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No. 7
Art & Culture

Student of the Game

Leonard Kamsler’s dedication to his craft has taken him from Marilyn Monroe to the Masters

No. 7
Architecture
No. 5 at Fishers Island Club, Fishers Island, New York.

The Bastard Child of Templates

Chasing the highs and lows of one of golf’s most misunderstood holes

No. 7
Architecture
Twin Dreams

Twin Dreams

Robert A. Wade is one of the world’s greatest watercolor artists. He’s not a bad golfer, either

No. 7
Adventures
The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

Heartbreak, Hazeltine and hero shots: How a text thread turned into No Laying Up, the media collective that sauced the industry

No. 7
Adventures
The Quest

The Quest

A madman with three months to make a hole-in-one. Lessons were learned on and off the course...but did he make it?

No. 7
Architecture
Yardage Book 16

Point of Pride

The 16th at Bandon Dunes. Par 4 - 363, 345, 301, 210, 250

No. 7
Opinion
Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros on the 17th green during a Ryder Cup match at The Belfry, Warwickshire, 15th September 1985.

Dormie?

Theories abound on the term’s origin, including one from Scotland’s most famous queen

No. 7
Architecture
No. 18 green at Lawsonia Links.

Listen to Your Momma

One of life’s basic rules also applies to greens

No. 7
Opinion
Photo: Scott Halleran/Getty Images

Play On, Wayward Son

Tales from the road on a Sunflower State golf mission

No. 7
Opinion
Photo: Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images for BMW

Rickie Fowler Killed the Prime Minister of Malaysia!

Alternate plot lines to keep it interesting

Ep.24
Podcast
Billy Collins, Masters hat

Billy Collins

The rock star of American poets duels our host at Winter Park 9

 
Playlists
Chi Chi Rodríguez. Photo: Walter Iooss Jr./Getty Images

The Dirty Groove Vol. 1

May I Have This Dance?

Ep.23
Podcast

Geoff Ogilvy

The golf life of a major champion—and TGJ contributor

Ep.22
Podcast

Fear and Golfing in 2018

Recapping the golf year through the lens of TGJ

 
Essay
Fear and Golfing in 2018

Fear and Golfing in 2018

Ep.21
Podcast
Pasadena public course golfers beware: Your morning playing partner might just be trying material out for his latest show. Photos by Gabriel Nivera

Larry Wilmore

Legendary writer, creator and showrunner's love for the game

No. 6
Essay
Colf Lessons

Colf Lessons

The facts of our game’s history are clear—as a Scottish fog

No. 6
Adventures
Two Tall Tales. Photo by Kohjiro Kinno

Two Tall Tales

One of the world’s most powerful clubs. One of MacKenzie’s gems. Where fact ends and myth begins in the redwood forest

No. 6
Interview
Pasadena public course golfers beware: Your morning playing partner might just be trying material out for his latest show. Photos by Gabriel Nivera

Larry Wilmore

From dawn patrol at the muni to playing with Will Smith and Matt Damon, the prolific comedian is utterly hooked

No. 6
Architecture
Victoria Golf Club- Image by Ed Sloane

Perfect Problem

The 15th at Victoria Golf Club. Par 4 - 316, 296

No. 6
Adventures
New Orleans. Photo by Ryan Young

Torn on the Bayou

Golf in New Orleans is hot, sprawling and thick with controversy

No. 6
Feature
Paul Boehme's Equipment Trailer. Photo by Kohjiro Kinno

More Than Clubs

Paul Boehmer’s equipment trailer is an LPGA institution

No. 6
Architecture
7, Red. The pine near the green serving No. 7 Red and No. 11 Black is a quirk Doak loves, while Duchess, the dog of Trinity Forest superintendent Rob Falconer, enjoys keeping watch over the course no matter which way it plays. Photo by Brian Oar

Crossing The Divide

Inside the creation and challenges of building The Loop

No. 6
Art & Culture
Shingo Katayama hits out of the water on the 18th hole at Taiheiyo Club in the 2016 Taiheiyo Masters. He’s floating in the light as the sun sets. Photo by Taku Miyamoto

A Curious Light

Still a mystery stateside, Taku Miyamoto is one of the world’s best golf photographers

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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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