Top 10 Golf Courses: Georgia
Home to more than just Augusta National, where patrons flock every April for the Masters, the state of Georgia lays claim to a somewhat surprisingly wide variety of places to play golf. From hilly and historic courses dotting Atlanta to the beautiful “Golden Isles” on the state’s east coast, there is no shortage of world-class […]
A Front Row Seat at the 1987 Masters
This is how Seve Ballesteros, Greg Norman, and I lost the 1987 Masters. About the only good thing that came out of it was that I did manage to overhear what is, to my way of thinking, the best one-liner ever uttered during the course of tournament play at Augusta National. That’s if you discount […]
A Different Day, Different Pin, Different Hole at Augusta National
The characteristics of Augusta National’s greens—large, contoured, quick—create very different holes when the pin is moved. The Masters distinguishes itself from other tournaments in so many ways, but one of the most fascinating is that competitors here aren’t playing the same 18 holes four times. Rather, they face 72 distinct challenges. There are obviously […]
Masters Champions Dinner A Unique Augusta Tradition
The Champions Dinner at the Masters has been an annual Tuesday night tradition since 1952 when Ben Hogan, the 1951 winner, suggested and hosted the first dinner. Since then the winner from the previous year will host, and select the menu, for the the most exclusive dinner in all of golf. There is, after all, only […]
Masters via Helicopter, Staying at Champions Retreat
Have your Masters Tournaments badges, but still need a place to stay in Augusta? How about a helicopter from a nearby city? And for accommodation, a 5-star golf club. Champions Retreat, a club in Augusta, Ga. has partnered with EvoLux, a helicopter ride-share company, to bring in groups via air from Atlanta, Charlotte, and Greenville, […]
Lessons From the 2016 PGA Championship
The season’s final major has us excited for what’s to come, particularly from some key players and big events
Last House Standing on the Masters Parking Lot
Augusta National wants it, but this house isn’t for sale.
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” […]
LINKS Living: Champions Retreat, Georgia
The “Big Three” united for a unique collaboration just down the road from Augusta National
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
