9 Fascinating Lesser-Known Stories from the Masters
With 2012’s Making of the Masters, in which he describes how Bobby Jones steered his dream golf club and tournament through tough economic times, and 2021’s The Story of the Masters, where he details the 84 contests that had taken place prior to publishing, it’s likely author David Barrett knows as much about Augusta’s April […]
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 […]
My Favorite Places: Stewart Cink
At 47 years old, veteran PGA Tour pro Stewart Cink is a rarity in golf, experiencing success during all stages of his career. Cink won his first event as a PGA Tour rookie at the 1997 Greater Hartford Open; he became a major champion in 2009 defeating Tom Watson in a playoff at the Open […]
6 of the Best Beer Towns for Golf
A cold beer on the golf course can be a savior on a hot day, the swing juice one needs after a tough start, or a reward after 18 well-played holes. Some golf courses are crafting their own beer, but when it comes to getting a few golfers together for a trip, focusing the adventure […]
Golf’s Recycled Ball Market is Big Business
Golf balls just might be the ultimate consumable in the sports world, with hundreds of millions lost every year—many after a single swing. Consider that over 500 million rounds were played in the U.S. alone in 2020, with the coronavirus bringing even more newcomers and rusty former players into the fold. It’s probably safe to […]
3’s Greenville
Back in the 1920s, golf’s number-one visionary was a cheerful Chicagoan named Herb Graffis. He co-founded the National Golf Foundation, the Club Managers Association, Course Superintendents Association, and Golf Writers Association, not to mention GOLF Magazine. For those and many other contributions he was among the first class of inductees into the World Golf Hall […]
Cameron Champ: My Favorite Places
PGA Tour young gun Cameron Champ has seen the infancy of his career produce a handful of firsts—his first PGA Tour victory came at the 2018 Sanderson Farms Championship; he contended in a major for the first time at the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park; and he followed that up with his first […]
If you could get a golf lesson from anyone, who would you pick?
What is the Funniest Line You’ve Heard on the Golf Course?
Three Golf Resorts with Exceptional Whiskey Collections
A round of golf played at a premier, bucket-list course warrants a commemorative round of drinks at its conclusion. While there are dozens of golf resorts that meet that bucket-list criteria, some are better equipped to provide an equally thrilling post-golf round of cocktails—especially when rarefied whiskies are the libation of choice. So, if your […]