(Editor’s note: This first ran during the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon. Our writers there this year confirm the famed par 3 hasn’t moved.) TROON, Scotland—I’ve just gotten settled into the media center at Royal Troon and my first thought is to get out and see some of the course that’s hosting the 145th Read more…
First things first, Jager Pain is a talented Canadian junior golfer with an amazing name. But what he did after a recent tournament is what really caught our attention. Pain was playing in the 102nd Ontario Junior Boys Championship at Otter Creek Golf Club last Thursday—and playing quite well. After an opening 66 on Monday, Read more…
The game of golf is always changing, and for once it looks like the senior citizens are leading the charge. Despite being eligible for many a senior discount, one brave 62-year-old man and his compatriots have discovered a new digital-first way to announce their golf outfits of the day. All you need is a little Read more…
Last month, Robert MacIntyre won his first-ever PGA Tour event at the RBC Canadian Open with his dad Dougie filling in on the bag. The moment was special not only for the 27-year-old Scottish pro, but also his father, a greenskeeper at Glencruitten Golf Club back in Scotland, who got his very own taste of Read more…
Dave Loggins died July 10th, 2024 at the age of 76. He is survived not only by his three sons Quinn, Kyle and Dylan but by the legacy of “Augusta,” the iconic Masters theme song we hear each and every April. While most are familiar with “Augusta” as a piano instrumental, Loggins also penned lyrics Read more…
Mother Nature was huffing and puffing on Thursday at Valderrama. The windy conditions made it tricky for players during the opening round at LIV Golf Andalucia, including Tyrrell Hatton who had to back off a par putt after a gust caused his ball to move on the green. But Bryson DeChambeau—in the throes of the Read more…
It’s the peak of summer, so that means exactly two things are happening down at your local country club: Golf and weddings. Lots and lots of weddings. Usually these two things are kept separate for obvious reasons—the last thing a new bride wants is her husband catching the golf bug—but occasionally they collide in hilarious Read more…
Stephen Curry loves golf. We all know this. For god’s sake, the man was just on our July/August cover. With that said, basketball comes first for the four-time NBA champ and this summer, all of Curry’s focus is on the Paris Olympics and bringing home yet another gold medal for Team USA. We already knew Read more…
New York and New England don’t get along. Not when it comes to sports and certainly not when it comes to chowdah. But next fall the long-time adversaries will call a truce when the USA Ryder Cup team marches into Bethpage Black with Vermont kid Keegan Bradley at the vanguard. And who better to welcome Read more…
A hole-in-one is supposed to be a rite of passage—a joyous occasion marked by high fives, hugs and, of course, beers. You never forget your first, after all. For one golfer, however, his first “ace” turned into a nightmare over Fourth of July weekend thanks to one golf’s most steadfast technicalities. Read on, sadists. This Read more…
After Klay Thompson officially left the Golden State Warriors for greener Dallas pastures this week, Steph Curry posted a seemingly never-ending Instagram Story reveling in the Splash Brothers run. Two of these photos, including the final one, featured Steph and Klay on the golf course, something that’s become synonymous with the pair. So it almost Read more…
It’s Independence Day, America. A time to reflect on our forefathers, freedoms, and, more importantly, golf. Just book a tee time down at the local muny this week, and you’ll find droves of golf-loving Yanks descending on clubhouses from Portland to Portland to enjoy America’s other pastime and escape their visiting relatives (AKA America’s other Read more…
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