Imagine winning the Masters for the first time. There are no more shots to hit, no more putts to study, no more interviews to give. It’s that moment when the achievement begins to settle in. There’s a green jacket and a place in history that comes with it. We asked several Masters champions to share […]
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Doug Fraser spent a lot of time on the putting green at Atlantic City Country Club, sometimes practicing but often just fooling around with friends. His father, Leo, former president of the PGA of America, owned the place so the club became like a second home to the Fraser kids. It wasn’t unusual for Doug […]
You may be reading this on your phone. But not at the Masters. If you’ve attended the Masters, you understand that the no-cell-phone policy isn’t a suggestion. It’s a mandate. The law of the land. The unforgivable sin. It’s the definition of zero tolerance. And, says our Ron Green Jr., it’s a beautiful thing. The […]
Golf, of course, is the main attraction during Masters week in Augusta, Georgia, but after the golf, patrons must eat and drink. The pleasures of dining in Augusta never will quite compete with walking the grounds of Augusta National, but there is good fun to be had – and some very good meals to be […]
The buzz around Augusta National Thursday would do a swarm of bees proud. He was back. Not Tiger Woods, though he did well opening with a 2-under-par 70, which matches his second-lowest starting score ever in the Masters. The Masters garden gnome had returned. So had the birdies, as our Ron Green Jr. explains. The […]
Kevin O’Connell, one of six amateurs competing at the Masters, started his golf life as an amateur. Then he turned pro. Then he regained his amateur status. Now he is talking about going pro once again. GGP+ Contributor Jim Achenbach writes O’Connell’s story. The post O’Connell Making The Most Of Amateur Days appeared first on […]
Tiger Woods, in many ways, personifies the magical ability of Augusta National and the Masters to have one foot firmly planted in the past while the other steps forward into the future. Some of golf’s greatest traditions come wrapped in a green jacket. So do many of its most impactful innovations, as our Ron Sirak […]
Viktor Hovland, the U.S. Amateur champion and the low amateur after one round at the Masters, is a lean, mean, birdie machine who doesn’t rattle easily. GGP+ Contributor Jim Achenbach writes the Oklahoma State Cowboy’s story. The post Cowboy Up appeared first on Global Golf Post.
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From the moment he said, “Hello, world,” Tiger Woods has always been able to change the conversation. And he’s done it again. With his victory at the Masters on Sunday, Woods changed the narrative from “what if” to “what’s next?” Our Ron Green Jr. ponders just what might be next. The post Tiger’s Next Act […]