If you grew up near a golf course, you probably remember hunting golf balls in the ponds. What started as a summer adventure often turned into a small business, teaching kids about hard work, entrepreneurship, and the thrill of finding buried treasure one muddy golf ball at a time.
n 1969 I took cover beneath a Marine convoy truck during a sniper attack near Da Nang. Forty years later, I discovered that same stretch of ground may have become part of one of Vietnam’s premier championship golf courses.
I watched Stan Musial hit five home runs as a six-year-old boy. Forty years later, thanks to Whitey Herzog, I found myself standing on a golf course beside my childhood hero.
Coming home from Vietnam wasn’t the end of my Marine Corps story. Camp Pendleton became the place where I rediscovered friendship, found love again, and slowly learned how to live outside a combat zone.
A survival manual for identifying the golfers who turn a pleasant round into an endurance event. The British gave us the perfect word for these people: Wanker. While Americans tend to use softer language, the game of golf occasionally demands precision. Every golfer has met them. The Slow Player. The Rules Lawyer. The Ball Finder. … Read more
The Skins Game returned for the first time since 2008 with millions on the line, big names in the field, and one spectacularly tone-deaf idea: handing Xander Schauffele a giant check for $0. Hilarious to who, exactly?
One of my all-time favorite PGA Tour stars is gone, and Iām a lot sadder about it than I expected. Frank Urban Zoeller ā Fuzzy to everyone who knew him ā has passed at 74. To most golf fans, he was the smiling Masters champion (won on his first attempt) with the quick one-liners and … Read more
Paige Spiranac was accused of ācheatingā in a golf event because her playing partner improved his lie in the rough, and because she herself moved some grass while identifying his ball. For that, she didnāt just get called out.She got thousands of hate messages and death threats. Death threats.Over a patch of rough.Youād think sheād … Read more
Confession time: every Golfoholic knows the truthāhalf the āswingā is golfā¦ and the other half is rhythm. Todayās Case Study: the player who can stripe a 6-iron and moonwalk off the tee box without spilling a drop from the cart girlās iced tea. Respect. š«” Paralysis by Analysis Trying to think of so many swing … Read more
Thereās no recovery from golfāonly rain delays. Enjoy Chatrodamusā satirical 18 Steps, a quick YES/NO self-assessment, a partnersā survival kit, and a clubhouse call for your best golf joke.