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No. 33
Adventures
Finding the Center Morocco No. 33

Finding the Center

What is the true power of golf? A traveler on his life-changing discovery in Morocco

No. 33
Essay
Knocked Over With a Feathery Billy Collins No. 33

Knocked Over with a Feathery

A wayward shot. A lie (or two). And a golfer with a newfound limp

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
Essay
The Mega-Slice No. 33

The Drive that Changes Everything

In praise of the mega-slice

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
Adventures
Vietnam Golf No. 33

Vietnam: The Time is Now

Among the dunes, rice paddies and noodles of Vietnam—the world’s fastest-growing golf destination

No. 33
Art & Culture
Steven Pressfield Bagger Vance No. 33

How I Wrote Bagger Vance

The unlikely inspiration behind one of golf's most beloved tales

No. 33
Essay
Grateful to the Game No. 33

Grateful to the Game

After losing his favorite playing partner, a father leans on what brought them closest

No. 33
Characters
Bob Uecker No. 33

Bob Uecker, Golf (Joke) Legend

His on-course antics were always better than his swing

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

 
Playing 18
Playing 18 Caves Valley

Every Shot at Caves Valley Golf Club

Par 72 | 6,677 yards

Ep.192
Podcast
Buddy Marucci

Buddy Marucci’s Unbelievable Golf Life

The legendary amateur on battling Tiger, Caves Valley and lessons from Arnold Palmer.

 
Films
Brad Faxon 10 Favorite Things

Brad Faxon’s 10 Favorite Things

What’s always in the bag?

 
Adventures

This Bus Stops for Open Championships

Tom Coyne rides shotgun to Royal Portrush

 
Game Improvement
Brad Faxon short putts

How Brad Faxon Practices Short Putts

A drill for gaining confidence over 4-footers

 
Game Improvement
Brad Faxon putting process

How Brad Faxon Prepares to Make Every Putt

Developing a repeatable process for attacking every roll

 
Game Improvement
Brad Faxon creative putting

Brad Faxon’s Drill for Putting with Feel

How a 5-wood and wedge are the keys to a better stroke

 
Game Improvement
Reading Grain with Brad Faxon

Brad Faxon’s guide to reading grain

A practical guide to understanding grain’s effect on putting

Ep.191
Podcast
Justin Parsons

How to Win an Open

With The Open headed to his home, Justin Parsons shares how champions get ready for Royal Portrush—and why some never stand a chance

 
Films
Playing 18 Bandon Trails

A Twilight 18 at Bandon Trails

Par 71 | 6,249 yards

Ep.190
Podcast
Paul Azinger, Miakka Golf Club

Zinger, Unleashed

Course design, Ryder Cup politics and the problem with instruction: A conversation with one of golf’s most unfiltered voices

 
Films
whim & fancy scotland golf the old course

Playing 36 at St. Andrews

The Old Course played in the championship and reverse routings

 
Essay
Hutchinson High at Prairie Dunes

The Prairie Dunes Model

What we can learn from an elite club’s relationship with the local high school team

Ep.189
Podcast
Oakmont Country Club Kohjiro Kinno Bunker Mentality

Oakmont, According to Bob Ford

The club’s longtime pro on tree wars, U.S. Opens and why he walked away from Arnold Palmer’s course record

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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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