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Christian Hafer

No. 23
Feature
the lang way round

The Lang Way ‘Round

A single-lane road trip in search of nine-holers off Scotland's tourist path

No. 23
Feature
23 The Bridge Crossing Over Christian Hafer

Crossing Over

With classic cars, modern art and heavy-metal golf, The Bridge stands out among the institutions of Long Island for chasing its own definition of cool

No. 22
The Archivist
Under the Pressure

Under the Pressure

Failure happens. The real story is in the response

No. 22
Feature
Granduciel's Dream The War on Drugs

Granduciel’s Dream

On the tee and on the road with The War on Drugs

No. 22
Feature
TGJ No. 22 Congaree Oh The Places They'll Go

Oh, The Places They’ll Go

Founded on a dream, Congaree is shaking up the country club model to give players like M.J. Leonard Jr. a chance at theirs

 
Essay

The Lessons I Carry

A summer on the bag transformed a student from rattled to ready

Ep.116
Podcast
The Four Acts of Ben Garner portrait

What Happened to Ben Garner?

The boy who battled Tiger. The man who found a new life.

No. 21
Feature
The Four Acts of Ben Garner

The Four Acts of Ben Garner

The golf love story of a prodigy who battled Tiger, lost it all, then found his own kind of paradise

No. 21
Feature
Gil & Christine Gil Hanse Christine Fraser

Gil & Christine

A Guinness, a bulldozer and a conversation between two architects that goes far beyond the original plan

No. 21
Feature
Yesterday Today Tomorrow Merion Archives

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Lessons in history, the future, and ball striking in a chance exploration of Merion's famed archives

 
Interview
Juli inkster

Juli Inkster

Looking through the windshield and in the rear view mirror with a 31-time LPGA winner

 
Yardage Book

National Treasure

The 10th at Baltimore Country Club (East). Par 4 - 457 yards

 
Events
llanerch

A Hang to Hang Your Hat On

Belly up to Llanerch, Philly’s undisputed champ of post-round play

 
Feature

The New Ghost of Brookline

Fitzpatrick joins Ouimet, Stewart and Strange in a week where The Country Club reminded the golf world what matters most

 
Feature
Brookline Muni - Improving Their Lot

Improving Their Lot

The cars parked on this Brookline muni’s fairways for the U.S. Open will provide an avenue for the course’s renaissance

No. 20
Essay
You aint a beauty but hey you're alright

You Ain’t a Beauty, but Hey, You’re Alright

Rummaging through empty sleeves and whiskey bottles to celebrate one of golf’s unsung heroes

No. 20
Feature
A Weekend at Barney's

A Weekend at Barney’s

Wine, wit and wisdom in golf’s most coveted neighborhood

 
Yardage Book
Brookline

The Legendary Hole No One Will Play at the 2022 U.S. Open

“Hospital” helped shape Brookline's legend. Now it's hidden behind grandstands.

No. 19
Feature
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

No. 19
Feature
Royal Chappy

Royal & Ancient Chappaquiddick Links

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

No. 19
Feature
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

No. 19
Feature

Mink Meadows Golf Club

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

No. 19
Feature
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.

No. 19
Feature
Edgartown

Edgartown Golf Club

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

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