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  • Know Thyself: Golf as Religion

    adapted from the June/July 2016 issue of Golf Chicago Magazine Religion: 1: the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. 2: a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance. So when Karl Marx said, “Religion is the opiate of the people,” he was referring to…

  • Jordan Spieth’s Greatest Lesson

    By Rory Hughes, adapted from the May 2016 issue of Golf Chicago Magazine Be here now. “Comedy is tragedy that happens to other people.” — Angela Carter If you laughed at Jordan Spieth soiling his Under Armour underwear on #12 at Augusta, you do not have a sense of humor; you are a sadist. If you’re a golfer…

  • Can you make your kid love the sport you love?

    Adapted from the “Against the Grain” column in the April 2016 issue of Golf Chicago Magazine The indoctrination begins. Within seconds of my wife saying she was pregnant — after a few joyous expletives — one of my first thoughts was, “I hope he loves golf.” Actually, at the time it was more like, I hope “it” loves golf.…

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