I was playing in a tournament a few months ago, and wasn’t sure who I was going to be paired up with. When I finally met my partner at the cart, he walked up to me and said “I knew once I saw the full kit with the Jones Bag, I’d be playing with someone cool.” I don’t know how cool I am, but it’s safe to say that at least in some circles rocking a Jones Golf Utility Trouper is going to earn you some respect. The story behind Jones Golf Bags is actually pretty cool. Back in the…
Author: Sean Ogle
For years I wasn’t generally one to listen to music on the golf course – even though I listen to music while doing pretty much everything else in my life. It was for no good reason other than I usually just didn’t think about it. But every time I was playing with someone and they turned on some tunes, I found myself immediately more relaxed and having more fun. As someone who rarely takes his rounds of golf that seriously, having music to enhance the experience can be a welcome way to mix things up. For most of this season…
This is where our Ohio golf trip takes a dramatic change. Scioto Country Club was a big social club with a brutal championship golf course. Muirfield Village is a world renowned course on an international level, with a brutal championship course, and is one of the few courses out there that both golfers, and non golfers alike have heard of. The Golf Club has nothing in common with either of those. Ranked 89 and 72 in the world, respectively by Digest and Golf Mag, The Golf Club is located on about 500 acres north of Columbus, and they boast a…
As some of you know, each year I post my annual Top 100 course list. We’ll be doing this year’s sometime next month, and as I’ve been starting to prepare for it – I was reminded of a bunch of negative comments I’ve received over the past couple of years of publishing it. The comments aren’t totally unexpected, but it’s brought up a few issues that I don’t feel get talked about enough in the world of golf these days, so here we are. First and foremost, here is the thing I love about golf course design: it’s all subjective. Every course…
Recently I had the chance to head down to the Dominican Republic for the first time to take part in the 2019 DR Golf Exchange. I was thrilled when I found out, as to be honest, aside from a quick trip to Cuba years ago, I’d never really even been to the Caribbean before. Yet, I’ve heard about it. A lot about. Numerous people over the years have told me about how the Dominican Republic is the “Capital of Caribbean Golf” and a must visit. But most of my familiarity with the region all came down to one course: Pete…
The first day of our Ohio trip was more eventful than I would have liked it to be. It started at Scioto Golf Club, ended with food poisoning and my one and only victory of my buddy Patrick…ever. Let’s hope day two would go better… After curling up in the fetal position for the evening, it was time to get my act together, as we had one of my most anticipated rounds ever: Muirfield Village Golf Club. Ranked #9 on my Top 100 List – this was a round that almost didn’t happen. As you might expect, getting an invite to Jack’s…
For the last few weeks people have been asking me where my next trip was going to be. To which I’d respond, “I’m taking a golf trip to Prince Edward Island.” “Where??” I’ll forgive you if you’ve never thought of PEI as a golfing mecca, but after you read about my experience there, you might just change your mind. When most people think of Prince Edwards Island they think of their world famous mussels (of which they provide 70% of North America’s), or if you’re like my wife: “you’re going to Anne of Green Gables?!?” Yes, PEI is the home…
The moment I landed at Augusta Regional Airport, I knew I was in for a unique experience. Maybe it was the fact that no less than 50 private jets lined the runway, or the fact that the terminal at AGS felt more like a country club than an airport. Rocking chairs surrounded a putting green where couples in their 70s sat drinking what I can only imagine was sweet tea. I must be in the South. You see, my whole life I’ve been drawn to the mystery that is Augusta National Golf Club. A place so exclusive that even…
First, let’s get one thing out of the way right up front about North Berwick Golf Club: It’s not pronounced BerWICK. It’s pronounced BEAR-ICK. I made that mistake a couple of times early on in the trip, and everyone around was quick to correct me. So, I’m just trying to do you a favor for when you inevitably go play this course (and after this post, you’ll understand why you should.) I’m going to be totally honest and admit that before showing up at North Berwick I knew very little about it. How North Berwick Golf Club Became One of…
After a 4 day boondoggle, that well, didn’t quite work out the way we’d anticipated, we reached the final day of our Ohio golf trip. And fortunately we had what might have been the most exciting round in a trip, FULL of amazing golf Camargo is another club that there’s a good chance you’ve never heard of – which is a shame, because it’s a truly special place. Ranked 57th in the world by Golf Magazine, and 44th by Golf Digest for 19/20, Camargo was designed by legendary architect Seth Raynor. It has one of the best examples of template…