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Masters 2020: Think the Masters has been quiet? Try hanging out around the city of Augusta
Voices

Masters 2020: Think the Masters has been quiet? Try hanging out around the city of Augusta

Think players have never worn shorts during a PGA Tour event? Think again
Did you know?

Think players have never worn shorts during a PGA Tour event? Think again

We found two instances where players worn shorts during PGA Tour competition. But the second time might have kept it from ever hap …

Masters 2019: The Masters champion who couldn't read or write
Masters Preview

Masters 2019: The Masters champion who couldn't read or write

George Archer's unlikely one-stroke triumph at the 1969 Masters feels no less remarkable 50 years later

Hog Heaven To Hell

Hog Heaven To Hell

'400-pound rats' leave golf courses wallowing in devastation. In Texas, and in spots throughout the South, one can see the coming …

Trinity Forest Golf Club promises to be the PGA Tour's most intriguing venue
AT&T Byron Nelson's new home

Trinity Forest Golf Club promises to be the PGA Tour's most intriguing venue

Trinity Forest Golf Club promises to be the PGA Tour's most unique venue when it takes over as the home course for the AT&T Byron …

Masters 2018: The (double) eagle has landed
Masters

Masters 2018: The (double) eagle has landed

The story behind the four men—Gene Sarazen, Bruce Devlin, Jeff Maggert and Louis Oosthuizen—who made the rarest of birds at the Ma …

This remote Oregon golf course will fascinate you (Psst: And no, it's not Bandon Dunes)
Courses

This remote Oregon golf course will fascinate you (Psst: And no, it's not Bandon Dunes)

You hear 'reversible' golf course and you think gimmick. But picturesque Silvies Valley Ranch and Links is anything but that

In hickory golf they trust
Turning Back The Clock

In hickory golf they trust

Competitors—and our author (second from the top left)—explore the game's true essence by going to Scotland and competing in a pair …

Signs of the Times
Tour Life

Signs of the Times

What's the difference between kids getting autographs and professional chasers doing the same thing? Billions of bucks.

Golfers We Like: The Wounded Warrior Turned Pro
Anger Management

Golfers We Like: The Wounded Warrior Turned Pro

Golfers We Like: The Wounded Warrior turned pro

How would modern tour pros do hitting Ben Hogan's old clubs? We had them try, and it wasn't pretty
Throwback Experiment

How would modern tour pros do hitting Ben Hogan's old clubs? We had them try, and it wasn't pretty

We had modern tour pros try an old driver and 1-iron from Ben Hogan's personal club collection. Their ball flights and TrackMan nu …

A final Byron Nelson at TPC Las Colinas will bring tears for some
Bittersweet Goodbye

A final Byron Nelson at TPC Las Colinas will bring tears for some

A final AT&T Byron Nelson at TPC Las Colinas in 2017 will bring tears for some as the PGA Tour prepares to move the event to a new …

Fifty years ago Ben Hogan made his Masters' farewell in a very Hogan-esque way
Saying Good-Bye To Augusta

Fifty years ago Ben Hogan made his Masters' farewell in a very Hogan-esque way

Ben Hogan, at 57, impressive found his way on the leader board at the 1967 Masters, what turned out to be his final start at Augus …

Special Report: The Club Next Door
Special Report

Special Report: The Club Next Door

Augusta Country Club has something Augusta National wants: ACC's ninth hole.

A Crazy Good Amateur
Golf World

A Crazy Good Amateur

Bryson DeChambeau has had a summer to remember thanks to his highly analytical approach to golf

Super Shots
Golf World

Super Shots

Our ranking of the best PGA Tour players since 1980 inspired a second list: Who hit the best shots in the same period. Here, club …

Resurrection Days
U.S. Open Preview

Resurrection Days

Memorable for an iconic photo of Ben Hogan on the 72nd hole, the 1950 U.S. Open at Merion was a post-accident reminder: The little …

Life In The Big Pool
Golf World

Life In The Big Pool

Recently displaced from golf's top spot by friend and rival Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy arrives in Augusta trying to find his place …

Flyin' High
The Backspin Issue: 1960

Flyin' High

As Ben Hogan was making a begrudging exit from and Jack Nicklaus a grand entrance onto golf's main stage, Arnold Palmer was front …

It Takes A Village

It Takes A Village

Tour pros used to be a band of self-reliant souls, but significant entourages are the rule today for golfers looking for an edge

Jake's World

Jake's World

Erling Jacobsen, the patriarch of one of golf's best-known families, was a complicated man

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