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How To Win the Member-Guest Without Winning the Member-Guest
Issue No. 71, June 3, 2026
It’s June and that means golf clubs across the country have their courses in prime shape and are ready to open their tee sheets to their members’ guests at a time-honored tradition, the three-day member-guest.
W...
Ranking the USGA Championship Course's Logos By How Finanically Dangerous Their Pro Shops Would Be
Issue No. 70, May 22, 2026
There are two USGA Championships in the books already this year: the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four Ball and the U.S. Amateur Four Ball. There are more than two handfuls of championships remaining in the year, and we’...
I've Concluded Donald Ross Knew What He Was Doing
Issue No. 69, May 13, 2026
Donald Ross designed about 400 golf courses during his career as a golf course architect. This week the PGA Championship visits one of those 400 when Aronimink plays host. Pinehurst No. 2 gets all the headlines a...
Why I Care About East Potomac Golf Links Even Though I've Never Played It.
Issue No. 68, May 7, 2026
East Potomac Golf Links is in the news again. I haven’t heard of the golf course until last year when it got in the news for the first time.
Welcome to the From the Drop Zone newsletter, where we find ourselves...
Q&A With A College Golfer
Issue No. 67, May 1, 2026
College golf is soon to be center stage with regional and national tournaments taking place across the month of May in all divisions. We had a conversation with Lydon Patascher, a freshman at Rocky Mountain Colleg...
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