5 Myths About Golf Balls

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1: Any Ball From Your Bag Is Fine Do you change your driver or irons every round? Of course not. It should be the same with your golf ball. Performance and quality differ among brands and models, particularly on shots into and around the green. A key step to developing a more consistent game is […]

Stay & Play at The Broadmoor

The Colorado stalwart combines courses blending very different styles with accommodations and amenities that are singularly outstanding

Top 10 Courses in Canada You Can Play

From British Columbia in the west to Newfoundland in the (far) east, our neighbors to the north, who are conducting their national championship this week at Glen Abbey outside Toronto, offer an array of resort and daily-fee courses where the scenery is a match for the challenge. 10. Eagles Nest Maple, Ontario Fashioned from an old […]

Top Tour Courses You Can Play

Course: Sea Island Resort (Seaside) Location: St. Simons, Ga. Event: The McGladrey Classic This Tom Fazio design (from an Alison/Colt original) is a links-like layout along the Intracoastal Waterway punctuated by distinctive dunes and arresting views. Course: Kapalua Resort (Plantation) Location: Maui, Hawaii Event: Hyundai Tournament of Champions This majestic Coore/Crenshaw design, with its jaw-dropping views of […]

My Top 10 | Larry the Cable Guy

By Garrett Johnston Daniel Lawrence Whitney—better known as Larry the Cable Guy—has become famous for performing on stage, screen, television, and record, and for his slogan, “Git-R- Done.” Despite his stage name, he never worked for a cable company. Given his adopted persona, it should be no surprise that he’s a big fan of PGA […]

My Top 10 | Roger Clemens

By Garrett Johnston Roger Clemens was the ultimate power pitcher, his 4,672 career strikeouts ranking third all-time. Rocket’s career spanned 24 seasons from 1984 through 2007 and includes a record-setting seven Cy Young Awards, 11 All-Star Game appearances, two World Series championships, and a lifetime record 354-184. He got his first set of clubs from […]

Butterfield Country Club

There are a lot of great clubs in the Chicago area that Bears legend and golf fanatic Mike Ditka could belong to. So where does he play most of his golf these days? Butterfield Country Club, 20 miles west of the Loop. When I visited the club recently, Ditka was there, too, making a nearly […]