BACKSWING THOUGHTS
Rule 17b reigns supreme at RGC. Here you’ll find at length expositions of 17b to bring levity to your game.
The biggest Mother’s Day secret when it comes to golf? The perfect gift doesn’t have a price tag. Sure you can always get Mom some golf gear, but the best gift is always just teeing it up.
Mother’s Day comes around once a year, a needed reminder for us all to remember…
Golfers are a unique breed with weird needs, like rangefinders, putting mats, and infomercial gear. But maybe the most peculiar piece of golf gear is the wind shirt. Why, exactly, does it exist?
Golfers are a peculiar bunch. I mean — really think about the requirements some of…
When you chunk it, they say you’ve “hit the big ball before the little ball.” So this is our Earth Day appreciation for the Big Ball.
When Monet approached his canvas, he began with two colors: blue and green. The same…
The famous island green at TPC Sawgrass got us thinking: which golfer does this remind you of?
As THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass kicks off this week, an image of the…
When the golf legend behind Bandon Dunes challenges you to leave the rest at home, you join him.
I heard Mike Keiser was the bus driver. Well, to be fair: I heard he…
The most important rule in golf can’t be found in a rule book.
When was the last time you got really, truly upset on the golf course? Was…
The tale of Harry Vardon turning in his golf clubs for a sword.
I grew up on it. Sitting in the back of a tan minivan with a…
An inexplicable story of a little Scottish town’s spellbinding place in our enchanted game
No, you are not at Hogwarts, and those are not pictures of Dumbledore that every…
The ridiculous journey of becoming an Assistant Pro.
A memo from Shinnecock Pro Shop to be released to all departments immediately: FOUND: Course…
With this one podcast, Malcolm Gladwell irked golfers everywhere
“I hate golf, and hopefully by the end of this episode you’ll hate golf too.”…
