Articles by Paul Sullivan

September 18th, 2025

Ryder Cup 2025: Was $US750 for a ticket greedy or smart?

The PGA of America is hoping to break all sorts of attendance and viewership records with the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black, but one shattered early was the ticket price.

August 21st, 2025

Wall Street’s Lesson For Bethpage

Was $US750 for Ryder Cup tickets greedy or smart? 

June 9th, 2025

Oakmont in ’94 was the last hurrah for the club pro shop

Bob Ford is a man of many distinctions. The longtime head pro of Oakmont and Seminole has played in three U.S. Opens—making the cut in 1983 when he finished ahead of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Greg Norman—and 10 PGA Championships. He retired from Oakmont in 2016, and he’s the U.S. Open’s first-tee starter for Read more…

May 28th, 2025

Why it’s taking so long to get into golf clubs these days

Pre-COVID, many golf clubs had no waitlists to join. For those with an extended process, provided you were a decent person or didn’t show any of your indecencies to the admissions committee, you could expect to wait a few years at most. Now some of those membership lists have waits upwards of seven years, with Read more…

May 9th, 2025

The Art of the Collab

It’s not often that James Bond and Steph Curry are uttered in the same sentence. One is a fictional British spy who can navigate his way through any situation with inimitable grace and confidence; the other is a basketball legend and probably the greatest three-point shooter of all time. What brought the two together? Golf Read more…

April 8th, 2025

Golf with a mission works in South Carolina (especially this week)

Apart from what’s on TV, obviously, some of the best golf during Masters week is in the South Carolina Sandhills, an area that radiates out from Aiken, South Carolina and is a manageable drive from Augusta, Ga. Old Barnwell and Tree Farm have received best new course accolades. Broomsedge and The Quixote Club are very Read more…

February 1st, 2025

How could the Trump presidency affect golf?

President Donald Trump, a man who loves golf, was reelected on a platform that calls for a series of substantial changes to policies that will have a broad impact on the economy. Three of them could help or hurt the golf industry depending on how they’re implemented. They relate to immigration, environmental regulation and trade. Read more…