What Golf Resorts Are Doing to Stay Relevant
In case you haven’t noticed, golf resorts are stepping up their game like never before. Putting courses and short courses are all the rage. Developer Mike Keiser is opening a new must-play course on almost an annual basis. And while new course design has taken a back seat, resorts are pumping significant money into restoring, […]
Golf’s Short Course Craze
By Tony Dear Golf’s short course movement is in full swing. Whether it’s a layout with fewer than 18 holes, or one consisting solely of par threes, truncated golf is appearing with increasing regularity as America discovers how much fun it can be, how great it is for introducing youth to the game, how […]
Game Changer: What Does Climate Change Mean for Golf?
In his wildly imaginative novel Golf in the Year 2100, Bob Labbance postulated a future in which golfers would strategically control factors like temperature, precipitation, and wind while playing a high-tech version of the game that he termed “Altered Environment Golf.” He made it sound like great fun. But if you believe what the overwhelming majority of the world’s […]
Yes, Drivers Can Still Get Longer
For more than two decades, Tom Olsavsky has heard the same question in one form or another. The 29-year golf industry veteran, who now heads up R&D for Cobra Puma Golf, says it goes something like this: “You can’t make the driver go any farther, right? That’s the end,” Olsavsky says. “Well, no, I don’t think […]
8 Questions: Brandel Chamblee
The controversial Golf Channel analyst says he’s not the stats freak you think he is, thinks bifurcation is inevitable, and predicts his next career will be in politics. Which historical golf moment do you wish you had witnessed? I would like to have been on the range standing next to Ben Hogan the day he […]
Golf’s Truly Hidden Gems
It’s hard to define what exactly qualifies as a hidden gem, but we all know them when we see them. For some reason, they don’t get the love or recognition they deserve from Top-100 lists, and the only logical explanation is that if the word got out, it would be tougher to get a tee […]
Unrivaled Access—Pine Valley’s Crump Cup
Editor’s Note: The tradition of the public being allowed to attend the Crump Cup on the Sunday of competition week has been suspended. Every year, groups of devoted golf fans make a pilgrimage to Georgia for the annual Masters Tournament. It’s a rare opportunity to stroll through one of the most picturesque and historic golf […]
Happy Birthday, Tom Watson
I was planning to write about Tom Watson—whose 70th birthday is September 4—even before his announcement during the recent Senior British Open that it would be his last appearance in a major championship. Actually, calling it an “announcement” is wrong: There was no press release, no scheduled event, just Watson mentioning during a TV interview […]
The Golf Trip Mistakes You’re Likely Making
By Erik Matuszewski Tucked away somewhere in the attic over my garage is an old golf travel case—you know, one of those rigid plastic coffins designed to protect golf clubs from damage at the airport. I upgraded my travel bag years ago and never looked back, opting for a soft, padded model with rolling casters […]
Is MyGolfSpy Disrupting the Golf Equipment World?
On Memorial Day 2018, Adam Beach was chilling at the beach with friends in a circle of chairs when someone asked if anyone had played with a little-known golf ball sold at Costco under its Kirkland house brand that had beaten the best-selling golf balls on the market in independent testing conducted by MyGolfSpy.com in […]