Plenty of tchotchke shops advertise gifts as one of a kind, but if giving something unique is really important, it’s tough to beat a portrait of Jack Nicklaus painted by Andy Warhol. You’ll get your chance to make an amazing impression but be prepared to bring a fully-loaded checkbook. Warhol’s 1977 work—one of a series Read more…
One of the complexities of the potential link-up between the PGA Tour and LIV is what the basic mechanics of playing “together” would look like. Will players who went to LIV be welcomed back to PGA Tour events? Will the two leagues both exist as separate parts of the schedule? Several top PGA Tour players Read more…
One of the main narratives around recruiting superstar players to LIV Golf was the idea that owning shares in one of the teams would be a valuable investment for the golfer down the road. That would obviously be true if a deep-pocketed financier came in to buy one, but teams aren’t waiting around for the Read more…
There’s never an easy (read: non-expensive) way to get into the Masters, but the best chance to score a ticket is to go on the weekend when some of the corporate hospitality types head out of town early. If by chance you do get a ticket, however, you’re going to need a place to stay. Read more…
Part of Bandon Dunes’ charm is its out-of-the-way location on the Oregon coast, but golf-trippers who flew there in the first years after the resort opened in 1999 often experienced an unpleasant truth: On the planes that connect from Denver or San Francisco to the tiny regional airport in North Bend, when luggage exceeds the Read more…
Depending on how you choose to look at it, ordering a party hosting kit directly from The Masters can be a great way to hang out with friends and family as you watch the tournament—or a pale substitute reminding you (again) that you didn’t win the ticket lottery. Whichever way you take it, one thing Read more…
We told you last week about Babe Zaharias’ U.S. Women’s Open-winning clubs going up for auction and attempting to reach rare air behind the more than $5 million a collector paid for irons Tiger Woods reportedly used to win his Tiger Slam-winning irons in 2022. While they didn’t grab a seven-figure sum, they did fetch Read more…
Golf fans see Ben Hogan (near-fatal car wreck) or Tiger Woods (broken leg) as setting the bar for grittiest golf performances under intense physical challenges. Babe Didrickson Zaharias, however, might have both men beat in the fortitude department. The trailblazing LPGA Tour legend won the 1954 U.S. Women’s Open by 12 shots a year after Read more…
It’s no surprise that the PGA Tour’s recent deal with the Strategic Sports Group (SSG) could serve as a calculated hedge against a continued spending war with LIV Golf and the Saudi Public Investment Fund.
How much would you pay to relive your childhood but as the spoiled child of billionaire parents who gave you unlimited toys and wouldn’t let you leave the grounds? The bidding starts at $20 million—in the form of this positively bonkers Arizona estate that features a custom go-kart track, indoor golf simulator and regulation basketball Read more…
It’s never too early to start making plans to attend the Masters. In fact, you’re probably too late if you’re trying to find a hotel room within 20 miles of Augusta National for this April’s events, but if you’re interested in a longer-term play—and have a bit of room in your budget—you could secure the Read more…
Friday night in any of The Villages’ town squares looks like Boomer spring break any time of year. High-energy cover bands crank out hits from the 1970s to the 1990s as residents spill from restaurants and bars holding light beers and umbrella drinks. The streets are lined with hundreds of almost identical E-Z- Gos, Club Read more…
The $US3 billion ($A4.5 billion) investment is coming from an organisation with whom you’re probably more familiar than you think. Regardless, here are a few details about who is helping fund the tour’s new venture.
What does it look like to buy an income-producing retirement? A couple selling their beach cottage and golf-cart rental business in Cedar Key, Fla., could have the answer for you. The owners of Cedar Key Golf Carts and Bike Rentals are offering both the business and the 1,500-square-foot, three-bedroom bungalow from which they run it Read more…
We’ve all participated in some iteration of the cocktail party conversation that starts with “If I had my own golf-themed bar, this is what I’d do.” Greg Bartoli did, too. He just had more firepower to make it a reality. Fifteen years of success on Wall Street had given Bartoli enough cushion to invest in Read more…
The 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a month away, and its “signature” status in 2024 means bigger purses and a star-studded field. Getting a coveted invite to the “am” part of the show is one way to prove you’ve arrived. However, if you didn’t make that cut—and have $39 million to spend—this jaw-dropping home Read more…
Vertical integration isn’t a term you hear much in the golf-instruction business, but Martin Chuck has nearly every step of the process covered. The Golf Digest 50 Best Teacher manages golf schools that are sold out months in advance at the Tour Striker Golf Academy at Raven Golf Club in Phoenix. Those students are the Read more…
Mark Blackburn might not have the ubiquitous name recognition of Butch Harmon, his immediate predecessor as Golf Digest’s No. 1 teacher and headliner of the new class of Golf Digest Legends of Golf Instruction. But among his peers—and the PGA Tour’s best players—the Alabama-based Blackburn has built a formidable reputation. The 2020 PGA Teacher & Read more…
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