Halloween Golf Shirts That Still Work In November
Most Halloween shirts die on November 1. These do not. The spooky rack sorted into three tiers by how long the joke actually lives, plus why the layer beats the... Read more...
The Horror Movie Rules, Applied To Golf: How To Survive The Back Nine After Dark
The horror movie survival rules are the golf rules. Never split the foursome, never say it is just a practice swing, never go back for one more ball, and never... Read more...
What Is The FedExCup Fall? Why The Pros Are Still Playing In October, Explained
The PGA Tour season ended in August, so why is there still a leaderboard on your television in October? The FedExCup Fall is eight tournaments that decide who keeps a... Read more...
Golf Horror Stories: The Scariest Things That Actually Happen On A Course
The genuinely scary things that happen on a golf course: the shank on the first tee with an audience, the four-putt to lose the match, the cart that rolls into... Read more...
Haunted Golf Courses: The Legends Golfers Swear Are True
The haunted golf courses that come up every October, and what the legends actually say: the Headless Horseman's own course in New York, the ghost in Shropshire that steals golf... Read more...
How To Run A Spooky Scramble: Halloween Golf Tournament Ideas That Work
A four-person scramble with a shotgun start is the easiest Halloween golf event to run well. Here is the whole playbook: the format rules worth writing on the cart card,... Read more...
The Scariest Holes In Golf: Amen Corner, The Road Hole, And Other Places Rounds Go To Die
The scariest holes in golf, fact-checked this week: Amen Corner's 155-yard 12th, the Road Hole at St Andrews, the island green at TPC Sawgrass, the 16th at Cypress Point, the... Read more...
Why Is Golf So Expensive? An Honest Breakdown
The honest math on a round of golf in 2026: a $41 average public green fee, the $20 cart, the $58 dozen you lose three of, and what a year... Read more...
Golf Cart Etiquette Crimes, Ranked By Severity
Golf cart etiquette, ranked from the stuff we let slide to the stuff that ends your round. What cart path only and the 90-degree rule actually mean, why you park... Read more...
The Leaf Rule: Golf's Most Generous Fall Tradition, Explained
The leaf rule is real, and the rule book is more generous than your group thinks. What it is, what Rule 16.1 actually allows when leaves are piled for removal,... Read more...
Golf Gifts For Dad: What He Actually Wants, From A Golfer Who Is One
Golfing dads do not need another gadget. The honest guide to golf gifts for dad, sorted by what kind of golfer he is, with the $29.99 tee as the safe... Read more...
Which Caddyshack Character Is Your Foursome? A Completely Unscientific Guide
Six Caddyshack characters, and your foursome has four of them. Judge Smails runs the rules and the money, Ty Webb is good and will not discuss it, Al Czervik makes... Read more...
How Long Does A Round Of Golf Take? (And Why Yours Always Takes Longer)
Eighteen holes takes four and a quarter to four and a half hours for a foursome, nine takes a little over two, and the average measured round across 40,000 of... Read more...
The Best Golf Jokes, Ranked By How Hard Your Foursome Will Groan
Twenty of the best golf jokes ever told, ranked by how hard your foursome will groan, from the five-groan classics about the funeral on the fourteenth and the caddie who... Read more...
The Frost Delay Survival Guide
What a golf frost delay actually is, why nobody in the pro shop can lift it, how long it really lasts, and what to wear so the hour in the... Read more...
What To Wear To A Spooky Scramble: Halloween Golf Outfits, Ranked
Ten Halloween golf outfits ranked by how well they actually hold up over eighteen holes, from the dark collared polo that wins outright to the inflatable dinosaur that cannot make... Read more...
Golf Halloween Costume Ideas That Take Ten Minutes And Zero Talent
Halloween is on a Saturday this year and golfers already own most of a great costume. Ten golf Halloween costume ideas you can assemble in minutes with no sewing and... Read more...
What Is A Good Golf Handicap? An Honest Answer
The honest answer, with the real USGA numbers. The average handicap for men is 14.0 and for women 28.8, only about 2 percent of men are scratch or better, and... Read more...
Things Golfers Say That Make No Sense To Anyone Else
Golfers yell at the ball, congratulate each other on disasters, and negotiate a rulebook that already exists. Here is every sentence golfers say that makes no sense to anyone else,... Read more...
Presidents Cup Sunday Singles: What To Watch In The Final Session
Twelve singles matches, twelve points, and the cup decided in about five hours. How the Sunday lineup got built, the one subtraction that tells you where it stands, the match... Read more...
How To Throw A Golf Watch Party That Is Not Just Four Guys On A Couch
Golf watch party ideas that actually work: pick one session, hand everybody a match at the door, halfway house food that stays out, and something to do in the gaps.... Read more...
Presidents Cup 2026 Watch Guide: Format, Schedule, And Who To Root For
The full Presidents Cup 2026 schedule at Medinah: every session time, TV and streaming windows, four-ball and foursomes explained, the match play terms the broadcast never defines, both full rosters,... Read more...
Why Medinah Matters: The Chicago Course Hosting The Presidents Cup
The Presidents Cup is at Medinah Country Club outside Chicago September 24 to 27. Here is what Medinah actually is, the five majors and the Miracle at Medinah that happened... Read more...
Presidents Cup vs Ryder Cup: What Is The Difference?
The Presidents Cup and the Ryder Cup are not the same event. Different opponents, different number of matches, different winning number, different rule on a tie, and one captain's draft... Read more...
The Fall Golf Bucket List: 12 Things To Do Before The Course Closes
Twelve things worth doing before your course closes for the year, from the last round in shorts to the bag clean out that saves you money in April. Most northern... Read more...
