Jack Nicklaus’s Five PGA Championship Victories
Jack Nicklaus has a handful of PGA Championship victories—and an arm’s length of records to go with them
The History of Royal Titles in Golf
In 1833, the Perth Golfing Society, located in the heart of Scotland not far from St. Andrews, became the Royal Perth Golfing Society. King William IV conferred the title and so began a new honor system for golf clubs.
More than 180 years later, 66 clubs bear the royal title as granted by the British Royal Family (eight clubs so dubbed no longer survive). Stretching from Royal Dornoch in the Northern Hemisphere to Tasmania’s Royal Hobart in the Southern, the royal title has been conferred on some of the game’s most prestigious bastions, but also on lesser-known clubs with modest facilities and small memberships. What all these clubs have in common is a distinct history, often a direct link to the growth or spread of golf, and always a veritable royal connection.
The Best Courses in the Original 13 Colonies
Because golf first took root in America in the 13 original colonies, there’s a preponderance of truly great courses on the Eastern Seaboard
A History of Donald Ross in America
Pinehurst No. 2 is just one of the dozens of outstanding resort courses the great Scotsman designed—and anyone can play
Payne Stewart’s Final U.S. Open Win
Payne Stewart and Phil Mickelson staged one of the greatest Open finishes ever. But Payne’s victory was no one-day wonder.
The Course That Almost Wasn’t: The Story Behind The Story Behind Augusta National
J. Perry “Commodore” Stoltz had a dream. The Miami-based hotel magnate, whose faced graced the October 1, 1925 front cover of the Augusta Chronicle, envisioned an ever-expanding empire of elegant hotels—luxurious resort hotels that would draw wealthy winter visitors from the north and treat them to warm, southern temperatures and hospitality to match. Properties in […]
Why Only 14 Clubs?
According to the Rules There Should Be No More Than 14 Clubs in Your Bag. Ever Wonder Why?
A Close Call for Ed Sneed at the 1979 Masters
Ed Sneed’s final round at the 1979 Masters remains one of the game’s most memorable collapses
A Close Match at the 1989 Walker Cup
The 1989 Walker Cup came down to the final hole of the final match—MY MATCH
Meet Writer & Historian Bo Links
His name really is Bo Links—and really sums up
his dedication to the game
