8 Unique Critters & Creatures in Golf Course Logos
Playing golf around the Ring of Kerry in southwest Ireland is a bucket-list journey—the opportunity to play phenomenal links courses like Lahinch, Waterville, and Tralee. Yet one of the biggest surprises from my last trip was a wonderfully fun course called Dooks, which is stretched across sand dunes tucked into a stunning corner of Dingle […]
A Creative Solution to Golf’s Distance Question
The 50 Percent Solution—don’t just limit the distance of clubs, limit the number of them So it seems we’re finally going to get some answers from the USGA and R&A on the distance question. After decades of dithering, withering, and slithering, the two ruling bodies have suddenly become veritable sword-rattlers, promising serious action in the […]
9 Questions with Pete Bevacqua
The PGA of America chief turned NBC Sports head talks about gambling on golf, Phil Mickelson, the Masters, and the coolest perk of his job What’s been the biggest challenge in going from a longtime career in golf administration to one in TV? It’s making the effort to build personal relationships with the key people […]
10 of Golf’s Most Impressive U.S. Clubhouses
The earliest clubhouse in golf has roots that go back to the 1700s in Scotland—not at St. Andrews, but near Leith Links and Bruntsfield Links in Edinburgh. It was home to the local member association of golfers, hence the name “club” house. Today, the clubhouse has become commonplace in golf, from grand and stately structures […]
The Enduring Legacy of Bobby Jones
No matter how or when you tune into this year’s Masters, you’re going to hear someone wax lyrical about the legacy of Robert Tyre Jones Jr.—Bobby Jones. Augusta National was his course—his dream realized in the Georgia pines. The course and club still bear his signature almost everywhere you look. And the way the Masters […]
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 […]