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Arnold Palmer

The Last Time I Saw Arnold

He co-wrote Palmer’s memoir, but nothing could prepare him for their final meeting.

No. 37
Adventures
Eastward Ho! TGJ No. 37

Eastward Ho!

Don’t let the beauty shots fool you—this club is built on decades of hard work and a string of miracles found only in golf

No. 37
Adventures
The Art of Being There LeRoy Neiman TGJ No. 37

The Art Of Being There

LeRoy Neiman was in the room painting Ali, Sinatra and JFK, but he always made time to be on the course with Palmer, Hogan and…

No. 36
Architecture
Honors Course TGJ No. 36

Their Tennessee Mountain Home

The Honors Course was built to stand apart from its elite brethren

No. 36
Adventures
Driving Mr. Jenkins No. 36

Driving Mr. Jenkins

The tale of two of golf's greatest storytellers getting lost in Scotland

No. 36
Essay
No. 36 Where I'd Start

Where I’d Start

Faced with a field of busted carts, rotting kitchens and a mountain of repairs, one priceless discovery made a golf course buyer look past it…

No. 36
Characters
Arnold Palmer and Bob Ford at Latrobe TGJ No. 36

He’s No Brutus

When Bob Ford decided against dethroning the King

No. 35
History
Inwood No. 35

Once Upon a Time on Long Island

A love letter to Inwood, an underrated classic enjoying an uncommon resurgence

No. 35
Characters
Ekwanok No. 35

Serenity Granted

The unlikely marriage between Ekwanok, one of America’s great classic clubs, and Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

No. 35
Characters
Charley Price Masters Augusta National No. 35

The Best Golf Writer You’ve (Probably) Never Read

An ode to Charley Price, who wrote golf history because he lived it

No. 34
History
Enniscrone No. 34

Of Golf and Monsters

Distinguishing fact from fiction at Enniscrone, an Irish links where the tales of death, magic and diamonds are as tall as the dunes

No. 33
History
Floating Clubhouse No. 33

The Floating Clubhouse

Setting sail for Guantánamo Bay and golf’s best-armed course

No. 33
Adventures
Dawn Patrol Poverty Bay New Zealand No. 33

Dawn Patrol

Welcome to Poverty Bay, New Zealand, home to the links that sees the sun first every day

No. 33
Architecture
Secret in the Palms O'Donnell Golf Club No. 33

Secret in the Palms

One of the desert’s oldest and most influential courses is hiding in plain sight

No. 33
Architecture
Terror at LACC No. 33

Terror at LACC

The anger, joy and change inspired by the smallest hole at one of America’s greatest courses

No. 32
Art & Culture
David Cannon - Hero Shots

Hero Shots: David Cannon

A legendary photographer shares the stories behind some of golf's most iconic images

No. 31
History
Radioactive No. 31

Radioactive

The tragic mistake and shocking death of a U.S. Amateur champion

No. 31
History
Sleepy Hollow No. 31

The Legends of Sleepy Hollow

Inside the club that pulls stars from Chi Chi to Beyoncé to its fairways

No. 30
Feature
Oscar Bunn The Flyer

The Flyer

Harry Vardon, the world’s best player, never thought he would meet his match in little-known Native American Oscar Bunn.

No. 28
Feature
The Mostly True Story of Pinehurst

The Mostly True Story of Pinehurst

Wandering through the history, legends, rumors and ghosts in this hub of American golf

 
Feature
Stanley Mosk

The Forgotten Man In Golf’s Integration

How Stanley Mosk quietly changed the pro game

No. 27
Art & Culture
Leonard Kamsler Masters Cadillac Days Gene Sarazen 1969

Cadillac Days

Over 40 Masters, the legend of the man himself rivaled that of his photography

No. 27
Feature
This is Their Time Alexa Stirling

This is Their Time

Alexa Stirling’s 1950 meeting with Bobby Jones reunited two childhood friends and reintroduced the golf world to one of its greatest players

Ep.151
Architecture
Creek Club

Rediscovering Raynor

Michael Wolf traces how a civil engineer from Long Island became one of American golf’s patron saints

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