Category Archives: Golf Culture

Sweet #GolfStache, Brah

Sweet #GolfStache, Brah
What do Long John, Corey Pavin, and Rickie Fowler all have in common? Ryder Cups, sure, winning on TOUR, check; the true equalizer, ladies and gentlemen, lies in their ability to rock what we refer to as a #GolfStache. Golf is the ideal sport to harness the power of Movember and the NCCGA will be leading...
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Ouimet Sending Runners to the Boston Marathon

Ouimet Sending Runners to the Boston Marathon
The Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund proudly announced that the Massachusetts-based organization will partner with the John Hancock Boston Marathon Non-Profit Program once again to receive four (4) bibs for the 119th running of the Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015. (more…)...
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Golf Fundraiser: Chip 4 Charity

Golf Fundraiser: Chip 4 Charity
Golf is the ultimate sport for charity. In fact, the PGA Tour raises more money than the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL combined. Of course the big name corporate donors drive much of this, however smaller golf fundraisers such as Chip 4 Charity performed by Zach Smith and the Youngstown State Club golf team still...
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Swanky Golf at the Vineyard Golf Club

Swanky Golf at the Vineyard Golf Club
  Off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts lies an 87-square-mile island by the name of Martha’s Vineyard. Hidden on this island is an 18-hole golf course by the name of the Vineyard Golf Club which is the only organic golf course in the world, meaning that they don’t use any pesticides on the course....
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10 Essential Items for Your Golf Bag

10 Essential Items for Your Golf Bag
There are a number of articles about learning how to play golf, swing tips, what courses to play, and where to learn. I have found that when new golfers start playing, they have no idea what to actually put in their bags. In no order of importance, below are 10 essential items you need in...
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Top 10 TotalGolfMoves

Top 10 TotalGolfMoves

Serious golfers--those who understand the game and it's culture--comprise a cult who live for golf and everything it stands for. Harvey Penick, legendary golf instructor and mentor to the great Ben Crenshaw, captured the essence of the golf cult in the title of his second book "And If You Play Golf, You're My...

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No Cell Phones at the US Open?

No Cell Phones at the US Open?

Recently I had the good fortune of attending the US Open at Pinehurst. A friend of mine from Boston flew down and we purchased gallery tickets for Saturday and Sunday. I was hoping for another epic 2nd place finish from Phil Mickelson and my buddy was just happy to get out of...

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Reno Golf Trip Gone Wrong

Reno Golf Trip Gone Wrong
It’s 5:00 a.m. PST as I sleeplessly wait to board my plane back home. Where I come from, back in the mountains of southwest Virginia, it’s eight o’clock. Matt Harman—the Radford former college golfer I caddied for in this week’s eGolf Tour ArrowCreek Open—and I have spent the last five days in the “Biggest Little...
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Caddying: The Summer Job for College Golfers

Caddying: The Summer Job for College Golfers
After nearly 10 years of caddying, I have been the beneficiary of some of the great perks that caddying has to offer. While there are many perks to the job, I have narrowed them down to four.

Good Money

For most caddies, money was the number one factor that pushed them towards the job. Some of my...
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