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Author: Tom Mackin

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  • FeaturedSpring 2022The Podium
    By Tom Mackin
    April 21, 2022
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    Fan-Demonium: Up Close & Personal at WMPO’s 16th

    Hole-in-ones are rare on the raucous 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale during the WM Phoenix Open. Since Tiger famously dunked one there back in 1997, only four ...
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  • SustainabilityWinter 2022
    By Tom Mackin
    January 24, 2022
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    One With the Land: Sustainability Actions Speak Louder Than Words

    If you think the sand in the 17 bunkers at The Ranch at Laguna Beach golf course has a slightly greenish hue, you’re right. The color ...
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  • Fall 2021Profiles
    By Tom Mackin
    October 27, 2021
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    From San Clemente to Scotland: Ryan O’Toole Captures First LPGA Win

    It took 11 years and 228 starts, but Ryann O’Toole finally found the winner’s circle on the LPGA Tour this past August. At a course in Scotland, ...
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  • Fall 2021State of the Game
    By Tom Mackin
    October 26, 2021
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    Brave New World: New Rules Might Open Doors for College Golfers

    As the top-ranked women’s amateur golfer in the world, Stanford freshman and Irvine native Rose Zhang stands a better chance than most college golfers of profiting from ...
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  • Spring 2021
    By Tom Mackin
    April 23, 2021
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    The U.S. Open Setup: A Q&A With The USGA’s Jeff Hall

    JEFF HALL still remembers the roar. When Tiger Woods birdied the 18th hole to force a Monday playoff with Rocco Mediate during the 2008 U.S. Open ...
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  • Winter 2020
    By Tom Mackin
    January 27, 2020
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    Winter Getaways: Scottsdale Swing

    A FAVORITE DESTINATION CONTINUES TO IMPROVE When something’s so good for so long, it tends to be taken for granted. That’s the battle Scottsdale faces when it ...
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  • Spring 2019
    By Tom Mackin
    April 30, 2019
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    Opens for Business: U.S. Open Visits California Four Times in Nine Years

    The 90-year-old relationship between California and the USGA started when Pebble Beach hosted the 1929 U.S. Amateur. It’s about to get a lot more serious. Four ...
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  • TravelWinter 2019
    By Tom Mackin
    January 21, 2019
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    Viva (Lake) Las Vegas

    You won’t struggle to find stories about golf courses either losing money or shutting their doors these days. But news about previously closed golf courses reopening ...
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  • Classic CourseFall 2018
    By Tom Mackin
    October 22, 2018
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    The Gilded One: Eldorado CC

    NOT MANY COUNTRY CLUBS can boast of hosting a Ryder Cup, having multiple U.S. presidents as honorary members — including one who was a part-time resident ...
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  • Fall 2018Trends
    By Tom Mackin
    October 22, 2018
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    A Dead Zone Comes Alive: Fun and Cool Is The Next Big Thing In Golf

    Pity the poor driving range, especially at resort and public facilities. Well used from early morning through mid- afternoon, it often sits forlornly the rest of ...
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FeaturedSpring 2022Travel

The Pubs of St Andrews

The challenge seemed daunting at first. On an eight-day trip to St Andrews, my job was to rate the pubs in this lively college town where golf began six centuries ...
  • Scotland Must-Plays & Hidden Gems: 10 Terrific Tracks that Prove the Old Course Isn’t the Only Game Around

    By Joe Passov
    April 21, 2022
  • Bob Does Hollywood: The Hardest Working Man on Instagram Finds Gold in Golf

    By Adam Hawk
    April 21, 2022
  • Not Your Father’s Game: With Two Facilities Newly Open and Callaway at the Helm, the Topgolf Explosion Comes to the Southland

    By Scott Kauffman
    April 21, 2022
  • The Provisional Ball: What? How? When?

    By Jimmy Becker
    April 21, 2022
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