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 […]
Tagmarshal: Improving Pace of Play at the World’s Top Courses
It’s likely you’re thinking about pace of play every time you prepare for a round of golf. Tagmarshal—a golf course intelligence system installed at some of the world’s finest courses including Erin Hills, Carnoustie, Whistling Straits, Bandon Dunes, Pebble Beach, National Golf Links of America, and more—is a true gamechanger. It’s helping golfers enjoy their […]
What is Your Favorite Golf Clubhouse?
The Ultimate Unpassable Golf Quiz
Don’t even think about acing this test. Instead, try to make a decent golf score. Give yourself a starting total of 100 and deduct one stroke for each correct answer. (Answers at bottom of page) 1. Which is greater? The number of PGA Tour victories by Phil Mickelson or the combined total number of Tour […]
Golf’s Most Memorable Opening Shots
The first hole of a golf course is rarely memorable, but it never fails to arouse emotion Can you think of a patch of ground—on the golf course or anywhere else—that consistently boils up such a complex cauldron of emotions as does the first tee? Hope and trepidation, determination and doubt, impatience and paranoia, excitement […]
Top New Drivers in 2021
The PGA Merchandise Show was an online affair this year, but club manufacturers still divulged plenty of share-worthy information about their latest offerings. And if there’s one thing that characterizes 2021’s crop of drivers, it’s variety. The days of one-size-fits-all drivers ended years ago, but club makers have gone to even greater lengths this year […]