Lifestyle

My Vermont Beer Vision Quest

Tom Bedell

If my TAP Beer of the Week posts have become anything but hebdomadal, it’s not because I’ve been idle. I’ve... Read more »

The Session #111: Surviving a Beer Midlife Crisis

Tom Bedell

[May 10, 2016]–Oliver Gray, who writes engagingly about beer over at Literature & Libation, has stumbled into a beer midlife... Read more »

Ode to a One Iron

Ed Travis

Last weekend a buddy invited me to play golf at a nearby course we both enjoy. It’s not especially long... Read more »

Tap Beer of the Week: von Trapp Weissbier

Tom Bedell

[May 7, 2016]–For a brewery owned by members of the von Trapp family, of “The Sound of Music” fame, there’s... Read more »

Snead’s LPGA Win

Ed Travis

Sam Snead—Slammin’ Sammy—golfing legend, multiple major winner, Hall of Fame member and holder of the record for most wins on... Read more »

Alternate Versions

Tom Bedell

The future arrived toward the end of last season at the Brattleboro County Club in Vermont. Wandering over to the... Read more »

Ten things to do besides golf at Big Cedar Lodge

Terry Moore

Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum. Ever since Johnny Morris discovered his first arrowhead as a child, he was fascinated by... Read more »

Champions Tour returns to the “incredible” Big Cedar Lodge

Terry Moore

“I never met a hyperbole I didn’t like.” -Gary Player, reportedly Truthfully, Player never said the above quote inspired by... Read more »

A Masters Story Unlike Any Other

Bill Hobson

What if you knew you could do something special for someone else that would impact them forever? Would you do... Read more »

BBQ and the Masters, Too

Tom Bedell

To the surprise of absolutely no one 2015 Masters winner Jordan Spieth, charged with the menu choice for the Tuesday-before-the-Masters... Read more »

The Grain 2016 Masters Edition

The 2016 Masters Edition of The Grain is up and running on an Interweb near you! This year’s edition includes... Read more »

The inventive mind and faith-filled spirit of Bryson DeChambeau

Terry Moore

(Augusta, GA) He studies the legacy of Bobby Jones, plays with same-length clubs just like the co-founder of Augusta National,... Read more »

Tap Beer of the Week: Smuttynose Rhye IPA

Tom Bedell

[April 5, 2016]–Having polished off my sole bottle of the Rhye IPA, I’m looking forward to trying a full pint... Read more »

Fantasy Golf Sucks But I Play It Anway

Matthew Van Fossen

Fantasy golf is the bottom feeder of fantasy sports. If you go to Yahoo’s fantasy sports page it’s listed below... Read more »

An apparel company’s masterful use of the MacKenzie name

Terry Moore

“The course should have beautiful surroundings, and all the artificial features should have so natural appearance that a stranger is... Read more »