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No. 4
Feature

Nashville

Tear-stained putting sessions and blistered hands on the driving range. A journey through personal tragedy, one stroke at a time.

No. 4
Art & Culture

Heavy Baggage

Charles McGill never feared unpacking golf’s difficult relationship with race

No. 4
Feature
Alexa Pano

They Grow Up So Fast

Practice rounds and life lessons at the Sally

No. 4
Characters

Arnie’s Iron Man

A final farewell for Palmer’s legendary Masters caddie

No. 3
Adventures

Lucid Dream

Separating fantasy from reality in South Korea

No. 3
Art & Culture
hogan

The Hawk’s Hands

Sketching a portrait of Anthony Ravielli, the man who drew Ben Hogan

No. 3
Architecture

A Club With Broad Shoulders

Whether it’s battling overgrown vegetation or city politics, a group of concerned citizens keeps Canal Shores alive

No. 3
Adventures

Accidental Revelation

How 12 holes carved out of the past provide a map for the game’s future

No. 3
Art & Culture
2012 AT&T National, Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland

Early Arrival

Ryan Young hasn’t been at his dream job long, but he’s already a photographer to watch

No. 3
Adventures
Landscape shot. Photo by D.J. Piehowski.

The Roof of the World

Inspiration and heartache at the Canadian base camp of architect Riley Johns

No. 3
Art & Culture
Esteemed Gathering

Esteemed Gathering

To some, they're just trinkets.

No. 3
Characters
Homage to the Hustle

Homage to the Hustle

A tip of the fedora to a time, and golf profession, long past

 
Feature
The years of indignities that Charlie Sifford suffered on and off the course forced him to develop thick skin and an instinct to fight for what he thought was his. “The things he went through did not go down well with him,” Sifford’s friend and fellow pro Larry Mowry told Golf Digest. “Let’s be honest: Charlie could be difficult.” So when he did smile, as in this photo the week after his first PGA Tour victory at the Greater Hartford Open, it was a genuine event. Photo: Old Golf Images/SBM

A Rare Smile

In 1967, after years of racist abuse, Charlie Sifford broke through for a victory. Twice

No. 2
Architecture
Sheep Ranch, 2017

Don’t Be a Sheep

Ruminations on an aimless afternoon wandering the Bally Bandon Sheep Ranch

No. 2
Characters
Gary Plyaer

At Home With: Gary Player

Time spent not relaxing at the stud farm

No. 2
Feature

The President’s Putter

Oxford vs. Cambridge, at a course called Rye. This uniquely British event distills the game into its purest form

No. 2
Art & Culture

The Emergent Pattern

An examination of the artwork of Geoffrey Cunningham

No. 2
Adventures
Swing Thoughts

To the Place We Belong

Strange curiosity or religious experience? A pilgrimage to Sweetens Cove

No. 2
Art & Culture

New Tricks

Veteran Sports Illustrated photographer Robert Beck goes beyond the visible

No. 2
Art & Culture

Whistling Past the Graveyard

Against the odds, Louisville Golf continues happily building hickories

No. 2
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AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 1983: Seve Ballesteros tees off while a gallery watches during the 1983 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club April 11, 1983 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Augusta National/Getty Images)

The Year Is: 1983

Revisiting the characters and events that made for one of golf’s most intriguing years

No. 1
Feature

Four-Letter Word

A declaration of intent from the first issue of The Golfer's Journal

No. 1
Art & Culture
Jimmy Walker eyes a put

Upward Perspective

Jimmy Walker’s astrophotography blurs the line between science and art

No. 1
Feature
Hole Number 7 at Ballyneall, CO

The Book Of Mulligan

Ballyneal’s first caddie and club historian was a dedicated looper and one of the game’s true characters

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