Articles by Sam Weinman

The art of feeling bad and still playing well

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Inside Golf Digest’s company golf tournament

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Can you call yourself a better golfer if your scores stay the same?

The Long Game tracks the Handicap Index progress of three Golf Digest editors of different abilities throughout the 2024 golf season. Catch up on last month’s story. The comedian and TV host John Oliver has a line about how the only social-media platform that really matters these days is the comments section of Venmo. Oliver Read more…

Does your swing need a fix or an overhaul? Now’s the time to ask

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The parts of your swing videos you’re probably ignoring

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Never throw a golf club, except . . .

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A survival guide to your nightmare hole

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Simple answers to dumb golf questions

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How to spot the ‘one thing’ holding you back

For many golfers, a constructive way of thinking about your limitations comes from a baseball movie. The scene is from “Major League,” the 1989 comedy about an eclectic collection of baseball players who tended to have at least one deficiency that impeded their careers. One is Pedro Cerrano, a bald, enigmatic power hitter who walks Read more…

5 expert tips that have made a difference this golf season

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My wife is brand new to golf—here’s what she’s taught me

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Inside the mind of a sandbagger

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What to root for with your handicap

Every August the assortment of club championships and member-guests inspires a uniquely golf dilemma. To spend your season sharpening your game means your handicap might be lower than it has been—which makes things tougher in return. It’s not always clear what to root for with your handicap. Whether it’s vanity or competitive instincts, I still Read more…

The reason you hit it great on the range but not on the course

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The four biggest reasons you’re making double

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Your best scores aren’t what matters

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The solution to handicap griping? More golf

There’s an adage in journalism that says if both sides of a complicated issue are unhappy with a story, that must mean it was fair. This might best summarize the World Handicap System as well. There is no easy way to create an equitable system among golfers of broad skill levels. Scratch players feel like Read more…