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Christian Hafer

 
Architecture
Gamble Sands

No. 2 at Gamble Sands

Brewster, Washington. Par 4, 340 yards

No. 25
Feature
The Prodigies No. 25

The Prodigies

A window into the big money and bigger dreams of elite junior golf

No. 25
Characters
Block Smash Horn Splash Keith Mitchell 25

Block. Smash. Horn. Splash!

A tense 24 hours with "Cashmere" Keith Mitchell

No. 25
Architecture
Yard Golf No. 25

Yard Golf

Dispatches from the inmate who built a golf course inside a federal prison

No. 23
Adventures
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
Art & Culture
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
History
Under the Pressure

Under the Pressure

Failure happens. The real story is in the response

No. 22
Art & Culture
Granduciel's Dream The War on Drugs

Granduciel’s Dream

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

No. 22
Art & Culture
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
Characters
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
Architecture
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
Characters
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

 
Characters
Juli inkster

Juli Inkster

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

 
Architecture

National Treasure

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

 
Feature
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

 
Architecture
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
Characters
A Weekend at Barney's

A Weekend at Barney’s

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

 
Tournament Golf
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
Adventures
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

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