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  • FeaturedProfilesSummer 2023
    By Tod Leonard
    July 21, 2023
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    The Long Road to Success: Rico Hoey’s Winding Path to the PGA Tour

    So much in Rico Hoey’s life has changed over the last decade, from his stellar play in the junior golf ranks and college at USC, to ...
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  • ProfilesSpring 2023
    By Tod Leonard
    April 23, 2023
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    Simple Twist of Fate: A Chance Encounter With An NFL Great Changed Michael Herrera’s Life

    Michael Herrera will always wonder if the enormous break he got was by happenstance or something closer to fate. The Los Angeles native wasn’t even supposed ...
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  • FoundationSpring 2023
    By Tod Leonard
    April 23, 2023
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    Creating A Legacy: With A Bold Vision, LACC, The SCGA And The USGA Have Come Together To Invest In The Future Of The Game In Southern California

    Los Angeles is a city with countless gorgeous vistas, both man-made and natural, and Gene Sykes has a view from his office that ranks right up ...
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  • Classic CourseWinter 2023
    By Tod Leonard
    February 6, 2023
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    A Return to SoCal: The U.S. Open at LACC is the Start of Something Big

    Even for those who closely follow the machinations of professional golf’s major championships, the announcement came as quite the surprise. The Los Angeles Country Club was ...
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  • ProfilesWinter 2023
    By Tod Leonard
    February 3, 2023
    1185
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    A Steady Hand at the Helm: A Fond Farewell to SCGA Stalwart Kevin Heaney

    As a very young man, Kevin Heaney didn’t set out to spend his career as a highly influential figure in the Southern California Golf Association. Indeed, ...
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  • Fall 2022Trends
    By Tod Leonard
    October 20, 2022
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    It’s a Dog’s Life: At Some SoCal Courses, the Term “Dogleg” Takes on a Whole New Meaning

    The tail-wagging anticipation begins when Justin Pirrone turns his truck into the steep downhill driveway that leads to the Emerald Isle GC in Oceanside. His dog, ...
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  • Classic CourseSummer 2022
    By Tod Leonard
    July 21, 2022
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    Championship Pedigree: San Diego Country Club Honors the Past and Hosts the Future

    There is a Billy Casper Grill and a Mickey Wright Lounge at San Diego Country Club for good reason. If your century-old golf course once honed ...
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  • 19th HoleWinter 2022
    By Tod Leonard
    January 24, 2022
    2566
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    Feast & Fairway: Double Your Pleasure at Coronado GC

    On an unseasonably warm and cloudless winter day, a friend of mine flew in from San Francisco. He wanted to play golf, and it was a no-brainer ...
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  • NewsWinter 2022
    By Tod Leonard
    January 24, 2022
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    Road Trip for a Cause: 50 Rounds, 50 States, in 50 Days

    Clay Phillips was born to be a road-tripper. From the time he was little, his family packed up the Ford Falcon each summer, and because his ...
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  • Fall 2021Profiles
    By Tod Leonard
    November 3, 2021
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    Xander’s Golden Year: For Schauffele, Golf is Truly a Team Sport

    The guest of honor showed up in the ballroom of the country club wearing a thin white T-shirt and black jeans. There was no reason for Xander ...
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FeaturedSummer 2023

Recommended Reading: Course Knowledge

Ever redesign a golf hole in your mind? Pontificate to friends about how you would reposition some pesky bunkers? Or maybe think to yourself, ‘Man, what was (insert designer’s name) ...
  • This Game Belongs To You

    By Adam Hawk
    August 7, 2023
  • Only A Game? So Why am I So Damn Mad When I Play?

    By David Weiss
    July 21, 2023
  • Handicap Index Calculation

    By Kevin O'Connor
    July 21, 2023
  • Beached, But Not Trapped: If an Entire Rule is Dedicated to one Area of the Course, you Know it Must be Important

    By Jimmy Becker
    July 21, 2023
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