Tommy Dewar: A Ramble round the globe
In August 1892, Tommy Dewar set off on a round-the-world journey. This was an age of horse-drawn carriages and steam engines. Pace was slow and days could be long.
Golf gimmicks: a Holiday special
Golf has a tradition—one that is peerless among all sports—for strange training aids and contraptions.
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Arnold Palmer and the Presidents Cup
Arnold Palmer was Presidents Cup captain for the United States in 1996 and his final tilt at the helm was memorable indeed
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A Royal Reprieve: Royal Portrush
The Open is returning to Northern Ireland for the first time in 68 years. Skipping two generations, the people of Portrush thought they would never see the glint of the Claret Jug again
Rory McIlroy: The call of destiny
When Rory McIlroy was growing up in Northern Ireland he didn’t believe he would see the day when The Open would return to his homeland.
The 1776ers: Philadelphia golf
The PGA Championship will head to Philadelphia in 2026 to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
All English: Tennis at Wimbledon
Most of us can picture that moment of spellbinding tension when Roger Federer tosses the ball into the air to serve with impossible grace at match point in the Men’s Final on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
2019 U.S. Open: Mickelson’s birthday wish
Phil Mickelson turns 49 on Sunday, the day of the U.S. Open’s final round, when the local favorite would love nothing more than to complete his Career Grand Slam at Pebble Beach.
Phone a friend
It will be particularly poignant for the Palmer and Stephens families when the 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup arrives at Arkansas’ beautiful Alotian Club.
Cool-hand Koepka
Despite winning his first major title at the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills, Brooks Koepka came into the 2018 majors on the outer reaches of the media radar.
Roosevelt’s Lasting Gift: WPA & Bethpage
The legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt includes the Works Progress Administration, that helped to lift the United States out of the Great Depression. As Dave Shedloski writes, the WPA also added a new dimension to majors golf.
New age in the Old Country: golf in Virginia
The history of the colonized United States does not date back further than Virginia and its early 17th century origins, yet this state of mountain ranges and vast swathes of untouched woodland is also home to some of the finest golf in modern America.
The Amateur Creed
With amateur golf being boosted by the inauguration of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in 2019, Robin Barwick reflects on the amateur spirit of Bobby Jones and the Victorian heyday of amateurism.
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