Characters: PGA Tour Pro Zac Blair
PGA Tour pro Zac Blair loves old courses so much he decided to construct one himself—The Tree Farm in South Carolina.
Characters: On-Course Reporter John Wood
In 20 years caddying on the PGA Tour and now as an on-course reporter, John Wood has been in the right place at the right time John Wood has been observing greatness in one form or another his entire life. At six, he talked his parents into taking him to an Elvis Presley concert in […]
Characters: Troy Van Biezen
Chiropractor Troy Van Biezen gets his PGA Tour clients aligned to win Troy Van Biezen has many claims to fame, but perhaps the best is being the chiropractor and trainer who helped the surgically repaired and seemingly broken body of Tiger Woods win a 15th major championship. “When we got together,” Van Biezen recalls, “I […]
At Home with Annika Sorenstam
Annika Sorenstam may have retired from professional golf 15 years ago, but by staying active with her businesses, charities, and family it’s very evident that she’s still cooking Earlier this year, Annika Sorenstam sat down with newly minted pro Rose Zhang, golf’s latest sensation and a player whose talent and drive remind her a bit […]
A 6-Course Public Golf Trip in Orlando
Where else can you enjoy the work of everyone from Arnold Palmer to Mickey Mouse? The scouting report on the Orlando golf scene can best be summed up as quantity over quality. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t courses worth schlepping your clubs along for the ride when joining the masses coming to the most-visited […]
Peter Jacobsen: Life at Home at Bonita Bay
After a rich and rewarding career on the PGA Tour, Peter Jacobsen has dropped his line at Florida’s Bonita Bay Anyone with even a fleeting interest in the PGA Tour for the last, say, 45 years, will know that Jake Trout is the stage name of Peter Jacobsen. He got it back in the ’80s […]
No Laying Up: Chris Solomon and Crew’s Golf Crusade
No Laying Up—that’s not just the name but the attitude of the golf media company started by Chris Solomon and a group of his golf buddies Ahead of the 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chris Solomon had been beating the drum for Dustin Johnson and Brooks Koepka to play together for Team […]
10 Public Golf Courses to Play Around Jacksonville, Fla.
You came to play Sawgrass, we get it. But there’s a lot more great golf on Florida’s “First Coast.” Twenty-five years ago, I packed my clubs and what I could fit in my Chevy Malibu and drove to Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., to begin a summer internship at PGA Tour Productions. I would’ve earned more […]
Graeme McDowell: At Home at Lake Nona
Not only does Graeme McDowell live at Lake Nona outside Orlando, he co-owns a popular local hangout where everybody definitely knows his name First there was a honk. Not the New York City cabbie lean-on-the-horn that blares, “Hey, move it or lose it!” but rather a quick tap meant to grab one’s attention accompanied by […]
Name to Know: CBS Sports Lead Golf Producer Sellers Shy
A year and a half ago, Jim Nantz played in a charity golf outing at Monterey Peninsula Country Club with CBS colleague Sellers Shy, who was in town doing a site survey. They were grouped with budding PGA Tour star Maverick McNealy and, playing from the tips, Shy contributed seven birdies and shot 67. “After […]
