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No. 16
Adventures
Home Is the Sailor

Home is the Sailor

Look hard enough and one of America’s greatest lost links can still be found at Gibson Island, where nine holes and a grand idea remain

No. 16
Characters
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

No. 16
Feature
How to Rescue Your Garden

How to Rescue Your Garden

In the case of Hogan and Nelson’s boyhood course, all it took was a couple million bottles of whiskey

No. 16
Art & Culture
Celebrity Makeover

Celebrity Makeover

The process took years, but Hillcrest Country Club has finally made it from fusty to family

No. 16
Adventures
Photo by Stephen Szurlej

A Simple and Stunning Kindness

Racing against New Zealand’s lockdown clock with a camper van and a wedge

 
Event Recap
saticoy

You Had To Be There

In a rare public viewing, The Saticoy Club showcased its subtle, devastating brilliance

 
Feature

Heroes Don’t Always Wear Green Jackets

From Bill Koeneman to Dave Loggins, the Masters is so much more than 72 holes

 
Event Recap

Funny Meeting You Here

Chance encounters with whales, angels and new friends at The Meetup: Punta Mita

No. 15
Art & Culture
TGJ 15- The Glamorous Game

The Glamorous Game

From Audrey Hepburn 
to J.Lo, even casual celeb players choose the course 
to show out

No. 15
Adventures
Uncommon Land

Uncommon Land

Reconnecting to the game on an altogether different category of open rota

No. 15
Characters

A Life Rebuilt

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

No. 15
Art & Culture
The hitting bays, and driving range at the new Golf Performance Center at Sea Island.

Paspalum Shadows

Seashore paspalum is the turf of choice at courses from Kiawah to Dubai, but not many know its bloody origin story

No. 15
Characters
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

No. 15
Feature
Teachable Moments

Teachable Moments

Phil Rodgers had to learn the game's harshest lessons before he could impart his wisdom to students from Jack Nicklaus to an especially curious amateur

No. 15
Adventures

The United States of Par

A hunt for bears, birdies and ties that bind in an otherwise fractured country

No. 15
Art & Culture

Marvelous

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

 
Art & Culture

The People’s Open

Stephen Denton’s photography gets up close and a little too personal at the Waste Management Phoenix Open

 
Event Recap

Desert Rose

Reflecting on The Outing @ Rams Hill Golf Club

 
Architecture

Different Waters Will Flow

Fear, anxiety and hope on Cobbs Creek’s closing day

 
Feature

2020 Annual Letter to Our Members

 
Feature

Captains’ Choice

Sorting out the stories, sounds and moments that defined our year

No. 14
Art & Culture
The Beastie Boys Are Not Golfers Photo by Jake Chessum

Body Movin’

The Beastie Boys Are Not Golfers

No. 14
Characters
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

No. 14
Adventures

One Trip to Rule Them All

For a weary world traveler, an unexpected adventure on King Island was a life-altering revelation

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