Try St. Andrews Golf in the Winter
By George Peper This morning my regular golf game was cancelled because two of the guys backed out—the weather conditions were too brutal for them: 62 degrees and intermittent light showers. I live now in Florida. A decade ago, had those same conditions prevailed on a Saturday morning, all four players would have convened cheerily […]
George Peper: The Last Tee
What the game needs now is more Codger Courses
George Peper: We’re Out of Touch
Technology has made us better equipped, better fitted, better taught, better informed—and less talented
George Peper: Are Caddies Integral to Golf?
Like elevator operators, caddies are really an unnecessary tradition in this day and age
Letter from St. Andrews: Trump Tales
Talk about COINCIDENCE. I’m in the middle of writing this very column—about Donald Trump—when the phone rings and who is it? Donald Trump. He’d just seen the LINKS 100 lists of the top courses in the world and U.S and he wasn’t pleased. “I can’t believe none of my courses are on those lists,” he said. […]
George Peper’s Top 10 Links Courses
I know this is somewhat inappropriate, with the Open Championships at Royal Liverpool (Hoylake) this week, but I’m afraid the links courses of England don’t do much for me.
George Peper’s Top 10 Reasons to Love the Masters
Most of us would consider our golfing lives complete if we got to attend one Masters, but what if you were able to attend the Masters year after year as our illustrious editor George Peper has? Surely, you would develop a deeper appreciation and love of the event as he has. “A tradition unlike any other” […]
Celebrating the 80th Masters: The Spirit of ’76
Much has changed since my first Masters visit 40 years ago, but the best aspects have endured
George Peper: Mini Mania
Regulation courses might not be flourishing, but natural grass putt-putt layouts are all the rage
The Benefits of Walking the Golf Course
Expecting golf in St. Andrews to be special, the author discovered it was completely pedestrian