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Editor’s letter: What’s your Dad handicap?
After fearing I would forever be playing a one-ball in my household, I discovered the art of golf parenting from an unlikely source
Opinion: A numbers game
Scottie Scheffler was named PGA Tour Player of the Year in a vote compromised by the defection of his only competition
A punishment that fits the crime
I once despised the stroke-and-distance penalty, but now I see the light.
The next 150 years and other deep thoughts ahead of The Open
Every nook of St Andrews has a story and it would take a lifetime here to know them all.
Forced Carry
How Australian Golf Digest managing director Nick Cutler came to caddie at the WPGA Championship – and the lessons he learned.
Opinion: What we learned from 2021
A compelling yet complex year in golf leaves us wondering what lies around the corner.
Club management: Covid Conundrums
The key issues golf clubs must start thinking about now before lockdowns end
Streakers, bobbies and mob scenes: Back before Phil and Brooksy got dinged
Two peculiarities make golf unique among professional sports. First, only in golf does the winner score the fewest points. Where else does a 3 beat a 4?
It’s no longer about politics: golf needs to distance itself from Trump
This can be a turning point. Turn away from Donald Trump – the man, not the politician. And make it clear that anyone who incites violence for any reason, in any context in the future, is not welcome in golf.
Ignore the haters and spread golf’s joy
Golf’s renaissance is in full swing. Anyone who tries to tell you otherwise is refusing to look at the evidence at hand.
OPINION: Black socks saga a black mark for golf clubs
It’s time for golf to take a breath, relax and stop nit-picking and making it hard for people to play the game.
An Aussie pro was kicked off a course for wearing black socks. Reasonable or ridiculous?
Former player and current Australian broadcaster Ewan Porter spurred a fiery social-media debate (is there any other kind on Twitter?) with his experience at a Sydney golf club this week. Specifically, that Porter was shunned from the property due to a fashion faux pas.
Undercover caddie: Politics vs money? Money wins
Golf, compared to other pro sports, is mostly a controversy-free game. There are rules disputes, and slow play can really get on people’s nerves, but it’s nothing to get that worked up over.
OPINION: Should professional golfers be allowed to wear shorts?
In our latest installment of the “Great Golf Debates” writers Mike Johnson and Daniel Rapaport tackle the pressing question: Should professional golfers be allowed to wear shorts?
Offering a solution to the Vijay Singh/Korn Ferry ‘problem’
There is a way to resolve all this and to ensure that no one goes home unhappy.
Playing golf during a pandemic might be safe. But is it right?
In the absence of a unified stance, like we have in Australia, sometimes it helps to call on higher powers.
OPINION: Our editors tackle your best (and worst!) comments in response to Golf Australia’s COVID-19 statement
We thought we’d cherry-pick some of the more considered responses and sprinkle them with some of the absolute worst, addressing both with some thought-provoking messages.
OPINION: Why I kept playing (and why I’ve now stopped)
For golfers, clarity on what we are permitted to do appears about as defined as the vast, ancient, rippled fairways of the Old Course.
