Blog: Editors' Blog

Private Clubs Story

Golf Digest Editor: Your article ("How to Fix Private Clubs", by Davis Sezna) in the October issue of Golf Digest has certainly struck a nerve through out the private club industry. I have received over...

Published Dec. 18, 2008

Keywords Private Clubs

Blog: Editors' Blog

Bomb, Gouge & Adjustable Golf Clubs

Justin Blair of Three Rivers, Michigan sends a candid assessment of the Bomb & Gouge article in the April Golf Digest in which Bomb supported and Gouge opposed the new adjustable clubs that have reached...

Published Mar. 26, 2008

Keywords Adjustable clubs | Equipment

Blog: Deeds and Weeds

The Meaning of a Strong Golf Club Market

Are golf club memberships a reliable indicator of overall economic health?We've written on this blog throughout the year of the downturn in the private golf club market in both the United States and the United...

By Geoff Russell

Published Oct. 06, 2009

Keywords Korea | economy | private clubs

Magazine

Rule 4: Clubs

What you need to know about the equipment in your bag

By Ron Kaspriske

Published May. 01, 2008

Keywords Rules | Rule 4: Clubs

Beware Cut-Down Clubs

Shortened sticks are an easy, but not very efficient, fix

By E. Michael Johnson

Published Sep. 19, 2007

Keywords Equipment | shotened clubs | fitting

Blog: Deeds and Weeds

Arizona Pick-Me-Up

Hats off to the Arizona Republic and its occasional feature, "The Valley's Priciest Home Sales." It never fails to remind us how some people, at least, are spending a lot of money on golf course...

By Peter Finch

Published Apr. 15, 2009

Keywords Arizona | golf clubs | high-end | home sales | private clubs

Magazine

Dan Jenkins

How to play golf during a recession

By Dan Jenkins

Published Mar. 25, 2009

Keywords Golf | Golf Digest | Dan Jenkins | recession | clubs | country clubs

Blog: Deeds and Weeds

Bright Spots in Virginia

As in virtually every other state in the country, the golf economy in Virginia is feeling the effects of the sluggish economy. Two of the state's 341 golf facilities declared bankruptcy in the fourth quarter...

Published Feb. 27, 2009

Keywords Capital expenditures | Current Affairs | Economy | Private Clubs | Semi-private clubs | Virginia

Blog: Golf Digest Woman

Fashion Meets Function

Adams Golf traveled across the country to visit us in Connecticut last week, and what they showed us was quite impressive. Lisa Weistart, the communications liaison at Adams Golf, joined Keri Murschell, an entrepreneur who...

By Ashley Mayo

Published Aug. 27, 2009

Keywords Adams Golf | Keri Golf | Women's Clubs

Blog: Deeds and Weeds

Skibo Castle Goes Into the Red

Skibo Castle, the lavish private golf club and sporting retreat near Dornoch, Scotland -- once part of the private club empire of Peter de Savary and probably best known for hosting Madonna's 2000 wedding to...

By Geoff Russell

Published Aug. 21, 2009

Keywords Scotland | Skibo Castle | private clubs | recession

Blog: Bomb & Gouge

Is Tiger changing the driver paradigm?

BOMB: So the big equipment news out of the Memorial this past week was Tiger Woods’ realization that a little more loft in his driver would be a good thing. Given that his launch angle...

By Mike Stachura

Published Jun. 09, 2009

Keywords Memorial | Nike | Tiger | clubs | driver | size | smaller

Blog: Editors' Blog

Adjustable drivers: How do they do it?

I'm surprised we haven't received more questions about the new adjustable drivers, of which there are several now, TaylorMade, Nike and Nickent, all allowing owners to change loft and face angle. (Cobra's entry allows for...

By Bob Carney

Published Jun. 08, 2009

Keywords Adjustable clubs | Nickent | Nike Golf | TaylorMade