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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
Architecture

Cleopatra

The 9th at Jasper Park Lodge. Par 3 - 231 yards

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

No. 15
News
France. Paris. Photo by Richard Kalvar/Magnum Photos

Lipping Out: No. 15

"Don't play for high stakes with a stranger." - Donald Ross

No. 15
Opinion
TGJ 15- Exchanges

The Truth About Cypress Point

A (nearly) comprehensive research project on the true favorite courses of MacKenzie, Ross and Tillinghast

No. 15
Opinion

Reflections on a Wooden Shaft

Breaking down a theme song unlike any other

No. 15
Game Improvement
Don’t believe everything you hear: There’s power in throttling down. (Photo by Phil Sheldon/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Just Get It in the Box

How a second-serve mentality changed my game

Ep.75
Podcast

Re-Teed: The 2015 Players Championship

An off-the-railroad-ties retrospective on an instant classic in Ponte Vedra 

 
News

Swing Thoughts: February 2021

Guest edited by PGA Tour-winner Lanto Griffin

 
Game Improvement

The Battle of Getting There

As lessons commence and the opening handicap is made official, the coaching goes beyond physical

Ep.74
Game Improvement
Kids Golf Clubs, Scotland

From Gamer to Golfer

A fresh look at junior golf instruction

Ep.73
Podcast

Lessons in Leadership with Paul McGinley

A Ryder Cup hero reflects on what he's learned during a career that never came easy

 
Art & Culture

The People’s Open

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

 
News

Swing Thoughts: January 2021

New Digital series | A guide to cheaters | Condor sighting

 
Game Improvement

Golf Concerto No. 10

Tracing the first steps of an ambitious journey to reach a lower handicap, by someone who still needs to get one

Ep.72
Podcast

A Compendium of Golf’s Cheaters

Sandbaggers, ball-droppers and lie-fluffers, oh my!

 
Event Recap

Desert Rose

Reflecting on The Outing @ Rams Hill Golf Club

Ep.71
Podcast

The Sober League

Three members of Philadelphia’s sober golf league discuss the game’s role in their recovery

 
Architecture

Different Waters Will Flow

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

 
Interview

Jim Wagner

One of golf's top shapers details the plans to restore Philly's original public course

 
Feature

2020 Annual Letter to Our Members

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Art & Culture
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The Hawk’s Hands

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

 
Architecture

A Walking Tour of The Sheep Ranch

Bill Coore gives us a hole-by-hole blueprint to the Sheep Ranch, Coore & Crenshaw's newest Bandon offering

No. 1
Characters
Hunter Thompson

That Evening in Aspen

Hunter S. Thompson introduced Terry McDonell to golf with LSD, liquor and live rounds.

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