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No. 11
Characters
Photo by Darren Carroll

There’s a Swing in Everybody

At 97, Jack Burke Jr. still has lessons to share

No. 11
Art & Culture
Selling the Dream

Selling the Dream

A Special Editorial Feature

No. 11
Essay
The Best Ones Make Us Move

The Best Ones Make Us Move

From Tiger to a trash-talking baby, a powerful ad cannot be ignored

No. 11
Essay

The March of Progress, as Told by Arnold’s Ugly Sweater

Golf attire ads tell a universal truth: The world is improving

No. 11
Interview

Alastair Johnston

Behind the scenes with a superagent to Arnie, Jack, Gary and Tiger

No. 11
Essay

The Fundamentals of Lawn Care

Imagine if Ben Hogan mowed-down a different type of field

No. 11
Essay

On the Shoulders of Giants

To the women who lifted us up: we won't let you down

No. 11
Adventures
Dispatches From The New Frontier. Photo Brian Oar

Dispatches From The New Frontier

Redefining dinner conversation and what makes a great golf trip at Silvies Valley Ranch

No. 11
Adventures
Florio

A Universal Oasis

Uncovering the Flying Sword, a Mad Dog and golfing truths in Libya

No. 11
Adventures
Players play the game Golden Tee at Crystal City Sports Pub in Arlington, Va. Photo by Lexey Swall

Lost on Track

Real-life lessons one virtual hole at a time on a Golden Tee road trip

No. 11
Art & Culture
Another day at Erin Hills

Outlier

Christian Hafer sees the game from the outside in

No. 11
Feature
Photo by Taku Miyamoto

A Felicitous Farewell

After four U.S. Opens, at least three miracles and a notebook full of memories, a scribe bids Pebble Beach goodbye

No. 11
Opinion
Great company, fresh air, a challenging shot: The little things create a lifelong passion for the game. Photo by Martin Parr/Magnum Photos

Shrink the Game

In praise of golf’s small pleasures

No. 11
Characters
Where there was thunder, there was Tommy Bolt: noise to some and a light to others. Photo by Todd Rosenberg

My Terribly Generous Friend

Growing up with Tommy Bolt and his misleading moniker

No. 11
Opinion
Photo by David Cannon

The Last Run

A fitting goodbye to a family’s beloved home course

No. 11
Opinion
Photo by Greg Cava/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images

The Faz Factory?

Exploring the alarming connection between designer and restaurant

 
Playlists

The Dirty Groove Vol. 13

Let Me Know how many strokes I'm getting

Ep.46
Podcast
The Next 20 Years

The Next 20 Years

Where will we play? How much will we pay? How many holes, with what tools and what will we wear?

Ep.45
Podcast
Ohoopee Sunrise

The War on Par ft. Gil Hanse

TGJ No. 10 introduces us to the Ohoopee Match Club—a discreet Georgia playground designed specifically to ignore par

 
Playlists
Woman bending golf club

The Dirty Groove Vol. 12

When Under The Pressure, it goes left

Ep.44
Podcast
Re-Tee: 2008 U.S. Open

Re-Teed: 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines

From practice round folklore to the birth of Rickie’s orange pants and 91 unforgettable holes, this one deserves a Re-Tee

Ep.43
Podcast
Some obstacles—like Black Betty—are too tall an order for the collective to tackle without professional help. But with each burn pile, the Brough Creek on the ground gets closer to the one they’ve drawn up.

Brough Creek National

From message board idea to functioning golf course to the pages of TGJ No. 10, Brough Creek National is every armchair architect’s dream

No. 10
Essay
Oregon, Silvies Valley Ranch

Conceptually Speaking

Nothing like an eight-hour drive to consider the lengths we’ll go to play something new

No. 10
Interview
Bill Coore

Bill Coore

One of golf's most innovative designers doesn't build courses. He finds them

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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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