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Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros on the 17th green during a Ryder Cup match at The Belfry, Warwickshire, 15th September 1985.

Dormie?

Theories abound on the term’s origin, including one from Scotland’s most famous queen

Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images

Play On, Wayward Son

Tales from the road on a Sunflower State golf mission

Photo: Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for BMW

Rickie Fowler Killed the Prime Minister of Malaysia!

Alternate plot lines to keep it interesting

Colf Lessons

Colf Lessons

The facts of our game’s history are clear—as a Scottish fog

Although passed by technology, niblick remains relevant as a term and in the bags of golf traditionalists. Photo by Sarah Fabian-Baddiel/Heritage Images/Getty Images

Shots Fired

The niblick’s legacy on the course and in the trenches

It’s time for gallery members to shout something mem-orable, not “Baba Booey” or “Get in the hole.” Image by Stephen Denton

Big Gravy!

A call for more creativity from the gallery

Golf shed. Photo by Peter Baker

Just When I Thought I Was Out

What to expect when returning from an extended golf absence

That’s no regular birdie. Whether on the course or in the wild, you don’t forget when an albatross lands in your path. Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/Getty Images

The Albatross

Many players drink during a round according to elaborate plans. But, like the game itself, those plans can easily spiral into a mess of empties. Photo by Stephen Denton.

The Booze Breakdown

Distilling why Americans drink more on the course

Club Hot Dogs

Your Club’s Restaurant is Terrible

The case for burgers, dogs and kegerators at your home track

Nashville

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

Woman bending golf club

The Shank

This one has legs

duel illustration

A Bloody Inspiration

The history of SFGC’s infamous Duel Hole

Executive golfing in a suit and tie

Booms and Busts, Birdies and Bogeys

The economics of a volatile golf swing

Members Only Bench Royal and Ancient Golf Club St Andrews Fife Scotland

The Forever Fight

An outsider grapples with our game’s ongoing image problem.

Tony Jacklin in a locker room during the Florida Citrus Open at Rio Pinar Country Club, Orlando, Florida

The Yips

Unscrambling golf’s most feared term

Clubs on a subway

Urban Brawl

A cross-country move settles the debate

Sacred Sand

Don’t get casual with the name. There’s a reason every true links starts here

Whether it’s a shanked drive, a regrettable restaurant order or a horrifying “reply all” email snafu, the concept of a mulligan is irresistible. We all need one sometimes. Photo by Christian Hafe

Mulligan

Golf’s gift to all: A second chance

Robert Taylor of England plays a tee shot at the 189 yards par 3, 16th hole at Hunstanton Golf Club where he achieved a unique feat in golf when he holed in one on three consecutive days on May 31st, June 1st and June 2nd 1974 whilst playing for Leicestershire in the Eastern Counties Foursomes on June 28, 2016 in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England. Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images

Miracle Triplets

Three holes-in-one on the same hole three days in a row—seriously

These early morning patrons of the Municipal golf course found a number of new water hazards from the six inches of rain the night before, Washington DC , August 13, 1928. These players refused to be daunted by the miniature lake and are playing their shots where they sank. Photo by Underwood & Underwood/Underwood Archives/Getty Images

It’s the Munis, Stupid

The solution is right down the street.

Four-Letter Word

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

The Push and The Pull

The pull cart is still derided by four-wheeling cowboys and even bag-laden purists. But as one doubter discovered while on a golf tour of Ireland,…

Tiger Woods Yelling Fore

Fore!

A crystal-clear word with a murky origin