13 golf pictures we cherished from 2024 — from our employees’s telephones!

As golf has grown more and more world, so, too, has our employees. This yr alone, we dispatched our group to such far-flung locations as Paris, Melbourne and South Korea, together with dozens of different golfy locales nearer to residence. Our writers, video producers and social-media whizzes documented their travels in all types of the way, together with with the cameras on their telephones. Listed below are a few of our employees’s favourite snaps from the yr that was.

Snapped this one proper earlier than the TV cameras arrived. It’s Janet Lin, sobbing on the Paris Olympics along with her face buried into the shoulder of her fiance. She had simply discovered that she was assured third place and a bronze medal for China. It’s the one occasion all yr the place third place appears like that, and I used to be fortunate to see the enjoyment unfold simply steps away. — Sean Zak

The Valhalla hill appeared muddy, however climabl … oh, who was I kidding, it appeared slippery. However on the PGA Championship again in Might, I used to be following a gaggle of gamers and wanted to maintain up, so I stepped — and slid in entrance of dozens of parents, their oohs blocking out the sound of my turf contact. However I used to be OK. I’d braced myself and bounced again up, although I used to be left with a pleasant grime streak alongside the proper aspect of my physique, as you possibly can see. Made for some odd appears to be like on the press conferences. — Nick Piastowski

That’s my 12-year-old son Declan within the foreground, tending to a bunker at Higher Montclair (N.J.) CC, on the event of the LPGA’s Founders Cup pro-am, which I used to be fortunate to play in. I introduced Declan alongside to loop for me. This picture makes me smile as a result of, as if making an attempt to execute correct raking method on this setting isn’t a large enough ask, my child, on this second, additionally has the watchful eyes of a professional caddie on him. No strain, child! Excellent news was, his raking was method higher than my shot-making. Low bar however nonetheless… — Alan Bastable 

That is Jason Day (if you’ll find him) holing out in entrance of a boisterous Canadian crowd on the way in which to an Worldwide comeback sweep on Day 2 of the Presidents Cup. A wholesome mixture of Labatts and INT sunk putts gave a big morale enhance to the followers on Friday. — Emma Devine

The mountainous panorama of southern Montana was the proper backdrop for a wild and unforgettable spherical at Rising Solar Golf Course. The day included hitting each membership within the bag, dodging a thunderstorm and lots of jaw-dropping views. It’s locations like this that present why the Rocky Mountain area is an underrated golf vacation spot. — Adam Christensen

As golf writers, we’re fortunate to have what most individuals think about a “enjoyable job.” And often, when folks inform me I’ve a “enjoyable job,” I reply that it is enjoyable, but it surely typically sounds rather more glamorous than it’s ( you, 5 nights in a row of 11 p.m. Chipotle in Augusta). 

In 2024, I finished saying that, and began training the artwork of well mannered settlement. I finished as a result of my job took me on the best journey of my life: a journey midway world wide to Oz — Australia — for 2 weeks ripping round a few of the world’s best programs. I can describe the expertise of enjoying the Victoria “Sandbelt” programs solely as the best factor I’ve ever completed in my life, and if that’s all I ever take from my time as a golf author, effectively, I’ll die a contented man. In hindsight, golf-writing in 2024 was a fairly enjoyable job. — James Colgan

This yr, my mother instructed me she was all in favour of re-establishing her long-dormant handicap index. Sure! So, we performed a sequence of rounds all through the recent Arizona summer time collectively, and I completely cherished it. One shot that tended to offer my mother issues, although, was the quick pitch. It’s such a needed shot to have in your arsenal, particularly on the course we frequented, and we labored exhausting on changing into pleasant with the sand wedge to realize the excessive trajectory that you must recover from hazards like bunkers and water. I captured this picture throughout a latest spherical a We-Ko-Pa, and I find it irresistible as a result of it showcases a perfectly-executed pitch from a decent lie over a treacherous bunker. The ball landed softly on the inexperienced, similar to my mother wished. I used to be so proud! Spending time on the course with the folks you like is the sport’s best pleasure. And having the prospect to share small triumphs like this one is so satisfying. — Jessica Marksbury

There’s no extra spectacular PGA Tour website than Kapalua, and there’s no higher feeling than hope. This was the primary tee on the Sentry on the eve of the primary match of the season, when something may nonetheless be. I’m excited for the following one. — Dylan Dethier

We celebrated my mother’s sixtieth birthday in model along with her hole-in-one on the uphill ninth gap at Hamptons Mini Golf in Southampton, N.Y. Surrounded by the likes of Shinnecock Hills, Nationwide Golf Hyperlinks of America, Sebonack and actually throughout the road from Southampton Golf Membership, I can’t consider one other mini-golf spot with as a lot (actual) golf historical past in its neighborhood. The course options devoted recreations of many native landmarks, together with the Montauk Level Lighthouse, an ode to the historical past of the Shinnecock Nation and the traditional Previous Hook Windmill within the background of this picture. We additionally loved a burger, Ping-Pong and foosball on this good fall afternoon. It’s a must-stop in case you’re touring via the world. — Connor Federico

There are numerous methods to earn a residing within the recreation. Taehyun Kong is a stalwart of the South Korean-based G-Tour, the biggest screen-golf league on this planet. However he has a aspect gig as a YouTube entertainer. I met him this previous fall, on the headquarters of simulator big GolfZon, within the coronary heart of Seoul’s Gangnam district. After blasting just a few drives 300 yards-plus into the display, Kong circled left-handed to indicate me one of many many swing impressions he posts on his account. Right here, he’s doing Bubba Watson. — Josh Sens

That is Godfrey Nsubuga, draped with a Uganda flag blanket, speaking to a neighborhood information crew after the primary spherical of the U.S. Beginner this summer time. He turned the primary participant to characterize Uganda within the occasion, and it was the fruits of an extended journey that began by studying the sport with golf golf equipment made out of Eucalyptus timber. He didn’t make it out of the stroke-play session, however storylines like this are one of many many causes the U.S. Beginner is such an exquisite occasion. — Josh Berhow

This previous September, I used to be fortunate sufficient to play Hay Harbor, a small non-public membership on Fishers Island, and it was indisputably my favourite spherical of golf all yr. The climate was good: sunny, 80 levels, not a cloud within the sky. And the nine-hole course was in incredible situation, too. Putts rolled purely and in my favor as I took within the sprawling ocean views. I snapped this image in an try and seize the magnitude of the course, which was designed by George Strath, who designed Royal Troon in Scotland. However I’m unsure my digicam did it justice. After the spherical, I collected my winnings — an ice-cold beer on the Pequot Inn. — Maddi MacClurg

My dad and I’ve made an annual pilgrimage to Dornoch, within the Scottish Highlands, the previous few years and this spot on the seventh tee, wanting again over the hyperlinks has turn into probably my favourite spot on earth. This yr, the membership launched a customized Dormie Workshop headcover depicting the picture. Realizing I’d by no means purchase it for myself, I jokingly despatched an image of the headcover to my superb girlfriend, who then instantly conspired with my dad to present it to me for my birthday two months later. — Jack Hirsh