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Reviving the Memories of Lawson Little Jr.
Because the former U.S. Amateur, British Amateur and U.S. Open champion did not play golf in the television era, his grandson, Chris Little, believes…
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Los Angeles CC Checks All The Boxes
Geoff Shackelford, author of 'Golf Architecture For Normal People,' poses three simple questions to determine that the 2023 U.S. Open host site is going…
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Has Golf Lost Its Way With Proposed Rollback?
Course architect Tom Marzolf, a senior designer with the Fazio Design Group and former ASGCA president, believes the USGA/R&A golf ball proposal is a…
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A Beam Who Makes Gin — Well, Bourbon, Too
Steve Beam, 63, a seventh-generation descendant of the Jim Beam founder, is finding his niche in the spirits industry with Limestone Branch Distillery…
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Yeti Makes Being Hot Cool
Cooler manufacturer happily hosts the inaugural Heat Strokes Open on an Austin, Texas, day when the temperature — and par — was a sizzling 103.
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Kenny Perry Puts Golf in Rearview Mirror
A member of four Presidents Cup teams trades in clubs for cars in retirement years
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The Granddaddy of Member-Guests
Each May, Desert Mountain’s three-week stretch of tournaments in Scottsdale, Arizona, is not just a test of golfers' skill, but the staff's logistical…
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