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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

Ep.70
Podcast
One Trip to Rule Them All

Inside the PGA Tour’s Traveling Circus

A longtime PGA Tour executive reflects on the stories that shaped his career

 
Feature

Captains’ Choice

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

 
News

Swing Thoughts: December 2020

The stories, sounds and moments that defined our year

Ep.69
Podcast

Ben Rector’s Off-Stage Addiction

The singer-songwriter dishes on his career, the role golf plays, and Bluetooth speakers

No. 14
Essay
14- Bribery, Lies

Bribery, Lies and Other Recommended Parenting Strategies

On doing whatever it takes to pass along the love of the game

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

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No. 3
Art & Culture
hogan

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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