Feature – Page 5 – The Golfer’s Journal

Prairie Dunes

Rising Above the Plain

Prairie Dunes recently hosted the Broken Tee Society and cemented its stellar reputation

12 Hours in Tulsa

Night golf, ice cream and a surprise Tiger appearance highlight a major sprint

World Woods

Back to the Future

World Woods was once one of golf's most promising resorts. That dream died, but with a new owner and a remarkable caretaker, the facility is…

No Losers

Embracing the best kind of debate on a Mid Pines adventure

Andy Tupman

Patron-izing

When Augusta’s bells and whistles actually work, why not enjoy it?

Even Harder to Leave

TGJ's first visit to Tallahassee won't soon be forgotten

Rosapenna

Forgotten to Forefront

Rosapenna is leading an Irish Renaissance in the dunes of Donegal

chasing scratch

Above Average

The magic of "Chasing Scratch" is in two supposedly regular guys and one exceptional bond

What Happens When You're High Japan

What Happens When You’re High

You realize that the hole you’re playing might not be the center of the universe

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

Royal Chappy

Royal & Ancient Chappaquiddick Links

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

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

Mink Meadows Golf Club

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

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.

Edgartown

Edgartown Golf Club

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

Moe Norman

The Apostles of Moe

Legendary ball-striker Moe Norman passed away years ago, but players around the world—including one beefy major champion—remain devoted to his swing

Spinning yarns

Spinning Yarns

What's your best golf story? An assortment of classics from the TGJ community

Royal Dornoch

Hard Forged

Dornoch’s harsh winters and unrelenting gorse shaped one of the world’s great courses and a friendship found only in golf

2017 Players Championship, TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

The DNA of TPC

A trip down Roscoe Road shows the contrasting forces that contribute to the evolving identity of The Players Championship

On the Corner of Greatness

Noyac proves that there’s still room for new favorites on Long Island

Ballyneal

Composite Sketches: 2021

The Broken Tee Society's best 18 of 2021

Relationship Advice

Truly committed players already know the secret

Pine Valley

Anthology of Hazards

The 5th at Pine Valley. Par 3 - 238 yards

The Man Riding Clouds

Peter Beames has brushed shoulders with Palmer and Spieth, taught all over the world, dealt with poverty and homelessness and somehow keeps happily floating along.