Opinion – Page 6 – The Golfer’s Journal

Golf shed. Photo by Peter Baker

Just When I Thought I Was Out

What to expect when returning from an extended golf absence

That’s no regular birdie. Whether on the course or in the wild, you don’t forget when an albatross lands in your path. Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/Getty Images

The Albatross

Many players drink during a round according to elaborate plans. But, like the game itself, those plans can easily spiral into a mess of empties. Photo by Stephen Denton.

The Booze Breakdown

Distilling why Americans drink more on the course

Club Hot Dogs

Your Club’s Restaurant is Terrible

The case for burgers, dogs and kegerators at your home track

Nashville

Tear-stained putting sessions and blistered hands on the driving range. A journey through personal tragedy, one stroke at a time.

Woman bending golf club

The Shank

This one has legs

duel illustration

A Bloody Inspiration

The history of SFGC’s infamous Duel Hole

Executive golfing in a suit and tie

Booms and Busts, Birdies and Bogeys

The economics of a volatile golf swing

Members Only Bench Royal and Ancient Golf Club St Andrews Fife Scotland

The Forever Fight

An outsider grapples with our game’s ongoing image problem.

Tony Jacklin in a locker room during the Florida Citrus Open at Rio Pinar Country Club, Orlando, Florida

The Yips

Unscrambling golf’s most feared term

Clubs on a subway

Urban Brawl

A cross-country move settles the debate

Sacred Sand

Don’t get casual with the name. There’s a reason every true links starts here

Whether it’s a shanked drive, a regrettable restaurant order or a horrifying “reply all” email snafu, the concept of a mulligan is irresistible. We all need one sometimes. Photo by Christian Hafe

Mulligan

Golf’s gift to all: A second chance

Robert Taylor of England plays a tee shot at the 189 yards par 3, 16th hole at Hunstanton Golf Club where he achieved a unique feat in golf when he holed in one on three consecutive days on May 31st, June 1st and June 2nd 1974 whilst playing for Leicestershire in the Eastern Counties Foursomes on June 28, 2016 in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England. Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images

Miracle Triplets

Three holes-in-one on the same hole three days in a row—seriously

These early morning patrons of the Municipal golf course found a number of new water hazards from the six inches of rain the night before, Washington DC , August 13, 1928. These players refused to be daunted by the miniature lake and are playing their shots where they sank. Photo by Underwood & Underwood/Underwood Archives/Getty Images

It’s the Munis, Stupid

The solution is right down the street.

Four-Letter Word

A declaration of intent from the first issue of The Golfer's Journal

The Push and The Pull

The pull cart is still derided by four-wheeling cowboys and even bag-laden purists. But as one doubter discovered while on a golf tour of Ireland,…

Tiger Woods Yelling Fore

Fore!

A crystal-clear word with a murky origin

Saddle Up

Saddle Up

Outlawing Sam Snead’s croquet approach to putting birthed the sidesaddle putter

The Aristocrat!

Awe-inspiring 3-woods. Day-drinking Ohioans. Hall of Fame indignation. Behold the trials and tribulations of Colin Montgomerie

1950s CLOSE-UP OF GOLF BALL ON GREEN ON VERY EDGE OF CUP (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

Congratulations, You Lipped Out

You now have the best excuse in the game

Ed Snead, lip out, Masters

The Lip Out That Did Me In

The scars from this one are still fresh