Clubs, Cups & Hammers: At a Sports Auction
The golf collectibles market is full of historic and rare items and even the most precious golfing treasures doesn’t always fetch a championship price
Catch This: 2017 Acura NSX
Globalized as we are, an American-made Japanese hybrid supercar with Brazilian pedigree should be all over Malibu. Yet the Acura NSX feels like the future
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Arnold Palmer: Hero of Western PA
Arnold Palmer: Hero of Western PA. Doc Giffin charts Palmer’s lifelong attachment to many of the golf courses of Western Pennsylvania
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Kelly Tilghman
Kelly Tilghman, the Golf Channel presenter, spoke to Kingdom about life, work, family and caddying for Arnold Palmer
Bing Crosby: Swinging on a star
Sportswriter Art Spander used to listen to Bing Crosby’s music. Crosby used to read Spander’s column in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Vaunted Cellars: Clubhouse Wines
A tradition continues in many golf clubs where good company, good food and good wine are every bit as important to members as their golf
Across the drawbridge: castles & golf
There is no better way to get a real sense of medieval history than to visit a great British castle, and a journey based on educational merits could lend itself beautifully to the odd game of golf
Still marching strong: Arnie’s Army
The Arnie’s Army Charitable Foundation carries on the work that Palmer started, and there’s never been a better way to stay engaged with the man who gave so much to golf—and to life
18 quotes from Arnold Palmer
It is hard to imagine there has ever been a golfer to whom people wanted to listen more than Arnold Palmer.
Here are some examples of Palmer’s sage advice and thoughts.
Arnold Palmer: A Remarkable Life
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.
Breaking into Birkdale: The 1961 Open
It was July 1961 and a carefree, 18-year-old Richard Wax was at the Open, although the final day of the championship did not go exactly to plan
In the Dunes: the great links of Southport
For a concentrated cluster of vintage links golf, you can’t beat the Lancashire trio of Royal Birkdale, Hillside and Southport and Ainsdale
Whitewash & Windows: the Royal Birkdale clubhouse
Like much of the world’s finest architecture, the clubhouse at Royal Birkdale splits opinion.
Renaissance at The Greenbrier
Life was good at The Greenbrier at the beginning of June 2016, but then West Virginia was struck with the heaviest rainfall in memory and the flooding was devastating. What happened next is a remarkable story of recovery
Sergio Garcia: Worth the wait
At one point in the recent past there was so little hope of Sergio Garcia claiming a major title that he gave up on himself. Then in his 74th major appearance the Spaniard finally broke through
Crazy Beautiful: Pinot Noir
Handled with care and respect, Pinot Noir can yield perhaps the most beautiful wines conceivable
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