George Peper | It’s Preordained
I can assure you, only eight players have a chance of winning the 2015 Masters—and this group does not include anyone named Rory, Tiger, Phil, Henrik, Jason, or Adam. How do I know this? I’ve done the research, looked at the facts, mined the stats, and uncovered the irrefutable. You see, at the Masters, some […]
Top 10 Reasons to Get Excited About Spring Golf
Spring officially starts today and with it the hope of golfers everywhere, especially for those of us who’ve suffered through a near-endless winter of scraping windshields and shoveling driveways. But now, finally, the ground begins to warm and waken. Crocus and daffodils appear. The birds chirp. Golf is back. 1. Watching the Masters The most […]
Mastering Your Lob Wedge
SEVE BALLESTEROS 1988 I begin by positioning the ball forward in my stance, which ensures I get the full value of the loft of the clubface essential to producing softly hit, soft-landing shots. I spread my feet just slightly apart at the heels, with about 60 percent of my weight on my left side to […]
John Derr, "Golf’s Voltaire"
John Derr didn’t just watch Jones, Hogan, and Snead; he played with them and was a good friend
Emerald Dunes Golf Club
A recent renovation has made the course, a true south Florida landmark, better than ever. What hasn’t changed are the club’s unique membership benefits and its ability to offer refuge from the outside world.
Frugal Golfer: Orlando
There are roughly 80 daily-fee or resort courses of note within a 40-mile radius of Orlando International Airport, and competition for your dollar is fierce. Combine that with a vast array of equally competitive hotels and condos, attractive car rental rates, and 800 flights a day and you have all the ingredients for a wallet-friendly golf trip.
Radrick Farms
Back when a college job meant flipping burgers, I stumbled onto an offer I couldn’t rightly refuse: manning the pro shop at Radrick Farms, the University of Michigan’s faculty/staff golf course. A close audit might reveal the disappearance of a number of beers and a few ham sandwiches during my tenure, yet miraculously the operation […]
The Top 10 Unluckiest Holes in Golf
Golfers are by nature superstitious, and with reason. Their fortunes are tied to lucky (or unlucky) outcomes. Rub of the green rules the game. But there are some holes that seem to consistently bring players to grief. Augusta National, Augusta, Ga. | No. 15, par five, 530 yards You’ve finagled an invitation to Augusta National, […]
Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand
Set high above the Pacific Ocean in New Zealand, this Tom Doak design converges nature and sport like few other courses
Where to Play Golf on Your Florida Vacation
Golf is a game of history. So every golfer should know that long before shepherds were knocking featheries around Scottish linksland, Ponce de Leon arrived in Florida with soldiers, pigs, a priest and new irons.
