Highballs at Home
“I have just completed a forty-two-day voyage around my room. The fascinating observations I made and the endless pleasures I experienced along the way made me wish to share my travels with the public.”
Treasure hunt
Ah, Henry Jennings, who could resist? Eleven Spanish ships bound for Spain laden with silver, gold and jewels, sunk in a hurricane in 1715 in the shallow waters off the Florida coast
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60 years since 1960 U.S. Open
It is 60 years since Arnold Palmer won the 1960 U.S. Open—on June 18—after starting his final round seven shots behind
Features
Maria Fassi: A New Force
As Maria Fassi makes strides in her first full season on the LPGA Tour, the Mexican golfer could not hope for a better mentor, her compatriot Lorena Ochoa
Against all odds
Fans love their champions, the seemingly immortal titans who stand atop their games like gods defying mortals on fields of battle. But those titans can fall, whether due to fate, vice, or just plain bad luck, and if there’s one thing sports fans love more than a champion, it’s a comeback.
Jon Rahm: The Boy from Bilbao
Jon Rahm is from Barrika on Spain’s northern coast, near Bilbao and just 60 miles from Pedrena, where the great Seve Ballesteros was born. Both grew up with the Bay of Biscay as a backdrop and that is where their similarities only begin
Golf and gimmicks
Golf has a tradition—one that is peerless among all sports—for strange training aids and contraptions.
Tiger Woods: O Captain! My Captain!
Tiger Woods has arrived at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia as captain of the United States Presidents Cup team and at a career crossroads. Just as it seemed the most extraordinary talent of his generation was about to slide gracefully into a more ambassadorial orbit, Woods has pressed rewind on his playing career. Either way, as Dave Shedloski writes, the acumen, intellect and competitive instincts of Woods have not changed a bit
Grate Times: Cheese board
Nothing elevates a party quite like a well-curated cheese board. But what to include…? For answers we turned to Tonda Corrente, aka La Femme du Fromage
Shades of Fall: Holiday cocktails
Winds blow, leaves fall, and suddenly autumn is upon us. In fashion terms it’s a good time for cocktails, as the golden hues of Dewar’s Scotch pair nicely with the season’s palette, and a crisp Ketel One complements the nip in the air
Istanbul: East Meets West
Traveling golfers seeking an ancient culture coupled with five-star luxury should explore Turkey. The best place to start is where you will land, Istanbul, the historic gateway between east and west, before heading south to Belek, a haven of sunkissed golf
2019 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship begins
Whispering Pines Golf Club will see competitors from 19 countries and six continents.
The Spirit Charity Challenge
Inaugural Spirit Charity Challenge to unfold at Whispering Pines Golf Club, Texas, October 6-7
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