The Phantom of the Open is a biopic of a refreshingly under-told story of an amateur player that let nothing stop him from etching his name into golf history.
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DCG Brothers brought summer joy to a locked-down season with “Mmhmm”
The west-side rap duo have tons of fun sharing the mike on “Mmhmm,” and the video is even more contagious.
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Chikaming Country Club at 100
A centennial history of the Lakeside, Michigan, country club
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Stroke of genius: asking Norm Macdonald to write about golf for VICE
The former “Weekend Update” correspondent gets a gig with the magazine run by former crackheads
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Olympian Week: why no Olympics competition for golf?
Golf hasn’t been Olympian for more than a century.
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It’s never your fault—blame the clubs
Playing golf is a blast until you actually learn how to play golf
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Perfect answers to Michael Miner’s perfect questions
Lower standards are a key to enjoying perfection
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Through sand, rough, and rain, caddies shoulder on
In the BMW Championship pro-am on Cog Hill’s Dubsdread, caddying for an amateur was anything but glamorous.
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It Might Come In Handy Again…
Headline on the Tribune obit page Tuesday: “Politician who loved golf” Save that type.
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The Redevelopment-Via-Upscale-Golf-Course Plan
High-priced golfing has arrived in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Now we’ll see if rising fortunes follow.
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A good moonwalk spoiled
It occurred to me, watching a hilarious bit on the Daily Show last night, that what spoiled manned moon exploration for the generations after Apollo 11 wasn’t the dissenters, but Alan Shepard. For serious: I can’t think of a better way to trivialize a giant leap for mankind than turning the final frontier into a […]
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Free golf and tennis lessons
Free golf and tennis lessons weekends in April and May from GetaGripChicago.
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Obit of the week: Julius L. Richardson
Obit of the week: golf instructor and Buffalo Soldier Julius L. Richardson.