Golf’s Most Unusual Tee Box Names
Tiger Woods has changed the game of golf in many ways over the years. One of the least impactful, at least for us regular folk, is the lengthening of golf courses. But who among us isn’t familiar with the term “Tiger” tees even if we haven’t played from these way-back teeing areas? That said, as […]
First Peek: Union League National
Fry/Straka bring the “Big Fill” to the Jersey Shore Just over four years after the “re-do” began at the former public Sand Barrens Golf Club in Swainton, N.J., all 27 holes at the newly named Union League National Golf Club opened for play in July. What has transpired since February 2018 at the now private […]
Best Personal Launch Monitors on the Market
It used to be that the average amateur golfer had no way of replicating the practice regimens of the world’s best professionals. To be honest, there’s still a vast chasm separating the training routines of touring pros versus weekend warriors. It’s unlikely that the average amateur can devote hours upon hours each day to work […]
Besides Golf, What Is Your Favorite Sport To Play?
Players’ Favorite Holes on the PGA Tour
Ask any avid golfer for their favorite hole on courses that they play regularly, and their answer—should they have one—will likely highlight a hole that they always (or at least most of the time) play well. Tour players aren’t immune to this train of thought, either. “My favorite hole on tour is No. 6 at […]
Golf’s Most Intimidating Courses
No course intimidates so thoroughly as Pine Valley Legendary scribe Bernard Darwin called Pine Valley “an examination in golf.” It’s been called far worse. Perennially ranked as the world’s best golf course, it is also likely the most intimidating, certainly for a middle handicap golfer. Its bunkers sport sinister names such as “Hell’s Half-acre” at […]
What to Watch for at Quail Hollow for the 2022 Presidents Cup
Year after year, few PGA Tour courses electrify with as much drama as the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. Renowned for its pulse-pounding closing stretch of holes known as the “Green Mile,” Quail Hollow has witnessed countless crooked numbers on its final three holes during the annual Wells Fargo Championship, as well as during […]
5 Greatest Presidents Cup Moments
As this year’s match is on International soil at Royal Montreal, we look back at the five greatest moments of the Presidents Cup.
The Perfect Trip to Ayrshire–One of Scotland’s Premier Golf Destinations
From the 12th green at Dundonald Links, you can see at a glance what makes Ayrshire one of Scotland’s premier golf destinations: proximity. As you step onto the sloping putting surface of this challenging par four, you can look out over not just several holes of the Kyle Phillips-designed (and highly underrated) Dundonald Links course, […]
Have You Watched a LIV Golf Event? What Are Your Thoughts?
