Characters: Bob Ford
Low-key club pro Bob Ford, of Oakmont and Seminole renown, provides a comforting presence to nervous U.S. Open contestants Please welcome, from Oakmont, Pa., Bob Ford. The vaguely familiar, calmly reassuring voice that greets competitors on the first tee at the U.S. Open belongs to respected club professional Bob Ford. In 2017, late in his […]
10 Venues We’d Love to See Host a PGA Championship
When the PGA of America voted to strip Trump National Golf Club Bedminster of hosting the 2022 PGA Championship—stating that holding it there would be “detrimental” to its brand—the organization began a hunt for a suitable replacement. Just a few weeks later, the organization announced the move to Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., […]
How to Get on Any Golf Course – Even the Most Private
I have a recurring nightmare: Pulling up to the gate at Pine Valley and the guard who rations entry into that Perfect enclave looks up from his clipboard and says, “Sorry Mr. Sabino, no mas.” Which is why I thought about writing this article under a pseudonym to avoid being blacklisted at any more clubs. To […]
Seminole Prepares for the 2021 Walker Cup
One of the most exclusive clubs in the world, Seminole has done its best over the past 88 years to guard its privacy, keeping its highly esteemed Donald Ross course a secret except to the fortunate few. Now, however, it’s ready to share a bit, having accepted an invitation from the USGA to host the […]
Seminole Prepares for the 2021 Walker Cup
One of the most exclusive clubs in the world, Seminole has done its best over the past 88 years to guard its privacy, keeping its highly esteemed Donald Ross course a secret except to the fortunate few. Now, however, it’s ready to share a bit, having accepted an invitation from the USGA to host the […]
Seminole and Cypress Point to Host Walker Cups
The two very exclusive clubs have joined the Walker Cup rota, but can their short layouts hold up?
The Most Polarizing Courses in Golf
St. Andrews…Muirfield…Pinehurst No.2…TPC Sawgrass…Icons all. But they’re also among a handful of courses that split golfers into two groups—those who love them and those who emphatically do not
