Tiger Woods made it iconic. Henrik Stenson built a career around it. The stinger — the punched, low-flying long iron that bores through wind and lands soft — was once the defining shot of a complete professional. In 2026 you rarely see it on tour. Here’s what we’ve lost.
The Lost Art of the Stinger — Why Golf’s Most Beautiful Shot Is Disappearing Read More »
We profiled Aronimink last week. This week we go to the other Donald Ross course that has a fair claim to being his masterpiece. Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina is the most influential American course of the 20th century, the home of American golf in a way no other club has matched, and the venue that has hosted four US Opens, three of them in living memory. Here’s why.
Course of the Week: Pinehurst No. 2 — Donald Ross’s Other Masterpiece Read More »
The Masters has the jacket. The US Open has the patriotism. The Open has the claret jug and history. The PGA Championship has the largest trophy in major golf — and the smallest cultural footprint. That’s wrong, and Aaron Rai’s Sunday at Aronimink is the proof.
The Wanamaker Is Golf’s Most Underrated Trophy. Aaron Rai Just Proved Why It Matters. Read More »
Before Sunday at Aronimink, Aaron Rai was professional golf’s most underrated technician — a Wolverhampton-born Englishman of Sikh and Kenyan-Indian heritage who hit fairways for a living and made very little noise doing it. The major championship that announced him to the world was a long time coming. Here’s how he got here.
Aaron Rai’s Long Road to Aronimink — How the Quietest Player on Tour Won a Major Read More »
Aaron Rai shot a closing 65 to win the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink by three strokes. The 31-year-old Englishman became the first player from England to lift the Wanamaker Trophy since Jim Barnes in 1919. A signature 68-foot birdie at the par-3 17th sealed it.
Aaron Rai Wins the PGA Championship — The First English Wanamaker in 107 Years Read More »
Eighteen months out from the 2027 Ryder Cup, Adare Manor is being quietly re-tweaked yet again. We walked the property and spoke to the people who actually maintain it.
Adare Manor — Inside Europe’s 2027 Ryder Cup Course Read More »
5-hour rounds aren’t a tradition. They’re a recent invention. We trace how the modern Tour broke pace of play for the rest of us — and why it’s fixable.
Slow Play Is Killing Recreational Golf — And It’s the Tour’s Fault Read More »
Pebble’s booked. Bandon’s a flight away. Here are seven public courses worth driving for — the ones the magazines have missed and the locals quietly love.
The 7 Most Underrated Public Courses in America Read More »
Behind every Sunday red number is a man with a yardage book. Here’s how Tour caddies really get paid — base, bonus, and the part nobody talks about.
The Caddie Economy — How Much Tour Caddies Actually Earn Read More »
Scheffler went 64-67 at Augusta and lost by one. He lost the RBC Heritage playoff with a 67. He is the world number one by the widest margin in a decade. A meditation on what dominance actually looks like.
What It Looks Like When Someone Is Simply Better. Read More »
