In her 3-plus years as director of retail at Interlachen Country Club, Katie Gates has learned not to shy away from trying something new. Courtesy Interlachen Country Club After studying fashion merchandising and business at Florida State University, Katie Gates took what she calls an “unconventional route” to golf shop merchandising. First, she became national…
David Cannon, R&A via Getty Images The par-3, eighth-hole Postage Stamp at Royal Troon played between 108 and 130 yards during last week’s Open Championship. The familiar saying that good things come in small packages may be about jewelry, but it applies to golf, too. In this oversized era in which driver heads are the…
By Since becoming golf shop manager in 2020, Kelsey Jo Holsten has helped transform the retail operation at Monterey Peninsula Country Club in Pebble Beach, California. The golf shop has been turned into a boutique-style experience that keeps members coming back not only for golf apparel but for all their fashion needs. “It’s the innovative…
The Yada visor is part of J.Lindeberg’s Team USA-inspired collection. J.Lindeberg Founded in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1996, J.Lindeberg soon began marketing its European-inspired line in U.S. golf shops, earning a loyal following among those who dare to be different on the course. The brand’s youthful, cutting-edge styling will be seen on an even bigger stage…
Lee Wybranski captured the scene of the intense final round at the 2016 Open Championship held at Royal Troon, where Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson engaged in a record-setting shootout. Wybranski painted this vivid picture while stationed inside the ropes near the iconic Postage Stamp par-3 eighth hole, as the golfers played through. Returning to…
It began with the simple desire once again to play in the R&A Women’s Senior Amateur Championship. Lara Tennant, a three-time U.S. Senior Women’s Amateur champion from Portland, Oregon, played in the British version twice, winning it in 2019 and finishing runner-up in 2022. As she began to register to play in the event this…
Looking backward, the dots always connect. Sierra Sanchez keeps coming back to this phrase as she lays out the story of how she drew hundreds of women into her Millennielle Golf Club, a millennial women’s golf community of roughly 1,000 members which she founded and grew in the Phoenix metro area over the past four…
It’s been many miles and years since Diana DeLucia picked and packed boxes of tomatoes on her father’s farm in Queensland, Australia, at 4 a.m. before heading off to school. She didn’t even like the smell of tomatoes. But it would stand to reason that a young girl who grew up eating food grown right…
The Whiskey Run Mountain Trail Bike system received funding support from Wild Rivers Coast Alliance, now known as the Bandon Dunes Charitable Foundation. Bandon Dunes celebrated its 25th anniversary in May. Not only is it a huge employer in Coos County, it is a huge contributor to various causes in the area. That is a…
Editor’s note: This story is part of a multi-story special report that appeared in Monday’s Global Golf Post magazine. To understand where the battle for control of professional golf between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf stands today, let’s first consider how we got here. It began with the audacious idea that a…
