September 25, 2018 Pursuing the Authentic

I remember two things from my first trip to Italy as a 14 year old boy. My Dad’s excitement to be there and the way he talked about Italian eggs leading up to the trip. Let me explain. No one loves Italy...

June 29, 2018 A Father’s Day Reflection

I’m excited for Father’s Day for two reasons. One, it’s an opportunity to reflect on shared memories with my own father. Sport and travel have been at the center of most of our time together. It’s also a chance for me to...

May 14, 2018 Ryan Bills

Bay County Municipal Golf Course in Essexville, Michigan. That’s where I discovered golf. I’d consider it a small track, bare bones is probably a fair assessment, but as a boy,  it represented 6 hours of freedom.  My first set of clubs was...

April 18, 2018 The Masters 2018

In the early evening of Sunday, April 8, the setting sun cast large shadows all over Augusta National and Patrick Reed sank the final putt of the 2018 Masters, sealing his hard fought victory and 1st Major title. Reed played inspired...

March 2, 2018 Andrew Haynes

I love Golf. I REALLY love it and If you want to play golf in NYC you have to WANT it. It's my pastime as well as a lifelong challenge I'm committed to battling every summer Saturday for the rest of my...

January 9, 2018 Kaitlin Rose

I’m the youngest of 4 girls and was thrown into team sports early. My Dad and Uncle coached my first YMCA basketball team. I was only 4 years old.  My Dad LOVED sports and it was how we connected. I remember...

December 8, 2017 Ryan Walker

Arnold Palmer famously thanked God for the game of golf and golf has given me so much throughout my life, most of all an opportunity for rich relationships. As a child, my grandparents lived next door and my grandfather and I...

September 12, 2017 Jordan Griggs

“I was 10 years old when I played my first set of clubs. A Spalding 4-wood, Tommy Armour 4, 6, 7, and 9-irons, a few Wilson wedges, and an old Ping putter made up this hand-me-down assortment. They weren't much to...

August 9, 2017 Brian Akin

I attended a magnet high school and most of the kids I grew up playing baseball with went to our rival high-school. The first game against them I was the starting shortstop. I was proud to be in the starting...

July 17, 2017 Jonathan Diianni

“I first began accompanying my Dad to the driving range when I was three years old. He had a right-handed iron cut down for me, but I refused to swing the correct way, flipping it over and hitting it with...