Travel – Louisiana
When searching for (or being asked about) great golf travel locations, the heavy hitters that often come up – the Pinehursts and Pebble Beaches and Kiawah Islands of the world – require a boat load of planning, an incredibly long lead time and, in most cases, at least one rather lengthy (and costly) plane ticket (or two if you are …
Cover Story – Mizzen + Main
And if that shirt is a full-fledged button up, with cuffs, collar stays and everything, it’s out-and-out silly, right? It’s 2018, not 1938. It’s the era of souped-up polos with technology we’ve never heard of (I’m sorry, is your golf shirt broadcasting a Wifi signal?), exotic colors and patterns, and cuts so slim even Rickie Fowler looks jacked. There are …
Going Through Changes – A look at the 2019 PGA Schedule
The PGA Tour schedule has been, for decades, like a giant, un-moving monolith in the sports landscape. It didn’t change. Players and fans could always count on the same run of tournaments every year, plan their travel and TV watching accordingly, and only adjust to different sponsor names. Good or bad, the consistency of the Tour’s yearly tournament schedule made …
The Youth Movement
Youth is king on the PGA Tour, and with the under-25s starting to dominate the sport, pros in their 40s are starting to look like antiques, and even the current stars in their late 20s and early 30s are starting to have to watch their back, as the current crop of young guns look to take over the Tour and …
2017 Best of Public Golf
The proverbial “Top 10 List” is arguably a staple of modern day culture (and, seemingly, about 45 percent of the entire contents of the Internet). Flip through the guide on your television any day of the week, and you can probably find a show with “countdown” in the title, or “best of” in the program description. Websites such as Buzzfeed …
Looking Ahead on the PGA Tour
Last month, the PGA Tour released the 2017-2018 schedule, and while not much changed (it looks like we will have to wait another year or two before the talks of the PGA Championship moving to May and THE PLAYERS moving back to March come to fruition), there are a few new wrinkles that should provide some interest. Here are some …
Cody Gribble – The PGA Tour’s Next Lone Star
In the excitement whirlwind that is DFW’s Golfing Golden Child Jordan Spieth, it may be easy to forget that there is a growing contingent of hungry, talented young golfers from the Lone Star state that are making their own mark on the world of amateur and professional golf. At the amateur level, University of Texas standout Scottie Scheffler earned low …
Club Fitting for Pinheads
These days, every golfer is a gear head. We all have at least one adjustable club in our bag (and most of us have at least two, if not three or four), and can be seen tinkering, tweaking and fiddling with the adjustable components, trying to “dial in” the driver to gain that extra 5-10 yards. Behind all the gear …
Scene & Be Seen — Bringing Out Your Inner Outlaw
When the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas opened its signature Texas-themed restaurant LAW last spring, it added a great Lone Star touch to one of the area’s most popular resorts. Now, a year later, the resort has transformed the former Bar 19 into LAW’s perfect complement, the rebelliously Texan OUTLAW Taproom. Inspired by a rich history …
Old American — Subtlety is Everything
When describing a golf course, there is a razor-thin line between “tough but fair” and “too difficult.” When a course ventures into the realm of “too difficult,” the fun factor can begin to wane. When it first opened in 2010, Old American Golf Club flirted with that “too difficult” line. The track has always been one of the most beautiful …