Letter from St. Andrews: Pretenders to the Throne

2010 just may have the greatest lineup ever for major championship sites, and each of the four courses lays claim to a heritage of links golf. But according to our man in St. Andrews, only one is the real deal.

Letter from St. Andrews: Breakfast at Augusta

My own record of perfect attendance began in 1976. The last time I missed a Masters, Gerald Ford was president and Tiger Woods was an embryo. But this year, not only will I not be in Augusta, I won’t be anywhere near Augusta. I’ll be here in the Auld Grey Toon, and that makes my condition all the more gruesome.

Playing Augusta National as a Media Member

By Tom Cunneff The Masters is called a tradition unlike any other. Well, this was a day unlike any other. As eye opening as it was to see the course for the first time in 1999, I was even more flabbergasted to get to play it after winning a spot in the media-day lottery, which credentialed journalists are eligible […]

Augusta Country Club, Georgia

  Like the guy who married Halle Berry, Augusta Country Club is notable for who it stands beside. The Country Club and Augusta National Golf Club share a fence, a famous creek, a valley and a couple dozen members. Their histories intertwine, too, as histories always do in little Southern towns. While the rest of […]