Editorial – The Golfer’s Journal

the best lesson

The Best Lesson

An appreciation of the little things, as taught by a true Texas legend

the pros from dover - Donald Sutherland and Eliot Gould

The Pros From Dover

The lasting impact of a mashed-up golf phrase

Walter Hagen give that man a trophy

Get the Man a Trophy

Toasting Walter Hagen, the most underrated 11-time major champion in golf history

Rosapenna

Forgotten to Forefront

Rosapenna is leading an Irish Renaissance in the dunes of Donegal

chasing scratch

Above Average

The magic of "Chasing Scratch" is in two supposedly regular guys and one exceptional bond

What Happens When You're High Japan

What Happens When You’re High

You realize that the hole you’re playing might not be the center of the universe

Martha's Vineyard

Glories of the Island

With its complex blend of plumbers and presidents, the best way to understand Martha's Vineyard is to grab a tee time

Royal Chappy

Royal & Ancient Chappaquiddick Links

The course—known colloquially as Royal Chappy—is more like playing golf in your fun friend's backyard

Vineyard

Vineyard Golf Club

"Two and a quarter" to join and 100% organic, this Gil Hanse design lives at the top of Martha's Vineyard's totem pole

Mink Meadows Golf Club

A NASCAR-ring nine-holer that stays open all year 'round, Mink Meadows caters to the island's golf junkies

Farmneck

Farm Neck Golf Club

Public. Private. Massachusetts splashed with Bandon Dunes. Farm Neck is a little mixed in identity, but then again, so is Martha's Vineyard.

Edgartown

Edgartown Golf Club

With nine holes and 12 greens, historic Edgartown GC blends quirk and quality in equal measure

Moe Norman

The Apostles of Moe

Legendary ball-striker Moe Norman passed away years ago, but players around the world—including one beefy major champion—remain devoted to his swing

Spinning yarns

Spinning Yarns

What's your best golf story? An assortment of classics from the TGJ community

The Pinnacle

The 7th at Cal Club. Par 4 - 411 yards

Royal Dornoch

Hard Forged

Dornoch’s harsh winters and unrelenting gorse shaped one of the world’s great courses and a friendship found only in golf

leonard kamsler

Lipping Out: No. 19

"I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself." –Maya Angelou

NGLA

Private Party

A love letter to the joys of going inside the gates

Muni golf

Public, Please

An educated decision to live the muni life

Maintenance greens mower

The Sweet Smell of Grassoline

Inside dirt from the man mowing your fairways

hole in one

Entry Into the Promised Land

A hole-in-one the entire family can celebrate