Artist Graeme Baxter: A snapshot of the best golf courses in the world
The game of golf has long been associated with art. The great masters of our game are famed for their touch and finesse, while the acclaimed architects have created golf courses that are described as works of art. For Graeme Baxter that symbiotic relationship between the two is something altogether more literal. The Scottish artist has crafted a stellar career over five decades, which has seen him travel the world painting the greatest golf courses and bearing witness to the game’s most celebrated moments. His work hangs in the clubhouses at St Andrews, Muirfield, Pebble Beach and Augusta, among others,…
Fescue & Dunes: Links ethos at heart of emerging golf brand
Fescue & Dunes exists to deliver discerning golfers with something a little less ordinary. Rather than focusing on creating their own products (although they do a bit of that too), they scour the globe for other boutique golf brands and bring them to golfers wanting to take their golf set-up to the next level. Storytelling is at the heart of what appeals to them. We spoke to founder David Richards to find out more. What inspired Fescue & Dunes? Fescue & Dunes was borne of our love of links golf. We have always wanted our brand to evoke that feeling…
Uncommon: Golf ball inspired by unconventional magic of Moe Norman
Have you ever really thought about why you play the golf ball you do? It’s a question a new U.S golf ball company are determined to get golfers to ask themselves as they look to create something truly different in the golf world. Uncommon, based in Park City, Utah, is an enterprise made up of golf-obsessed designers, product developers and, most importantly, friends, which came to life during the Covid-19 pandemic. The brains behind Uncommon are creating golf balls using cutting-edge materials and tech, but they are determined to cut through the jargon and the confusion that many golfers feel…
FlagBag Golf Co: Capturing a magic moment in time
To the guys at FlagBag Golf Co a golf bag is so much more than a functional piece of equipment in which to carry your clubs. It’s a canvas, a blank page, an opportunity for the golfer who throws it over their shoulder and heads out onto the links to say something about themselves, to tell a story about what the game means to them. Why? Well, each FlagBag is, as the name would suggest, woven together using a patchwork of pin flags from the golfer’s carefully chosen clubs. Some have their bag made up of one club’s flags. Others…