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Ship Sticks https://www.shipsticks.com/blog Simplify The Way You Travel Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:48:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 Golf Betting Games Explained: Nassau, Skins, Wolf & More https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/golf-betting-games-nassau-skins-wolf/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:33:15 +0000 https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/?p=10434

Every group has a Kevin. If you’re a fan of The Office, you know exactly what that means on a golf course. All it takes is the mention of a round for Kevin Malone—accountant, sandwich enthusiast, chili connoisseur, man of otherwise very few words—to reveal he’s secretly fluent in the entire language of golf gambling....]]> Megan Dresser 11 Must-Play Western U.S. Golf Courses https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/western-u-s-golf-courses/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:50:30 +0000 https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/?p=8083

The wild, wild west has never given anything away for free. Cowboys, outlaws, and scorching desert heat once made this frontier a place you survived, not celebrated. But the West has always rewarded those willing to make the journey, and today, the payoff is sweeter than ever. Barren deserts now cradle luxurious resorts. Rugged mountains...]]> Megan Dresser Wyndham Clark Goes Undercover in PGA TOUR’s New ‘Alter Ego’ Series https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/pga-tours-new-alter-ego-series/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:02:35 +0000 https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/?p=10405

PGA TOUR, Omaha Productions and ShipSticks have teamed up to bring fans Alter Ego, a new unscripted comedy series starring Wyndham Clark in its first episode. As Variety shared in its announcement of the series, Alter Ego takes professional golfers out of their familiar competitive environment and gives fans a different look at the personalities...]]> Megan Dresser 10 Best Labor Day Golf Destinations https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/10-best-labor-day-golf-destinations/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:07:37 +0000 https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/?p=8244

Labor Day was practically made for a golf trip. The days are still long, the weather’s just right, and the summer crowds are mostly gone. Add a built-in long weekend, and you’ve got the perfect excuse to pack your bags, ship your sticks, flip on that out-of-office, and chase one last great round before fall...]]> Megan Dresser Following the FedEx Cup: Best Golf Courses in Atlanta, Memphis & St. Louis https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/best-golf-courses-in-atlanta-memphis-st-louis/ Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:56:29 +0000 https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/?p=10398

Every August, the best players in the world spend three weeks fighting their way to the FedEx Cup, and in 2026 that road runs through three great golf cities: Memphis, St. Louis, and Atlanta. The 20th edition of the playoffs tees off August 13 and crowns a champion on August 30, hopscotching from TPC Southwind...]]> Megan Dresser 5 Best Fall Golf Destinations https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/fall-golf-destinations/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:31:14 +0000 https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/?p=10385

Created in partnership with Golfbreaks If you only take one golf trip a year, make it a fall one. As summer’s heat fades, courses across the country hit their stride, with punishing midday temperatures that define a July round giving way to blue-sky afternoons that beg for 36 holes. The scenery isn’t bad either, whether...]]> Megan Dresser 10 of the Hardest Golf Courses in the World https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/hardest-golf-courses-in-the-world/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:27:31 +0000 https://shipsticks.com/blog/?p=4273

Golfers have a strange relationship with suffering. We shoot 94, lose seven balls, mutter “never again” in the parking lot, and book the same tee time for next month. The ten courses below understand this about us perfectly, and they’re happy to oblige. A quick word on what “hard” means here, because it’s not just...]]> Megan Dresser 10 Fun Facts About The Open Championship https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/10-fun-facts-about-the-open-championship/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:30:37 +0000 https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/?p=8258

The Open Championship is one of the most revered tournaments in golf. It’s steeped in tradition, in history, and in truly magical moments. With the 154th edition of the tournament teeing off at Royal Birkdale July 16–19, we’ve gathered a few fun facts about the Open Championship you may not know. Fun Facts About the...]]> Megan Dresser What Is a Grand Slam in Golf? https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/what-is-a-grand-slam-in-golf/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:32:20 +0000 https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/?p=10369

Baseball has the perfect game. Tennis has the Grand Slam. Horse racing has the Triple Crown. In golf, it’s the Grand Slam, and it’s so difficult that no professional golfer has ever completed the calendar-year Grand Slam, while only six men have won all four modern majors over the course of their careers. So, what...]]> Megan Dresser 9 of the Best Donald Ross Golf Courses https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/best-donald-ross-golf-courses/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:10:48 +0000 https://www.shipsticks.com/blog/?p=10359

No architect has shaped American golf quite like Donald Ross. The Scotsman learned the game in Dornoch, apprenticed under Old Tom Morris at St. Andrews, and arrived in the United States at the turn of the 20th century with a vision that would define golf-course design for generations. Over a career that spanned hundreds of...]]> Megan Dresser