Stupid Golf Problems: Did you really just pass up that invite?

About 10 or 11 years ago, I got one of the most coveted invitations I could possibly dream of – an invitation to the world-famous Rao’s in East Harlem, N.Y. I remember my heart skipping a beat, then quickly realizing the pickle I was in. Still in the early stages of dating my now-wife, we Read more…

Why Gen Z is loving non-varsity golf

Peyton Teevens wanted to see what would happen if she organized an intramural golf event at the University of Idaho. As the new intramural program coordinator, she wasn’t sure how much interest students had in golf. She organized a low-key scramble tournament in the spring semester of 2026, barely publicized it and expected about 20 Read more…

Getting In: Hopeful college golfers and their advisors for hire

Max Brown, a senior on DePauw University’s golf team, didn’t think about playing college golf until his sophomore year in high school. That’s late by today’s standards, where many golfers start the process in middle school and are committed to a program by junior year. From Spring Lake, Mich., Brown was the first person in Read more…

Jon Rahm’s LIV Golf gamble is over and nobody won

It began in December 2023 with a declaration of war delivered in a letterman jacket. It ended Wednesday with his lawyer waving a white flag, informing a bankruptcy judge that Jon Rahm would no longer participate in LIV Golf. To whom he surrendered remains unclear, since surrender implies victory and no one is walking away Read more…