TGJ No. 30
No. 30
Winter 2024

Quiet Please

There is magic in doing the work. A world-famous cowboy lassoing the perfect swing. The unsung woman coaching PGA Tour stars on their mental game. Tom Fazio and Mike Keiser stubbornly building courses their way. No. 30 celebrates the process. But the results are also damn good.

136 Pages · 9 × 11 inches · Matte laminated and embossed cover · Smyth sewn · Spot varnish interior images on FSC Certified Paper

Table of Contents

North by Northwest

Walking the Michigan nine-holer that inspired Bandon Dunes.
Page 22

A Defiant Man

Still feisty in his late 70s, Tom Fazio refuses to slow down.
Page 34

Glory Days

The world’s top Guinness-fueled foursomes event.
Page 44

Mark It

Forget the polo: This guy gets tattoos for his bucket-list courses.
Page 52

Pushing Through

The simple lesson learned from playing every top 100 in one year.
Page 58

We Are Not Lost

Riding with Buck Brannaman, the legendary horse whisperer attempting to tame golf.
Page 62

A Dead Man’s Bag

Unpacking what’s lost and gained after tragedy strikes.
Page 78

You Can Go Home Again

Jersey boys reunite at a course they never thought possible.
Page 82

Inside Out

One intense day at a major with one of the PGA Tour’s most sought-after mental coaches.
Page 94

The Flyer

Revisiting the shocking 1900 match between Harry Vardon and a trailblazing Native American.
Page 102

Yardage Book: No. 6 at Cruit Island Golf Club

A mysterious sea creature. A band of Irish rebels. One unforgettable hole.
Page 112

Lipping Out

Can a lost wedding ring be found on the course? A tree that comes clean. The Beatles know nothing about golf. Great courses…bad reviews.
Page 128

Contributors

Writers

Crawford Anderson-Dillon
Tom Coyne
Karen Crouse
Jimmie James
Tom Mackin
Jim Moriarty
Lorne Rubenstein
Shaun Tolson
Peter Viles
Mark Wagner
Charlie Warzel

Photographers

Dylan Gordon
Christian Hafer
John Huet
Jimmie James
Kohjiro Kinno
Kevin Liles
William Rainey
Tom Shaw

Artists

Geoff Cunningham

No. 30

“On those days when everything’s clicking, even for amateurs like us, the game can be easy. The difference is, we might get that feel once in a while, for a few fleeting holes. But we can’t nail it down. It’s like trying to catch a puff of smoke. You don’t become a golfer like the ones we admire until it transcends thought and mechanics altogether—until you develop that elusive confidence, in your environment and in yourself.”

“I’ve been tagged with a label that I move too much earth. But it doesn’t matter whether you move a little bit of earth or a lot of earth. Nobody ever asks about how much earth was moved or what was the cost of building a golf course in earlier times, especially the famous ones. It doesn’t matter.”

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