“Rocky” is a good name for a caddie and an excellent description for the lie where my errant drive has settled. It’s midday, midwinter on the edge of the Mojave. The sky is cobalt blue. The grass is ...

“I’m crazy. I know I’m crazy,” Bob Zokoe says, pointing toward the proof of his insanity. It’s a breezy afternoon in Brooksville, Fla., an hour north of Tampa, and Zokoe is standing on a gravel road ...

It is strange being unfamiliar with something so familiar. I had played the Old Course around 100 times, but on this gray and blustery morning, I was seeing it as I never had before. Standing on the ...

Sequencing is one of the most important elements of the golf swing. When it’s off, it can throw everything completely out of whack, causing poor shots and power leaks. When it’s on, it’s the key ...

The best coolers for the golf course play a bigger role for some players than others. A cold beverage is probably not a top priority if you’re a dedicated purist player who hits the links to play golf ...

From the moment Scottish shepherds in the Middle Ages started whacking rocks toward targets with crooked sticks, golf has been a wellspring of innovation. Tinkering has never been restricted to the ...

In the summer of 1976, Maurice Flitcroft, an easygoing crane operator from northern England, registered to play in the local qualifier for the Open Championship. But that was not the story. What made ...

During the heyday of his professional career, Jack Nicklaus rarely tinkered with equipment variables. He played iterations of the classic MacGregor Pro-81 iron for decades because it was what he knew ...

Wedges come in stock lofts when you buy them off the rack, but not every golfer needs a 52-degree. If you opt to bend your scoring clubs to fill a yardage gap, it’s important to keep one thing in mind ...

With the continued spread of the coronavirus upending plans all across the country — most recently on college campuses, where many schools have announced they’ll be pursuing an all-digital curriculum ...

Golfers can be a nutty bunch. Not only do we tend to be susceptible to any product that promises to help us improve, we also love to showcase our devotion by buying things that pay homage to the game ...

Some people, like Charles Howell III, grow up in Augusta and are inspired to become a pro golfer. Others, like Campbell Vaughn, grow up in Augusta and are inspired to become a pro gardener. Vaughn, a ...