What Is A Sandbagger? A Field Guide To Golf's Most Wanted
A sandbagger carries a handicap higher than his real game so he collects strokes he does not need. Here is what the word actually means, how the World Handicap System... Read more...
Funny Golf Shirts: How To Pick One That Actually Gets A Laugh
Most funny golf shirts are not funny. Five rules for picking one that actually gets a laugh: the two second test, jokes the room already knows, never insult the wearer,... Read more...
The Best Golf Movies Of All Time, Ranked
Caddyshack is number one and it is not close. The honest ranking of the six golf movies actually worth your night, including the HBO one nobody remembers, plus what to... Read more...
How Should A Golf Polo Fit? An Honest Guide
The honest answer to how a golf polo should fit: the shoulder seam decides your size, the chest is a pinch test, the length is about staying tucked, and performance... Read more...
Is There A Ryder Cup This Year? No. Here Is What To Watch Instead
There is no Ryder Cup in 2026. It runs on odd years now, so the last one was Bethpage in 2025 and the next is Adare Manor in 2027. Here... Read more...
Golf Gifts For Women Who Actually Play: A Solheim Cup Weekend Guide
The Solheim Cup is on, which makes it the right weekend to fix the worst category in golf shopping. A gift guide for women who genuinely play, built on the... Read more...
Retirement Gifts For Golfers That Aren't Another Plaque
The retiring golfer already has a plaque. Here is what to buy instead, built around the Tuesday morning tee times he is finally free to play: the new job description... Read more...
Golf Slang, Decoded: Every Term Your Foursome Uses And What It Actually Means
A plain-English glossary of the golf slang your foursome actually uses, from snowman and shank to breakfast ball, turn dog, and the 19th hole. Read more...
Golf Betting Games Explained: Nassau, Skins, Wolf, And The Ones Your Group Made Up
Nassau, presses, skins, Wolf, Bingo Bango Bongo and Vegas, explained in plain English so you know exactly what you agreed to on the first tee. Read more...
The Official Ranking Of Golf Excuses, From Least To Most Believable
Every golfer has a reason ready before the ball stops rolling. We ranked the nine most common golf excuses from the ones nobody has ever believed to the one that... Read more...
Every Caddyshack Quote Golfers Still Say On The Course, Ranked
The definitive ranking of the Caddyshack quotes golfers still yell on the course, from 'you'll get nothing and like it' to the one line nobody can resist screaming at a... Read more...
What To Wear To A Golf Outing (So You Don't Look Like A Rookie)
The honest guide to dressing for a golf outing so you look like you have done it before: the collared polo rule, the pants and shoes that give rookies away,... Read more...
What To Wear For Fall Golf: Layers That Actually Work
The honest guide to dressing for fall golf: the layers that actually work from the frosty first tee to the fire pit after. A long sleeve base layer, a hoodie... Read more...
36 Holes On Labor Day: A Completely Serious Guide To The All-Day Golf Marathon
One free Monday, two rounds, thirty six holes. The completely serious guide to surviving the all-day Labor Day golf marathon, from the morning round to the turn dogs to the... Read more...
The Group Chat Handicap: Golf Texts Every Foursome Sends
Every foursome has a group chat, and it sends the exact same golf texts every week. A screenshot-ready field guide to the funny golf group chat, from the Saturday tee... Read more...
The Labor Day Golf Trip: How To Pack For 54 Holes In Three Days
The honest packing guide for a 54-hole Labor Day golf trip: three rounds of gear, the off-course uniform, and the shirt that marks the trip. Read more...
Gimmes, Mulligans, And Breakfast Balls: Golf's Unwritten Rules, Explained
Gimmes, mulligans, and breakfast balls explained, plus the whole unwritten code every weekend foursome plays by and nobody writes down. Read more...
What To Get A Golfer For His Birthday, From Someone Who Thinks About This All Day
The honest, opinionated guide to birthday gifts for golfers, sorted by the guy you are actually shopping for. From the milestone birthday to the Caddyshack fan to the golfer who... Read more...
The Golf Season Isn't Over: Why Fall Golf Is The Best Golf
The golfers packing it in after Labor Day are quitting right before the best two months of the year. Here is the case for fall golf: empty courses, perfect weather,... Read more...
Golf Season's Biggest Sunday: What To Watch In The Final Round
The last big Sunday of the golf season lands at East Lake today. With everyone starting the week even, the final round of the Tour Championship actually decides it: lowest... Read more...
The 19th Hole, Explained: A Love Letter To Golf's Best Tradition
The 19th hole is the clubhouse bar where golfers relive the round, settle the bets, and turn a foursome back into four friends. Here is what it means, where the... Read more...
Tour Championship Watch Guide: What's Actually At Stake At East Lake
The FedEx Cup finale hits East Lake this week with a clean new format: thirty players, all even par, lowest score over 72 holes wins the Cup and 10 million... Read more...
Golf Gifts Under $50 That Don't Feel Cheap
The under-fifty golf gift usually screams under fifty. Here is how to pick one that looks like a choice instead of a last-minute grab, sorted by the golfer you are... Read more...
The Best Golf Movie Characters Of All Time, Ranked
We ranked the seven greatest golf movie characters of all time, from Danny Noonan to Carl Spackler, and gave Chubbs Peterson the due he has been denied for years. Argue... Read more...
How To Survive A Scramble When You Haven't Played All Summer
A charity scramble at the end of summer when you have not touched a club since spring is the most survivable golf there is. Here is how the format hides... Read more...