The Best Golf Layering Pieces
As we get closer to the end of the golf season in many parts of the world, thankfully some of the biggest brands in the sport have gear that can help you extend your season—no matter where you live. From base layers to vests, pants, and pullovers, just because the temperatures are dropping that doesn’t […]
Must-See at the Masters
It’s (almost) the most wonderful time of the year. The wait from the end of August’s PGA Championship to the Masters in the first week of April feels interminable. Soon the golf world will converge at Augusta National, one of golf’s most cherished cathedrals. I’ve been going since 1998, and it is one of those […]
Questions: Dottie Pepper
The major champion-turned-TV analyst has many favorites—from restaurants to golf courses—and doesn’t let a Hall of Fame omission get her down How much time do you spend in Saratoga Springs as opposed to on the road? I don’t travel much other than being on the road for 20-plus weeks each year for televised golf. Day […]
Risky Business: Gambling in Golf
The PGA Tour has a big opportunity with legalized gambling, but there’s also a potential downside Sad truth: The Tiger Woods era is drawing to a close. Whether we like it or not, his competitive career will end soon, be it one year from now or five, and when that happens professional golf will experience […]
My Courses: Peter Jacobsen
Professional golfer and commentator Peter Jacobsen shares his favorite and most challenging courses to play in this edition of “My Courses.” MY FAVORITE COURSE: Pebble Beach. It was a favorite of our family growing up in Portland, Ore. I so much enjoy the feel of golf in the air on the Monterey Peninsula. FIRST COURSE […]
I Was There: 1999 Ryder Cup
It was one of the most unforgettable of all Ryder Cups, but some of its memories are less than golden Boston, Mess While every Ryder Cup has been freighted with misadventure, the 33rd match between the USA and Europe at Brookline was weighed down by the excess baggage of controversy and chicanery more damagingly than […]
Reservation Golf: The Unsung Greatness of Golf on Native American Land
In upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation has gone all-in on golf at the Turning Stone Resort Casino. The 3,400-acre resort has five courses, including championship layouts from Tom Fazio, Robert Trent Jones Jr., and Rick Smith, along with a par-3 course and a player-friendly 9-hole course. “Golf has really played an integral role […]
How Former Caddie Steve Hulka Set Up the Perfect Moving Business on the PGA Tour
Longtime PGA Tour caddie Steve Hulka was waiting to check in at Baltimore’s Thurgood Marshall Airport not long after 9/11 when he spotted two military personnel carrying M-15s. That’s when it hit him how much traveling, especially for those who do it for a living, had changed for good. “It was an eye-opener and I […]
5 Myths About Tour Caddies
Unless your name is Stevie, Fluff, Bones, or Greller, most wouldn’t know your name—but the life of a caddie has left many a golf fan thinking about lugging the bag, holding the pin, and cleaning the golf clubs for the game’s elite players. How cool would it be to get paid to spend your workdays […]
Why Whoop and Other Fitness Trackers Will Improve Your Golf Game
At the RBC Canadian Open last June, tournament winner Rory McIlroy was seen sporting a white band throughout the course of the week. There were lots of queries—what was that? Turns out, McIlroy was one of the early adopters of the now vastly popular Whoop fitness tracking strap. Athletes like McIlroy, Justin Thomas, Maria Fassi, […]
