A Couple Thousand Yards of Fun, in 12 Holes
The question: “Why 18 holes?” has kept golf historians engaged for decades. It even has a well-known witty answer, based… Read more »
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Golf Scramble Groups: Leave All the Egos at No. 17 Tee
When the 100-plus senior staffers of Billy Casper Golf convene for their annual planning sessions, the conference tables are loaded… Read more »
Furyk on Blister Patrol, Ball-Testing Ceaselessly Until Settling on Penta TP
Golf talent is spread throughout the population in heinously unfair proportions, leading to darkly lamentable results. Someone such as I–a man who… Read more »
Back When, The Masters ‘Went Hollywood’ with Its Highlight Show
Call it a major coincidence—the 1986 Masters, which many consider the most dramatic of all time, was also the first… Read more »
Ouimet Fund Already Prepping for 100th Anniversary of Namesake’s Open Upset
In 1913, a soft-spoken and raw-boned 20-year-old named Francis Ouimet won a playoff over two British titans to claim the… Read more »
John Fought’s Touch on Display in Renovation of Pine Needles
Recalling a stay in the balmy air of Santa Cruz, California, course architect Alister MacKenzie admitted he had “always wanted… Read more »
Fight Fatigue (Physical and Mental) and Finish that Round
The lament of golfers who “played well on the front nine then blew up on the back” is all too… Read more »
Nick Faldo on TV: A Break with the Brits of Old
Among many intriguing reflections on his early exposure to golf, champion-turned-broadcaster Nick Faldo has an interesting take on the English… Read more »
Tiger Woods Reaches out on Twitter: Who Does He Follow? Notah Begay
If you just tweeted about losing your $2 match on the last hole to a double-bogey, the world’s most famous… Read more »
Valentine to the Villas of Grand Cypress
You’re traveling on Florida’s Interstate 4, south from the Convention Center and International Drive down to the Lake Buena Vista… Read more »
