Arnold Palmer & his Putters
There were many times Arnold Palmer thought he had found the ideal putter—it just needed a little grinding, maybe a new grip. Palmer was never slow to tighten his workshop vice around the neck of a new flat-faced stick
Earning Our Wings: 50 issues of Kingdom magazine
50 editions of Kingdom magazine, 16 years of publishing, 10,000 pages to read. This is the story of how Kingdom magazine got off the ground
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Remembering the King: Arnold Palmer
Even if he’d never picked up a golf club, Arnold Palmer was destined to be known, such were the multiplicity and variety of his achievements. Ultimately – and four years since Palmer passed away – it is no exaggeration to call him a legend More than an understatement, it is woefully inaccurate to characterize Arnold […]
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Basking in the Bahamas
The warmth and calm of tropical revitalisation might be closer to home than you imagine
A Man of Words: Jim Nantz
Jim Nantz is a pretty good golfer but put him in the broadcast booth and he shoots under par every time. The voice of the Super Bowl and the Masters on CBS spoke to Robin Barwick
Flying Thrills: the Bentley Flying Spur
Bentley’s Flying Spur is a supreme achievement from the venerable automaker, defining luxury, capability and excitement in equal measure
Arnold Palmer: The King of Clubs
At the last count we believe Arnold Palmer was a member at 76 golf clubs around the world. 76. Palmer’s former personal assistant Doc Giffin recalls some of Palmer’s most notable affiliations
Lee Trevino: The Hardest to beat
When Lee Trevino gets on a roll you see he owns a vivid memory, he still talks fast, he still laughs often and his quick wit lightens every turn
Women on Course
In 2005 Donna Hoffman launched Women on Course and quickly grew the organization into a game-changer for getting women into golf.
Road Trips
Top down, pedal down. America might not have invented roads, but it’s fair to say she invented road trips. Here, the editor checks the mirror to see how we got rolling
Arnie & Jack: Friends & Rivals
Having turned 80 in January, the great Jack Nicklaus spoke to Kingdom about his friendship and rivalry with Arnold Palmer, which ham and egged for more than six decades
Two Ways West: Cali golf & wine
California golf and wine each stand alone, but we quite like enjoying them together—if not at the same time, exactly. Focusing on the regions in which both first appeared in the state, here are just a few of our favorite places to “sip & swing”
Savannah
Savannah is one of America’s most charming cities. It began as a utopian ideal, quickly entered a monstrous period of success as a center of the slave trade, and then suffered the consequences of the Civil War. Savannah carries all of that in its soul today
Why do we golf?
Is it the fun-horrible fashions we get to wear? The visors? Addiction, obsession, the pursuit of perfection...? Here, two philosophy professors indulge Kingdom’s existential questions and offer insights on why we torture ourselves.
The Boys from Ballyboden
There is only one high school that has produced two Ryder Cup captains, the Colaiste Eanna Christian Brothers School in Ballyboden, Dublin. The two golfers are Paul McGinley and Padraig Harrington and they both spoke to Robin Barwick.
The putting line
Putting is a confluence of art, science and fortitude, but a successful putting stroke is as elusive as it is prized, no matter how much time and money golfers spend on it
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