Author: Ken Van Vechten
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A Gathering of Dear Friends
Longstanding SCGA member Michael Anello led a group of revelers in on- and off-course antics for decades. Anyone with a standing game, or who regularly travels ... -
Bird is the Word
Kestrel alights at Indian Wells Golf Resort THERE’S A SOARING NEW TAKE on one of the Coachella Valley’s grandest 37th holes at Indian Wells Golf Resort. ... -
Renewal at Trilogy GC
Once A Staple of Coachella Valley Play, New Management is Bringing the Course and Community Back to Life The desert returns every fall, notably around November. ... -
Summer Golf Essentials: Beat the Heat!
Forget out of bounds stakes, waste areas and murky ponds, the greatest threat during summer golf is right overhead, our otherwise good friend Sol. Here are ... -
A Caddie’s Tale: Jeff Cushanick Looks Back at 30 Years at “The Riv”
“I told Tiger we had something in The common, we both started our careers at the Riv in 1992.” Yep, Jeff Cushanick, Tiger Woods, Riviera Country ... -
The Fitting Equation: You May Not Always Need a New Set, But When You Do, Get Fit
Get fit. Get new clubs. Or maybe not. “I think that was the aha thing about the whole experience: that the clubs I have, some I ... -
Big Is Beautiful: How Much More Distance Can We Expect in a Driver?
Four hundred: That’s how far I should be hitting my drives. Take my baseline 230-yarder from 15 or so years ago, add the gain promised annually ... -
Making a Future in Golf a Reality: Skylar Graham and the Pathways Internship
Cinderella story out of nowhere, a kid from Compton is about to become …well, most anything she wants, perhaps short of Masters champion. Talk about a ... -
10,000 Years in the Making: The Journey at Pechanga Views History Through a Very Long Lens
“So many things in our society over the last 10 years have become ‘sustainable.’ But that word means different things to different people, and even more ... -
Goodbye Old Friend: RIP, Dinah Shore
No, not the late entertainer; we lost her long ago. Her namesake tournament, the “Women’s Masters,” is leaving Mission Hills Country Club and Rancho Mirage after ...
