Cliff Schrock is Editor of the Golf Digest Resource Center, overseeing the magazine’s 65-year-old archive, having previously served as Assistant Managing Editor. He contributes a Throwback Thursday anecdote to GolfDigest.com, as well as book reviews and Records & Rarities background. Speaking of: He made a double eagle more than 30 years ago on the course of his youth, Highland Park, in Bloomington, Ill.
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The Top Athlete Golfers
The best golfers from other sports: See how Steph Curry, Tony Romo, Rafa Nadal and others compare to their peers.
Must Reads
The 50 Golf Books Every Golfer Should Read
Golf Digest has narrowed the list to a nifty top 50, standouts that aren't so much the best ever but a well-rounded collection tha …
Watching From Afar
Spieth’s mystery supporter: An elderly cousin he hasn’t met has been pulling hard for him
Spieth’s mystery supporter: An elderly cousin he hasn’t met has been pulling hard for him
The Rules of Golf
Some Of Our Favorite Offbeat Local Rules
Nearly every golf course has unique features needing special governance, also known as Local Rules.
Passings
Farewells: Paying Tribute To Those We Lost In 2016
Farewells: Paying Tribute To Those We Lost In 2016
Book Review
Golfers take heart: Losing on the course isn't always a bad thing
Author Sam Weinman's new book, Win at Losing, offers hints at what people can learn from failures and how they can help us in the …
Throwback Thursday
As Tiger Woods makes his return, his career once again collides with Jack Nicklaus'
On the day that Tiger Woods makes his competitive return to golf after a 15 month absence, it's also the anniversary of a career m …
Throwback Thursday
Add the World Cup of Golf to the list of events that Arnie and Jack dominated
Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus were each on the winning team at the World Cup of Golf six times, including four times together in …
Throwback Thursday
What prompted Jack Nicklaus to give up on the idea of being a career amateur
It was 55 years ago that Jack Nicklaus turned pro, a decision that makes sense today but at the time was a surprise since he pledg …
Throwback Thursday
A victory that helped change the face of pro golf
Charlie Sifford's Nov. 10, 1957 win in Long Beach Open became a mile-marker for blacks playing pro golf and helped open up the gam …
Throwback Thursday
The time when Las Vegas provided the razzle and Arnold Palmer provided the dazzle
Arnold Palmer had success in Las Vegas, winning the Tournament of Champions at the Desert Inn three times in his career, the last …
Throwback Thursday
One area where Tiger Woods fails to stack up with golf's all-time greats
It's been 15 years since Tiger Woods publish his one and only book, leaving him way behind golf's other all-time greats when it co …
Throwback Thursday
A century ago, the PGA Championship got off to a tense, tight start
Celebrating 100 years since the inaugural PGA Championship, Jim Barnes, claimed the title in an exciting championship match at Siw …
Book Review
Arnold Palmer's final memoir serves as a beautiful good-bye from The King
Arnold Palmer's final memoir serves as a beautiful good-bye from The King
Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday: Will it be a repeat of 1957 for the American Ryder Cup team?
Throwback Thursday: Will it be a repeat of 1957 for the American Ryder Cup team?
Throwback Thursday
Arnold Palmer was bold and boastful as the last playing captain in the Ryder Cup
In mourning the death of Arnold Palmer, it's interesting to recall he was the last golfer to be a playing captain at the Ryder Cup …
Book Review
A regular commute past the NYC 9/11 site inspires a book of honor
A regular commute past the NYC 9/11 site inspires Finding Fifteen, a book of honor for some of the victims of the horrible terrori …
Antique Golf Clubs
Preserving golf history is something the Golf Collectors' Society takes seriously. Very seriously
Preserving golf history is something the Golf Collectors' Society takes seriously. Very seriously
Book Review
One writer's insider perspective shines through in a look at golf history
In Jim Moriarty's new book Playing Through: Modern Golf’s Most Iconic Players and Moments, recent golf history is told in a insigh …
Throwback Thursday
A shortened career didn't stop Sarah LeBrun Ingram from becoming a pioneer in Mid-Am golf
Sarah LeBrun Ingram was the first player to win consecutive U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur titles, and won three in four years before in …
Book Review
The deepest dive yet into just how important a Ryder Cup captain really is
Richard Gills' new book, The Captain Myth, does an thorough job of exploring just how important (or unimportant) a Ryder Cup capta …
Throwback Thursday
This golf feat achieved 100 years ago could never happen today
In a golf accomplishment unlikely to be duplicated today, Charles (Chick) Evans became the first golfer to win the U.S. Open and U …
Book Review
Ted Bishop tells his side of 'lil girl' comment in new memoir
Ted Bishop's new memoir details what caused the officers to ditch the 38th president of the PGA of America and try to help the Ame …
Throwback Thursday
Eisenhower and Nixon would have had Barack Obama's back when it comes to his golf habit
Presidents being criticized for playing golf during times of crisis is nothing new. Dwight Eisenhower felt the same pressure 64 ye …
Throwback Thursday
Before Stenson and Beef, there was Hogan and Porky
The parallel of Henrik Stenson and Andrew (Beef) Johnston to Ben Hogan and Ed (Porky) Oliver from 70 years is surprisingly strong.
Throwback Thursday
Why today is a date that will live in golf-journalism history
Seventy years ago the Golf Writers Association of America was formed ... in part to improve the way readers read about the profess …
Throwback Thursday
Jack Nicklaus is close to breaking another golf record without even knowing it
Jack Nicklaus won his 14th career major at the 1973 PGA, breaking Bobby Jones all-time mark of 13. He's been the major victory lea …
Throwback Thursday
What's in a name? Tour stops such as the Travelers have gone by many
The Travelers Championship is on the eighth different name in tournament history, which seems to be the norm for many long time PG …
Throwback Thursday
Julius Boros' record as the oldest major winner has got to be broken at some point, right?
Forty-eight years after Julius Boros, at age 48 and 140 days, became the oldest major winner when he won the 1968 PGA Championship …
Throwback Thursday
Hazeltine National's coming out party 50 years ago gave U.S. Women's Open participants fits
Hazeltine National's coming out party 50 years ago gave U.S. Women's Open participants fits