The Golfer's Journal

If you know ball, have a teenage daughter or have seen a commercial in the last six months, then Jason Kelce needs no introduction. He’s currently one of the most famous people on Earth, and arguably one the most likable. But there’s a lot more than meets the eye with the 13-year NFL veteran and media personality. Behind the shirtless dancing, beer-chugging and howling laughter is a serious, thoughtful and creative version of Jason Kelce who plays multiple instruments, still feels like an underdog, and is working his ass off to break 80. It’s time to go deep on the Season 2 premiere of Mind Game. Listen on your favorite podcast platforms. Apple: https://bit.ly/3O9BZVC Spotify: https://bit.ly/3O9ikp4 Youtube: https://lnkd.in/gqKNPuyw

The 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black is already one of the hottest tickets on next year’s calendar. And thanks to our friends at BMW Group of North America, one lucky Broken Tee Society Premium member will win the ultimate prize: Two general admission tickets for the Saturday competition round. The lottery closes at midnight on November 4, so enter below if you're a Broken Tee Society Premium member, cross your fingers and we’ll see you on the first tee. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/g2yxJB_J

We're excited to announce that TGJ members have a chance to play what is arguably the best new golf course in the world. This December, 16 Premium members will spend the day at Ladera Golf Club, the ultra-private, Gil Hanse-designed playground outside of Palm Springs. Ladera is a true family affair—music industry legend Irving Azoff, Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue and their children collaborated on everything from the logo to the design inspiration to the membership list, which means that invitations are nearly impossible to come by. Impossible unless you’re a Premium member, that is. https://lnkd.in/g98wg2fV

In 1989, IMG agent Hughes Norton showed up at Earl Woods’ front door. Tiger was 12—but Norton could see the future. He would go on to become Tiger’s first agent, inking the future legend to record-setting deals with Nike and Titleist before he hit one ball as a pro. But, as you’ll hear in Norton’s new sit-down with host Tom Coyne, all that success came at a heavy price. In this interview, Norton pulls back the curtain to reveal the soaring highs and stomach-churning lows from his 35+ years as one of golf’s premier agents. Fleshing out tales from his new memoir,?Rainmaker, Norton offers blow-by-blow accounts of previously unseen Tiger moments, sheds new light on Greg Norman’s decades-long grudges, offers an inside look at the birth of IMG and reflects on how history may just judge Arnold Palmer as the game’s true moral compass. Watch TGJ Podcast #174 here https://lnkd.in/g8wZrGcb or listen on your favorite podcast streaming platforms.

Weather. Course conditions. Your opponent. So much of golf is out of our hands. Two aspects of the game that we can control: Effort and intention. In this new series of video lessons?available only to Broken Tee Society members,?Practical Golf’s?Jon Sherman?offers a comprehensive set of mental and on-course strategies. No swing changes required. Jon?Sherman?started Practical Golf 10 years ago to help golfers of all abilities play smarter. He’s now a trusted advisor to several PGA Tour players, and his breakthrough book?The Four Foundations of Golf?is an international bestseller. Get to know your instructor in this short intro, and hear why he wants to help BTS members with their goals. TGJ Members have access to the entire five-part series now live on golfersjournal.com. Intro video: https://lnkd.in/g_gC-7rE

If you know, you know: It’s Poosh! If that’s gibberish to you, pop in those earbuds and meet Micah Pueschel, frontman of alt reggae band Iration, published contributor in TGJ No. 29 and humble golf nerd well aware of the “insane” run he’s on. Before helping to lead Iration from a college bar band to a world-touring festival headliner, Pueschel grew up at a now-defunct nine-hole muni near his home on the Big Island of Hawaii. As he tells host Tom Coyne from the Iration tour bus outside Columbus, golf took a back seat for many years, but safe to say that the bug is back in a big way. Pueschel expands on his abiding love for?Soule Park Golf Course and its unpretentious SoCal character, runs down his eye-popping list of courses played this year, and opens up about his experiences with “the most nerve-wracking thing in the world.” Hint: it’s not playing shows. https://lnkd.in/gzVS3XFK

Last week, TGJ became the first media outlet to visit TGL’s test lab in West Palm Beach, FL and preview the first of roughly 30 new digital golf holes designed specifically for league competition starting in January 2025. Managing Editor Travis Hill sat down with golf course architect Beau Welling, one of three designers behind the development of what Tiger and Rory are hoping will become an entirely new style of golf. So how were the courses designed? How does one play a hole? Will they play out of real fairway grass? How does this spinning green work? And will Tiger and Rory’s ambitious new venture actually catch on? All these questions and more are answered on TGJ Podcast 169. TGJ members can find the full feature here: https://lnkd.in/gRkKAG-2 Listen on your favorite podcast platform or watch and listen on Youtube. Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/g2bmz7Bp Spotify Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gxS-KzNK Youtube: https://lnkd.in/gnkPrG_6

Twenty nine. The Fall 2024 issue is now landing in mailboxes worldwide. Inside you'll find an exclusive look at Irving Azoff, Eddy Cue and Gil Hanse's ultra-private Ladera Golf Club, 20 pages on the extraordinary life & times of Doug Sanders, adventures to Dunaverty and Iceland, a love song for Soule Park's $39 tee time, a case for the greatest swing in cinema history and plenty more. Thanks to all the members, readers and partners who make each issue possible. We hope you enjoy reading 29 as much as we enjoyed making it. No. 29: https://lnkd.in/gd7eQG24

Among Philadelphia’s elite golf establishments, you won’t find one with a stronger pedigree than Aronimink Golf Club. Its founding members allied with those at Merion, Philly Cricket and Philadelphia Country Club to found the now-vaunted GAP (Golf Association of Philadelphia), the nation’s first sectional golf association. After moving 15 miles west of the city, the club brought in Donald Ross, who built one of his most ingenious and challenging layouts in Newtown Square. A recent Gil Hanse renovation has the course playing just as Ross intended, and its cavernous bunkers and wicked greens continue to test the best from both the men’s and women’s game. We were lucky enough to get the invite this year, and couldn’t dream of passing it up. Before the 2026 PGA TOUR Championship, Premium Members are invited to take a spin around this Philly heavyweight. View Event: https://lnkd.in/gt78ijJS

We’re thrilled to announce that in our ongoing commitment to support our members in their health goals and lower their scores, AG1 is now an official supporter of The Index Experiment this year. AG1 is a product designed to support you in getting the best out of your mind and body, which is why they are a dream partner for The Index Experiment where all of us are chasing the best versions of our golfing selves. In addition, AG1 will also be supporting the creation of some exciting new content to help you achieve your health and playing goals. ? To celebrate, AG1 is offering BTS members 10 free travel packs to keep your game sharp on the road, as well as a year’s supply of liquid vitamin d3+k2 when signing up for an AG1 subscription. It’s a $75 value for your wallet, and far more for your overall wellness. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gD6SSvPt