Stories about the legendary players, moments and courses of the game of golf, told with a side eyed wink to the traditional etiquette of the game that only Wormburner Weekly can provide.
Every golfer knows what a mulligan is. Take a crap shot, pretend it didn’t happen, tee up another, and that first yank into the lagoon is ancient history. It’s not in the rulebook. It’s not legal in any tournament that matters. Yet it’s one of the most universally practiced traditions in the entire sport. What … Read more
With the Ryder Cup approaching, and this week’s newsletter dipping into its history, it feels like a good time for a quick primer for anyone who’s never quite understood why grown men cry over a golf tournament nobody gets paid for. It started with a seed merchant and a casual remark. In 1926, a British … Read more
There are collapses in sports. There are meltdowns. There are moments where the universe seems to reach down and personally intervene in someone’s life in the most cinematically cruel way possible. And then there is Jean Van de Velde on the 18th hole at Carnoustie in 1999. If you haven’t seen it look it up … Read more
There are phone calls that change your life. Job offers. Bachelor party invites (still dealing with the consequences of that Vegas trip in ’98). The occasional call from your momma asking why you haven’t called lately. And then there’s the call John Daly got on a Tuesday night in August 1991. It went something like … Read more