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The Last Camper Ray Sterbick Cypress Point

The Last Camper

Ray Sterbick was so determined to caddie at Cypress that he made one of the game's iconic holes his home

Living Lab Pursell Farms FarmLinks David Pursell and Mark Langner

Living Lab

From biscuits to one of the world's most cutting-edge courses, there's always something cooking in this quiet corner of Alabama

Yesterday Today Tomorrow Merion Archives

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Lessons in history, the future, and ball striking in a chance exploration of Merion's famed archives

Juli inkster

Juli Inkster

Looking through the windshield and in the rear view mirror with a 31-time LPGA winner

A Weekend at Barney's

A Weekend at Barney’s

Wine, wit and wisdom in golf’s most coveted neighborhood

Gorjus George

The Ballad of Gorjus George

The rise and fall of the game’s foremost yardage book maker

chasing scratch

Above Average

The magic of "Chasing Scratch" is in two supposedly regular guys and one exceptional bond

Moe Norman

The Apostles of Moe

Legendary ball-striker Moe Norman passed away years ago, but players around the world—including one beefy major champion—remain devoted to his swing

Royal Dornoch

Hard Forged

Dornoch’s harsh winters and unrelenting gorse shaped one of the world’s great courses and a friendship found only in golf

The Man Riding Clouds

Peter Beames has brushed shoulders with Palmer and Spieth, taught all over the world, dealt with poverty and homelessness and somehow keeps happily floating along.

A Bandon Surprise, Just for Ewes

Mike Keiser’s signature resort may never have existed without the pen of prolific children’s book and greeting card author Sandra Boynton

The Wake-Up Call

One man’s winding path from white-collar criminal to architect of Aspen Golf Club's bustling junior golf program

The Prior’s Tale

Mike Kiely has Palmer and Nicklaus stories, but they pale in comparison to the impact he’s had on the more than 4,000 caddies under his…

mission bay

The Other Game in Town

While the world's best battle at Torrey Pines, San Diego's sharks will be next door at Mission Bay

Photos by Benjamin Rasmussen

4-Iron, I Guess

At home with Gary McCord, who would rather hunt for Sasquatch than do what he’s told

portrait by Yehyun Kim

Claudia

What does it take to make it in golf when you’re different? Patience, tenacity and, in this case, sensibility

A Life Rebuilt

The only way back from a life-altering medical emergency on the course was to tee it up again

TGJ 15- Office Hours

Office Hours

For one lucky student, Sidney Matthew’s world- renowned trove of golf treasures is just a short walk away

Marvelous

Phil Sheldon's unforgettable images of golf's superheroes turned him into one

Golf, sober league

The Lucky Ones

Their battle with the hell of addiction began alone, but for members of The League, it continues together on the course

Life in the Front Row

The shock wasn’t in solving this Masters mystery; it was in discovering the remarkable golf life it unearthed.

St. Andrews ladies' putting club

The Grandes Dames of the Himalayas

Age be damned: The St. Andrews Ladies’ Putting Club is still thriving

Payne Stewart

Before the Flight

Traveling with Payne Stewart in his contented, but still contentious, final days

Stepping Out Over the Line

With the otherworldly Landmand, King-Collins is attempting to join one of golf’s most elite clubs