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Masters Mien Sends Mixed Message

Tom Harack

The just-released edition of The Grain, our bi-monthly e-magazine, includes a podcast with colleagues Tom Bedell, David DeSmith, and host... Read more »

Review & Betting Guide for The Masters

James Mason

[See further thoughts on handicapping the Masters in our new Masters issue of The Grain.] Spring is in the air and... Read more »

Geneva National ups ante in deep Lake Geneva golf scene

Herb Gould

It’s a shame Wisconsin doesn’t have a longer golf season. It certainly has a long list of options for golfers.... Read more »

The Session #86: Innies and Outies

Tom Bedell

The ancient Goths of Germany, who (the learned Cluverius is positive) were first seated in the country between the Vistula... Read more »

Champions Dinner at the Masters

While the world breathlessly awaits the news on what Adam Scott is going to serve at this year’s Champions Dinner,... Read more »

The Grain: The Masters Issue 2014

Our second interactive e-magazine of the season is, well, hot off the press, and heading to some 2,000,000 golfers worldwide... Read more »

Sharpen Pencils, Ponder the Players….

Bubba, Dustin, Hendrik, Justin? The poetry that is the Masters is also a ripe field of wagering possibilities. As always,... Read more »

Review & Betting Guide for the Shell Houston Open

James Mason

Rees Jones designed the Tournament course at Redstone Golf Club, where during construction artifacts belonging to the Atakapa Indians were... Read more »

Contentious Pulitzer vote on Tweets

Herb Gould

Not everyone on the Pulitzer committee agreed with the decision to give awards for Tweets. The categories–Deadline Tweet, Enterprise Tweet,... Read more »

Review & Betting Guide for the NH Collection Open

James Mason

Designed by the American Cabell B Robinson and opened for play in 2004, the La Reserva Club de Golf is... Read more »

R&A, Muirfield to admit women members?

David DeSmith

It’s taken them 260 years, but it looks like the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews may finally... Read more »

A Different Kind of Ball Drop

Janina Jacobs

Despite a few boys behaving badly, the Secret Service is indispensable. Besides protecting presidents current and past from harm, the... Read more »

Getting There — the Hall of Fame

Ed Travis

There‘s no doubt the fuss over the eligibility threshold for election to the World Golf Hall of Fame caused the... Read more »

Walkin’ Off: Is it Ever Justified?

Janina Jacobs

The mercurial Bubba Watson carded an 83 after three balls found the water on Bay Hill’s par-5 6th, earning Watson... Read more »

TAP Beer of the Week: Stone Hammer Oatmeal Coffee Stout

Tom Bedell

It’s St. Patrick’s Day, 2014, which means a lot of stout is being processed today and tonight. I bow to... Read more »