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 […]
How Has the Golf Instruction Landscape Changed in the Digital Revolution?
Michael Breed is only half-joking when he says he can’t even count the number of people he’s helped improve their golf swing in an elevator or with a spatula in the kitchen. His untold number has exploded again over the past decade, especially because golf instruction doesn’t always involve hitting a golf ball in today’s […]
Loopers: The Caddie Movie
The documentary Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk took almost three years to make, an 80-minute project driven by interviews with several of golf’s biggest names and visually-gripping visits to some of its grandest sites —Augusta National, Pebble Beach, Bandon Dunes, St. Andrews, Carnoustie, and Ballybunion among them. But landing Bill Murray’s involvement as the narrator […]
A Mike Strantz Journey
A four-minute YouTube video tells you pretty much everything you need to know about Mike Strantz and his approach to building golf courses. He appears with design partner, and former PGA Tour player, Forrest Fezler during their 2002 renovation of Silver Creek Valley Country Club in San Jose, Calif. Over images of how he took […]
What to do with the Golf Hall of Fame
Before one starts an article about the status of the World Golf Hall of Fame, how it’s perceived inside and outside the game, the merits or defects of its inclusion criteria, and the worthiness of its inductees, it’s important to recognize the contribution to the game every one of its members has made. From leading […]