7 of Golf’s Most Unusual On-Course Animal Encounters
There’s been a new hazard for golfers to look out for at North Palm Beach Country Club in South Florida: an American crocodile. While alligators are a fairly common sight at Florida golf courses, crossing paths with the reclusive crocodile is far more of a rarity. There are an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 in the […]
12 Essential Items for Your Home Bar
Like a carpenter, a bartender is only as good as their tools. These home-bar implements will help you nail it every time. Anyone can pour gin over ice, top with tonic, and call it a day. And sometimes, that’s really all we need. But when you want to mix a cocktail that exceeds expectations, it […]
6 Famous Food Items Served at Equally Famous Courses
Every famous golf course has at least one memorable, signature hole. But only a select number of those famous properties have equally famous food. Here, we’ve highlighted six, not-to-be-missed bites and dishes that are served at noteworthy golf courses around the country. The Burgerdog at The Olympic Club—San Francisco, Calif. Created in 1950 by Bill […]
6 Cold-Weather Pieces You Need to Dominate Winter Golf
We may be entering a joyous holiday season, but it’s not the most wonderful time of the year for avid golfers living in the northern half of the country. As the sunlit portion of the days grows shorter and as the mercury steadily plummets, a round of golf north of the 38th parallel becomes a […]
6 of Golf’s Best Practice Putting Mats
We’ve all heard the old golf axiom about “putting for dough.” And there’s undeniable truth in the importance of putting, especially given that putts comprise about 40 percent of all shots taken in a round of golf. But most golfers spend far less time practicing with the flat stick than they do taking full swings. […]
The Top 10 Thanksgiving-Themed Golf Courses
More than 400 years old, Thanksgiving is marked by history and traditions, from the Pilgrims to the dinner menu of turkey, cranberries, and pumpkin pie. We celebrate our national day of gratitude by highlighting courses with names that reflect those rituals. 1. Pilgrim’s Run Golf Club Pierson, Michigan (top photo) Thanksgiving Tradition: The Pilgrim’s voyage […]
Play Fishers Island, Winged Foot, and More as a Member for a Day
What started as a charity fundraiser for frontline hospital workers in New York City affected by Covid-19 in 2020 has grown into a virtual community that’s raised around $2 million for charities and non-profit organizations while providing once-in-a-lifetime golf experiences. Member for a Day has auctioned off golf getaways at celebrated private clubs like Merion, […]
Backyard Golf Courses: A Budding Golf Trend
When tragedy struck Phil Turturro and his closely knit family, he left a successful career in mobile home sales in Texas and was at a loss as to what to do next. He channeled his emotion and energy into clearing trees off the two-acre property behind the home he’d built just outside San Antonio in […]
10 Questions: Bill Coore
Bill Coore, the lead partner of golf’s top design team, talks about the people, courses, and books that lured him away from an intended career as a classics professor Where did you learn the game? I grew up in rural North Carolina and was introduced to golf by my neighbor; we made up holes between […]
10 Questions with Justin Leonard
Justin Leonard’s career has been a three-decade-long evolution. He won his first PGA Tour event at the Buick Open in 1996, and just as he was settling into life as a Tour winner, the smooth swinging Texan became a major champion in 1997 at the Open Championship at Royal Troon. A year later, Leonard reached […]