

Opinion & Analysis

AVL: My U.S. Amateur local qualifying experience

Published

6 days ago

Jun 5, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This past Monday, I played in the U.S. Amateur local qualifier at Rock Creek Country Club in Portland, Oregon. A full tee sheet from 7:30 a.m. to 1:55 p.m., the top 11 scores would make it to the U.S. Amateur final qualifying.

I teed off at 10:48 a.m.. With the 7:30 am tee time, you can get a feel for the leaders’ pace, and they were off and running on the challenging setup at Rock Creek.

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Getting to the highlight of the round on the par five 17th, a drive up the left side and 212 yards left to the front hole location. I took out a 5-iron with plans of middle of the green. The ball ended up 8 feet left of the hole, pin high. A slight downhill putt dropped in for an eagle 3 on the 17th. With the cut line looking to be anywhere from -2 to even par. This was the boost I had been waiting for all day.

With making par from the trees on 18, it was time to wait for a potential playoff with a posted score of one under par 71.

Three hours later, it was playoff time. 8 players for 6 spots. I made par on the playoff hole, which was good enough to advance to the U.S. Amateur final qualifying in July. USGA qualifiers sure deliver on all of the emotions in golf!

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Building my 2026 gamer WITB: Ranking the contenders and new putter projects – Club Junkie Podcast

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1 week ago

Jun 4, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

The annual What’s In The Bag build is underway, and on this episode of Club Junkie, Brian breaks down the clubs currently leading the race for a spot in his 2026 gamer setup. From drivers and fairway woods to irons, wedges, and shafts, he ranks the equipment that’s performing best and explains what’s separating the front runners from the rest of the field.

Brian also heads into the workshop to discuss several putter projects currently on the bench. From head options and shaft choices to build ideas and testing plans, he shares what he’s working on and which putters could become serious contenders for the bag this season.

If you’re a gear junkie who loves equipment testing, club building, and the never-ending pursuit of the perfect setup, this episode is for you.

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Tour Edge Exotics mini driver review + TaylorMade Spider ZT Max first look – Club Junkie

Published

2 weeks ago

May 28, 2026

Brian Knudson

On this episode of Club Junkie, I put the new Tour Edge Exotics Mini Driver to the test and break down the performance, forgiveness, distance, and where it fits compared to a traditional driver or strong fairway wood. If you have been curious about adding a mini driver to the bag, this one is worth a look.

I also dive into the new TaylorMade Spider ZT Max putter that was recently spotted and discuss the growing zero torque putter trend. Plus, there is a closer look at the new Project X Titan Yellow shaft showing up on the PGA Tour and what makes it different from other profiles currently out there.