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No. 14
Adventures

One Trip to Rule Them All

For a weary world traveler, an unexpected adventure on King Island was a life-altering revelation

No. 14
Characters

Life in the Front Row

The shock wasn’t in solving this Masters mystery; it was in discovering the remarkable golf life it unearthed.

No. 14
Characters
St. Andrews ladies' putting club

The Grandes Dames of the Himalayas

Age be damned: The St. Andrews Ladies’ Putting Club is still thriving

No. 14
Architecture
TGJ 14 Yardage Book

New Beast

The 7th at Southern Hills Country Club. Par 4 - 443

No. 14
Feature
A statue of Black golf-course architect Joseph Bartholomew looks over the New Orleans design bearing his name.

An Imperfect Step Forward

The search for Joseph Bartholomew’s lost course turns into a lesson on the beauty of silver linings

No. 14
Characters
Payne Stewart

Before the Flight

Traveling with Payne Stewart in his contented, but still contentious, final days

No. 14
Art & Culture
The Ballad of Ray Ray Whitley

The Ballad of Ray Ray Whitley

Lessons in survival, putting and hope, delivered by a video-game golfer in basketball shorts

No. 14
News

No. 14: Lipping Out

"I lipped the cup and I was madder than hell." — Ben Hogan

 
Architecture

Stepping Out Over the Line

With the otherworldly Landmand, King-Collins is attempting to join one of golf’s most elite clubs

Ep.68
Podcast

Golf According to Spencer Hall

A premier college football writer swaps sports for the day to workshop golf takes, and introduce us to Ray Ray Whitley—your new favorite golfer

 
News

Swing Thoughts: November 2020

2021 Events | South Florida shade | Dirty Groove Vol. 22

 
Feature
A Day at the Dunvegan

Family Style

Stories best served with company

Ep.67
Podcast
Aerial image of Old Head Golf Links

Mike Madden and the Invisible Hand of Golf

An auction winner becomes a lifelong friend thanks to Ballybunion, Philly Cricket, Muhammed Ali and a famous bus

 
Game Improvement

The Prodigal Daughter

After walking away from a promising collegiate career, Christy Longfield is back in love with the game. And this time, it's for good

 
Feature
Augusta hat

Mixed and Mastered

Cloning Augusta National, the search for Palmer's missing caddie, and the man who said "Amen"

Ep.66
Podcast
USA. Los Angeles. 1964. Photo by Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos

Jim Fitzpatrick’s Endless Summer

A life-altering 4-iron, declassified rocket explosions and the world's first skateboard

 
News

Swing Thoughts: October 2020

New Essay | An Island Green Escape | RIP EVH

 
Essay

Laid Off and Upright

Combating the harsh realities of unemployment with an undefeated cure-all

Ep.65
Podcast
The Walker Bag

Chris Solomon and the Traveling Bag

Chris Solomon returns to the show to talk about the brotherhood behind a traveling carry bag

 
Art & Culture

Now What?

After golf’s unexpected boom, the decisions facing once-struggling courses will impact the future of the game

Ep.64
Podcast

The Johns of Aronimink

Paying Aronimink a visit in search of the real stories behind two of golf’s most under-appreciated characters: John Shippen and John McDermott.

 
News

Swing Thoughts: September 2020

Premium gifts | Winged Foot's only fan | How to finish 14th in your city am

 
Feature
The City Park Golf Club has called the North Course home for more than 40 years. Each Saturday, it’s where Duke and the rest of the crew battle for dollar bills and post-round beers. Photo by Ryan Young

Debate Season

The case for not playing all 18, golf's logo plague, and why your club's club sandwich stinks

 
Characters

Only Fan

TGJ Subscriber Andrew Haynes crashes the U.S. Open at Winged Foot

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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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