The Golfer’s Journal No. 32
No. 32
Summer 2025

Quiet Please

This 500-year-old game still has secrets. No. 32 finds them on windswept islands, in graveyards and down narrow Scottish tracks. A cast of unexpected characters—newlyweds, artists, hustlers—show that discovering golf’s time-honored truths is always worth the trip.

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

Table of Contents

The (Adopted) Home of Golf

What happens when a wife convinces her husband to spend a season in St. Andrews.
Page 22

Twin Galleries

A visit to Old Town Club, where one American masterpiece stands astride another.
Page 34

Waiting for Titanic

Inside what it takes to pull off a movie about golf’s greatest hustler.
Page 44

Perchance to Dream

Setting sail for an all-time overnight stay on Fishers Island.
Page 52

Separate Ways

Next time, take a cart.
Page 70

Hero Shots

A legendary photographer shares the stories behind some of golf’s most iconic images.
Page 78

In the Midst of Life

Playing on the secret cemetery at a San Francisco muni.
Page 92

What Have We Done?

Shattered glass, burned greens and Fred Couples: an oral history of Big Break.
Page 104

The Good Fight

Walking barefoot at the Wishbone Brawl, pro golf’s best viewing experience.
Page 114

Level Up

An invitation to Caves Valley, a club with big names and bigger ambition.
Page 120

Lipping Out

A toast to the hot-pink rubber martini-glass tee. The wisdom of Sean Connery. Rarely seen tickets to three of golf’s most famous tournaments. The true definition of a hook.
Page 128

Contributors

Writers

Casey Bannon
Kevin Cook
Tom Coyne
Arlo Crawford
Brett Cyrgalis
Travis Hill
Haley Hnatiw
Jim Moriarty
Dunlop White III

Photographers

Ryan Barnett
David Cannon
Geoff Cunningham
Christian Hafer
Kohjiro Kinno
Tom Shaw

Artists

Tavis Coburn

“If presented with a dozen doors that could transport you to the first tee of your favorite courses, what doors would be there? And which one would you walk through right now?”

“The popularity of golf rises and falls, cities boom and bust, our own lives expand and contract over the decades, but one thing that humans have always needed—will always need—is a place to play.”

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