No. 35
No. 35
Spring 2026

Dig Deeper

Our game never runs out of new stories to be told. Caddyshack’s original ending. Cypress Point like it’s never been seen. A Brazilian masterpiece hidden in the rainforest. Ekwanok’s outsized role in American history. No. 35 shines a light on tales from hallowed grounds to places you never knew existed. Surprises abound—dig in and enjoy.

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

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Table of Contents

Joga Bonito

A rare tour of the Brazilian club that could just be the best on the continent.
Page 16

Stranger on the Trip

What it’s really like to be the random one in the group.
Page 32

Once Upon a Time on Long Island

The chance of a lifetime: helping your childhood club make a comeback.
Page 38

Mount Up

Saddling up for a ride through one of America’s wildest new courses.
Page 46

We’ll Take Anyone

San Francisco’s first responders have created one of golf’s most unusual clubs.
Page 56

The Long Goodbye

Every day for four months, this photographer chronicled the last days of a beloved L.A. nine-holer.
Page 66

Through the Fire

At Covesea, where a Scottish family has proven they will brave anything to build their own course.
Page 76

Yardage Book: No. 7 at Covesea Links

This one rocks.
Page 86

Bombshell Revelation

You’ll read Caddyshack’s original ending and like it.
Page 90

Serenity Granted

The unlikely pairing of two American originals: Ekwanok Country Club and the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Page 96

The Best Golf Writer You’ve (Probably) Never Read

He was Ben Hogan’s ghostwriter, Bobby Jones’ pen pal and a composer of golf prose we should remember.
Page 106

Never Let This End

Is the Walker Cup the best event in golf?
Page 114

Lipping Out

In praise of slower golf. Carlos Alcaraz is better than you at golf, too. The next best thing to NGLA? How to happily get beat down at Pine Valley.
Page 130

Contributors

Writers

Matt Aylward
Andy Burnett
Tom Coyne
Michael Croley
Peter Gannon
Bradley S. Klein
Ron Kroichick
Stephen Krupin
Jim Moriarty
Greg Ohlendorf
Todd Raisch
Stuart Servetar
Charlie Warzel

Photographers

Matt Aylward
Christian Hafer
Jaren Hunsaker
Kohjiro Kinno
A.J. Pangelinan

Artists

Mark Rivard
Hokyoung Kim

Feature

On Golf’s Holy Ground

Rare access inside Cypress Point and the Walker Cup

Words by Charlie Warzel, Photos by Kohjiro Kinno

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Walker Cup

“My hope when I bought the plane ticket was to leave reality and pass into a liminal state. Not quite dying and going to golf heaven, but maybe being knocked unconscious and getting an opportunity to move for a few moments toward the light.”

Charlie Warzel, from
“Never Let This End”

Feature

A South American Secret

The Brazilian rainforest holds a world-class golf course almost nobody knows exists

Words by Greg Ohlendorf, Photos by Kohjiro Kinno

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Santapazienza
Feature

Bombshell Revelation

Caddyshack’s original script tells a completely different story

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Caddyshack
Feature

Scottish Discovery

Nine hand-built, life-changing holes

Words by Tom Coyne, Photos by Christian Hafer

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Covesea

“What Andy built is, perhaps accidentally, an antidote. A remedy to golf boredom, golf sameness, golf convention. It makes conversations about driver distance and Stimpmeters and course rankings feel insignificant and remote.”

Tom Coyne, from
“Through the Fire”

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