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…
Brooke Henderson might be the winningest Canadian golfer, but Sandra Post was the first female athlete from Canada to make a living playing a sport. Post became the first Canadian to join the LPGA in 1968 at age 19 and promptly became the first Canadian — male or female — to win a major championship…
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…
Kevin Durant’s manager and business partner, Rich Kleiman, doesn’t appear to be happy with Brian Windhorst’s reporting on KD’s injury status for the Olympics. On Monday, Windhorst reported that Durant will likely miss Team USA’s opening game against Serbia due to the calf injury he’s managing. However, in a since deleted post in X, Kleiman…
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…
Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has posted a cryptic message on social media, possibly hinting that he may have found a new club. The veteran Spanish goalkeeper spent the entire 2023/24 season as a free agent following the expiry of his Manchester United contract. However, still only 33 years old, De Gea hasn’t…
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…
The claim: Image shows Trump playing golf after an assassination attempt A July 14 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows former President Donald Trump behind the wheel of a golf cart. “Imagine getting shot at 7pm and still making your 9am tee time,” reads text above the image. The post was liked more than…
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…
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…
