The Latest Lightweight Golf Carry Bags
Golf carry bags keep getting lighter without losing the convenience of multiple pockets, pop-out legs, shoulder-saving strap systems, and a wide choice of colors. Here’s a bagful of the latest offerings. Sun Mountain Two 5 This bag cuts its weight to only 2.5 pounds by using carbon-fiber legs, strong yet light plastic, and tough but […]
Are Today’s Pro Golfers the Best Ever? Maybe Not…
Today’s best players are very good. The best players of decades ago were better. They had to be.
It’s Time to Take Action on Slow Play
Recently I played in a stroke-play club competition. My group of three happened to draw the first starting time on the Old Course: 7 a.m. None of us played particularly well, but when we walked off the 18th green, the big red clock on the side of the R&A clubhouse said 9:55. Granted, my two […]
Preparing for the U.S. Open: Chambers Bay
This month the U.S. Open comes to Chambers Bay, a venue unlike anything our National Championship has ever seen.
Who are the Best Golfers of All Time?
Ah, the oft-debated question: Is it possible to compare great golfers from different eras? Typically, the answer is no; all that can be said is that a given titan was the best of his/her generation. But heck, that’s no fun, and doesn’t stimulate any dissension or discussion. So, we’ve taken the bold and brazen path […]
Wales: Golf’s Best Kept Secret
By George Peper Until earlier this year I was barely aware of Wales. I knew it bordered England, in the same quiet, unobtrusive way Canada borders the U.S. I also knew it had its own language, comprised of words that looked like bad Scrabble hands. What I didn’t realize is that it had […]
The Philosophy of Tom Fazio
A painterly aptitude for melding golf with the landscape has made him the most commercially successful architect of our time
Letter from St. Andrews: My Showdown With the Hawk
Our intrepid editor goes toe to toe with the Hawk and emerges a chicken
In Defense of the Three-Ball
Threesomes in golf are held in just about the same regard as threesomes most elsewhere. It’s time for the trashing of troikas to stop.
The Challenges of Building a Golf Course
Building a golf course doesn’t always go smoothly, as these tales from the work site attest