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A bridge too far

Why Nike Golf didn’t succeed in equipment

For many people, their introduction to Tiger Woods came on August 28, 1996, when the then-20-year-old opened a pre-tournament news conference at the...

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Fortune smiles

Smylie Kaufman’s journey from lost golfer to TV natural

JUPITER, FLORIDA | It’s rehearsal night in advance of the inaugural Golf Channel Games at Trump National Golf Club Jupiter, an elaborate and...

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Georgia peach

William ‘Dynamite’ Goodloe was one of golf's great characters

The endearingly outsized personality of Bill "Dynamite" Goodloe, who played golf for Georgia Tech in the 1940s, earned him a reputation that he...

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Second acts

Mark Roe hasn’t let a grievous scorecard error define him

A dejected Mark Roe of England addresses the media after being disqualified from the 2003 Open Championship. Andrew Redington, Getty Images Mark Roe’s...

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Carnoustie’s contribution

American golf owes much to the town’s immigrant pros

CARNOUSTIE, SCOTLAND | Mention Carnoustie, and the first association most golfers have with this village at the mouth of the Barry Burn is...

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Rory McIlroy’s back nine

He has achieved nearly everything he wanted at 36. Now what?

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The other Peter Dawson

He is much more than simply one of the world’s most successful golf administrators

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Bert Yancey’s secret torment

Gifted pro won seven PGA Tour titles despite battling mental illness

On Sunday, June 5, 1966, Eugene Cernan stepped out of the Gemini 9A spacecraft orbiting the Earth. Strapped to his back was a...

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Fighting spirit

Paul McGinley has tapped his innate feistiness to exceed expectations

Once a no-name who made Ryder Cup history, now Brandel Chamblee’s worthy TV foe, Paul McGinley has tapped his innate feistiness to exceed...

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The man who sees around corners

Edoardo Molinari is a stats guru to the stars, including Europe’s Ryder Cup team

When the Europeans destroyed the Americans on the first day of the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone outside Rome, the twosomes that...

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Why call it ‘Second Wind’?

On Herbert Warren Wind and the importance of long-form storytelling

Herbert Warren Wind’s pieces on golf, which were said to be compulsory reading in not just The New Yorker but also Sports Illustrated,...

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The Famous Five

The Famous Five

Read how Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam changed the face of the Ryder Cup. Our John Hopkins...

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